TTC - Clomid IV - A New Hope

[Fairygodmother1]

Hi ya girlies,

New Thread, New Hope.

To Newbies -
We're all very friendly, have had different experiences, are all very wise in the ways of clomid and more adventures to come I guess...

lets keep chatting!!!

Industrial-we-will-get-pregnant baby dust
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Morning

Fairy- at Clousy. I quite like it. What is it you're looking for?

popsy- meant to say my pregnancy symptoms came and went on a daily basis when I had DS1. Hope you're ok/ feeling sick today.

I'm was half listening to The Wright Stuff till now (anything not to do any housework!) and it's making me sad. It's all about only children being lonely children. Not what I needed to hear

lady I SHOULD be having a quiet week but its not turning out that way! My appointments I cancelled last week due to me cold I've done this week, plus a sick chick (not the new ones) who I thought was past saving the vet thinks isn't that bad so we're trying antibiotics. Plus DH has my horrible cold and has been signed off work for a week! Its actually nice having DS somewhere else, he is very demanding in that he always wants things to do but can't always think of anything himself, always wants to know why, argues back like a teenager.....need I go on! So a little break does us both good. The only thing he hasn't liked so far is the 5-a-side, as its a bit rough for him. what a wuss Bless.

cloudy glad the hol was good

Hi all

I had my booking in appointment this morning, which i was a little nervous about but thankfully all went ok. I mentioned my lack of symptoms and she said it was quite normal and that each pg was different. She did say i am coming to the end of the first trimester so symptoms may be fading anyway. My weight was higher than my scales at home (and weight watchers scales) so thats made me feel pretty rubbish :(
Anyway enough about me, how are you lovely ladies?
Jo i've stressed sooooo much about the age gap, and still do really. It worries me that they wont have anything in common as theres 14 years between them. It makes me feel very sad. 6 years is nothing:)
Glad you had a good holiday cloudy and that your new GP seems more on the ball.
My DS has been an only child and he has a great circle of friends, and is very social. We have made sure that he's always had friends round and spent alot of time with family etc.
How you feelinbg about tomorrow lady? I'm sure everything will be great:) sending hugs your way
xx

Cloud welcome back from your hols, what a lovely tan you have :) Maybe you could ask for more tests in between taking clomid, at least it rules anything else out. But if your not ovulating then hopefully the clomid will do the trick.

Bless your DS *Jo some boys just aren't into football :) Hope your chicks and DH are feeling better soon. I love the idea of chickens, would be good to have fresh eggs every day.

Pops glad the booking appointment went well, don't worry to much about putting on weight, i'm not going to, just trying not to eat anymore than i usually would but i'm not going to worry, my belly is already sticking out more lol.
Your DS will be a fab older brother i'm sure, i loved being an older sister when my youngest brother was born, there's a 21 year age gab between my oldest brother and youngest brother lol I don't think age gaps matter to much.
Thankyou for the hugs, i'm feeling ok about tomorrow, i'm looking forward to it because i just want to see if the bean is ok and see the heartbeat, just praying everything will be ok but we will see tomorrow.
It must be a nice feeling to know your approaching the second trimister? :)

xxxx

pops glad to hear the booking went well. I always weigh less at home - I'm naked! Plus I always weigh myself before breakfast .

I think family is all about what you make it, not what age you are. I worry that I'll be nearly 80 when this one is my age! How depressing! But, that aside, I know I'll be a much better parent than some people I know. Swings and roundabouts, I suppose.

lady looking forward to hearing about tomorrow! Nothing quite like seeing bean for the first time. And DS did table tennis today - and doesn't like it 'cos I'm rubbish at it'. He wants to be instantly fantastic at everything he does. . The hen is holding her own, when I checked on her earlier one of the other hens was in the coop sitting down with her. Sweet!

xxx

Thanks jo and lady. I know its family and what your attitude is towards it. It just hasnt happened how i'd planned. Silly i know. Plus i'm a complete worrywart atm:)There's nothing quite like seeing your bean :)

Jo when DS was about 7 he went to karate. He stayed for a few weeks and wanted to give up. He thought he'd be Jackie Chan within weeks:)
xx

Hi All

Just to let you know i've been for my scan and we saw the bean, how very exciting! We saw the heartbeat beating away. I'm so releived that everything is ok and the nurse said i'm spot on for my dates.
I had that blonde nurse Pops, the same one you had, before she was about to scan me she asked if i was here for my second iui, i was like uh no! I'm preganant, she apologised and said my notes didn't mention i was pg. I suppose that was the receptionists fault for not putting that next to my appointment. Doh!!!

Hope everyone is ok?

xxxx

jobo and Popsy- I've given myself a talking to after yesterday, and agree with you that ANY age gap is a good thing.

Popsy- great news about your booking visit and if it helps, I stopped weighing myself completely when I had DS and have never weighed myself since! If my clothes fit I'm ok!

Lady- good luck for today.

I'm on day 11 and really feeling the effects of the increase in Clomid- hot flushes, sicky, and a horrible headache that I can't shake. Is it normal for the side effects to kick in a few days after finishing taking it and how long might they last? Also, what days were you advised to have sex? (if you don't mind me asking!) I'm pretty sure that I ovulate (when I do) on day 17 ish (from temps and other signs) I obviously don't want to miss the best time, but couldn't feel less like doing the deed than I do right now!

Questions, questions..............

Lady- sorry cross posts! That's brill news, hope it gets easier from here on in, and hoping we'll all be able to post the same good news in months to come.

Lady thats fantastic news, really pleased for you It really is amazing to see. Whats your EDD? The receptionist had messed my appointment up as well, mine was last thing and they don't normally do EPS late, ust in case.Anyway really thrilled for you.

Cloud my symptoms always kicked in a day or two afterwards. Not nice as it sometimes felt like i felt crap for virtually the whole month.

xx

OOH lady fab news! It is lovely to see, isn't it.

cloudy The clomid affects your hormones so in theory all month! I had teenage spots that I never had as a teenager.

pops there is old saying which goes along the lines 'man plans, god laughs'. Despite EVERYTHING I still try and plan. I never learn! Laughing my socks off at your DS and karate! We now have the moaning that DS can't do table tennis! Only one day left so I'm going to try and ignore it.

xxx

Hi all, hope you're having good weeks.

Fantastic news lady, so pleased for you, I can't imagine what it feels like to see that heartbeat.

Pops glad the appointment went well. You sound like you worry about as much as me, I worry about everything. Don't know what I'll be like if I ever get pg, a nervous wreck probably!

Jobo thanks for the info on the chickens, might think about getting some :)

Cloudy my worst symptom was terrible headaches and they came and went all week. You should be aiming to SWI in the days leading to ovulation (most chance of conceiving is during the 2 days before), usually the recommendation is every other day. If I were you I'd start now and keep going until you're sure you've ovulated :o

As for me, back to work this week has been a shock to the system. It's going to take a while to get used to the 6.20am wake up again. Got my day 23 results today 41.3. The last two cycles have been 27 and 23 but were on days 25 then 21. So what do we think? Did I get a good score? The sister on the phone said "you've definitely ovulated so good luck!", last couple of times I've been told "you've probably ovulated, keep a note of when your period comes, oh, if your period comes". I'm probably reading too much into this but the fact that no mention of periods was made has given me hope! Am I mad? Anyway day 26 now so I suppose I just wait and see.

Tomorrow's Friday, hurray for the weekend!

high my consultant told me they like to see over 30. So congrats!

cloudy forgot to say, ditto high general consensus is every other day once you see egg white cervical mucous, its a sign ovulation is on its way.

xxx

Thanks girls.

Am feeling much better today, just a grumbling headache so may try my best seduction techniques tonight If I'm being honest, seduction is something along the lines of 'Right Mr C, let's get busy!!!!!!' I have managed to stop myself from discussing this months "plan of attack" with him, as I don't think it will help the romance

Highheels- I've been told the magic number for ovulation is 30+, so well done you!

Feeling very down as it looks very much like AF is arriving. Started spotting this morning. :( So even when I ovulate it seems that I cannot get pregnant. Looks like the clomid hasn't worked its magic for us so it's back to the clinic and see what comes next.

Hope everyone else is well. I'm just going to have a day of curling up in a ball and crying I think.

Thanks ladies, it really is amazing to see the bean, i'm so happy to finally be here, Just hope everything keeps going this was as still feel nervous from time to time.

Pops my EDD is 7th April, when are you due?

Highheels hopefully the spotting is implantation, you definately ovulated this month. Fingers Crossed.

Cloud i stopped telling my dp when the best time to bd was as he said it put him under to much pressure lol, having iui was alot less stressful.

xxx

Hello all. Hands up if you are sick of this weather??? Whats the betting that as soon as we go back to school, the sun will shine!

Lady if i go over 2 weeks and you are 2 weeks early we could be in hospital together:) My EDD is 9th March ish.

highheels i've always been a worrier but with my history i'm a super worrier. When's your AF due? If its any comfort i had AF like symptoms even when i had a BFP.Fingers are firmly crossed for you hun.

Cloud we began BD every other day from about CD9.How are the headaches?

How's everyone else?
xx

hi all,
just thought I'd do a quick catch up with you.
Stac, Rileigh is gorgeous, glad she feeling a bit better too
pops, lady and jobo, lovely to hear how your pregnancies are progressing, its so exciting!
fairy - how's you? still enjoying hols? Sounds like mamma mia was good, will eventually get round to going to see that, DD is SO into Abba
Cloud, I think there are so many side effects and clomid effects everyone differently, I had hot flushes (although wasn't sure if that was a bit of the peri meno)
highheels, fingers crossed its an implantation bleed?

Well, I had AF last week, can't believe it, seven months since last one! think it was partly because I'd relaxed and had a fantastic holiday in Brittany (all 20 of us, 10 adults and 10 kids - it was fantastic mayhem!!)
I think now DH and myself have got our heads around the fact that we have to accept our family as it is, difficulty is DD is now of an age where she is asking lots of questions about why she hasn't got a brother or sister - thats tough to answer.
I've been keeping busy with my triathlons, did one today and did my fastest run EVER! also did the London Triathlon 2 weeks ago and did my fastest bike!
Well hope you all have a fab weekend, it's DH's 40th birthday this week and he has chosen to take me away for a couple of days in the cotswolds cycling and wining and dining! DD is having a little "sleepover" at nanny and grandad's - she's so excited!

masses of babydust xxxxxxxxxx

hey ladies, just popping on to say hi. How are our expectant mums? highheels it could be an implant bleed, with rileigh i bled on off for bout a fortnight so you never know. cloud are they monitoring your bloods? fairy how was your week off with dh? clure lovely to hear from you. Typical of af to appear but also a good thing. Hope you have a lovely weekend away and well done on the triatholons. Cant remember if i said but rileigh has started giving real smiles it is gorgeous will try to post a pic soon x

Pops how strange would that be if we were in hospital together :)
I'm sick of this weather, it's been nice today though.

Clure glad your af came in the end, well done on the triathlons, enjoy your time in the cotswolds.

stac hope your ok, i bet it melts your heart when rileigh smiles :)

I'm feeling good, nausea seems to have disappeared the last couple of days, kinda wishing it will come back for a bit. I thought i would feel more relaxed after the 7 week scan but still feeling nervous occasionally.

xxxx

hey clure lovely to hear from you. But OMG - 20 of you on holiday?? Glad you enjoyed it! And well done on the tri's. Cotswolds sounds lovely. One day I'd like to get over to the uK and see some more of the countryside.

high big hugs, I know its not easy. But the chances for pregnancy are 1:4 at the best of times, so don't give up hope just yet. And now you know you are ovulating its really good for the future. Think positive. Fingers crossed.

stac all good here! Hows Rileigh doing? Its lovely when they start to smile, makes all the broken sleep worthwhile.

lady wishing you some nausea . I'm sure it'll soon be back and then you'll wish you didn't have it!

pops hope alls good with you, will try and send a bit of sun.

fairy you good?

laden-with-positivity babydust xxx

as we've not "met" yet. I'm not sure of your history but your holiday sounds fab. Where in the Cotswalds are you heading?

Highheels- It's crap isn't it. I have a little why-me cry every day or so. If someone could tell us there WILL be a baby for us somewhere in the future, that would make the whole heartbreaking roller-coaster journey a lot easier to deal with. I sometimes feeling that life seems to be passing us by while we live in limbo waiting for the next periods/ BFP or whatever. I even bore myself at times!

Lady- I had to tell dp about the 'best times' as he found me snivelling over the thermometer this morning as my temp has risen a little bit. He is a very patient man and has said we'll just keep trying just incase the thermometer is telling lies.

Popsy- the headaches are ok today for the first time in what feels like ages and the hot flushes and nausea are getting less too(touch wood)! Thank you for asking.

stac- I have my day 23 bloods booked, so am crossing my fingers I achieve the magic 30 I haven't seen your photos but I remember how those first smiles melt you completely. I think I had the camera out for every single one of them with ds!

Hi girls,

Thanks for the words of hope but AF arrived with a vengeance this morning. I know there's still hope, think it's just that I was really pleased to have got the clomid and thought it would be successful for us. It seems to have made my ovulate and given me regular cycles but now worried that as I've stopped it I'll be back to square 1. Still, we will keep trying and I'll try to keep smiling.

Cloudy I know exactly what you mean about the limbo. Glad your symptoms seem to be getting better. Hope your bloods get the magic number.

Hi clure, don't know if we've 'spoken' before. Sounds like you're having a busy but fun time.

Stac Rileigh sounds gorgeous, just hoping one day I'll be able to see some smiles from my own.

lady hope you manage to relax soon, but I know it can't be easy.

pops I could really use some sunshine! Not looking forward to the winter months at all.

Jobo and Fairy hope you're both well.

Wishing sunshine and babydust to all.
xx

high i took clomid for 4 months 100mg and it made me ovulate, my original Day21 test had been negative. I came off it because it was making me quite depressed and it was coming up to the 2nd anniversary of our losing DS2 (stillborn) and I couldn't face doing both. I ovulated 'all on my own' and got pregnant. I had quite painful ovulation so I knew I'd ovulated.

Can you could get a further prescription? I know how hard it is when you've already been trying for a while and I was the same, you google and see how many people get pregnant in the first few months and you really really hope you'll be one of them. Big hugs hun, you'll get there.

xxx

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