Clomid - hoping for bfp's

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Hi, thought I'd start a new thread...

My stats-

Age 39
Ttc #3
Irregular cycles
Clomid 100mg & Metformin 1000mg
Been trying for 12 months (6 on clomid)
Cd10

Bad hot flashes in the night, headaches in the morning.. no twinges yet this cycle.

Thanks @brighteye I really hope so but I do think it's just wishful thinking before all the ivf thing starts! I wasn't going to test until after cd35 as that was my longest "normal" cycle so keep you fingers crossed for next week 🤞 (if the witch doesn't arrive first 😢)

@Ktmp it could also be caused by stress especially with IVF not being far away. I know it's easier said than done but try to relax and take your mind off things. Are you getting cramps etc? I have found that my cycles seem to go really long when I am stressed out ( a few months ago I had a 42 cycle while my kitchen was being done- everything was going wrong and I spent a whole day just crying!) I'm still holding up hope for you though x

Desperately trying not to be stressed. This has probably been my best month for not being stressed as I'm on my summer holidays. Really hope to know either way soon x

How are you getting on?

ktmp I would also test! You never know... fx it's good news!!!!!!!!!!
Blondie yea we've thought about it- dreading it to be honest. Was really hoping I wouldn't have to go through IVF but it is what it is!!!!!! Pretty sure AF is starting today- so onto cycle 3 I suppose!!!!! Hope you have more luck

@Ktmp I'm waiting for AF so I can start my first cycle of clomid. I'm on Cd 20 so hopefully not got too much longer to wait. At the moment I'm feeling positive as I was told back in February that I would need to go straight through to IVF but to have this opportunity before we need to go down that route has given us more hope.

Think I'm out again for this month ladies. Feeling slightly more positive than previously though for a couple of reasons. Definitely obvious ivf is the way forward now and the next few months wouldn't have worked time-wise for maternity leave.

Hope everyone else is doing good! X

ktmp sorry Hun- although love your attitude about it- no point dwelling on what didn't happen- think about the positives and enjoy what you have now.

Back to uncertainty again! Thought proper AF was starting as there was a hint if red but it's gone again! Not getting caught up in it though, will test on Wednesday if there's been no more and carry on regardless!

How are you @peanuts?

I feel for you @Ktmp. TTC is one of the hardest things especially when you are in our situation. The worst part is not knowing what's going on. FX for you. 💐

Little update - definite BFN this morning on a superdrug early test so no hope left for natural now. Feeling pretty useless even after psyching myself up for failure it's still a big kick in the gut to see such a clear negative on a test.

Anyway, better grit my teeth and fake the rest of the day, I'm visiting my friend who has a gorgeous 6 month old baby and my new nephew is being born today.

Hope everyone else is feeling far better than I am.

Sorry to hear that Ktmp. It's always hard seeing a negative. I resisted the urge to test and af arrived CD30. Back on clomid now and going to see consultant after this cycle to get the ivf ball rolling. Still praying we won't need it x

@Blondie you're in exactly the same place as me, really didn't want to have to have ivf!

Well a bit more of the rollercoaster....

So I used a superdrug early test which I've had in the cupboard ready for when I wanted to test. I couldn't find the instructions and had to Google how long to dip for. For some reason I thought the result was just after three minutes so at 6am when I couldn't see a line I just binned it after the three minutes and got on with my day. At around 1130am I was just thought I'd take another look and was sure I could see a faint line! Despite always telling myself I wouldn't be one of those crazy line eyed ladies who separates tests, I broke it apart and could definitely see a fine line! Now I'm being sensible and not getting too hopeful as it could just be an evap due to the time wait or a chemical as I would have thought there'd be a stronger line on cd38 anyway.

I've got a first response to do tomorrow so guess I'll know more then. At least I'll follow it properly this time!! 🤞

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Fingers crossed @Ktmp

I think AF is coming for me as I've been feeling down and moody this week which means I can then start my first cycle of clomid.

Hey ladies- how is everyone doing! KTMP was it a positive????? Blondie have you started your first round of Clomid!
I'm now in the TWW on 3rd (and final) round of Clomid- me and DH really went for it this month, thought we might as well give it our all so fingers crossed it works (although not really expecting it to!). Hope you're all well and enjoying your Sundays!

Ughhhhh sorry I meant brighteye not blondie!!!

@Peanuts88 I am still waiting to be able to start my first round of clomid... this cycle has decided it wants to take forever to end and I am currently on Cd35 and still waiting for AF. Tested this morning and got a BFN but also started spotting earlier today so looks like it could be in the next couple of days.

Ahhh brighteye sorry it's been such a long cycle- its so annoying, especially now when you're TTC (we're all always hoping AF is late for a different reason!) and waiting to start Clomid....! Hopefully you've had a nice weekend nonetheless

Thanks @Peanuts88. I'm still waiting for AF and now spotting has stopped so no idea what is going on!! I'm just getting fed up of my own body at the moment. It's like it has its own mind and does what it wants and not what it needs to! Weekend has been a long one as my mum was admitted into hospital on Friday so been a bit hectic which probably isn't helping.... Although she was discharged Saturday so was a bit more relaxed yesterday and back at work today.

Hello everyone!! Sorry not been on to update, feeling a bit crap to be honest!

The test the next day was an obvious negative so I just gave up. Unfortunately my body likes to play tricks on me so I'm still get brown/red discharge but no real AF and it's day 50. Spoke to a new consultant at the hospital today who I really wish I'd had all along. The advice is to wait a week, do another test and if negative she'll prescribe tablets to make me start AF.

Just to add to my shittiness was baby bombed in the most awful way yesterday. Was facetiming brother in law in Australia with my DH husband as they had just got engaged, they then announce another surprise "we're pregnant!" Then came the next bombshell "it's twins!" How I got through it I'll never know. I then had to put up with parents in law coming round very excited (first grandchild and from their youngest youngest!) Life is shit.

@brighteye sorry to see you're being messed about by your body too. Hope your mum is ok!

@peanuts what day are you on? Really hope this is your cycle!

@Ktmp oh no. I don't think I would have been able to stay... I think I would have just walked out the room before I started sobbing. I am lucky in a way that I am the youngest and my brother and sisters have all had children already although my sister did announce 6 months after we started trying that she was pregnant. It just seems that everywhere you look someone else has just announced their pregnancy. I suppose we notice it more now that we are TTC...

Yes, my body is everywhere although it does appear that as the day is going on AF may slowly be starting to come.. spotting has now started again and is getting a little bit heavier and cramps have started now.... hopefully cycle 1 of clomid will begin at some point in the next couple of days.

Omg I feel like I get baby-bombed on a daily basis now. We went to our friends wedding in July and they popped over to tell us yesterday they are 16 weeks pregnant and how hard it was to hide at the wedding, they never expected it to happen so quickly, etc. I just wanted to scream! It's so frustrating.
brighteye sorry about your weekend that sounds horrible having your mum in the hospital, I hope she is ok
ktmp ugh sorry about it still being negative but that is good news you've found a consultant you like- hopefully you can just get on with the next steps next week!

I'm currently on CD 17- settling in for the wait now . My cycles on Clomid have been very short (27 days) so hopefully not too long to wait I suppose!