Clomid cycle1

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Hi ,

I've taken my second tablet on my first cycle and wondering if anyone is due to start there's soon or are around the same time as me?

I know there's already a clomid thread but I think I'd get pretty lost as I'm new to this so was hoping for people to keep each other occupied as we wait in anticipation!
Xx

@Lauren87E sorry for the double message, it said it hasn't posted & told me to retry 🙄🙄🙄

@Etonmess20
Oh lovely, that will be so nice to celebrate your birthday in your new home! What's it like? How many bedrooms etc!? Yeah your right, buying tests is a big contributing factor to my unhappiness in that moment. And most of the time, I test and come on later that day or the next morning and I'm cross I've wasted a test and been inpatient.

Work is....ok, the organisation are putting pressure on us corporate staff to come back into the hospital offices, but soon as we do it becomes more difficult to find a desk. Due to limitations on the amount of people per office it's going to become a bit of a problem and I can see arguments and frustration in the near future. Some line managers are really promoting working from home, where as others want to physically see people in work. I get it, but I think now is the time to explore saving money and being more 'economical' with the way we work.

I'm feeling really tired but pushing myself to get out and do our dog walk, even tho it's raining. Having some really upsetting family issues at the moment, my grandma has dementia and has had to go into emergency care. I won't bore you with the details, but it's incredibly difficult watching your classy grandmother deteriorate and hallucinate. But she is safe and that's all that matters right now. How about you? Besides the house stuff? X

@Etonmess20
Oh lovely, that will be so nice to celebrate your birthday in your new home! What's it like? How many bedrooms etc!? Yeah your right, buying tests is a big contributing factor to my unhappiness in that moment. And most of the time, I test and come on later that day or the next morning and I'm cross I've wasted a test and been inpatient.

Work is....ok, the organisation are putting pressure on us corporate staff to come back into the hospital offices, but soon as we do it becomes more difficult to find a desk. Due to limitations on the amount of people per office it's going to become a bit of a problem and I can see arguments and frustration in the near future. Some line managers are really promoting working from home, where as others want to physically see people in work. I get it, but I think now is the time to explore saving money and being more 'economical' with the way we work.

I'm feeling really tired but pushing myself to get out and do our dog walk, even tho it's raining. Having some really upsetting family issues at the moment, my grandma has dementia and has had to go into emergency care. I won't bore you with the details, but it's incredibly difficult watching your classy grandmother deteriorate and hallucinate. But she is safe and that's all that matters right now. How about you? Besides the house stuff? X

@Lauren87E I know, so quick as well! It's a beautiful house, a 3 bed terraced but a big terraced, more like a semi in the size of it. The couple who live in it now bought it as a wreck 8 years ago & have done EVERYTHING to it. But she was telling us he's a scaffolder, brothers a plasterer, dads an electrician etc so they didn't pay labour so the finish it beautiful because they could spend extra on fixtures & fittings! We're so excited as obviously will be our first (owned) house together!
Btw- about the buying unhappiness, I even stopped doing OPKs for a few months because it seemed like a waste of money! Yeah I just see DPs face everytime I'm like "I'm going to do a test" then I have to tell him it's BFN 😢 makes you feel even shitter to know they're sad about it too

It's so hard at the minute isn't it? With staff like us in support functions as such (assuming you do that kind of role from your post) it's hard to have everyone out there on the "front line" while everyone else is working from home due to the risks. We've been very much the same as all of our branches have remained open & trading yet us support staff are in the comfort of our own home! Do you think you'll have to go back in? Do you even want to?
I would like to go back in tbh (work in central London) but I can't see how they can get everyone in on trains, I'm a 30 min train journey & it's always packed....how will that work with social distancing? We've been told our return to work definitely won't be before 1st September & I actually think it will be even after that, especially full time

Oh I'm really sorry to hear about your grandma ☹️ so sad to see them deteriorate like that isn't it? We're having a similar situation with my grandad at the moment in that he has some issues but he refuses all investigations to get things resolved.

@Etonmess20
I'm out this month, af has arrived. I have left an answerphone message with the fertility clinic. Feeling a bit upset, but glad I didn't buy any tests. I just can't understand what's going wrong. We timed it all so perfectly and nothing.

Your house sounds perfect, I bet your longing to get in there and start your new chapter!?

What cycle of clomid are you on now? And do you know how long your on it for? What are your next steps?

So sorry to hear about your grandad, my grandma was the same, she wouldn't admit something was going on and she needed help. They both sound equally stubborn lol. X

@Lauren87E oh that's rubbish, I'm sorry ☹️ I felt exactly the same this month ☹️ try not to be hard on yourself, you did everything you could. Treat yourself to a wine tonight &'let yourself be sad then get back to your usual happy self & start looking forward to the next cycle!

Yeah we really are, we've had all paperwork through from our mortgage company today. Feels like everything's happening now!

I'm going to be taking my 1st tablet of my third clomid cycle tonight, I was given 4 months worth initially by the fertility nurse but then when I saw the Consultant for my HuCoSy he obviously hadn't seen id already been given some so gave me 6 months worth 😂 so I could open my own pharmacy lol! Just remembered I forgot to email the hospital to tell them I was CD1 🤬 do you think it's worth doing it now?

Yeah it is so sad, my grandads is circulatory related & he just refuses to get anything done with it. Long story short my grandma had cancer before I was born & had all the treatment available yet still died very quickly & I think it's scarred him for life, he's so wary of hospitals & doctors ☹️ it must be so hard with your grandma, can't imagine a member of your own family growing to not even recognise you, so sad x

@Etonmess20
I will be treating myself to a glass of wine tonight for sure. It's really upset me, I think I thought this medication would work. 😢
Yeah phone the hospital and let them know, better to do it than regret it.
Oh wow, this is so exciting.....your own little nest! I bet your day dreaming about the decor and where things will go, massive time waster and allows you to be distracted. And in such a positive sense too!!

I think the generation of our elders, deal with things so differently to us, they are such proud people and suffer silently as they don't want to a burden. My grandma is very elegant and takes such pride in herself. She worked three jobs as a single mum just to pay her mortgage and then later on in life ran a hotel. She's an inspirational woman and I just hate that she will be amongst strangers. But I try not to think too much on the negatives and more that she is safe. I just hope I can see her soon before she gets worse.

Gosh, you could start your own pharmacy with all those tablets lol. Have they said what will happen after you've finished your 4th cycle? They might put you on letrozole like they have for me? Were you referred to a fertility clinic from your GP or are you going through your GP instead? X

@Lauren87E I think that's probably what is most upsetting about it all, you put all your hope in the medication because the Drs tell you it will work.

Honestly it's so gorgeous, we went to a big shopping centre last night & bought some bits! We also ordered some furniture from next that has a longer delivery time this morning! I feel more confident to do all this now we're not actually too far away! We really want to order dining chairs but they only have a couple of weeks lead time & don't fancy the flat looking like a posh doctors waiting room until we move 😂

Aww your grandma sounds such a lovely accomplished woman, I'm sure she'll be very well cared for & will be surrounded by people who are able to help her & make her days as full and enriching as possible rather than being sat at home lonely like a lot of older people.
My grandad simply won't entertain the idea of care at the moment, my dad & sister have been going up a few times a day (I live over 2 hours away) to make sure he's got everything he needs. He's currently ok doing personal care himself etc but the fact he's refusing hospital treatment he clearly needs is so frustrating. All we can do is respect his wishes & hope he changes his mind 🤷🏼‍♀️

If I'm honest I don't know the plan after the 6 months of clomid, the issue isn't that I don't ovulate as it has been proven many times (by various tests) that I do. I didn't know if they might try ICSI/IUI before IVF but I really don't know. Would you be straight to IVF?

@Etonmess20
Couldn't agree more, it's almost like they are magic pills lol! I ovulate too, but late. My cycles are 35 days without medication, but the dr thinks I don't ovulate every month. 🧐

We will go straight to IVF apparently (going by my last telephone consultation with the fertility dr) I just can't help feeling a little frustrated that more tests haven't been done before because then we could have gone straight to the IVF and not waste 8 months of meds. Even if the hycosy came back clear at least I would feel satisfied with knowing what's going on with my body...or not shall I say!

It must have felt like Christmas doing all that shopping! Enjoy every minute of it, you've clearly worked very hard to get to where you are.

My partner has just come home and I've just told him I've started AF. He looked sad, it's got to the point now where we can't say anymore about it. What can he say bless him? X

@Lauren87E so strange, are you always regular without medication? It does make you wonder how they come up with these things with seemingly so little evidence.
It's so frustrating that some people get offered different care in diffeeent areas, why would they not want to do a relatively low cost/low risk procedure like a HyCoSy to just tick that box?
I've emailed the hospital to see if they can fit me in this month, fully expecting they'll say no 🤷🏼‍♀️

Oh it's horrible isn't it ☹️ & must be even worse for you as it's been longer that you've been TTC. I just think maybe it will never happen for us sometimes, to never have had a BFP just seems really unfair.
All we can do is keep our heads up, you can't let this affect your whole life can you?
I never asked what dog you have btw!!! 🐶

@Etonmess20

Hey! How are you doing? Completely forgot to respond to your last message and things have been so busy here!
How's the house stuff going? I have an appointment at the clinic on Thursday so I'm hoping we might start IVF treatment, but who knows 🤷🏻‍♀️

I have two long coat chihuahuas and they are incredible. I've never had a breed of dog that are so full of affection and have the most funniest little characters.

I'm 5DPO according to FLO (tested positive on the 28th) and I am due AF on the 12th. 🧐

@Lauren87E hi, I'm not too bad thanks, how are you?

House stuff still moving on, we're hoping less than a month now but you know what solicitors are like - you never get a straight answer!!

Ooh do you not know what the appointment is for? Hopefully they give you a bit of direction to go forward, however that may be! Would you be open to a few more months on the tablets or would you be keen to move to IVF?

I got a peak OPK on 26th but had a monitoring scan on 27th & was told the follicles were 10mm & 14mm but need to be around 16mm to ovulate so that it would be 24/48 hours after that I would actually ovulate. We tried to DTD as much as possible before & around but my grandad passed away quite unexpectedly on 26th so it's been a difficult time. His funeral is Thursday so just got that to get through

How's things with you otherwise? Xx

Oh @Etonmess20 I'm so sorry for your loss, is this the grandad you spoke about previously? How awful that he passed so quickly.
What are the funeral restrictions due to Covid? I hope for you and your family it doesn't effect anything.

I'm sure the move will all go to plan, I can't get over how many people have put their houses on the market, the stamp duty has overwhelmed the estate agents etc!!
That's brilliant that you had a scan, how did that come about? Did you ask for it?
I have no idea what the appointment on Thursday will be about, I have been on medication now since November so I wouldn't want to carry on. Letrozole has had such a negative impact on my mood that I don't know how much more I can take.

I've been working back at the hospital three days a week and working from home two days and that has really helped my mental health. Just seeing people and being in a working environment has picked me back up.

I have my fingers crossed for you this month, sounds like having that information may have helped.

Everything else is fine, my grandma is still in a temp care home and will be moving to a permanent one soon. We have been so busy with the house that I'm getting a bit fed up of the mess! Haha! Xx

Hi @Lauren87E yes it is, he had been on & off not well but nothing horrendously serious, he died of sepsis & it was a very rapid & unexpected decline. His funeral are allowing 24 people into the crematorium but more can be outside. Seems as though things will be ok but obviously no wake etc

I know, it does seem to have had the desired effect on the property market. I am glad we went for the one we did though as we've carried on keeping our eye on right move (as you do) & we haven't seen anything else we'd even want to see, let alone buy!

When I went for my HyCoSy the consultant said I could have monitoring & to email on CD1 to see what they could fit me in for (scan or blood test) & the first time I asked they said they couldn't fit me in but this cycle they were able to. Can't remember what they said my lining was (got 9.8 in my head for some reason but that could be a lie lol!) perfect so that's helpful too.

That's so rubbish being on meds for so long, they do take a toll on your moods & you should definitely say that if they want to carry on with them when you go Thursday. Do you need to go for your appointment alone? Do you know if you need anymore tests before IVF?

Glad being in work has helped your mood, it is such a hard slog at home all the time isn't it? It's exhausting but in a different way to being in the office & at least you get to talk to different people! We've been told we'll not be back before September but think they might be trialling certain people/groups on certain days. Our large central London offices have a socially distanced capacity of 90, with around 400 usually based there so that won't amount to many days each week!!

Glad everything else is going ok, hope they get your grandma settled somewhere more permanent soon but it's good that she's doing well. Have you got a lot more you want to do to your house?

I'm hoping this month is the month for us both, it's got to be our turn soon xx

@Etonmess20

At least you can have his close relatives and friends with a number of 24. Some funerals were done virtually and I just couldn't imagine what that must be like. I am so sorry, that sounds awful and sepsis is so sudden and fatal. There needs to be more awareness of the signs because many people would never suspect it.

Me and Dave will be going together on Thursday, we both need to know what's happening and what the plan is. I will keep you updated!

Most people will continue to work from home I think, but god knows how they will monitor their performance? We have some people working from home doing sweet FA! I have three weeks off after Friday so I'm really looking forward to cracking on with the house.

We have lots of outstanding DIY and gardening to do, clearing of old stuff (but this is a challenge due to no slots at the tip) 🤪

@Lauren87E it's not too bad really I guess, just feels rubbish to have restrictions & we'll have to have masks in etc but obviously as lots of the guests will be old & have underlying conditions it's to protect them. He was in hospital when it progressed to that but even the medics just couldn't control it, he had a DNR too which was his wishes.

Oh you have a Dave? I have a Dave too!! What a coincidence!! I'm surprised your hospital will let you attend together, for my HyCoSy & scan I have been told to attend alone, it's nice though, so horrible to go on your own!

God knows about the performance, plenty of people I work with don't seem to have been doing much either! So jealous of your 3 weeks off, we are still waiting for a moving date & will have a week off then but we do actually want to try & get away somewhere hot in October because we're so ready for a break!

You have to book slots at your tip?! 😮 ours is open to all but if you have an even number in your reg (like DP68) you can only go on certain days, or other days if it's odd numbers 😂 why a carry on honestly!!

Hi all,
Just wanted a place to share my thoughts and feelings about this ttc journey. So weve been trying for 17 cycles for our second and no luck. My oh sperm are fine, I had the hsg test two weeks ago and tubes are fine as well. I have been prescribed clomid and need to collect them tomorrow. But my period is due in two weeks. Baby dust to all

Hi @Lemoncake5 welcome!

How are you feeling about starting the clomid?
Did you conceive DC1 naturally?

Hello
I got pregnant in our first month of trying that ended in a miscarriage around 8 weeks and then 8 months later conceived my son and hd a normal pregnancy and delivery. Not sure why I haven’t gotten pregnant again :(. I am nervous but really hoping it works!!

@Lemoncake5 are you taking 1 tablet day 2 - day 6? Not sure whether you've seen any other advice on clomid but a lot of people say to take it at night time to sleep through most of the hot flushes! I haven't noticed they're too bad for me but obviously everyone's different!
Hopefully not too long before you can get going with it 🤞🏻

Im waiting for a letter from my consultant luckily I have her on email and she replies quick with any qs. She said there will be a leaflet in it about clomid but also mentioned she will arrange the first scan to see how I respond to it.
I’ve got the clomid , picked them up from the pharmacy.

@Lemoncake5 ah good, glad you're all sorted & with the monitoring scan at least you will know if it's working

Something strange happened- so the doctors receptionist called saying my docotor can’t prescribe me clomid as guidelines have changed and my consultant needs to. But obviously at this point the pharmacy had called me to say come pick up the prescription. I opened the bag theres A total of 90 50 mg tablets ..... what on earth... i think when i go to my consultant for my scan i will tell her what happened and if she needs to up my dosage then needs to give me a prescription for it as doctor said no...

Omg how odd, you definitely don't need 90 tablets! Although I have heard about only consultants being able to prescribe clomid but it's weird that you've ended up with so many

I contacted my consultant and told her she said just take one tablet from cycle day 2-6 and call in to arrange a scan for cycle day 10 and then s blood test the following week.
Honestly ridiculous with the amount i ended up with no wonder they were out of stock the day before when i enquired LOL i also thought it was ofd as to why my consultant didnt give me a prescription. Never mind i have what i need just waiting for the time to use them