Glad all went ok Rhi. Hope you're feeling better soon, we miss you!
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Glad all went ok Rhi. Hope you're feeling better soon, we miss you!
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:yeahthat: I'm sure your results will all be good. FX!
AFM Last pill today and then the wait for O is on.
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Sorry just to come in and ask this question but how long after did you have pain where they did the incision for the lap? My belly button one is really giving me grief. It looks 'normal', so maybe it is just the stitches pulling a bit???? My bleeding has stopped, well it stopped the next day actually - not sure if that is good or bad..... Also how long were you bloated for? I still feel bloated....
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Hey Jules,
Glad to hear the lap went well, I really hope they find something wrong IYKWIM, not wrong, but an answer as to way it hasn’t happened yet. I truly believe that my lap played a massive part in us conceiving.
I had pain for about a week or so after woods, yeah it was my belly button one that hurt the most too. That’s great that your bleeding has stopped, they’re nothing worse. Mine stopped the next day also but then AF arrived the same day (which was brought on early from the op). Cant exactly remember how long I was bloated for, at least a few days I’m pretty sure. Remember that we all react and recover differently. A lot of the other girls on this site that were having them the same time as me recovered within a few days whereas I was off work for a week and a half.
Rest up and I hope you recover soon. I have everything crossed that this is your answer. Take care Xxoo
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Hi RhiChiChi
I recovered pretty quickly from my lap although I do remember the belly button incision being the worst. I think that is because there is so much movement happening around the waist area whenever we stand, sit or twist and generally move about. And wearing jeans was out for at least a week! I couldn't bear any pressure in that area. And the bloating went down within about 2 days, but I don't recall any shoulder pain. I have read since that it can be quite common.
I hope you are feeling better soon and recover quickly, and that you get some answers.
oxo
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RhiChiChi: So glad that your lap went well. I'm sure your results will give you the answers you are looking for. Thinking of you during your waiting period. I had a lap many years ago but can't remember what my recovery was like, so sorry, I can't give you any advice with that.
epayne: Glad you are feeling better and the snoring has subsided. I bet DH is relieved, lol.
Bec: That was extremely brave of you to make that phone call. Good on you. I'm glad you are feeling a bit better though.
Chez67: How did you go with getting some info from FS?
AFM: I had my cd12 scan today. Once again, there were 4 lovely follicles so I had the pregnyl injection again. FX once again. OB said today that if we do not conceive this time around to stop with the clomid for next cycle and make an appointment with him to see about booking a Lap just to check everything out (tubes, look for endo, etc.). Depending on how the Lap goes, he will look at doing AI (his words) and than if we still have no luck he said we will move to IVF. It's a little bit scary thinking about doing all of this but at the same time exciting. It kind of gives you more hope that we are going to get our results that we are after. Hopefully something happens this cycle and we dont have to worry about any of that.
Question, for those of you who have the pregnyl injection, how long after are you told to DTD? We were told to wait 36hours and then do it as much as we possibly can. We were also told to stop DTD at least 3 days before the injection. Is this the same advice you are all getting also?
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Hope - good luck!! I hope your trigger injection gets you a lovely egg and you don't have to worry about doing a lap.
Rhichichi - I had a really fast recovery from my lap but I do still have bruising around my belly button (I had the lap about 2 weeks ago). I don't remember exactly how long the bloating lasted but it was probably a week? As chez said, we're all different. The worst pain I experienced was the shoulder pain from the gas.
Porsche - fingers crossed those magic pills do their job!! didn't you say you have twins on both sides of your family? I'd say your odds are pretty high!
Liz - glad you've recovered enough for the snoring to ease up. I thought of you the other night - I have had a cold and I dozed off during state of origin and woke myself up with my snoring! Good luck playing the waiting game. Personally, I think the endless waiting is the worst part of TTC!!
Chez - aawww. Sorry you're havign bad luck. I would definitely confirm what your fs was expecting to see on the bt. I took my last pill on Monday and had my first blood test today which I thought was standard as I thought you're supposed to O 5-10 days after finishing the clomid. I hope the 100mg works and you're not experiencing too many more side effects. good luck!
Bec - ((hugs)) it's ok to not be ok about it. one of the hard things about early miscarriage is that you feel like you aren't justified in feeling sad about what could have been because you didn't have much time to fall in love with the baby etc. At least, this is how I feel. But it really is ok to be sad about what could have been and have a little time to grieve for it. I hope you're feeling better today.
afm: I am a bit confused. I started this cycle 2 days afetr my lap/hyst because the spotting I experienced after the op disappeared and then reappeared but was heavy like AF. So the FS said to start back at CD1 and I started the clomid CD 5-9. I was temping to see what my temps would do for my first clomid cycle and because I wanted to know when I had ovulated and I had a temp jump on CD9 when I was still taking the clomid. It has stayed high for 4 days but I thought it might just be a fever because I've had a cold. So I went for my first blood test today (CD13) and my progesterone was really high so I have obviously already ovulated so I must have ovulated on CD9 whilst I was still taking the clomid. Which I guess is a good thing but also annoying aswe had planned to do the IUI this cycle.
So I'm thinking maybe the bleeding after my lap/hyst was not CD1 after all but just mid-cycle bleeding.
Has anyone ever heard of ovulating whilst still taking the clomid pills? I'm just trying to work out how the extra oestrogen would have fit in with Oing...
Anyway, at least I am now 4dpo and I didn't even realise it! Our BD was pretty good so fingers crossed!
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Hi girls
Just popping in to see how everyone is going. Sounds like lots of things have been going on. Cant wait for some good news for you lovely ladies.
AFM - im almost 17 weeks now, cant believe it! have my first midwife appointment next week so hopefully will get to see bubs again and hopefully see if bubs is pink or blue.
Good luck everyone xxoo
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hannahfroodoo - according to my FS you can O while taking clomid. Apparently there is no problem about taking an extra dose or two of the clomid after ovulation (this was in case that happened to me ATM as I don't finish clomid until Saturday night and I have fertile CM now). So there is every chance that you were CD1 when you thought but I guess that depends on whether you normally ovulate earlier or later in your cycle. I know I can O anywhere from CD 6 - CD16 which kind of makes DTD interesting! That's why my FS does a b/t on CD1 to doublecheck that is the beginning of the cycle and to baseline the results looking for the effectiveness of the clomid. Is this the first time you have been on clomid? Maybe you are just responding really well? Either way I wish you lots of luck for a BFP hun!
Hope - hi - yay on the 4 good follies - that is great news. Re the pregnyl - I have it prescribed to me for post O not as a trigger although I have used it in the past as a trigger for IVF cycles. Normally for IVF the trigger is given 36 hours before egg collection, so maybe that is where the 36 hours comes from? I would have thought it wouldn't matter if you DTD early because the more sperm the better to catch one of those eggs. And the stop DTD 3 days before the injection sounds like an IVF protocol as well - the theory is that too many ejaculations will reduce the quantity of the sperm needed at the critical moment so to stop and save them up. My FS thinks that is rubbish and if we do another round of IVF has recommended daily ejaculation for 5 days prior to egg collection. She reckons the fresher the better when it comes to sperm. I can't see why a natural conception would be any different but I know there is a lot of discussion about every 24hrs versus 48hrs when TTC. I think in the end go with your gut and any romantic moments that come up - enjoy your time together rather than program it as there is nothing more unromantic about conception sex! Good luck!
Tammara - hi - we haven't met but good luck with your appointment. I hope everything is going well for you.
Porsche - good luck with O. Are you temping or OPKing?
Hi to epayne, Bec and everyone else. I am slowly working out where everyone is up to.
AFM, I finally got to speak to my FS last night. She was much less rushed than she is during the day so was happy to answer my questions. The short answer to my extra round of clomid is that there was absolutely no change to my levels from CD1 to after the first 5 doses of 50mg. So she decided to try another round at 100mg. I haven't had as many problems with headaches and night sweats as I did on the 50mg which has amazed me. I was worried it was going to be much worse. I have also had fertile CM since Tuesday afternoon so she has told us to DTD as much as we can until we get an indication of ovulation which I should see on my fertility monitor, but I will also have another b/t on Monday morning. She took the time to explain a lot of other things for me, in particular I was concerned that I wasn't responding at all which she said is not unusual and that 100mg is a pretty standard dose. So FX that I O soon and that we catch that eggie. Unfortunately I don't have an opportunity for a scan as she is in surgery all day Fridays. Anyway she won't due a scan until the levels have changed so I should know more on Monday.
Sorry for the big panic message on Tuesday night - I had had an awful day and had a bad headache and I was completely unprepared for the b/t result and the ensuing increase in clomid. I have to rebrief myself about not needing to be in control of everything and sometimes just following the Dr's advice is ok.
Anyway, enough rambling. I have a busy weekend with a uni assignment due Monday so I may not have time to pop in but I hope everyone has a great weekend.to all.
oxo
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Hi Ladies
Tammara - Good luck for your appointment i'm sure it's all going to be fine.
Chez - Yes I do do opk's and chart my BBT.
Not really in a chatting mood had a meldown this morning.
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