LT TTC & taking Clomid/Metformin 2010 #1

Mez, apart from feeling tired i didnt really have any other symptoms right at the start either, although feeling quite nauseas in the morning. It didnt take long however for the boobs to begin to ache incredibly and YES get quite big, i went up a size within a few weeks..

Keli, I didnt mean to make you cry :hug: But i promise you that is how it will be..Without even knowing you i already know that you will make such a wonderful mum just from your posts i can tell that your little bub is there waiting for its time to come & already know's how lucky it will be to have a mum that is so determined and focused to have this bub and give all the love you have to him or her.. ;)

OK Frustrated I must just be emotional at the moment cos I’m crying again, ha ha! Don’t worry they are good cry’s not bad ones. Thanks again, you’re words are so beautiful. I’m hopeful this month so with any luck I will completely understand what you mean soon.

Ok ladies I have a questions here, I have read people talking about there cervix being high and soft and therefore they know they are ovulating. How the heck can I tell if my cervix is high and soft. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Ta

I have to agree 100% with frustrated about it happening at the right time. I can now understand that my m/c was just not the right time for me to have my bub reason being is that 2 months after i found out i ended up having my gal bladder taken out among other things and now i feel so much more at ease about things.

My cousin watched a program about phsycis or something spiritual and they said that the baby choses us when its ready to be born so your baby is out there just waiting to find you lovely ladies :)

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Ok ladies I have a questions here, I have read people talking about there cervix being high and soft and therefore they know they are ovulating. How the heck can I tell if my cervix is high and soft. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Ta

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Hi Keli

I have no idea about the whole cervix thing I just couldn't bring myself to do it. The same as the whole vaginally temping. More power to you if you can do it. It's supposed to be really helpful.

Yeah, sorry Keli - I haven't bothered with the checking the cervix thingy either - I couldn't find my cervix so gave up. I did temp for a while but orally but that gave me the irites after a while so I stopped that too! Geez, given my wanting a baby so much you'd think I'd stick out that stuff a little longer.....!

Hi guys!
Sorry I've been off with the pixies for a while: big weekend! How is everyone. I scrolled back through the past few pages, but it's hard to keep up when you've been away for a few days.

Keli- I'm still here! Finished Clomid, and oddly enough I had headaches, hot flushes, insomnia, neusea, the works! Haven't had any symptoms for months! Oh well.

Tammara- glad everything appears back to normal. Enjoy the pregnancy now!

Mez- good luck with the blood test! Hope all is well.

Porshe- Hope you are well and enjoying being UTD!

Frustrated- not long now! You must be super excited. Enjoy the 4D ultrasound.

Julia- I've never stuck with temping either! Mine where too erratic, and I could tell what was happening so I stopped. Not into checking my cervix...bad memories after having DS! I must sound like a prude!

AFM- Currently CD11, I think, so still got about 10 days till o. Other than that not much to report.

Stay well everyone!
Bec

Hi every1

It's always good to hear positive news about people who are in a similar position managing to conceive. After reading previous posts, it is hard to stay positive when everyone around you is pregnant though. I'm now on day 10 after my 3 rd of Clomid... keeping everything crossed! We're also tryin the everyday technique - It's hard to manage when your working and both of us have heavy colds!!!! Anyway, I'm less emotional than last week - thankfully! Does anyone feel nauseous the week after taking Clomid?
Keeping fingers crossed for everyone x

Hi Clamgee!
I often feel sick after Clomid. Just that queasy feeling all the time. It's annoying!
Bec

Hey everyone!

Keli - I have heard about checking your cervix but I think you probably need to be careful you don't prod around too much up there and cause damage. I found using OPKs, maybe baby, mucus observations, temps and reading my tarot cards enough to cope with!

Would love to write more but have to dash - will jump back in on the weekend for a proper catch up with everyone. GL to those coming up to O time.

Hi to everyone!

Clamgee - I have been fortunate enough not to experience nausea on Clomid. I usually take it then go to bed. I just get the hot flushes, night sweats, insomnia (what a joy!) Sorry you aren't well, I hope your cold clears up & you feel better. GL for this month.

Bec - Yeah, my temps were all over the shop too - must be cos we wern't oing or something?!

I am on CD 6, so two more days of clomid then I will be using OPK's to try to catch that egg!

Hope you all have great weekends. The weather is going to be lovely in Melbourne this weekend. I am off to the Flower & Garden show as DH is working there on Saturday then I have a 'fun' (?!) run on Sunday :)

Hey ladies,

just thought i would pop in and see how everyone is going and to wish you all the best of luck xxoo

Hi ladies

Sending good vibes to those coming up to O time. Let's hope we have some more BFPs announced on this thread very soon.

Morning Ladies,

Hope you are all well and coming up to O time. Firstly I just wanted to say thanks to everyone for there input into cervix checking. I have done a fair bit of research into it now and have been checking my cervix for about 6 days now, still not sure what I am feeling but they say this is normal and I will learn when time goes on.

Hey Bec, bummer to hear about the side effects of Clomid for you this month, no fun at all. I was lucky enough just to have the hot flushes again. Good luck coming up to O time this month.

Tammara, Mez, Porsche, hope all is going well in the land of UTD.

Clamgee, totally know what you mean about hard to stay positive when everyone else is getting preggas! Chin up, hopefully this is the month for all of us. Yes we are also DTD everyday and have struggled a little over the weekend (will explain further down). It’s hard work when you both work FT and long hours and you poor things having a cold also? Not fun at all. Sorry I haven’t really noticed feeling nauseous after Clomid, hope that has all cleared up for you know.

Hey Mez, what’s maybe baby? I haven’t heard of that before. I am using OPK’s, Mucus observations, temps, and fertility friend but still seem to get a little confused when it comes to O time so thought I would try something else to add t the concoction.

AFM, well as I said DH and I were going to try and DTD every day from end of Clomid until I O, however (and does anyone else have the same/or similar issue) whilst DH can always get it up (TMI I know & I’m sorry) he sometimes finds it hard to come, with all the pressure and all. Does anyone else DH have this issue? So as a result we missed out on Fri & Sat, bummer cos I think I O’d on Friday. Another question…I have posted my fertility friend into my signature if anyone would like to have a look at it. My temp has gone up 3 days in a row now but I have had no other signs of O. No CM, no +OPK’s, totally confused now.

Hope everyone else is well and DTD lots to make that egg become a baby. GL to all.
Chat soon

Hi all
A cycle is such a long wait. isn't it? Even longer than waiting for payday!
I'm looking for info on Basal thermometers and ovulation kits. I have PCOS - should I use any of these - or would my body trick them into believing i'm ovulating?
Thanks for the advice!
Good luck to all this month!
Claudette x

Hi Claudette,

I take my temp every day and use OPK's. Until this month I have always found them very useful. I have heard that Clomid can interfere with them, particularly with the OPK's but have not experienced it myself (until maybe now). I think go for it though, all the help we can get the better.
GL

Thanks Keli
Think i'll give them a try - like you say it can't do any harm!
Claudette x

Hi ladies

Keli - maybe baby is a little microscope thing that you spit on and depending on the shapes that form within your saliva indicates whether you are about to O or not. To be honest, I didn't find maybe baby the most reliable out of my 'tool kit' and much preferred the OPKs I bought off ebay - much cheaper too as maybe baby is about $80 from the chemist.

And I so hear you about DH not being able to DTD when it counts the most. I never really wrote about it here, but since you've brought this topic up.... (tune out if you don't want TMI!) DH and I had lots of problems where he couldn't even get it up, not that he has problems any other time - only when it really mattered. It turned into a vicious cycle because he would beat himself up about it and get stressed, inevitably blame it on work occupying his mind or something I did (once I was breathing too heavily!!!) and then I'd be in tears. So there were quite a few cycles we missed DTD just before O because he couldn't perform. We had lots of deep and meaningfuls to try and resolve it, but cycle after cycle we'd have the same problem and it seemed like DTD at that time was mechanical and loveless. It was a chore that both of us kind of dreaded each month! So I don't know whether it was coincidence or not, but for the cycle we conceived, I had bought a Karma Sutra book to help inspire us (one with articles, not just the pictures!) and we gave massages, set the scene with candles etc and took it very slow. Anyway, for that cycle we 'made love' and now we're UTD (I actually think it had more to do with the laparoscopy and clomid, but it's nice to think the karma sutra helped as well!)

I guess we sometimes forget that the TTC journey can be just as hard and stressful for our partners and unlike us girls, they often don't have anyone to talk to about these things (or are too embarrassed to talk).

Good luck to the girls coming up to O time.