LT TTC & taking Clomid/Metformin #3

Miss Kris, I went to my GP to get a blood test. Firstly because they are cheaper, secondly cos I could get in there a lot quicker, & thirdly cos I dont have an OBS, I was just seeing an FS. Now I am in the public system and therefore am seeing midwives. So to answer your question I think you can do what you like but my suggestion would be to go the your GP. Hope that helps

Hi All

Ahurani - Congrats and GL with the waiting. I agree that the Dr really doesn't understand how exciting this is.

Rhi - Hope DD gets better soon (and that you and DH don't catch it).

Bec and Miss Kris - Hope you both get your BFP in the next 2 weeks, we need some more good news on here.

Pumpgirl - Glad you are feeling better and I hope you O and get your BFP this month too.

Keli - Thanks for the info about the OPK's. I am just about to start using them as I have only been charting previously and would like as much info as possible now I have started the clomid. How's the MS going, eased up yet?

Liz - I hope everything is going well with you and you are posting good news on here soon too.

Hope - How is everything going? Did AF decide to show yet?

AFM: Well last dose of clomid is tonight (yay). Having at any mood swings yet (well noone has said anything, lol) but I still have the muscle cramps, severe headaches and even more fatigued than usual. Oh and the hot flushes have been fun in our minus 0 weather (get some strange looks taking jackets off and then putting them back on constantly). Have purchased some preseed and OPK's so I am ready for O, if we get lucky and it happens.

Hope we all are joining Keli and Ahurani very soon.

Shan

Hi Guys,

I'm 24 have been married for over 2 yrs and we have been trying to coneive for 3. I have endometriosis and PCOS. I had surgery top remove cysts and endo in feb (endo has already grown back) and am now on clomid (150mg for 5 days). I have been on clomid for 2 months now previously ovulation before clomid was 9 after month 1 was 69 and now is 179. my cycle this month was 38 days :( in the booklet it says it shouldnt be more then 35 i O on day 18 but previously it was day 16 and my cycle was only 30 days before... Anyone got any advice is this normal should I be worried? What should i do!!

Thanks guys :) Just a lil stressed!

Lisi_Lou

It is completely normal to have long cycles. Nothing is set in stone. I have been ovulating on CD23. Don't take the booklet as gospel as there are many vairables.

Morning,

Hi ShanShan, no ms is not easing up yet, I’m still spewing 1-2 times a day and I think I am now stuck with that for the remainder of this pregnancy. I’m not complaining though, it is all totally worth it. GL for O coming up, nice work on being prepared, preseed is fabulous, try not to use too much though, too much and you can loose sensation (IYKWIM), he he sorry TMI. GL with the OPK’s let us know how you go with them.

Lisi_lou85, welcome to this wonderful forum. Hopefully your stay is very short and you get that long awaited BFP very soon. Wow you have been TTC for a long time, your story sounds quite similar to mine too. 38 day cycles are totally fine, especially if you have PCOS. Everyone is different, Oing at different times & AF arriving at different times. Ask away if you have any questions though, the ladies on this forum are a world full of knowledge and no question is ever silly. GL hun.

lisi_lou85 - Welcome to the forum and best of luck, I hope that this is the month for you... It is a great forum to bounce off the other girls and fill them in on your experiences.

ShanShan - Have you decided what you are going to do exercise wise this month? I think exercise is helping me, I only had that one psychotic episode on Saturday (didn't do any training that day), have actually be fine the rest of this week and I am hoping I am past it now - FX anyway!!

Keli - thx for the info on the OPK, that is the brand I have - I haven't tried it again as yet, but might do it today & see how I go

AFM - CD13, I am kind of crampy which I didn't get last month - wonder if it is "o" cramps, CM hasn't changed but have been good with DTD every two days, we haven't had as much problems with the dry issue this month, still dry just not as bad as last month. I am feeling OK this week, although it's funny last month I was really positive I was going to get a BFP and got BFN, and this month I feel certain I am going to get a BFN - obviously still trying.... Do you guys ever get instincts??

Pumpgirl I always back right off if there is a possibility of being UTD due to overheating possibly causing developmental issues. Have also backed off this week as I kept getting hot flushes that don't go well with exercise (massive nausea and dizzy spells).

Forewarning : VENT

I hate this waiting game!! I am counting days and numbers and checking, checking, checking, quadruple checking charts, temps, CM, OPKs!
Im thinking, feeling, listening to my body, jumping at the slightest niggles!
I got excited yesterday morning because i had a temp drop!! So poor DH got jumped twice last night! LMAO
My temp has gone back up this morning! That is a good sign right? lol! Means i ovulated last night or today??
IM DRIVING MYSELF INSANE!!
I can't believe how sloooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow this week is going ... and i must admit i have gone a bit mad on DTD so me and hubby are sore! lol Sorry for the TMI!
Anyway, i just needed to vent because for the fifth time today i checked my chart and have been getting pains in my ovaries so i obsess over that some more!

*sigh*

Vent over! lol

Hi Lisi_Lou85!! Welcome and GL lol hope you don't end in a rant like me!!

How is everyone else doing?? :D

hey all thans for your replies :)

I guess i want to know anything and everything... before me no1 in my fm had had problems so i have kinda been feeling my way in the dark didnt know these things existed and as hubby in defence always moving it hard to have that girk fried or support group there... so yeah havent really spoken to anyone apart from my gyno bout this.. but whats the best ways to know when i ovulte my gyno has been doing ultra sounds and blood tests n stuff and I tried taking my temp but im having hot flushes ALOT so it didnt give me any indication.. also i have a salive test similar to maybe baby but i cant tell if i am or not with that either!!! basically im a big heap of confusion lol.. just bought my new scripts of clomid today so fingers crossed u guys can help me :) ur stories are definately helping me and i wish every1 all the best :)

Lots of Love
L xoxo

Kris- the waiting is the worst! I had to stop having my scans every few days, and the BT becasue it just took over my life and I can think about nothing else! If you think you o'd you probably did. Trust your instincts. Then you can relax for a while! It's so frustrating, I know!

Lisi-lou- welcome to the thread! Such a lovely group of ladies to talk to in here, and I'm sure you will find the support as great as I have. As for the ovulating: if your doc is going to do scans for you, that's great. It's a good way to know if follies are growing and can give you an indication of when you are about the ovulate. I've also had the trigger shot sometimes, just to make sure, especially when my cycles were long (I usually o about CD21-23). BT will probably be done post ovulation, so it really only tells you you HAVE (or not) ovulated, not when. I don't temp either, I found it to be all over the place! With clomid, I find I get very painful cramps wehn I o, and EWCM for 3 days. The scans will probably help you to recognise what your body does when you ovulate, becasue of course everyone is different. As Porsche said, it can change month to month. Sorry for the info overload! GL this month and hopefully you get your long awaited BFP!

Pumpgirl- there have been months when I have been positive I am UTD, only to find I'm not. And with the 3 m/c it was only the 3rd one I had an inkling I might be pregnant. I'm feeling really positive this month, for example, but I'm REALLY trying not to get my hopes up. (Who am I kidding, they are already up and I only ovulated today!)

Enjoy your weekend!
Bec

Good Morning everyone

First of all a HUGE thankyou to all the support from everyone during my melt downs with lap/IUI/IVF decisions and the useful tips for treating thrush. Unfortunately I still have a mild case of thrush (it just doesnt want to go away :( ) and now I have a cold :cold:

I am booked in for my lap this friday which turns out I no longer have to have. Yesterday morning I asked DH if he wanted me to POAS as he kept saying he thinks I might be UTD but I really didn't think I was at all. So anyway, I got up, POAS and went straight back to bed knowing what the result would be. DH than got up to check it and he said There is a second line there. I said whatever but had to get up and check any way. I still didn't believe it so I did another test later in the day (a digital one) and it came up flashing "Pregnant". I did another test this morning and still two lines. I rang OB/GYNO rooms today and am now booked in to see him on Friday in his rooms, not on the operating table.

This is how much I didn't think I was UTD. Two weeks ago I went out on a girls night out which I felt was very much needed after the stressful 12 months we have had. I am not usually a drinker but I had a bit that night. I have had canasten (sp?) tablets to try to fix thrush. When I woke up with a cold I got straight into the cold and flu tablets. I've been eating all foods you shouldn't eat: peanuts, processed meats, etc. I hope now that I have not caused any harm. I am usually so very careful just in case.

:crossfingers: this one will be a sticky one.

Looks like I might have to join another forum now. I love being with all of you so much. You have all helped me out so much. I will still keep an eye on you all to see how you are all going. I feel a bit sad about leaving here. If you would like me to, if its not too painful for you all, I can update you on what the OB says on friday at my appointment.

Wishing you all the best of luck with your journeys. Like I said last month, this year will be all our year. Everyone in this group will be UTD before christmas and they will all be sticky babies. Stay positive.

Welcome to the newcomers also. Sorry I have no persies for anyone. I hope my post doesn't upset anyone here. I kind of feel weird posting this because I don't think it has actually sunk in yet.

Sending everyone :pink-babydust::bluedust::stickyvibesboy::stickyvibesgir l: and a :grouphug:

HOPE! CONGRATULATIONS! I hope and pray it is a sticky one for you too!!
I would like to hear about how you go on Friday with your OB! Fingers crossed for you!! :)

Arrrrrrr Hope that is the most wonderful news. How far along are you? Don’t stress about what you did a few weeks ago, I’m sure everything is fine. Ohhhhhhh so exciting , 2 BFP’s in 1 week, I new you ladies were in for an influx. Congratulations honey that is sooooooo exciting.

Thanks MissKris and Keli.

Keli: Not too sure how far along. It would only be very early. My last cycle started on the 14th of June so if I go by that day I would be about 3 weeks or so. I am going to GP tomorrow so hopefully she will do a BT so I can know. I wasn't going to post anything until I had been to OB but I couldn't contain myself, lol.

Ahurani: Wow, Congrats on your BFP. I must of missed a page of posts cause I didn't even see that anyone else had got a BFP. Sorry about that. Have you been to Doc yet?

Hope congrats on the wonderful news, I would love to hear how your appointment goes on Friday (and regular updates for the next 8 months). I hope to see everyone posting BFP news on here and then we will just have to start a new pregnancy thread (FX'd).
Shan

Hey Hope, yes that means you are 4weeks today, very exciting. GL with your OB’s appointment, I bet your wrapped. And doubly stocked cos you don’t have to have the lap, woo hoo.

I have a question i need answered ...
I took my clomid days 5-9 and now am on CD17 ... i have had everyday since taking clomid, cramps and ovary pains. I think i ovulated friday just gone cos i had heaps of EWC (Sorry for the TMI) lol but im really confused as to why im having cramps and ovulation pain still ... shouldn't it stop after ovulating? Lol! Sorry if that was a really dumb question... It is making me wonder if i haven't ovulated at all yet. And i am still obsessing lol i can't stop checking my temp chart etc and its so annoying!! lol

Hey Miss Kris, so not a dumb question at all, it is all so confusing. So my question would be has your temp gone up get? If it's up and has stayed up then yep you have O'd, if not then I'd probably say not yet. As for why the pain...sorry not totally sure, I often had pain after O though, oh it's all so confusing. Hope that has helped a little.