LT TTC & taking Clomid/Metformin #3

[becnxavi]

I've been cacking myself laughing! I just wanted to say hi, really. Chucking big hunks of at everyone.
Porsche- keep on sniffing hon, hope DH has recovered from his lube free adventure!
kris- I still feel like alittle kid at the FS and I'm 30! I know what you mean, they can be so superior, hey?
Keli- glad all is still well. You're stronger than me, I found out at 20 weeks with DS, because I just couldn't wait!
Liz- hope AF arrives so you don't have to move your appoinment. What a bugger!
Hope- sounds like you have some big decisions to make. We are always hear to vent to, hon, so don't apologise! Can you travel to your potential new closest city and just get an idea if there's anyone you might see? :hugs:
AFM: clomid finished and surprised everyone by being decidedly 'in the mood' this morning if you get my drift. Maybe it's a promising sign! Now the wait to o begins. I'm thinking I've got a good 2 weeks...damn long cycle!
I'm off the bed, I can hardly keep my eyes open.
Goodnight lovely ladies!
BEc

[becnxavi]

I've been cacking myself laughing! I just wanted to say hi, really. Chucking big hunks of at everyone.
Porsche- keep on sniffing hon, hope DH has recovered from his lube free adventure!
kris- I still feel like alittle kid at the FS and I'm 30! I know what you mean, they can be so superior, hey?
Keli- glad all is still well. You're stronger than me, I found out at 20 weeks with DS, because I just couldn't wait!
Liz- hope AF arrives so you don't have to move your appoinment. What a bugger!
Hope- sounds like you have some big decisions to make. We are always hear to vent to, hon, so don't apologise! Can you travel to your potential new closest city and just get an idea if there's anyone you might see? :hugs:
AFM: clomid finished and surprised everyone by being decidedly 'in the mood' this morning if you get my drift. Maybe it's a promising sign! Now the wait to o begins. I'm thinking I've got a good 2 weeks...damn long cycle!
I'm off the bed, I can hardly keep my eyes open.
Goodnight lovely ladies!

[becnxavi]

I've been cacking myself laughing! I just wanted to say hi, really. Chucking big hunks of at everyone.
Porsche- keep on sniffing hon, hope DH has recovered from his lube free adventure!
kris- I still feel like alittle kid at the FS and I'm 30! I know what you mean, they can be so superior, hey?
Keli- glad all is still well. You're stronger than me, I found out at 20 weeks with DS, because I just couldn't wait!
Liz- hope AF arrives so you don't have to move your appoinment. What a bugger!
Hope- sounds like you have some big decisions to make. We are always hear to vent to, hon, so don't apologise! Can you travel to your potential new closest city and just get an idea if there's anyone you might see? :hugs: Hope you're ok
AFM: clomid finished and surprised everyone by being decidedly 'in the mood' this morning if you get my drift. Maybe it's a promising sign! Now the wait to o begins. I'm thinking I've got a good 2 weeks...damn long cycle!
I'm off the bed, I can hardly keep my eyes open.
Goodnight lovely ladies!

[RhiChiChi]

Hey all, sorry I have been MIA. It is DD 3rd b'day tomorrow & we are having a party on Saturday so I have been baking and cleaning my house amongst other things.

Bec - How are you going on clomid this time around? I tried looking into the 'old' egg theory but it was more around egg quality that I found

Hope - How'd you go with your Gyn/OB about booking you for your lap? I guess the positive by having the lap is they can tell you if anything is going on down there that shouldn't & hopefully be able to fix it. I have the same thoughts that you do about going down the IUI/IVF path.... I want another baby but to what extent?

Keli - 14 weeks - time is flying past! All is well after the lap - took a little bit longer to recover than I thought it would & I ended up getting some stitches removed as they didn't disolve properly & were 'pulling' a bit. But the incisions have healed well, although my belly button looks a bit odd! Not on clomid this month, so not sure if I will O or not but we'll still ttc prior to going to the FS.

Porsche - I have been stalking the other thread, so can keep up with what is going on with you there plus try to get mny head around all the terminology and stuff that goes with IUI/IVF etc.... I haven't got anything to say in there yet but will post again once I have been to my FS appt.

Kris - I am sure all with go well with your specialist appt. It is hard not to be sceptical/pesimistic when we have been through such crap. All the best & KUP.

Liz - Sending you AF vibes.

I'll probably be MIA again until next week, so take care all & hoping to see some good news from some of you soon. x

[lilminion]

Just a quick one to update what I'm up to. AF arrived this morning WOOO HOOO. So tomorrow I am starting o the clomid. So hopefully the side affects won't be too bad.

[Porsche]

HA ha Glad I've amused everyone. I guess we have to laugh otherwise we may just put it in the too hard basket. It really feels like we are now doing something not just waiting for nature to take its course IYKWIM?

RhiChiChi stalk away. As much as I want you there with me I really hope you don't.

Bec lol about being randy. Can't wait for those days back again sigh.

Yay Liz on Af showing. A fresh cycle and a fresh chance.

[miss kris]

i know im going to sound stupid but what does KUP mean? lol I worked out FX as fingers crossed lol (forgive me if im wrong) but KUP i can't seem to! lol

[miss kris]

OMG!
Is it keep us posted?
I just realised after i posted that
LMAO

[RhiChiChi]

HA ha Glad I've amused everyone. I guess we have to laugh otherwise we may just put it in the too hard basket. It really feels like we are now doing something not just waiting for nature to take its course IYKWIM?

RhiChiChi stalk away. As much as I want you there with me I really hope you don't.

Bec lol about being randy. Can't wait for those days back again sigh.

Yay Liz on Af showing. A fresh cycle and a fresh chance.

Yeah, I know what you mean - if you don't laugh about it, you'll cry about it!

I don't want to join that thread but if I do glad that I'll 'know' someone in there. I hope you aren't in there for long


Bec - You must be really randy you posted about it three times! lol

Kris - Yeah, it is Keep Us Posted! lol

Liz - Woo Hoo for AF showing. FX for this cycle

[becnxavi]

Must have been dazed by it all, Rhi! Computer was having a spaz attach and I kept checking and it wasn't posting, so I kept posting it! Sorry girls!
How exciting that your DD is 3! Time sure flies doesn't it? My DS is rapidly approaching 4 and I can't believe it. Hope the party went/goes well (Was it last weekend or next?).
Liz- Glad Af turned up and you don't have to change your FS appointment. GL this round.
Kris- I still get stuck on some of the terminology in here! I must admit I laughed the other day when there was an ad for 'Poise' incontinence liners to deal with LBL which stands for 'light bladder leakage'. Can't imagine wanted to post that on my facebook page. "Had a bad day with LBL today!" LMAO!
Porsche- I should probably have added that poor DH has been suffering lately becasue I'm never in the mood around reports time at school, so it's been a good 3 or 4 weeks, the poor devil. Oh well, he'll live!
AFM: Clomid came and went without many side effects this time, so that was a nice surprise. I will start scans next week I think to check follies and lining growth, and make sure I know when I o. I'm on hols as of 2.30 tomorrow so I can get to the docs no worried for the next two weeks! We'll give it a bash and see how we go. I must admit I am losing faith in myself, and I'm actually terified of getting pregnant again! Is that odd after trying for 2 years? Does anyone else feel anxious about it all to the point of almost giving up?
I better go and get my dirty little 3 year old in the bath so I can tell what colour his hair is again (good old sandpit!)
Have a good one,
Bec

[Porsche]

Hi Bec

I feel the same as you. Even though I want to be pregnant more than anything I am also totally terrified of getting UTD again. I think we will always be anxious when we do fall because our M/C.

[ShanShan]

Hi
I am relatively new to the world of TTC while taking medication (and very new to BB).
I was wondering if any of the lovely ladies on here may be able to tell me some of the side effects of Clomid.
I started taking Metformin in February 10 after AF only visiting 3 times since ceasing the Pill in March 09. This regulated AF but after BT in June my FS wants me to start on Clomid as I am not ovulating. I am due to start the Clomid on cd2 (if AF ever shows up again) and was hoping to be prepared for any side effects I may get.
If anyone can help me with this I would be very appreciative as this is all very daunting ATM. Everyone on here is so positive and it has really helped to know that I am not alone in struggling to TTC (which is how I was starting to feel in my group of friends and family who don't seem to have any problems).
Hope everyone is having a fantastic day!

[RhiChiChi]

Hi Bec

I feel the same as you. Even though I want to be pregnant more than anything I am also totally terrified of getting UTD again. I think we will always be anxious when we do fall because our M/C.

Same here :S

[becnxavi]

welcome shanshan! I hope your TTC journey will be short. I take Clomid and Metformin, and I actually found the metformin worse! On Clomid you can probably expect hot flushes and mood swings mostly. I also have had headaches, and some nausea, but not always. The first month is often the worst because your body needs some time to adjust I guess, so don't give up hope. I hope it works for you and you only need it once!

Rhi & Porsche; I'm glad it's not just me, but i'm sad we all have that extra worry to deal with. Hopefully we will all have luck and medicine on our side next time, and we will get a bubba at the end of it. I should not say hopefully, because it WILL happen!

Hope you are all having a peaceful weekend,
Bec

[lilminion]

ShanShan welcome to the thread. My experience with clomid I have only had the hot flushes and mood swings. I'm on my 3rd cycle, my first was the worst, but like Bec siad it must be just our bodies getting used to the hormones. GL with your journey here.

Bec - hopefully it is a good sign bout being randy, the whole TTC journey can be so draining and it's hard to be spontaneous with DTD (we don't even have kids to interupt us). It's always in the back of your mind "have I fallen PG", "are we doing it at the right time".

Porsche - wow all the things that you have to go through with IVF. GL with the whole journey and I'm looking forward to seeing your BFP post on here soon.

AFM - I know what you mean about being scared of falling PG, I don't know how I could handle a m/c and some of you have had quite a few. You ladies are so strong and positive. The thing I am worried about is how we are going to look after them and with cost of everything going up, don't get me wrong DH and I want to have a baby and are ready for one, I just don't want to let them down (if that makes sense). Anyway to post about how I am going with my cycle. I'm on CD4, so day 3 of clomid and OMG the cramps I am experiencing this cycle are nuts, it has been like someone is trying to twist and pull my insides out and there is only so much nurofen a person can have . On the brighter side I have only had a few hot flushes on the clomid during the night, so FX'd that they stay that way i only have 2 more days.

Just a little question, I am trying the OPK tests this cycle and was wondering what the best time of day is to do them, I have brought 2 packets, so have enough to last me 14 days which I though would be plenty. Oh and also when should I start doing them. If anyone could help that would be great.

and to everyone and can't wait to see some BFP's on here.

[becnxavi]

when do you usually ovulate Liz? If you know round about when, I usually go for 3 or 4 days prior to that untill surge day. If you're not really sure, they say go from CD10 untill you ovulate. It's pretty unusually to ovulate much earlier than that on clomid, since you can o from 3 days from the last tablet (I think, is that right girls?). That being said I've never ovulated earlier than day 21, so it can be anywhere in that range!
HTH!
Bec

[Porsche]

when do you usually ovulate Liz? If you know round about when, I usually go for 3 or 4 days prior to that untill surge day. If you're not really sure, they say go from CD10 untill you ovulate. It's pretty unusually to ovulate much earlier than that on clomid, since you can o from 3 days from the last tablet (I think, is that right girls?). That being said I've never ovulated earlier than day 21, so it can be anywhere in that range!
HTH!
Bec

:yeahthat: I can O anywhere from CD15 - CD24. If you go to a site called Babymed they have a clomid calculator and you enter the day you start taking clomid and it gives you the dates to start testing for your LH surge, when you are likley to O and when to best make love. I used that site all the time. I usually test at around 5:50 - 6:00pm. They say the best time is 2:00pm but that could be difficult at work.

[ShanShan]

Hi All
Bec and Liz, thanks so much for the advice on what to expect. Hope you both get BFP soon (and everyone else on here too!)
This may be a stupid question but what does AFM stand for?
At the moment I am still waiting for AF to arrive. Since starting Metformim my cycles have been regular so I am not sure what to think of this latest hiccup. I am temping as well and have had an increase 7 days ago that is still elevated. I am hoping that I have just cycled late but I after 16 months I am wary of getting my hopes up.
My DH keeps telling me that when we do finally get our beautiful baby that they will be perfect as we have done plenty of practice (lol sorry TMI).
Hope we all get BFP soon.
to all.
Shan