Minnie - Do you have BT's and scans or are you unmonitored?
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Minnie - Do you have BT's and scans or are you unmonitored?
unmonitored, i wish i had blood tests and scans ! im going to another clinic for another opinion next month and i know they do numerous blood tests and at least one scan
my last cycle.. which was my first clomid cycle.. i had a BT cd 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 24(too see if i have O'd). plus 2 internal scans to check the size of the follie.. ding ding round two is just about to start!!
I think I would prefer that (although I have never had it), my specialist doesn't even want me to do a day 21 progesterone level because I have had levels before which showed I'm ovulating on 50mg so I guess it stands to reason I will on double the dose !
jeez. the amount of blood tests kind of made me feel ehh to start with but then i kind of got why it was been done.. i just wish the first round had worked!
how do you know you are O'ing.. OPKs?
Minimouse that is like my fs. She only did one bt the first time I was on it to check my progesterone and since I reacted well to clomid, she never requested anymore. Only did anoth bt to chec my glucose levels and thats it. Waste of money seeing her I reckon
mollie: yeah i do opt's and he last few cycles i have had BAD ovulation pain so i know its happening but i don't know if its a "good one" iykwim
mum2onesweetbun: its frustrating isn't it when you don't even get the most basic monitioring, im almost hoping this round doesn't work cause then i will be off to the clinic where i know they monitor more !
minniemouse, my pain has gone this cycle! that was how I used to know I was ovulating. But yesterday I had lots of lotion CM which always comes the second day after O. It's really weird, I have BT today so I will be able to check. If you are having pains I'd say you are definitely ovulating. I had bad pains the other cycles, especially the second cycle, and my progesterone was in the 200's!
Mollie, Are you having all those BT for every cycle? I have day21 BT, but no scans. I would like scans, but haven't got around to organising them. I also have two more cycles of clomid to go, but i may get more as two cycles were wasted because we didn't BD anywhere near O date.
M2OSB, yeah ttc BD is no fun at all sometimes. It kills the passion, I used to do the same thing (avoid fights at O time) but I just couldn't help myself this cycle.
AFM, I think I did O the other day, but there is absolutely no chance for me. Last BD was a week before O day :( So now I just wait for AF. Now is probably not the greatest time to conceive for DH and I, but I'm afraid if I wait it will be harder and may not even happen! I have been off the pill for 18 months and still no luck.
Good luck to all of you this cycle! :)
Aww Tasha, sorry to hear you couldnt BD.
AFM, I feel so positive about this cycle that I am starting to feel very negative thinking that I have worked myself up too much IYKWIM LOL. We DTD on CD18 and CD19. My fertility monitor showed I ovulated and my temp is climbing up on FF.
Today i felt really sad because we ABSOLUTELY DID EVERYTHING RIGHT! and thinking i will be disappointed again. I just cant shake that feeling off.
Williever - good luck with IVF wishing you success on your 1st round and a beauitiful baby in your arms later this year.
m2osb - I smiled when i read your earlier comment about holding your tongue when DH was arguing cause you were ovulating. I honestly dont know how many times i have done this or apologised when its not my fault just to make peace cause im ovulating. I understand your sadness when you do everything right and feel it has not worked but really hoping your wrong and you get your BFP you never know so keep your chin up and have a great day.
Tash - I'm so sorry you did not get to BD at the right time this round
AFM - I was in hospital when my AF arrived since i was not sure when it was coming was not prepared and i was in for a few days and missed taking clomid so fustrated. So im out this month. For something other people seem to be able to do so easily i just dont think this TTC should be so hard for us. BABY DUST TO EVERYONE
Bec - How are you going i have not heard from you for a while and just wanted to make sure your ok. Thinking Of You;)
Hi rai, you may still O without clomid. They say it stays in your system for a while. I would still look out for O signs and give it a go :)
Well for the last couple of hours I have had O pains. Not as bad, but definitely there. I don't understand what's going on, since clomid every cycle has been pretty consistent. I have a 32 day cycle, I O on CD18 and have pains that day, then 2 days later I have lots of creamy cm for a few days. But this is CD21 for me, I already had creamy cm yesterday so why am I having pain today???
So confused! it will be good if I am ovulating late because then we can BD tonight.
Anyone else had this problem??
Hi rai, you may still O without clomid. They say it stays in your system for a while. I would still look out for O signs and give it a go :)
Well for the last couple of hours I have had O pains. Not as bad, but definitely there. I don't understand what's going on, since clomid every cycle has been pretty consistent. I have a 32 day cycle, I O on CD18 and have pains that day, then 2 days later I have lots of creamy cm for a few days. But this is CD21 for me, I already had creamy cm yesterday so why am I having pain today???
So confused! it will be good if I am ovulating late because then we can BD tonight.
Anyone else had this problem??
Tasha, last cycle i ovulated CD25. That totally shocked me too as i thought clomid would have regulated my period.
Rai - DONT GIVE UP!! This cycle I went el naturale without clomid and I think i still ovulated! so keep trying hun!
Bec - thinking of you as well
Mollie - I use temping and the clearblue fertility monitor to determine ovulation.
Minimouse - yeh it is so frustrating that i dont get monitoring but seriously i cannot afford $190 to visit my FS anymore (I only get like 60 back).
BABY DUSTTTTT TO EVERYONE!
P.S if anyone is interested here is my cycle this month 2c22e4 Ovulation Charts
They were definitely O pains, just can't explain the creamy CM the day before. I was looking forward to not having to stress this cycle with no chance at all, but now I guess I will have to! And it could be all for nothing if the pains just came late!
Actually, I just called my FS, my progesterone levels were only 9, BUT I had my BT in the morning and later that night the pains started. So i would definitely say it was late O.
mollie: did you start your blood test today ?
tasha: i know what you mean about looking forward to not having to analyse every symptom, oh well at least you are in with a chance now !
mum2onesweetbun: im pleased to hear you ovulated so late in your cycle too, i was thinking i was the only one who ovulated so late !
afm: day 7 and nothing to report, waiting waiting to ovulate
Tasha.. Yup BT's are like that every cycle.. first one today.
Minnie - Day 8 BT, and levels are looking good.. or so I am told.. Another BT on saturday.
afm. Nothing really to report, just the fun that is taking place with the BTs. FS thinks I will ovulate earlier then cd16 this time. So see how I go... Im just taking it one day, one BT at a time.. and letting Mother Nature run her course.
Hope you are all well... :)
Mollie, I hate blood tests! I have "jelly/curly" veins all the nurses tell me so it makes it hard to get a good one. Quite often they have to try both arms. Lucky I only have CD21 BT's. I couldn't imagine having so many!
AFM, ovulated on CD21 this cycle instead of CD18. We BD only once on CD21 so there's a slight chance I guess :) 4DPO today and I feel absolutely nothing. Wondering why my cycle was messed up this time. My FS said I if I suspect that I ovulate late again I can have my BT a few days later.
Does anyone know how fast your progesterone levels rise before you ovulate? My levels were 9 at about 11am and at about 2pm that same day the pains started and my levels are usually very high 3DPO
Good luck to eveyone :D