Wow golfing hey, i will have to do some research myself.
Tammara try stay positive, i know it ,must be so hard but i have everything crossed for you that today is your day.. :) Keep us posted.
Well i started my pill yesterday so we are on our way.
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Wow golfing hey, i will have to do some research myself.
Tammara try stay positive, i know it ,must be so hard but i have everything crossed for you that today is your day.. :) Keep us posted.
Well i started my pill yesterday so we are on our way.
No change what so ever so im stopping everything at the moment. I hvae an appointment on September 10 then if the Dr says to go ahead with surgery it will probably be done the next week. Then see what happens.
Im not having a good day i wish i had the magic wand to give us all BFP's . . . . . . .
I feel for you Tammara lets hope that this surgery is just what you need to get that BFP.
You have really opened my eyes and made me realise that the same thing could very well happen to me, My Dh is always saying to me to prepare myself for the 1st Ivf not to work, i have been really blind and kind of have not prepared myself for that. It would be such a devistating thing, after everything that you have just gone thru to try. I really need to get myself prepared i guess, Its just not something that we want to think about do we?
I hope all the angels above are watching over you Tammara, i know that they, Its taking longer for all of us because god is picking the most perfect little bub for each of us, thats what i am being told about me, and i truely believe it, it will be such a great little gift that will be well worth it, once we have that precious bubby in our arms. Try keep that in mind, that is what gets me thru all the rough times. And that is what will be getting me thru the next few weeks with the Ivf.
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Hi Ladies
Just a quick update, i am now on my 4th cycle of clomid and last night had an US and i had 2 huge follies so FS gave me the trigger injection there and then, i am on day 12 so now the BDing starts and then the dreaded 2 ww.fingers crossed that the injection is my answer......
I hope everyone is going well! :D:D:D
Good luck beckie.
The trigger injections on clomid, i didnt know that they could do this. That was never suggested by my Fs. What does this make happen on the clomid?
It makes you ovulate,it makes the follies release the egg in a 40 hour window!
Sounds good Beckie hope you get a good result.
Thanks for your words frustrated they were nice :)
Hi all,
So I am new to this, first time forum user. I found this site about a week ago on a really bad day. I couldn't stop reading, I just wanted to know more. It made me feel so much better to know that I am not alone, there are so many other women just like me. My friends just don?t understand, they try, but it's not the same. None of them are even trying to conceive.
A bit about me. I'm 25yo, been TTC for 2 & 1/2 years now (ever since DH and I got married). Got diagnosed with PCO about 12 months ago now. Decided to try something a little more natural for a while at first, so I went to a Naturopath for about 8 months. Whilst she did help me to regulate a reasonably normal cycle (prior to seeing her I had 2 a year) she was still unable to make me ovulate (unaware of this at the time). I just started seeing my Gyno 2 months ago. Have just gone through my first cycle of 50mg Clomid and I ovulated for what looks like the first time in at least 2 & 1/2 years, yey! AF arrived back naturally which brought on some mixed emotions. On day 18 now, think I ovulated yesterday or the day before, not entirely sure. I have heard a few of you talking about exectly when you ovulate. How do you know?
Tamara - Nice to hear of different things to try (IUI). Why have you stopped though? Can't you try another round?
Beckie73 - How'd you go with your 40 hour window? My friends always say to me "It's great, you sex life must be amazing at the moment", unfortunatly I find it a bit of a chore at times. Does anyone else feel the same?
Hope everyone else is doing well :dance:
Keli
Hi Keli
welcome to the forum. As for my I have stopped at the moment because the injections are just not working. i started at 50 ml then up to 75 then 100 and although there were folicles they didnt grow any bigger than about 4mm and they need to be around 16 i think. So im seeing the specialist on Septmeber 10 to decide if i have the golf balling surgery or ovarian drilling. but still more options to try
Welcome Keli,:hello:
Firstly make sure you have plenty of Ovulation Kits on hand. You are supposed to test yourself from about day 12-18, this will show you within about a 72 hour period if you will ovulate then. I personally could always feel when i was ovulating, i got a sometimes minor and sometimes very extreme pain in my stomach kind of like period pain at the exact time i was ovualting. Make sure just before this time and on that day especially you are doing plenty od bding with partner.
Another tip not to sure if you have been told, it is much better to take the chlomid at night then site effects are a lot less, you kind of sleep through the period when it would normally make you extremely moody, the only thing i relaly experienced was the extreme hot flushes. My Dh said that it was like being married to a 70 year old. :)
I really hope that chlomid is your answer, unfortunatly for me, Im up to Ivf, just started back on the pill and underway. Fingers crossed that if all goes to play and my body reacts the way it is supposed to will be doing the transfer late Sept very early Oct.:dance:
Good luck :)
Hi everyone!
I just posted in another thread but I think this one's also the right place - I'm kind of in two different "baskets" (hehe, does that make me a basket case, feels like it at the moment!) ... LTTTC, just about to start on Clomiphene but also been advised to look into IVF.
A bit about me: My husband and I have been trying (in a very relaxed way, no charting, timing or anything) for about 2.5 years, with no success. A few months ago he decided to get himself checked out - ironically, his results were fine, but *I* have a few issues! I had a laparoscopy a month ago, and learned I had some minor endomitriosis, my left tube was blocked and my right tube wasn't that great, either.
So here I am. We've been advised to start enquiring into IVF, and in the meantime keep trying to conceive naturally. My obgyn also agreed to start me on Clomiphene, but only after I asked if it was an option, so it kind of feels like he's just humouring me. I guess if your eggs aren't reaching your uterus there's no point in sending more?
This has all happened very fast, and I'm feeling a little dazed. I can't believe how complacent and in denial I've been - leaving it this late to try for a baby (I'm 30, he's 35 and we've been together for 10 years) and not even realising 2.5 years had slipped away while trying!
I've always considered myself to be a lucky person so I'm hoping I will be lucky again in with the Clomiphene and not have to face up to the huge effort, expense and emotion of IVF. On the other hand, I've had a fairly smooth ride in life so far (or is that just my positive attitude showing? ), and I wonder if this is my first really big challenge ... and whether I'm up to it?
If there's anything I can share with you about what I've learnt or experienced, I promise I will. I hope you'll be patient with me if I'm a bit ignorant or don't have a lot to contribute to start with!
Calin
Welcome Calin, Of course you can join in.. This site is amazing and the woman are so inspirational. I hope you get out of it what you are after.
Hope you all had a great weekend... Tam :- Any more news?
Nah, no change with me i have stopped all medication except the metformin and folate or folic acid ( i forget what its called lol) see the FS Thursday 10th and find out if i have the surgery or not. Im in two minds about it im a bit concerned incase it does more harm than good but also excited incase it is the answer to make the medication kick in.
i did have a nice weekend away with hubby though :)
Calin - im not sure if it will work for you but i am in the process of IUI - intra uterine insemination - this might be an option for you to try before the IVF, cost wise it is only about $400 a cycle. But i dont know your whole story - might we worth asking your dr.
Hi girls... Well I must admit I'm a bit of a lurker here, but like some other newbies, I found this thread and have been addicted to seeing everyones journeys etc.
My story basically is that I am overweight, and we have to have IVF because I am not ovulating and hubby has LSC and LM. So IVF (specifically ICSI) is our only real option.
My Gyno just prescribed me Metformin and have heard about the side effects. I need to have 3 tablets a day. That seems like an awful lot... does anyone else need to take 3 a day?
I need to/want to lose a bit of weight before we begin IVF offically, so we are holding off beginning until Dec/Jan Feb ish...
Good to see such a strong community of girls here who all understand and relate to each other's journeys... especially when it seems the rest of the world doesn't understand!
Hey Sparky girl.
Yes this forum is unbelievable.:)
I also am in the process of icsi. I have been back on the pill for the past 10 days and begin nasal spray next week then starts all the scans/injections etc.. Hopefully for a transfer very early Oct.
I was taking Metformin for about 5 months, i found it to be horrible.The tablets were making me feel nauseated all the time, and really tired. TO begin them i started at 1/2 3 x a day then worked my way up to 3 full ones a day.I got to the point where i was barely eating as i felt so sick, they made me so moody and just horrible in general.
I went and saw my fs after putting up with it for a few months and then he prescribled me with diabex, oh what a relief.. I feel great.I can take the 3 a day no worry. On the odd day i may feel a little off but nothing compared to before. Diabex is exactly the same as metformin just is a slow release medication.
Give the metformin a go but dont push yourself. I know others that have had the same problem as me and had to get the diabex but the i also know people who have been perfectly fine on them each person is different, just see how you go.. :)
Good luck :)
Just thought I'd add my two cents' worth and also say thanks: I've now had 4 Clomid tablets and took your advice to have them at night. The side effects have been so minor I think they're probably just due to stress more than anything: just having broken sleep for a couple of nights, a couple of very mild headaches and some moodiness. So taking them at night seems to be working well for me!:
Hope everyone's going well.
Hi Keli, welcome to the forum. I'm new too!
Tammara: Glad to hear you had a nice weekend away. I need one of those! From what I've read, unfortunately I don't think IUI is an option for us, but we have some IVF info to look through this weekend, plus our first IVF appointment is in a couple of weeks, so we'll see.
Beckie73: Sorry if you've already mentioned it, but are you on Clomid and the trigger injections because you don't usually ovulate? The reason I ask, is that I've been given Clomid but not been booked in for any sort of follow-up appointments or treatment. I think it's because I ovulate regularly and this is just a try-it-and-see thing, to see if sending out a few more eggs might increase my chances of an unassisted conception. Have I got this right? Just a bit confused.
Hope everyone's feeling physically healthy and mentally strong! :grouphug:
Calin
just want to welcome and reply to sparkysgirl, im on 2 tabs of metformin a day - 1 morning 1 evening i found the only noticable side effect that i had was if i didnt take them with food - how can i put it nicely??? my bum and the toilet became good friends lol but other than that i dont think i got side effects - none that were noticable anyway.
Im getting back to my old self now not being so sad and fed up with the world :) FS appointment next week and going away for my neice's 1st birthday this weekend so that will be good have a great weekend girlys
Hey,
I'm new to this forum site, but really needed to chat with people who are going through similiar issues (not really up for sharing it with friends just yet :-)...
Hoping that someone will be able to offer some helpful advice/words of comfort re: TTC as feeling a bit lost.
My Ob/Gyn/FS has diagnosed poly cystic ovaries and low lutenizing hormones (?) and have been on Clomid for 3 months now (25mg) with no success. Blood tests to check Ov each time and think each time we'll get it - but nothing. Ov late each time ~21 days with 35day cycle. Now been put on 50mg Clomid taking 1 in morning and 2 at night - seems excessive to me???
Not good communication with Ob/Gyn/FS unfortunately - but need to know questions I should be asking him! Are injections the next step? Is there other medication I should alternate Clomid with so not taking consequitively? Is intercourse best as much as possible near ov or every 2-3days near it? Aaaah...
Wondering how long is too long with Clomid and whether it should be prescribed in consequitive months as read article saying it actually blocks estrogen receptors and hence stops preganancy?
Sorry for waffling!
Hi Newbie - I don't write on this link much anymore but do linger to see how everyone is going - but wanted to give you some feed back - I did clomid for a total of 6 months - 5 months before going back to FS and then having the Hys/Lap and dye put through my tubes and then 1 more month after that - my FS was going to leave me on it for another 2. I was on 50 mgs from the beginning but only one tablet a day and it appeared to work - had the scans but nothing was connecting - so I think the dye did the trick. If it wasn't working they were going to do injections - to bring on ovulation.
I was ovulating anytime from day 15 to day 21 - and doing Ovulation tests. Also having my cycle up to 35 days. Once I had a positive - we had to BD that night and the next night - and throw another in for good measure! I did ask my FS should we be BDing earlier than when I get a postive and for a few days after and they advised me that sperm can get sluggish, so it wouldn't make any difference - I didn't believe it at the time but seemed to work.
I hope all you other girls are going well - have my fingers crossed for you tammara for your next appointment. I hope you get some answers.
Hey girls,
Well i hope you all had a fantastic weekend. Dh and i decided to get away for a nice romantic weekend before we start with all the sprays and injections. It was just what we needed. We had the most amazing time. Now back and ready to start the next step with the ivf. I am ready to start the nasal spray in 2 days.,Then in about 10 days will be onto the injections.. My emotions are all over the place, im so excited to what we are hoping to get from it all but so scared about the possibility of it not working and what my body is going to be put thru over the next 3 weeks.
After the weekend, im more excited than ever to get to this next stage of our lives so bring it on i say :)
Hi all
Reply's first:
Frustrated - Thanks for the heads up about the ovulation kits, I used to use them and didn't find them helpful at all (perhaps cos I wasn't ovulating). I'm too late for this round but if no luck then I will give them another try next round. And yeah I have been taking the Clomid at night time, just by chance. Have had some side effects but nothing compared to some of the women I have read about on this site.
Newbie - Hi and welcome. You said you were on 50mg and taking 3 tablets a day, does that mean you are on 150mg or in total 50mg? I am on 50mg a day only in 1 table though. I'm also confused why your Clomid is being increased if you are ovulating, wont that just produce more eggs and increase your chances of multiple births? Also, from what I've been told by my Gyno, sex is better every 2-3 days, as the sperm needs time to rejuvenate itself. Also I have been told only to be on Clomid for 6 months, so I think you?re right with 3 at this stage. Good luck tho, hope it works for you soon.
Ok, so I am currently on day 29 and have do not yet feel as though my period is about to come (should be due in 2 days, according to last cycle). I have however been quite nauseous in the evenings for the past few nights. Not sure if I am just getting my hopes up though :pray: Did a pregnancy test on day 27 (neg). I have heard tho that when on Clomid you can only test once you are due? Is that true? And if so how does that work as most of us on Clomid have irregularity issues and therefore don't know when we are due. Sorry for all the questions.
Well I am trying not to think about it too much as I worry that I am setting myself up for heart ache. Time will tell though I guess.
Hope everyone else is well.
Kel
Thanks very much :)31Becc and Keli for sharing your advice! Much appreciated!!!
I was initially on 25mg 1per day for the first three times and this last time FS said to up the dose to 50mg and take 3 of those tablets per day (150mg in total). I am abit concerned too Kellie as I think it's an excessive jump from 25mg - 150mg in one hit!
I 'think' I was ovulating - FS doing blood test monitoring and seemed that levels rising enough to suggest so - but maybe not!
Internal ultrasounds usually showing multiple small follicles at 10-12 days but don't know if they actually matured to a single mature follicle for ovulation to occur...another question to ask FS!
I have appt this Friday for internal ultrasound and will quiz FS then!
Sounds like I'll be on it for a little longer perhaps and then I'll ask FS about injections...
Good luck to you Keli in the next couple of days!
Keli - just letting you know my FS always said that I should start testing from 17 days after I had a postive read for ovulation with a kit. Hope this helps.
Ok so i am nervously/anxiously awaiting a call from the nurse, i am 7 days into the nasal spray and supposed to get pd today? I have a feeling i may have ovulated sun or Mon tho, and the nurse told me that if i did it would set me back a few weeks :( I am supposed to start my injections this week so i will be devostated if its all put back. I do feel as tho i am getting pd's tho so fingers crossed, coz if i do i def didnt ov. So i had the blood test yesterday and am getting a call from the clinic to tell me what is happening. If all go me and dh go and get injections this afternoon.. :)
I really have a feeling its going to be put back. I am going to be a mess if it is.
Hi everyone
Fingers crossed you get to progress with the injections but try not to get too upset if you have to wait, i do understand how hard the waiting is. I went to my FS last week and my next step is the surgery but i cant get into see the dr till mid November so i dont even know if i will get suregery this year.
I keep trying to prepare myself that things may get put back and even not work but i hate that thought im trying to be so positive which may not be a good thing in this situation.
I feel for you Tamara, yes the wait is just horrible.I guess at least you know that this surgery may be your answer but i cant imagine how you must feel knowing that the appointment is even a few months away. I have everything crossed for you that as soon as the surgery is done, all works out for you.
Thanks :)
It just feels like waisted time of doing nothing. But who knows if i dont think about it, it may happen naturally.
The dr said if this doesnt work then it is onto IVF for me
I was just about to say any luck ot will happen naturally. maybe this wait is meant to be for that to happen. All the best...
I am still waiting on thois phone call, the wait is killing me
You never know i might get an early Christmas present :) I did fall pregnent just on the Metformin in Feb this year so it might happen. Fingers crossed for you :)
Best Xmas Pressie ever hey....
Ok well Nurse just called and my levels are all good so we are heading in there this arvo to get all injection stuff... I feel like crying im so so happy :)
FANTASTIC!!!!! dont be too worried about the injections, i promis they are not that bad
I dont care they can hurt me all they want all i care about is that i am actually on track. Im so so happy
Hey How is everyone? Any news from anyone?
Ok well im all on track started my injections last week, and go for my scan in 3 days to see whether im ready to go in for the collection.
I'm praying that im all on track :)
Hope its going well for you and your not getting too many side effects. The main thing that i noticed was the hot flushes but they went away once i stopped.
My appointment was moved from November to next monday to see the surgeon so im happy about that, cant wait to start the next chapter.
It hasn't been to bad, few light headaches and really bloated at the moment. And DH says maybe a little moody.emotional.. Other than that all good.
I'm hoping the 1st scan will be great and can get straight into collection.
That is fantastic that they moved your app forward.Good luck with it. Must feel great to knopw that u dont have to wait around till Nov now :)
yeah sure is, the two month wait would have killed me. I feel motivated again now only a few days to get a definate on surgery and date - im hoping it is done within the next month
Hello everyone
I'm new here, so just wanted to introduce myself and also ask a question...
I came off the pill a year ago and had no periods for around 5 months, and just a couple of random light 'almost' periods between then and now.
A month or so ago I started acupuncture to try to regulate my cycle and this month ovulated for the first time that I know of (detected it on a kit) and last night had the first "proper" period in about a year. All of this was typical timing, as today was my first appointment with a FS to investigate my lack of cycle!!
He has prescribed 50mg of clomid (starting tomorrow -being day 2 of my cycle) for 5 days, with a review in 5 weeks time.
Now I'm not sure... On the one hand I want to take the clomid and hopefully get pregnant asap! On the other hand, I think maybe the acupuncture is helping, and I need to give my cycle a chance to get there 'naturally'? I hate taking ANY drugs if I don't have to, and my hormones have been all over the shop this last year - not sure I can handle the side-effect of being more (???? is that possible?) emotional!
But on the other hand (I have many hands..) all the medical people I have asked about this say to just take the clomid.
Me and husband are both 50/50 on this and keep wavering back and forth... We'd like to avoid multiple births where possible too! But I'm 31 now and I know the clock is ticking if more interventions are needed later...
(By the way - FS couldn't find anything wrong with me other then irregular ovulation - he thought this recent ovulation may have been the 1st all year).
Sorry for the long post! I'd really appreciate any thoughts / advice from people who have been in the same boat and understand. Just not sure what the right decision is at the moment.
Thanks :)
Hey Brissygirl, cant really say to take or not take the clomid but i can tell you from personal experience i didnt get any side effects when i took it - i took it at night. If it was me in the position i would give the clomid a go while you have had a natural period - any bit of extra help is worth a go . . . in my opinion.
good luck with it
Thanks for your help Tammara. I have decided to give the clomid a go, so will start it tonight.
All the best to everyone else on this forum too!
Good luck with it, i think if you take it at night you should be fine. All the girls that took it at night havs had little or no effects