I haven't used these forums for over 2 years (back when we first started trying). I think I got a bit overwhelmed and didn't want to drive my self crazy thinking about trying all the time.
Now the husband and I are in our 3rd year of trying and on our second round of Clomid. We have been keeping the whole trying-for-babies-thing a secret and I'm so sick of having no one to talk too. I only ever have one thing on my mind and it is a big secret!
Anyway, an update. My last cycle was our first round of Clomid. I take the 5 tablets from CD 5 to CD9. Start baby dancin' every second day from CD10 to CD20, Blood test on CD21. My husband (age 33) and I (age 32) have been checked from top to bottom and everything is apparently good (except for the fact that we just haven't managed to get preggers). So, my OBGYN has put me on Clomid to give me the chance of 2 eggs each month. Last month I got a BFN but the blood test did confirm I O'd twice.
This current cycle I'm now at CD14. So, tablets are done and we are now BDing. I feel sick most days, especially right after I have finished the 5 tablets (This happened last cycle too). Bloaty and sick and other side effects, all that fun stuff. Last cycle the day before I got AF I was like the Incredible Hulk, which I'm hoping has to do with that being a really bad day and not something that will happen again this cycle. My AF was also awful. It didn't hurt (which is strange for me) but it was like a flood down there (TMI). Hoping this time round the side effects aren't as much and of course that I get a BFP and not worry about AF!
Alright, sorry for so much info on my first post. I've just been keeping it in FOR SO LONG!
I look forward to being involved in this wonderful forum and getting to know you all!
Welcome back to BB, PSM. I hope this cycle works for you. I assume you're on a dose of 50mg?
i've been hiding under a rock. I'm not sure when I can write this cycle off but I'm pretty sure it's a bust BFNs and a temp dive today. I'm feeling very sorry for myself.
Has anyone had their tubes checked? I kind of assumed mine were ok as we had a chemical a couple of months ago, so I figure the swimmers are getting up at least one tube. It's pointless hyperstimulating if they're closed though.
i'm tired of all this. 3.5 years, 2 dead babies & 2 other losses later, I'm tired. I'm wondering if we should just go straight to IVF and stop mucking around. DH wants to keep trying the Clomid for now. We're broke, so we couldnt afford IVF yet anyway.
a question for those who did back to back Clomid cycles and were monitored: did you grow mature follies about the same time each month? DH is travelling a lot next month. If I trigger again CD 12, then he'll be around to bd. if it's a few days earlier or later, then he may not be, so it would be a waste of a cycle.
L&B- I just had a look at my charts from when I was on clomid. I did 3 back to back cycles, I got my BFP on my third cycle which was a shock as I had tiny follies on my scan on CD12. I o'd on CD16, and the pg went to full term.
The FS had pretty much written off the cycle and given me scripts for 100mg for the next cycle and we were discussing doing a lap if that failed...then IVF. I've already had a lap done though & had no endo or blocked tubes so I didn't really see the point.
I have everything crossed for you xx
Yes I am currently on the 50mg. I don't have any mid cycle scans. Just the BT on CD21. I have had my tubes checked with the coloured dye thing that they do (I am so bad at remembering all the names of things) and everything appeared fine. That's when my OBGYN got me on Clomid. I'm trying this for up to 6 months, then he said after that the next stage would be trying IVF a couple of times, THEN doing the lap to check for endo. He doesn't want me having surgery without trying everything else first.
After trying the Clomid for 6 months that will be over 3 years of trying.
To be honest, I'm not sure (and never have been) if I even want to go the IVF route. I'm tired. So very tired and drained. IVF is expensive (I know that shouldn't matter, but it does) and I've always had a "if it's meant to be, it will happen" kind of attitude to life. I think IVF it's self is a wonderful wonderful thing, but for me I feel like I wouldn't cope with it well. Maybe we aren't meant to have kids and can go travel the world instead. *sigh* Can you adopt without having tried IVF?
So this Clomid stage might be my last foray. I really hope it works.
L&B, maybe we both need to shake of these grumps somehow.
PSM - you don't need to have tried IVF to try adoption, but adoption in Australia is so bloody hard, we wouldn't even bother. We'd prefer to try donor eggs or donor embryos. In my case, I know I can carry a pregnancy. It's just getting pregnant with a healthy baby that seems impossible to us. We're not ready to consider a life without living children at this stage.
yas - is it a lap that looks at the tubes? Given the recent pregnancy, I don't think I need any extra surgery and pressure put on my body. I think my issue is just old eggs. I guess I got excited, that despite my AMH, that we got 2 mature follies first time. I realise it doesn't mean there were eggs in there or that they were of decent quality though. Or that they fertilised.
we'll do the paperwork for IVf this week. It takes a while to get the police checks anyway. Then we need to start looking at costs and set up a meeting with an IVF genetic counsellor to look at our options.
L&B- No the lap was looking for endo- sorry I confused myself and you the procedure the FS wanted to do was the dye u/s and a lap to recheck for endo etc (my first lap was in feb 2009- she found growths and retained products in my uterus from my mc in November 2008 )
It is so disappointing, thinking that you had 2 awesome follies and then nadda. Did you ovulate? Did you have the progesterone test done? What was the level? My levels were awful my first 2 cycles- but we're high enough to show ovulation had happened. Even with 200mg of progesterone support (which seems to be my issue with staying pregnant) I had a luteal phase defect. Are you having progesterone support? :hugs: to you xx
Hi girls.
L&B I had the tube test before my first failed cycle (I was doing oi but with injectables). It was meant to be just routine and my fs assumed all would be fine. Turned out the left tube was blocked. It hurt like hell but the dr kept pushing and eventually got some dye through. When we didn't get utd I was scheduled for a lap to investigate further. Tube was then considered fine but we got a surprise of endo all over the place. Again fs wasn't expecting this. From here we did four more cycles. The second I had three follies and got nothing out of it. The next two my hormones went crazy dropping through the floor but getting 20+ follies. We had to cancel those. The last cycle was a bit of last
Ditch attempt before ivf. We got one follie and expected nothing to come of it but I am now 24 weeks pregnant.
I know none of that prob helps but just wanted to send some love as I remember the disappointment of having that failed cycle when I had three follies.
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BFNs and a temp dive today. I'm feeling very sorry for myself. 
the procedure the FS wanted to do was the dye u/s and a lap to recheck for endo etc (my first lap was in feb 2009- she found growths and retained products in my uterus from my mc in November 2008 
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