TTC & Taking Clomid &/Or Metformin ~ Jan/Feb 2008

[Kristen160]

Hi all,

Tryinglikecrazy - Just thought I would let you know that after my first round of clomid I was shocked at how heavy it was. I had never had it that heavy before and it freaked me out a little. My second cycle was also heavy but my third a little lighter. So all in all I would say it is normal and just means theres lot of nutrients there for you know what when the time comes. Hope that helped

MrsB26 - Welcome and best of luck!!!

Theresep - Hi sorry to hear about the cyst but glad your in a good frame of mind. Well I'm on day CD14 today and waiting for O (Clomid doubled to 100mg to see what happens). Also have a minor case of thrush which I'm not to happy about . So this will be my last cycle on clomid before having a few months break and seeing if I start to O naturally. Feeling a little emotionally drained at the moment and the excitment of TTC has definately decreased over the months.

So my problem at the moment is that my DH is on a bucks night this weekend (same day/day before I usually O) so I'm really not happy about that due to the amount of alcohol they will consume. Is it reasonable for my to insist/demand that he not drink??? Is that possible on a bucks night......I'm guessing probably not. Any hints??? Theres never been an issue about going out and drinking etc...not that my DH is a big drinker but when the boys get together they have a fair few, but since ttc its just becoming a sore point.

ANyway best of luck
Kristen

[TaRhLi.]

Hi Everyone

Kristen160 - Cycle 5 has been missed by me due to spotting starting 2 weeks ago which I didn't think was AF, but 2 weeks later still bleeding. My FS has told me to take provera for the next 2 weeks to stop the bleeding and then will hopefully start a new cycle again at 25mg a week after I stop the meds. Fingers crossed something happens this time.

Tryinglikecrazy - I know what you go through with having heavy AF, after my 3rd cycle mine was so heavy I felt that I was losing sooooo much. I asked my FS why this happened and he said that generally when you O AF is heavier. The more follicles you have the heavier the bleed. Makes sense as that cycle I had 5 follicles (cycle was cancelled). So you might have had more than 1 follicle mature hence the heavy AF.

Good luck girls, I will be back in a few weeks when cycle 6 starts.

[TwoMums]

Hi Girls

Well Kim's scan on monday was good!! She has two big follicles and so we triggered monday night and will go for the IUI tomorrow morning at 7.30am!! We have learnt our lesson on driving ourselves mad with E2 levels and LH levels, so we just do what the doc says... I gather from the bloods there was no sign of a natural surge, hence triggering last night... Measurements of the follies were 16.9 and 16.5 so pretty much the same so we should be in with twice the chances this cycle!!!

Holly - keep those fingers and toes crossed for us!

theresep - glad to see you are so positive with seeing the natropath and the accupuncture, i loved the accupuncture during my cycles!!

Tryinglikecrazy - Sorry AF is being such a B**** to you. Kims AF is usually heavier after Clomid too, another wonderful side effect huh!

MrsB26 - Welcome to the gang, only pre-requisite is we want to know everything that happens in your knickers, ok maybe not everything, umm yeah close enough! What DPO are you up to?

Mel A - Any news after the dozen egg whites LOL!!

Kristen160 - i would let him go and let his hair down, its a pretty stressful business the TTC and it'll do him good to not have to think about it. The hubbies need a way to release their stress too...

KellyD - Crazy hormones huh? I took the provera once, it sorted my cycle out and stopped the spotting i had mid-cycle, just had to start again! I was waiting for an embryo transfer at the time, so it sucked ALOT!! Try not to stress too much, i know, easy to say...

Good Luck Girls!!!





I start a brand new job at 8.00 so hope the doc is ready to go!!

[MrsB26]

Thanks for the warm welcome. Call me Kristy if you like - or MrsB, i dont really mind

Twomums Ha! that's ok, gotta laugh about the undies comment - sometimes i feel like a dirty old man i spend that much time poking around down there. I am happy to share lol. Currently 11dpo for me

Good luck with Kims IUI in the morning


Kristen Can you dtd before he goes out? If not i would just let him have a good time, try to think of all those babies conceived when both parties were drunk. My sister has 2 boys, both made that way so i wouldnt be too worried about one night

KellyD I hope the provera gets your cycles sorted out soon

Me nothing happening atm

Good luck to everyone

[[M]umma[M]ia]

hey girls

Twomums: woohoo thats great news on the follicles. Let us know what happens !!!

Welcome Kristy..dont hesitate to ask any questions or just "vent", we are all here for eachother.

Tryinglikecrazy - sorry to hear about AF, but i always think of it as a good sign coz if u have AF u have obviously "o". So just think, it wont last forever, even tho it may seem like it. I really hope it gets better soon

Kristen - Yeah i agree with Megan, you should let ur man let his hair down. I know when TTC for so long they can get sick of hearing about all the bad news. Mayb just once let him out and relax. But mayb before he goes to remind him that way too much alcohol can lower is sperm count. I dont know if this was true but my gyno told me this when we were TTC which was only 8 weeks ago...


Keep strong all of you and take care..hope to hear some good news soon xox

[Kristen160]

Thanks girls for your replies....I'm going to take your advice and let my man let his hair down etc etc.... I think all these hormones/emotions make you get a bit crazy and irrationale at times. Anyway

Kellyd - Hope it all gets sorted so you can continue on this ttc journey.

Twomums - Fingers crossed for you good luck

Just a question? In all of my 4 cycles.....I have never got a positive from an ovulation test etc..... but occording to my temps rises I have been ovulating?
Is this normal, I have used a variety of brands etc with the same result.
Has anyone else come across this...... the day I see a positive on anything I'll be doing the happy dance.

Stay strong everyone. I really appreciate the support of this forum and its beautiful members. Just thought I would all let you know.

[[M]umma[M]ia]

hey,

Kristen - If you are on clomid, it is not the best idea to do ovulation tests. The clomid can interfere with the results. When i took clomid i did the opk's and they all said i never "o" but now im preggas. The best way to find out is a blood test. (this isnt my personal opinion, its what my gyno told me). i did a blood tests and it came back i did ovulate..go figure. But as i said clomid does interfere with opk's but not pregnancy tests. Hope this helped a little