Hi Gorgeous Women!

Lynn: I am glad you received your crystals - I wished a thousand wishes over them before I posted them. YOU WILL have another child. I am glad that a plan gives you comfort too. Sometimes our bodies just need a little shake up! The FSH has a good reputation for women who have a little trouble ovulating. Bring on that period and let's get this show on the road!!!

Nat: Thankyou for the kind words - I am glad you got some "girling up" with your friends little one. It's fun sometimes hey to see the world from the ground up. I have a friend who has four boys and she loves to play barbies!!! I struggled with the whole perfect woman barbie thing but...

Spring: I think your idea for a name is a beautiful one. Good luck on the hunt for that perfect name.

Chelle: As Nat says you can have a blood test 7 days post ovulation that is often called cd21 test - it is simply a serum (blood) progesterone level. A level greater than 20 indicates that ovulation has occured. In women of our age (arghhhh) they like the level to be up around 40. It shows then that a "good" ovulation has occured. I would be requesting it from your gp. What cd are you on?
As for is there anything else? Well yes. I ovulate on my own too - I have had a luteal phase defect (when the time period after ovulation is shorter than 12 days - mine was 10-11 days). An effective treatment for this is clomid. Clomid has managed to increase my LP to 14 days so thats great. However, as you know as you age it is sometimes a bit more of a challenge to get a good egg. You could be releasing an egg each month but even in young women not each cycle will you release a healthy egg. Then if you get the egg you have to time intercourse correctly - contrary to popular opinion it is unlikely (not impossible or improbable but unlikely) that your egg will be fertilised by healthy sperm if you don't have intercourse in the 24 hours around ovulation. So, you need to know with a pretty good window when you are going to ovulate. This can be done with temping or with opk's. I personally can't temp as my sleep is too disrupted so I have learnt (and it took some time and patience) to use opk's.
Personally if I were you I would get a consult with an obs - someone recommended by word of mouth. As Nat says given your history looking into an autoimmune cause for your losses would be a really positive move (I think). An obstetric immunologist would be a really good investment. I am not sure how the system works in NZ but I think you have a medicare type subsidy. Either way a consult with a specialist would be really valuable. Many obs are of the belief that for women of slightly mature age that stimulating the ovaries to produce more than one egg a month is a more proactive way of acheiving a pregnancy. The thought is that out of 2-3 follicles that there is more likely to be at least one good egg! So what could take 3 cycles to acheive only takes one or whatever but you get the gist. You can do this with clomid or with FSH (which is what Lynn will be beginning on this next month).
I hope that helps some - it sounds like Nat has some contacts for you... It's a really frustrating gig this journey with so many opinions and options. Sometimes it's really hard to know the right path to take... Sending you a big hug...

Bailey: It is a bit of an adventure sometimes! I love living here - I love the lifestyle and the country town way of life. Sometimes I miss all the wonderful food in the city and the options but at the end of the day I think myself very blessed to have what I do.
With an early detection test you could test tomorrow with fmu - however, it could just be too early as well. I feel for you in the 2ww - it's not a fun time.

Klee: A christening would have been a really hard call :hugs:. Sometimes people just dont' have the skills to know what to say. Sometimes it's just hard to find the words... I do know though just how important it feels to be able to talk - to be able to say what it is you need - to talk of Phoebe and to have the people that you love do that too. I am sorry that you didn't get that. Those hugs though sound like they were loving and heartfelt. I hope you are okay... Sending you lots of love


Well we have been to playgroup this morning - very exciting with Easter around! I am tired at the moment and am so looking forward to going away tomorrow afternoon for the Easter break! How exciting - after posting here I am going to pack the bags before a certain 4 year old gets home from preschool and directs a fashion parade!
My friend is arriving home tomorrow with her twins. It's very exciting for us all! My kids have made cards and painted pictures for the new babies - very cute!
I began on my 150mg dose of clomid last night. One night down 4 to go. I am worried it will take me to an evil place - the clomid really does affect my moods (I wouldnt' admit that to my DH though!) I am praying that this is the last dose and that this is the month for a bfp for me.

I will pop back in later on. I hope you are all having a lovely day...