ladies

Kyla- Aw thanks hun I hope so too! And so glad I joined the gym I needed to get fit- I am a healthy bmi, just want to do it for the fitness side of it really and for holiday!
Glad you had good news hun that is great If you done clomid and not always ovulated then personally I would try femara as heard it is more gentle and works better on some ladies than clomid, but the same as clomid can work better than femara- Either way after the surgery hopefully you ovaries should be more sensitive to fertility drugs, so happy that you now have a plan

Cridge- 10 weeks! Your bubba is growing quick hope you are both well?

anupur- Good luck with this natural cycle hun

Mommymel- Hows things going? Good luck with your bloods wednesday

Tella- How are you doing? I just read that article you have given me loads of hope again thanks

Maria- eeeeeek 11 weeks to go HOW EXCITING I hope you are feeling a little better hun I am here if you need to talk

I am just waiting out tuesday feels so so long away! Anything or any suggestions on how I can get these follies growing???

hi ladies. forg iv e m e for not sending personal shout outs. i may not be online to post f or a while. iwas admitted to the hospital for b ed rest. went to ob appt on tues and i was 1cm dialated. no con tractions un til yesterday, but they were so mild i couldnt feel them. i will be here until i deliver. but as long as bab y is healthy i will stay as lon g as i hav e to. tuesday is a big milestone....24weeks. lookin g forward to tuesday, iwill get steroid shots to help babys lungs. gonna b e a long road, but i am ready for it.


good luck to all of you!!!!!!

Scerena - hope those follies grow grow grow grow!! Good luck at the gym.

Kyla - Have you been tested for insulin resistance before? Sorry if you've already said that! I'm afraid I can't help on the Clomid vs Femera decision. I have only taken Clomid before OD and it didn't make me ovulate.

Anupur - do you have to pay for your follicle study? Can you not buy any ovulation tests online? You can get them on Amazon.com. They are invaluable to me as I have to pay £90 per follicle tracking scan so the OPKs are a lot cheaper! I hope your LH has gone down lots.

Cridge - loving your prune!

Maria - loving your squash!

Tella - wow, that article is amazing! What a journey that couple went through.

snflwrgrl - so sorry to hear that. You will be looked after very well and monitored carefully I'm sure. Make sure you get lots of magazines and books etc to keep you busy.

MommymMel - good luck with the bloods on Wednesday. It looks like we are cycle buddies, I am going for progesterone on either Tuesday or Wednesday, I can't quite decide when/if I ovulated!

AFM - CD19 today. My bbt has gone up a bit, but not much, although FF thinks I have ovulated. So I booked a follicle tracking scan which I had this morning. I was hoping they would be able to confirm ovulation. The person that did the scan didn't really have much knowledge but she said on the left ovary there is some free fluid so I have "probably ovulated". There were no dominant follicles, which again, I hope means I have ovulated as the LH surge would have caused the dominant one to rupture. Can you I ask you girls a couple of questions?
Do you know if non dominant follicles can release after the LH surge?

Does the mid luteal progesterone test have to be a fasting test? What would happen if I had it 6 days after ovulation instead of 7, could I get a negative result even if I have ovulated?

Hope everyone is ok.

snwflwrgrl- I am so sorry hun I am glad the hospital are giving your baby the steroids to help with his/hers lungs :lungs: I really hope tuesday comes around for you really quickly I will be thinking of you, your bubba and your oh will be in my thoughts and prayers Try and rest hun, we are here if you need to talk

LPEAR- Thanks hun we just posted at the same time so missed your post when I was replying lol! Sorry I cannot help you with your questions as I do not have a clue, I am sure someone on the thread can help you though I hope you did ovulate

Snflwrgrl - so sorry to hear you'll be in hospital until you deliver, you're in the best place and they'll be looking after you well

LPEAR - I wasn't tested for Insulin Resistance, although I am convinced that I have it as when I am on the South Beach Diet phase 1, I lose weight well as it cuts out sugars.
With regard to the progesterone test - I presume you mean the 'CD21' test, which is 7 days after you ovulate? If so, I've had a lot of experience of these as I had them every month last year. It's not a fasting test. Progesterone is released once an egg has been released and the levels continue to rise meaning approx 7 days post ovulation they will know by your levels if ovulation is likely to have happened or not. It's unlikely to get a negative test if you've ovulated and 6 days instead of 7 won't make much difference to the levels but they might be slightly lower, I've had them done at 6 days and 8 days due to weekends. Good luck

AFM - I saw my GP and we discussed Clomid v Femara. (Thanks Cridge, the yin yang made a lot of sense to me, I'm in the middle). I have decided to go with Femara since Clomid was hit and miss and because when I did ovulate on Clomid, my OPKs were still faint so I'm favouring something new. I feel like I've been given a boost, so I'm joining a gym and focusing on weight loss. Just have to wait for the to show up now so I can start my Femara. Metformin starts tomorrow, been told to watch out for the squits

Thanks very much Kyla, that's a great help.

Regarding the metformin, whatever you do don't start on the highest dose, you'll be running to the toilet!! I've been on it for over two months and still not at the highest dose, i have to increase by half a tablet at a time over the course of a few weeks, or i get such a poorly tummy, and it comes on very suddenly.

Snflwrgl so sorry your having a tought time hope baby hangs in there as long as possible.
Kyla i could not tollerate metformin at all even when like lpear i tryed half a tablet at a time. I was fine on 50mg but the min i increased it that was it tummy cramp and the squits. So i thought sod this i can't cope with that.

AFM I taken 4 out 5 clomid 50 mg and see the fs for scan,weight and iui chat on the 23rd. xx

Scerena and Nikkia - good luck for your scans, ladies Clomid has resulted in many miracle babies so here's hoping that each of you will get your BFP next month How's your DH's swimmers?

LPEAR - hows the BBT today? Usually free fluid is a good sign but instead of a dominant follicle a good sonographer should have been able to the corpus luteum which is the left over of the follie. But it siunds like your sonographer wasnt all that great

Kyla - is Femara a pill or an injection? Wishing you lots of luck with it What dose Met are you starting on? I really hope the nasty side effects dont last too long for you

Snflwrgrl - OMG, i am soooo worried abou you and your baby boy. I cant wait to get an update. I seriously hope they can stop the labour for at least another 2-3 weeks. Yes, the hospital bed rest will suck but the LO will have so much more chances of healthy future I have everything crossed for you and praying very hard all ends well!
I also still cant believe your Dr dragged things and didnt put in a stitch right away when they first discovered the short cervix

Maria, I don't think she knew very much. When I said I thought I'd ovulated she was really confused as to why I was in for a scan after ovulation! BBT has been nice and high the past 3 days! I'm finally accepting that I ovulated on cd17! I guess that means I'm officially in the 2ww for the second time ever! I'm considering stopping bbt in a few days until the next cycle, I literally analyse every little thing and end up on google for hours a day. Hope you and bump are doing well.