Hi Josephine
I'm from Newcastle...maybe when I'm feeling less shy I will tell you exactly where!
I have been feeling very relaxed the last few days, just taken a little mental break and have really needed it. This lovely forum has helped me so much. I am on CD11 and have bd a couple of times the last few days...although for some bizarre reason I decided not to use my ovulation tests and to just go with the flow this month. So, no I haven't joined fertility friend or started my temps or anything apart from relax more than I've done in a long time. I guess its what I need to do this month. The unusual spotting and very heavy period really took it out of me, and left me feeling so drained.
I'm sure I will be back on my mission soon.
I have realised that I was becoming such a bore, and in a one-track mind set; and it was beginning to really affect my relationship. It's so hard to get a balance and to not feel like its a mad race!
So that's where I'm up to...I look forward to hearing how you are doing too honey.
I also want to say thank you to all the ladies for being there and being so honest. I wish you all lots of luck, and will continue to visit here, read your posts and post my own little thoughts and bits of my journey sometimes.
Thankyou for finding me and giving me such a sense of relief and companionship.
Much love, Gretarose xxxxxxxx

Hi Septbride
Welcome, and of course you may join us. Lovely to meet you.
I too am 37 and trying for my 1st with my husband. It's been over a year and hard work. We've not been for our tests yet.
How was it for you and yours when you went for the tests if you don't mind me asking??
All the best for your results. Keep me posted
xxx

Welcom, Septbride, and hello everyone.

Nothing really to report here, I'll just make it quick.
The witch is due tomorrow, and I do feel the phantom back muscle pain kicking in, but my temps keep on creeping up. That's a little strange, though, isn't it? From what I've read, they're supposed to drop way down a day or so before af starts, aren't they? That's what happened to me last month, at least, but it hasn't happened yet this time.

I don't have much hope, though, and it's ok. I don't feel ANY signs of pregnancy (I did last month) other than being severely hungry suddenly sometimes, and sleepy, but that's probably just anxiety or boredom talking. It's been a bit of a rough month so I can accept that we'll have a new month to start with in a few weeks from now.

Still checking here often to see how everyone's doing, though!
I hope you're all hanging in there!

Thank you and same to you!! Hoping this month is the big one! xx

Hello Gretarose and everyone,

Thank you for the welcome -- it is nice to have a little group. It is extremely hard work, isn't it? I keep "joking" that I was led to believe that conceiving would be much more fun than this...

Certainly very happy to share what it was like to get the tests done. My husband got his semen analysis done first -- his doctor referred him to a lab and he went in and "collected a specimen" for testing. I think it took about two weeks to get the results back. Then it was my turn. My ob/gyn had me do a clomid challenge test, so I had my day 3 FSH level blood test done, then took 100mg of clomid on days 5-9 of my cycle, and then had another blood test to check the day 10 FSH level. Day 3 level was high, which was scary, but thankfully, I just got my day 10 level back today and it's a 6. I'm so incredibly relieved to hear this news, since that means I'm ovulating on my own and that the clomid is helping.

I also had an HSG test done last week to make sure my tubes are clear. It was a bit scary but very manageable. I had it done in the radiology unit at the hospital, and they basically insert a speculum, then put a catheter into your cervix and pump dye into your fallopian tubes. It causes some cramping when the dye flows through, but honestly, the worst part for me was the anticipation. When it was actually happening, it was not that scary or painful. It was actually really cool to look up on the screen and see the x-ray of my fallopian tubes! Thankfully, the dye was able to stream through my tubes, so I knew there weren't any blockages. And that's really about it.

Our plan now is for me to take 100mg of clomid for the next 2 months and see if this gives us the bump we need to conceive. If not, then we go to a fertility specialist at the end of May. The clomid does make me moody; I've been doing a lot of crying for the past few days and made some stupid mistakes at work today. Other than that, no remarkable symptoms so far.

Sorry to ramble on, but hope this is helpful! How is everyone else doing?

xx

Hello Gretarose and everyone,

Thank you for the welcome -- it is nice to have a little group. It is extremely hard work, isn't it? I keep "joking" that I was led to believe that conceiving would be much more fun than this...

Certainly very happy to share what it was like to get the tests done. My husband got his semen analysis done first -- his doctor referred him to a lab and he went in and "collected a specimen" for testing. I think it took about two weeks to get the results back. Then it was my turn. My ob/gyn had me do a clomid challenge test, so I had my day 3 FSH level blood test done, then took 100mg of clomid on days 5-9 of my cycle, and then had another blood test to check the day 10 FSH level. Day 3 level was high, which was scary, but thankfully, I just got my day 10 level back today and it's a 6. I'm so incredibly relieved to hear this news, since that means I'm ovulating on my own and that the clomid is helping.

I also had an HSG test done last week to make sure my tubes are clear. It was a bit scary but very manageable. I had it done in the radiology unit at the hospital, and they basically insert a speculum, then put a catheter into your cervix and pump dye into your fallopian tubes. It causes some cramping when the dye flows through, but honestly, the worst part for me was the anticipation. When it was actually happening, it was not that scary or painful. It was actually really cool to look up on the screen and see the x-ray of my fallopian tubes! Thankfully, the dye was able to stream through my tubes, so I knew there weren't any blockages. And that's really about it.

Our plan now is for me to take 100mg of clomid for the next 2 months and see if this gives us the bump we need to conceive. If not, then we go to a fertility specialist at the end of May. The clomid does make me moody; I've been doing a lot of crying for the past few days and made some stupid mistakes at work today. Other than that, no remarkable symptoms so far.

Sorry to ramble on, but hope this is helpful! How is everyone else doing?

xx

Hello Ladies....
Sept: Such great info about the Clomid Challenge! I was put on the Progestin Challenge on March 8-12th--with obvious success now testing with opks for 3 months to see if ovulation is occurring before going to phase 2--which I imagine the Clomid Challenge would be next...So again Thank You!

Greta--you and me girl--I thought I was reading about myself at the very end--extremely heavy af and unusual spotting...I half expected it with having to use Progesterone to bring my cycle on...I hope you get your surprise bump in the end hun...Being stress free is a good way to be--I know for me--although it feels like I'm stressing its nice to know that my dh is stressing with me...LOL...

We skipped last night for dtd and dtd this am--will skip tonite and hopefully over the next few days-I'll get my blaring OPK...I'm supposed to start the provera again on April 8th but am very wary of it--I wonder if I should with ttc and all--My next af is due to arrive April 14th whether using the Provera to bring on my period or not--so I'm not sure what to do in that regards--do I just wait and see if it shows or do I take it and hope it doesn't cause problems if I do conceive this month...Where is the rule book in TTC? I must have skipped over that part in the manual...

Hi ladies! Hope you don't mind if I chime in here. I just turned 39 this month and the hubby and I have been trying to get pregnant since last June. I am on my 2nd cycle of follistim and ovidrel and now in my 2ww! I did test today, at 11 dpo, and got a BFN but my doctor told me to wait the FULL 2 weeks. I just couldn't take it anymore today...lol. I hope it is still too early to tell. Good luck to all of you!!!

Wishing you lots of luck and patience with that awful 2ww. How is your experience with follistim and ovidrel? Do you have side effects?

Have a good night, everyone.

xx

Welcome M2Morgan....Patience is def a virtue I do not have! ...Wishing you loads that the test shows a blaring soon!!!