32y.o.ttc#1 with irregular cycles after stopping BCP, let's be friends!

[MrsRose168]

I went in for my 7dpo blood draw, met with my doc at 8dpo and he said my progesterone was nice and high and along with the OPK and temps all evidence is pointing to ovulation. We just needed to wait for the "biological" evidence, either my period or pregnancy. The next morning my temps plummeted and i started spotting, the next day my period started. I am, of course, disappointed with a BFN BUT I am thrilled that Clomid is working. Two concerns I have is that my LP was short, 9 days. I am taking some additional supplements daily to support this. Also, my period was very short (3 days) and light. One day of light flow, a few hours of medium flow to light flow on one day, and yesterday was some light flow in the AM and then spotting. I'm concerned this means my uterine lining is thin. I'm drinking raspberry leaf tea to support this.

I'm sorry that AF came but I'm very excited that the Clomid worked for you! I've read that it can take some time to get the right dosage and/or medication so I'm glad that it worked for you right away! I drank RRLF pretty religiously. It has lots of good benefits, plus I like how it tastes. I hope your supplements help extend your LP. I believe 9 days is the cutoff for an LP that can support a pregnancy, correct?

 

[2ducks]

I am on my third day of Clomid. I am not doing a good job temping right now. I think I need to actually set a special alarm on my phone!

 

[MrsRose168]

2ducks, how are you doing?

 

[2ducks]

Hey! Good, still no BFP. I am on my third Clomid cycle, thus far it is working nicely (as far as I know). I scheduled a 30 minute phone consultation with an RE from a fertility clinic to see what my options are in case Clomid with my OB doesn't work out. If I don't get a BFP with Clomid within 6 cycles I will probably stop and go to a fertility clinic. If we end up at a fertility clinic and need IUI or IVF most likely I will have to wait until next summer when I have time off work because it is an hour and a half to get to the closest clinic. Oh, I got a new job as a school social worker starting in the fall so I am super pumped about that!

How are you doing??? What are the deets on everything?

 

[MrsRose168]

Hey! Good, still no BFP. I am on my third Clomid cycle, thus far it is working nicely (as far as I know). I scheduled a 30 minute phone consultation with an RE from a fertility clinic to see what my options are in case Clomid with my OB doesn't work out. If I don't get a BFP with Clomid within 6 cycles I will probably stop and go to a fertility clinic. If we end up at a fertility clinic and need IUI or IVF most likely I will have to wait until next summer when I have time off work because it is an hour and a half to get to the closest clinic. Oh, I got a new job as a school social worker starting in the fall so I am super pumped about that!

How are you doing??? What are the deets on everything?

Well, I'm glad to hear the Clomid is working, and it sounds like you have a good plan to speak with an RE. Hopefully you'll get lucky with one of these upcoming Clomid rounds! And congrats on your new job!

I'm doing pretty well. I'll be at my halfway point on Friday so that's pretty exciting! We have our anatomy scan next Monday so hopefully everything will look good. She's been measuring a few days ahead so I'm curious if that will still be the case.

 

[fairyy]

2ducks: When is AF due ? I hope this third cycle works for you and you don't have to go to fertility clinic.

I am with my OBGYN too and she only prescribed clomid 50mg for two cycles. I am on my first cycle now. She asked m to schedule for an appointment after 3months. I am thinking about asking for one more month of clomid but I am not sure. She said I am ovulating on my own so she put me on minimum dose (29/30 day cycle with 14day LP).

She wants us to go for IUI after this. So we may do IUI with her and then if nothing would move to a specialist and go for Laparoscopy.

Happy 19 weeks Mrs. Rose

 

[MrsRose168]

2ducks: When is AF due ? I hope this third cycle works for you and you don't have to go to fertility clinic.

I am with my OBGYN too and she only prescribed clomid 50mg for two cycles. I am on my first cycle now. She asked m to schedule for an appointment after 3months. I am thinking about asking for one more month of clomid but I am not sure. She said I am ovulating on my own so she put me on minimum dose (29/30 day cycle with 14day LP).

She wants us to go for IUI after this. So we may do IUI with her and then if nothing would move to a specialist and go for Laparoscopy.

Happy 19 weeks Mrs. Rose

Thank you! Hope the clomid works!!

 

[fairyy]

Thank you MrsRose.

 

[2ducks]

fairry, Is your OB skilled at IUIs??? Definitely make sure she has done a lot of them, I would hate to see you waste time and money. Has your partner had an SA? Hopefully Clomid will help you produce some more mature follicles. I don't ovulate at all on my own so this has been a huge change for me. I really don't want to go the fertility clinic route but realistically my OB is not a fertility specialist so there is only so much he can do for me. If I don't get my BFP this cycle I will probably try one more. I am so sick of temping, charting, OPKs, CM, everything!

How is Clomid treating you so far?

 

[2ducks]

Mrs Rose, I am glad things are going well for you! Do you have a name yet?

 

[fairyy]

Yes they do IUI and treat for infertility too. But you are right I should find out how many IUI she has performed. After reading your last post I feel I should go for consultation to a specialist first before moving to IUI. RE's office is in the next builiding to my OBGYN's office. In fact as per my knowledge they will be sending DH to give his sample for IUI at the RE's office.

I hope you get BFP this cycle. Keeping my fingers crossed for you.
I know TTC is draining. I am tired too with all these TTC stuff. But to be honest this cycle I am excited as it is my first clomid cycle. It gave me some hope. So far so good. I ovulated around the same cd I ovulate other months. But it dried my cm. I am 7dpo today. When is your AF due ?

 

[fairyy]

I forgot to answer but yes my partner had his SA done last month and everything is normal.

 

[MrsRose168]

Mrs Rose, I am glad things are going well for you! Do you have a name yet?

No, not yet. We can't seem to agree on anything! We may just have a list of options and decide once we see her.

 

[2ducks]

fairyy, I am 6dpo right now. My LP has fluctuated so not sure when AF is technically "due". I had a dip in temps this morning so of course I went crazy and started looking at "implantation dip" charts! I really don't want to test early this cycle, it just makes me anxious and I get excited over nothing. I will probably start to test 12dpo. I take an expectorant daily until the day after O to help with CM production. I also use pre-seed if I don't have any good CM to help things along. I hope we both get our BFPs soon!

I have a phone consult with an RE on Thursday. I feel a little nervous but it is definitely time to start thinking about the next steps and planning financially. I am certain I will be scolded for taking unmonitored clomid, I have read it is highly frowned upon by REs. I am getting no monitoring with my current doc on Clomid which I don't like too much. To be honest he is an OBGYN and is not a fertility specialist but I asked for an extra u/s and he said no which irritated me. Its just so difficult when the closest clinic is 1.5 hours away! Also, next cycle i am going to change up my strategy. Right now we have been DTD EOD until I start to get EWCM. Then we do it everyday until I O. By this point we are tired and need a break from TI! I am going to try EOD straight through my whole cycle if I don't get a BFP.

I think it is a good idea to get a second opinion from an RE before dishing out the money for IUI.

 

[fairyy]

When do you start taking expectorant ?

If you are doing opk then you don't have to bd the entire cycle but you can if you want to

We BD eod from cd10/11 and the day of +opk and day after.

 

[fairyy]

First cycle of clomid didn't work for me. AF arrived today.

 

[MrsRose168]

First cycle of clomid didn't work for me. AF arrived today.

Sorry, fairry

 

[2ducks]

When do you start taking expectorant ?

If you are doing opk then you don't have to bd the entire cycle but you can if you want to

We BD eod from cd10/11 and the day of +opk and day after.

I started taking the expectorant the day after my last Clomid pill until the day after O. I forget, are you temping? If not then you may want to BD the day of positive OPK and the next 2-3 days. Some women ovulate 72 hours after their positive OPK.

 

[2ducks]

Yesterday morning to my surprise I got a BFP at 11DPO after 15 months of trying! We are thrilled but terrified at the same time that something is going to go wrong. I will call on Monday to get a blood test.

 

[MrsRose168]

Yesterday morning to my surprise I got a BFP at 11DPO after 15 months of trying! We are thrilled but terrified at the same time that something is going to go wrong. I will call on Monday to get a blood test.

Congrats!!!!!! Hoping this is your sticky little bean!