Anyone who is ttc having trouble with their cycles due to previous bc use?

[ImSoTired]

imsotired-I completly understand why you worry as I expect if/when I get pregnant one day I will be worrying too! But isnt the risk of anything being wrong at this point REALLY low? I thought it goes down drastically once you are in the 2nd tri. Try to focus on that, odds are all is well

I guess technically the risk does go down but you know me- I've never had ANY luck so I don't have much faith really. I just really need to see the baby and i think it's ridiculous that I have to wait so long! I'll feel better in a bit, I always do but there is always a little worry in the back of my mind. I'll probably be like this the rest of my life now that there is a baby on the way. I suppose I will feel better for a short while after my scan and hopefully I will feel confident enough to buy something for baby and maybe I can enjoy a little more.

 

[mumface26]

Thanks guys.
I went to the bathroom before and i have a lot of ewcm. I went to see if af had come bit was greeted by ewcm instead. I have never had this before so will get bd'ng tonight lol!
I will buy an opk tomorrow maybe its what i need!

Xxxxx

 

[Rachel789]

mumface that sounds like you will be o'ing soon yay! Let us know what the opk says

 

[Rachel789]

AF is def here, having mild cramps and there is for sure a flow now. I am just grateful I started today. I hope to o by cd 17 but even if it is cd 18 I should be ok if we bd on cd 15-17 right?

 

[ImSoTired]

AF is def here, having mild cramps and there is for sure a flow now. I am just grateful I started today. I hope to o by cd 17 but even if it is cd 18 I should be ok if we bd on cd 15-17 right?

I'd say as long as you bd on the 17th you should be well covered. Don't worry too much about it just bd when you can and maybe you'll even get lucky and O a bit early.

 

[sanchez1208]

hi ladies im back i got the best news my immune system kick the cancer butt so my doctor said we start the baby making process got appt july 16 to get clomid im so excited im month late thou suks

 

[Lovetoteach86]

hi ladies im back i got the best news my immune system kick the cancer butt so my doctor said we start the baby making process got appt july 16 to get clomid im so excited im month late thou suks

Good news! You will be joining rachel and I on our clomid journey soon.

Imsotired- I know it's hard, but try not to compare yourself to other pregnant ladies as different states and countries have different medical systems, some slower, others faster. Also some ladies are brave enough to buy unisex baby stuff as soon as they get a bfp. I don't think I will until second tri, but I know dh will make me wait until the gender scan.

 

[mumface26]

mumface that sounds like you will be o'ing soon yay! Let us know what the opk says

No way! Its not alot of ewcm now but its there!
Woohoo!
Xxxx

 

[mumface26]

Just a quick update.....

I have pcos. Not great. They said bd until october and then come back if no baby for referral to FS.

Would be me wouldnt it? I mean I am from a huge family and all my sisters have kids, the used to look at their husbnds and pop one out back in the day.
She advised agains using OPK's as PCOS are always trying to ovulate so they can give you a false reading.

I'm on cd40 and still no AF.
Now I have to go to work in this mood. I feel so rubbish.

 

[ImSoTired]

mumface sorry to hear about the PCOS. You can still conceive though, it happens all the time. Best of luck.

I hope everyone else is doing well.

I have awful allergies and a headache on and off and I have pressure/mild pain in my ears. So annoying. Today I plan on doing some laundry but other than that I'll maybe just relax a bit and maybe go for a walk later. I don't know. I'm 17 weeks today and still hoping to feel baby really soon. Still 22 days until my gender scan. Ugg so long to wait still! Oh well...

Hope everyone is doing well today.

 

[Rachel789]

mumface sorry to hear about the PCOS but I agree with what imsotired said, a lot of people are able to still conceive that have it

imsotired-Allergies are the worst! 22 days is not long at all it will be here before you know it, eeek I can't wait to hear what you are having.

AF is really heavy this time, the heaviest I have had since I was a teenager. I have to change my tampon every 1-1.5 hours and I am having clots which I really don't get. I wonder if the clomid caused this? I always worry about having a thin lining so hopefully a heavier period means I had a good lining

 

[ImSoTired]

Rachel have the doctors told you before that your lining is thin or thinner than usual? I would say a heavy period means your lining was plenty thick at least this time. I always had heavy periods -except when I was on the pill of course. I had a lot of clotting and very painful cramping with a heavy flow. At least for 2 or 3 days out of my period and then it would go to a lot lighter. No one ever commented on my lining not even during pregnancy so I wouldn't know. I wouldn't be concerned but make sure you tell your doctor about any changes in your cycle. Sorry about the heavy period though- it can surely be annoying.

 

[Rachel789]

Well luckily the cramps have been mild but they are still there, no pain killers needed though.

My dr. tells me during the u/s that the thickness of my lining does not matter and never tells me the measurements just says my lining looks "beautiful" I can't believe she doesnt think it needs to be measured, everyone else that gets scans gets their lining measured and I hear ideal is over 8mm thickness. My dr. wasnt available the day I go in for the cd 14 scan so I will see a different dr. and I will demand to get the measurment and also I am going to ask for a progesterone test this time after O. This is the reason I am switching to an RE because my gyno is not very throrough or helpful with infertility treatments.

 

[ImSoTired]

I wouldn't worry about your lining in that case but seeing a specialist wouldn't hurt anyway. I really don't think there is anything really wrong with you though, maybe just need a little adjustment here and there. I think now that you are on the clomid and O'ing at a decent time in your cycle it's only a matter of time. I know how easy it is to think that everything under the sun is wrong with you and that it'll never happen. I definately thought I had PCOS, and all sorts of other problems. I turned out fine. I still have a tendency to think something will go wrong- hence my constant worrying about this pregnancy. However I honestly feel that you will get pregnant sooner than you think and you should exhaust all of your options before getting down. I know you say that most women get pregnant within their first 3 cycles of clomid but that is not all women and your first cycle wasn't very fair as you ovulated on your own. I do hope though that the specialist can clear things up for you and give you more options. It will definatley happen for you I know it will. It's unfortunately a matter of time, I know the waiting is the worst.

 

[Rachel789]

Thank you for all of the kind words and inspiration. And you are right about the first cycle it was kind of a wash anyway. So I can kinda call this my 2nd cycle of having a real shot at it. I didnt really have any good quality cm last cycle, I used preseed but I do worry that will hurt my chances. Which is why I would like to give IUI a shot a few times if I don't get pregnant this cycle. Might as well try, it can't hurt.

 

[ImSoTired]

I never had what I thought was real quality cm either. Ever since I started the pill it really dried me up and I haven't had much change since going off of it either. It must have been good enough though because I got pregnant. Maybe the cm was up there where I wasn't checking. Hard to tell but I think a little bit of preseed can only help. I hope that this next cycle is your lucky one but if not I'm sure a specialist will be able to help you with IUI or any other route they think necessary. No problem just relax and enjoy all of the bd'ing , you might not feel like or be able to it during pregnancy and after baby comes you might have pain and then not have enough time. This is a bonding experience for you and your DH. I wish I had taken the time to enjoy the process instead of worrying so much because now ALL I do is worry

 

[mumface26]

I bought some opk's today, My doctor advised against them but I want to give them a try and see.
I will test when I get home from work tonight.
My cm is still clear and stretchy so heres hoping!

 

[ImSoTired]

Phew, I'm tired. I actually did quite a bit around the house today as I have a very eventful weekend coming up and I wanted to get the cleaning out of the way so I wouldn't be thinking of it. I'm pretty happy about the state of my entire house today which I haven't been able to say in at least 2 months. But it has really takn a lot out of me. I am tired, my back is sore and I'm sweaty, eww. I'm sure I will be aching tomorrow but I have a clean house to show for it. The worst part is the allergies. I'm always sneezing and blowing my nose. I wish it would just go away! Overall though it has all helped to take my mind off of worrying about baby even for a short time.

 

[Lovetoteach86]

I know what you mean about cleaning house, it bothers me that I don't have much time to clean since I work 40hrs a week now.

Rachel, I agree that that the first cycle of clomid didn't really count for you since you ovulated before clomid took effect. I am still hoping we are going to be a month apart with our clomid basis babies.I

Mumface- opks can be frustrating, mine came insanly close to positive a billion times. Opks are known to be tricky with pcos. Hope you fair better with them, but I guess you won't know if you don't try. Good luck!

As for me my opk said negative, but my temp dropped and I tmi, but I am literally dripping cm, which I have never seen before, and there is no chance its bd related because the last time was almost 48 hrs ago. My body is very odd...

 

[Rachel789]

lovetoteach that sounds like a good sign to me, that + opk has to be right around the corner! I will hopefully be o'ing within 2 weeks so hopefully we will both get pregnant and only be 2 weeks apart in due dates

I am starting my first dose of clomid round 3 today which is CD 3. GL to me, let's hope 3rd times a charm!