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

[Rachel789]

My first clomid cycle I o'ed crazy early, on CD 7 or 8. When I had my cd 14 scan the dr. said there are no follies and I didn't o so I should start the provera. It turns out I did O but it was a week before that so she couldnt see that. I did not know if I o'ed or not but I went with my gut instinct, waited it out and did not take the provera and sure enough 14 days after that temp rise on CD 7 or 8 AF showed so I did in fact O. Just do what you are comfortable with. I did not like that way my gyno did things, with my new dr. it is like night and day. He actually listens to me.

 

[ImSoTired]

Rachel is right. What I mean is I think they should be monitoring you, at least checking progesterone at a certain time each cycle so they know whether or not they need to up your dose or start you a new cycle. I do however hope that you did O, and with temping especially you know your body and what it is doing. If your temp stays up I'd say that you did O and to wait out AF or a bfp. You need to do what you think is right and try get your doctor on the same page as you. Fx'd you O'd and this is your cycle anyway...That way you won't have to bother with talking with your doctor about ttc or ovulating, just how is baby!

 

[ImSoTired]

My most recent bump pic. Huge and depressing...

 

[Lovetoteach86]

My most recent bump pic. Huge and depressing...

Not depressing, it's cute

 

[ImSoTired]

My most recent bump pic. Huge and depressing...

Not depressing, it's cute

Thanks but when I look at it I want to not leave the house! I can't believe how big I have gotten! I have gained a lot of weight too. Wow...

 

[Rachel789]

Depressing?!? You look great!! I love the bump pics

Michelle-When will you speak with or see your dr. next?

 

[Lovetoteach86]

Depressing?!? You look great!! I love the bump pics

Michelle-When will you speak with or see your dr. next?

I have an appointment to see him in two days. If my cycle was anything like last cycle, I should start af today or tomorrow, but if fertility friend is right I will be 7dpo on the day I see my doctor. Which 7dpo is the usual day they aim for on their progesterone tests, so it would be the perfect day to see if I O'd or not.

 

[ImSoTired]

Michelle I hope they check the progesterone for you when you do to the doctor. I hope you did O even if it was a bit late. Fx'd for both you and Rachel that you get your bfps this time!

I am really tired. I stayed up with the dog scolding her when she got too excited or began barking at night. She can't keep doing this and I don't know what has gotten into her. She is up all night fussing and then doesn't want to do what she's told in the morning (ie go out to pee) because she is tired. I don't know what has gotten into her but she hasn't even been listening to DH lately which she usually does. She started barking about a half a dozen times until 12:45 so I finally went to bed when I haden't heard a peep until 1;30. SHe was finally quiet the rest of the night. I will trytaking her for a long walk again tonight but it hasn't helped yet...Anyhow I then woke up at 3:30 because I was terribly uncomfortable. My muscles hurt all over and the nerves in my back are sore. No matter what way I layed I just couldn't fall back asleep until about 7am and I just woke up at 10:15. I just can't stand it and I hope I sleep better from here on out! As for the baby I think she'll be a bit quiet for a while as she was very ative yesterday and last night, so she should be tired and maybe not kick until this afternoon or evening.

Hope you're all doing well!

 

[Rachel789]

Steph-I am sorry your dog is giving you such a headache. How old is your dog? Maybe try taking her to obedience classes or read some ideas online on how to train her. That has to be sooo frustrating

I can relate on the not sleeping although for me there was no reason for it. I literally woke up every hour I feel ok now buy typically when I don't sleep well I get really tired in the afternoon so I am sure that feeling will be coming. This seems to happen to me a lot after I O so I am thinking it may be hormonal.

 

[ImSoTired]

Steph-I am sorry your dog is giving you such a headache. How old is your dog? Maybe try taking her to obedience classes or read some ideas online on how to train her. That has to be sooo frustrating

I can relate on the not sleeping although for me there was no reason for it. I literally woke up every hour I feel ok now buy typically when I don't sleep well I get really tired in the afternoon so I am sure that feeling will be coming. This seems to happen to me a lot after I O so I am thinking it may be hormonal.

She just turned 9! She has a lot of energy mentally but physically she has arthritis and she gets sore on long walks and in the winter. She still likes to get up and go but after a few minutes her joints ache. It's due to her being kinda over weight and it's in here genes as well. She used to be fairly well behaved, maybe just a tad hyper/annoying and always a little stubborn. NOw that she is older I think her mind is still going a mile a minute and her body isn't. I think it fustrates her and makes her bored, but the long walks and extra attention haven't helped her. And also I think she has just gotten more stubborn with her old age. I think I taught her a lesson last night when I stayed up scolding her each time she barked and I think she got the point. I just hope that she remembers that lesson and continues to listen at night.

Good luck with your sleep schedule, Rachel. I obviously know what it's like not to sleep...It's really annoying but it is what it is. I agree it could certainly be a hormonal type thing.

 

[Lovetoteach86]

I still don't know what to think, lets hope the doctor has some answers tomorrow!

 

[Lovetoteach86]

So I just got back from the doctor, showed him my charts and gave him all the info on when I started my periods and what dates I took the clomid. He isn't sure when I ovulated, but agrees with me that I might not have ovulated. He also said that he wants me to be monitored more closely and maybe do OPKs for two weeks straight so I might be able to catch the surge and come in for day 21 blood tests to see if I ovulated. He did a urine pregnancy test and they said it came back inconclusive, his nurse said there was a faint line but it was blury and inconclusive... WHAT?? How could they do that to me? So they did a blood test and I should know by tomorrow or the next day. I am very confused and trying to tell myslef that the test must have been messed up. Before the test my doctor kept telling me that it's a possiblity that I COULD be pregnant, but I never even gave that a thought for a split second, and honestly I feel nothing what so ever. How can I NOT have false hope? Tomorrow needs to get here faster so I can know that the test was just a fluke or maybe they just mixed up my pee sample even though I wrote my name really huge on the cup.


So I got side tract and forgot to mention what he thinks we should do after the negative blood test. He said once we got the results back, if they are negative, I should start provera to induce my period, and then up my clomid to 100mg for two cycles. If nothing happens after those two cycles, he is going to have me talk to a fertility specialist.

 

[Rachel789]

Michelle-I am glad to hear your dr. is being helpful. That would be amazing if you were pregnant! But as you said you need to try your best not to get your hopes up in case it was a faulty test or an error. I REALLY hope it is real though! I can't wait to hear the results tomorrow. Do you have any tests around, like a FRER? Maybe try taking one tonight? Good luck!

 

[Lovetoteach86]

Michelle-I am glad to hear your dr. is being helpful. That would be amazing if you were pregnant! But as you said you need to try your best not to get your hopes up in case it was a faulty test or an error. I REALLY hope it is real though! I can't wait to hear the results tomorrow. Do you have any tests around, like a FRER? Maybe try taking one tonight? Good luck!

I was thinking of taking one in the morning, but I should have the blood results tomorrow hopefully, so I don't know if I should waste one. Why would that crazy lady say anything about a line to someone ttc? It is going to make me wonder. It would be the biggest suprise because I feel 100% normal.

 

[ImSoTired]

Wow Michelle. That is really crazy that you got a faint line on a test at the doctor's office!? You think she would have dipped another stick if she wasn't sure about the result? In early pregnancy it isn't uncommon for women to feel normal. So I wouldn't be overly surprised if you were and it was very early. It is great that the doctor looked at your charts and everything and is being really helpful! I can't wait to see what happens next for you! I'll keep my fx'd!

I slept great the night before last and the dog has been behaving I am slightly less sore but again last night I didn't sleep well I can't figure it out...
Anyhow I am stressing about the shower. I can't decide whether I want to ask for books or diapers.I would feel too selfish asking for both and having a registry but obviously this is my first and I don't have anything so I need to have a registry. I may make a thread about it in one of the pregnancy forums and see what everyone says.

 

[Lovetoteach86]

I don't know, I am having tons and tons of creamy cm today. No call from the doctors office yet, but it's only 10:23am. Peed on a frer this morning and got a bfn. Don't know if I should wait five more days til I am 13dpo according to fertility friend or if I should go ahead and start provera to get af as soon as I get the blood test results. Like I told the doctor though there really isn't a shift in temps, I would think I would be in the 98 degree range by 8dpo.

 

[ImSoTired]

Michelle I agree. It would be strange if you were pregnant because you haven't had a clear temp shift but you never know I suppose.Our bodies are funny that way. If the doctor thinks it it possible I guess it may be. If I were you I'd wait out at least the length of my last LP to see if AF shows and if not then start a period. It may take a bit longer but that's the safest way to go about it as you aren't sure. I'd also at least take another test before starting it for a piece of mind even if the doctors bloods come up negative today. Let us know what they say because I am just so confused as to how you got a faint positive on that test if you aren't pregnant. Unless the nurse who did the test isn't too bright. Keep in mind that it is still super early and I got the faintest of faint bfps on a frer at 11 dpo and thought it was an evap. It turned out it was real so anything could happen.I have my fx'd for you!

 

[Rachel789]

Michelle-Any word from the dr? I hope you are doing ok

Steph-How is your little eggplant doing?

I am still not sleeping well myself. It drives me crazy. And on top of not sleeping well the past two nights I woke up drenched in sweat, eww. I hate that feeling. No idea why that is happening but it is very irritating. In the morning yesterday after I woke up I found one glob of ewcm, better quality ewcm I get when I am actually o'ing go figure! Then after that I just had some creamy stretchy cm. I have never had true ewcm after I o'ed so this was kind of odd for me. Also after I o I always have some sort of cm, I know a lot of ladies dry up but I ALWAYS have something. Today I woke up and am bone dry so far. Aside from that nothing else is different this cycle. No sore boobs which I am always hoping for because I feel like I will get then when I am pregnant one day. So I am not feeling all that hopeful this cycle.

I hope since I am getting the HSG next cycle I will be extra fertile and have a better chance. They say it can increase your fertility up 3 cycles after it. My dr. won't start me on femara until the cycle after the HSG so I think I may try soy next cycle because I think the only reason I o'ed this time was due to left over clomid in my system. I want to ensure I o next cycle so I don't waste one of my 3 extra fertile cycles.

 

[ImSoTired]

Baby is more quiet today so far but it is early. I had a few thumps but nothing more. Yesterday I felt her very muffled so I'm thinking she was either facing my back or very low or kicking the placenta. She still seems to move around a lot into different positions. I'm hoping that soon she will go head down and stay that way. That way I'll be able to feel her all of the time. I'm doing fine anyway I'm just feeling fat and ugly. I slept better again last night and, knock on wood, the dog has been behaved the past 3 nights. I guess my staying up with her and scolding her did the trick.

Rachel my breasts began hurting on 7dpo. I always got sore breasts after ovulation though. When I was younger that is how I could tell AF was on the way. You are only 9 dpo or so so you still have time and perhaps your body would react to the hormones different than usual if you were pregnant, ie not getting the sore breasts or getting them really badly. Mine hurt from about 7dpo to 35dpo after I got my bfp. At some times they were sooo painful. I don't miss it at all! I guess what I mean is the symptoms might mean pregnancy or they may mean nothing. It's not really something that you can tell until you get a bfp. Especially because 9 dpo is so so early. I hope this is your month! I hope you don't need to go further with the meds but if you have to I think you will have a great shot and it's going to happen soon! I can't wait until it does and I wish you lots of dust!

Michelle has the doctor contacted you about your test?

Hope everyone is doing well!

 

[Lovetoteach86]

Doctor finally called, the blood test came back negative. Temp today was 97.3, feel very strongly I never ovulated this cycle. DH says he quits, I keep telling him I probably didn't ovulate, I guess I shouldn't have told him about the inconclusive test.