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

[ImSoTired]

Rachel, oh my gosh, she is precious! Already looking less like a newborn too. I love that dress she looks beautiful in it! Gorgeous pics!

 

[Rachel789]

Thank you! She already weighs 11 and a half pounds, she is in the 90th percentile for height and weight

 

[ImSoTired]

Thank you! She already weighs 11 and a half pounds, she is in the 90th percentile for height and weight

Wow! You must have that super milk! lol!There are a lot of babies in my parenting group thread here on bnb (December snowflakes) who have big babies as well! I think it's probably pretty common. Cait is 15 lbs 11 oz (we were at the doctor yesterday) about the 50th percentile. Amazing! Keep up the good work!

 

[Lovetoteach86]

for healthy beautiful babies! Good to hear that everything is going good with the girls.

I finally got the results to my fertility specialist and her office confirmed what I already knew, I didn't ovulate. Now on to waiting one more week, starting provera, and then going in for the baseline ultra sound before starting round two of femera. This time I will be taking femara AND metformin though. I think that is the combination I need.

 

[Rachel789]

That's good you will be taking both, I'm sure that will help! Are they increasing your dose of femara?

 

[Lovetoteach86]

I don't know what they are doing dose wise yet, I am sure we will talk about it at my ultrasound appointment. I don't know if I need an increase, or just the metformin and femara combo. I guess I will see what the doctor says, I am sure she won't be happy that I stopped metformin, but she should have discussed metformin with me rather than assuming that I was still taking it.

 

[ImSoTired]

Michelle, I agree, the doctor should have went over everything you were and weren't taking. That's their mistake for assuming you were still taking metformin. I hope you get on the right combo of eds and get ovulating soon!

 

[Lovetoteach86]

So I saw the fertility again yesterday and had the mandatory ultrasound to make sure that everything was good to go for another femara/letrazol cycle. I asked her about the metformin, and she said I was suppose to be taking it the whole time. She explained to me how my body's testosterone and estrogen aren't in the correct balance, so my body thinks I ovulated already and metformin puts it all back in balance. Without metformin, they could give me all the clomid and femara in the world and I would never ovulate. So I am back on metformin and they are upping my femara dosage. Too bad I wasted $400 last cycle by not taking metformin!

I am excited and nervous for this cycle because I feel like a super ovulation is about to happen. I am excited to catch the egg, but nervous for ovulation to be painful like it was on my last clomid cycle. Also a little nervous for the possibility of twins, but whatever happens, happens!

 

[Rachel789]

I think twins are more likely with clomid than femara from what I remember. I am excited for you! I bet the combo of femara and metformin will bring you your long awaited bfp

 

[Lovetoteach86]

I think twins are more likely with clomid than femara from what I remember. I am excited for you! I bet the combo of femara and metformin will bring you your long awaited bfp

You are right, they are more likely with clomid then femara. After how long this is taking I would almost rather have two at once, but I know that is a lot to handle. I just get a little impatient some times trying to act like all of this isn't a huge deal to me. I don't want it to swallow my whole life and affect my relationship with dh so I play it all off and try not to talk about it a lot. I think it helps me as much as it helps him not to obsess about everything. It helps to have a 40 hour a week job too.

 

[Rachel789]

It does help to have distractions, that's for sure. I know how hard this must be for you and dh and it has been a long journey. But you will get your bfp, I just know it will be really soon once you get that right combination that gets you to o.

 

[ImSoTired]

You're going to get your bfp now Michelle. I'm so happy for you. I know it has been difficult for you but once you've got that bfp you will forget how difficult it was to get there. As you were saying, just keep yourself distracted and bd when you can. Everything is going to work out now that you are in the care of a specialist and you're on the right combination of meds. Best of luck! Keep us updated. I'm sure we'll be reading of your bfp soon enough!

 

[ImSoTired]

Michelle and Rachel I hope you are both doing well!

 

[Rachel789]

I am doing well. Just enjoying spending time with my baby girl!

How are you?

 

[Lovetoteach86]

Funny you were thinking of us because I got a smiley on the opk today and couldn't wait to tell yall. Weird that it is on cd16, just like last cycle, but hopefully this time I actually release the egg! My birthday is tomorrow, it would be so crazy to ovulate/conceive on my birthday. That would be the best present I have ever received in all my 27 years.

I hope our little post BC baby girls are healthy and happy!

 

[Rachel789]

Yay for the smiley!! I will be chart stalking and hope you get the best bday present ever happy birthday

 

[ImSoTired]

Awesome Michelle! That would be a great birthday gift! Happy birthday! When my cycle is normal I O on cd 16. I hope you catch the egg! Your chances are so good now

Cait is 7 months old, crawling all over the place and beginning to stand! I can't believe it. It has me broody for another baby but I think we have decided to wait until this time next year. Who knows how long it'll take me to regulate this time ! I really want to lose weight again to have another healthy pregnancy and hopefully help my cycle regulate when I'm ready. It's crazy how fast they grow!

 

[Lovetoteach86]

Awesome Michelle! That would be a great birthday gift! Happy birthday! When my cycle is normal I O on cd 16. I hope you catch the egg! Your chances are so good now

Cait is 7 months old, crawling all over the place and beginning to stand! I can't believe it. It has me broody for another baby but I think we have decided to wait until this time next year. Who knows how long it'll take me to regulate this time ! I really want to lose weight again to have another healthy pregnancy and hopefully help my cycle regulate when I'm ready. It's crazy how fast they grow!

7 months, I can't believe it. I always thought I would like it better when they were a little bit older around the walking/talking age, but everyone seems to miss the baby stage, so I guess it's not as bad as I'm imagining it. I am so worried that I won't know what to do, and that I will get overwhelmed with not knowing why he/she is crying, but either it isn't as bad as I imagine, or there is just a really strong emotional reason for wanting that baby stage back. I just have a feeling that I am in for a world of surprises that I won't be able to understand until I am a mom myself.

 

[ImSoTired]

Michelle, Being a mom is really different than I thought it would be. I've been around babies since I was a young child and I've watched people care for them and helped. I worked at a daycare for almost 6 years starting out with infants and then working with the 2 year olds for a short time and then the 1 year olds for a few years. I thought it was a piece of cake and that I had a knack for it. But those were other peoples children and I didn't have to take them home at night. Although I was attached to those children it's a whole different attachment when the child is your own. I had a ton of experience and when I had Cait I was still afraid. I'm still learning things all of the time so whether you know what you're doing or not, being a mom is a whole new experience. It's the scariest, most tiring, yet most wonderful thing anyone can do. Every stage is a fun stage when it's your own child. A part of me can't wait to see her toddling around the house, saying 'mama', and doing a cute little dance when I turn on the music...but there is another part of me that just misses sitting in a chair holding my non-squirming, beautiful newborn. I miss breastfeeding and having a tiny baby to rock and cuddle. Everyday Cait grows and learns. It's so wonderful to see but it's going so quickly I'm afraid I didn't have enough time to enjoy it. I think it's the same for a lot of moms. When it's your baby you will learn as you go along and you will know what to do. It's never very easy but it's always wonderful. The postpartum hormones are the worst and will have you second guessing EVERYTHING, but it's best if you just remember that every sleepless night and every crying fit will come to an end and things just keep getting better and a little easier. I take a deep breath and think to myself 'it'll all pass and tomorrow is another day' and I can usually calm myself down. It'll all be similar for you when you become a mom. And I'm sure you'll be getting your bfp any time now and you'll start to feel a little more like a mom everyday. Soon enough you'll see where I'm coming from and it'll all be just as wonderful!

 

[Rachel789]

Well said steph and so true!