cd18 on clomid need buddies!

[dinky]

Hi ladies anybody else around the same cycle as me? Would love a ltttc buddy! I'm on my 3rd cycle of clomid!

 

[phoenixrose]

I'm not quite there but didn't want to read and run. I'm on cd 13 and in the process of ovulating. I'm also on round 3.

 

[dinky]

Hi pheonixrose! Have you had any signs of ovulation yet? I didn't get a positive opk this month started using them on cd14 and did 1 a day, I'm hoping I just missed it!

 

[Bugbabe77]

Hey there, am cd21 - 4dpo and on first round of clomid. NOT enjoying the 2ww at all!!!

 

[dinky]

Hi bugbabe! How are you finding clomid? This will be the 15th month I've took clomid lol, I've stopped having side effects! So how long have you been ttc? X

 

[Bugbabe77]

The clomid isn't too bad - if u can get past the mood swings, stomach pains and back ache! Have been ttc forever - 2 and a half years with my present dh and 5 yrs with previous a**hole of a husband.

 

[phoenixrose]

Hi pheonixrose! Have you had any signs of ovulation yet? I didn't get a positive opk this month started using them on cd14 and did 1 a day, I'm hoping I just missed it!

I got a +OPK last night and had a scan today. I may have had a +OPK on sunday night but I forgot to go back and read it So on the scan it showed that I ovulated already and it was only cd13. But all the little were still alive and well on the post coidal test so we didn't need an IUI this month

How long are your cycles normally while on clomid? Because cd14 may be to late to start testing. I would say start on at least cd 11 or 12.

 

[dinky]

Bugbabe I was trying for 7 years for my dd so I know how you must be feeling! I'd give anything not to have to try for that long again with baby number 2, do you have pcos or anything? I have pco but not pcos and I also have endometriosis. Pheonixrose my cycles are 28 to 29 days whilst on clomid, but last month I didn't get a positive opk till cd16 and I started af on cd29 so that's why I didn't test till cd14, so hopefully I've just missed it! X

 

[dinky]

Ohh and pheonixrose that's brill! Glad you still got all those swimmers alive and kicking up there! I bet your well excited for this month aren't you?! Don't strain yourself too much during you 2ww sounds like your in for a good chance and you want everything to stay calm in there so your little bean can implant fingers x'ed for you

 

[Bugbabe77]

Dinky - yeah I have pco on left ovary only apparently. Dh already has children so we don't qualify for ivf - so clomid is pretty much my only chance. Plus I'm 35 this year so I'm screwed really if this doesn't happen. But I'm trying to stay positive - not easy tho when all my friends have either got children or are getting pregnant now - and easily too. Still, hoping that the clomid does the trick! I have 4 more cycles after this one before my dr wants to see me again.

 

[dinky]

Bugbabe I really hope it works for you to! When I was ttc with a previous partner he also had a child from another reltionship, I made it feel 10 tim worse because I knew the problem was with me. Not a feeling I'd wish on my worst enemy! I never fell pregnant with him after 18 months of trying and I think it was down to all that pressure, I had 6 rounds of clomid with him. Know its easier said than done but please try and relax! And it will work for you x

 

[Bugbabe77]

Thank you dinky xxx

 

[phoenixrose]

Dinky - I noticed you also have pco (not PCOS) just like me. That's hard to find, I know cause I've looked. Have you been able to find any information or research on pco? Because everything I find out there deals with PCOS and they're not the same.

 

[dinky]

No I've not reseached anything about it because at first I got told I just had endometriosis and then months later they decided to mention that I have pco when talking about my endo! Never even thought I may have it because I don't have any symtoms except having a tiny lil bit more body hair than normal, but its not noticable and I always thought it was just coz I have dark hair. I'm not over weight infact I'm underweight and struggle to put any weight on! So when they said it I thought well that can't be right and forgot about it, although sometimes my cycles can be about 36 days long at the longest, but people with pcos hardly have any periods whereas I've always had one they just wernt regular. Anywhere from between 27 and 36 days. My fs didn't go into any detail about it, he just prescribed me clomid and that was that! X

 

[phoenixrose]

I'm starting to think pco is for thin people. I am just above the cut off for normal bmi, last I checked it was 19 or 19.5. Don't know if it's hard for me to gain weight as I've never tried, but I have also never tried not to gain it and haven't watched what I eat in the past. I'm the same, I get a period and ovulate every month but I also have irregular cycles, anywhere from 27 to 32 days. And I ovulate anywhere from day 13-20, although usually on the later end of it, if on a natural cycle; it's been a little sooner while on clomid, and this month was cd 13. I don't have excess body hair either but I'm blond with fair skin. The only thing I have is the 'string of pearls' in both ovaries, which the doc said can screw with egg development and that is most likely the problem, hence the clomid. I found another girl in here with pco and she's the same as us.

 

[Bugbabe77]

Shall we start a pco NOT pcos group? I'm exactly the same - always had irregular cycles, right from age 13. Could be anywhere from 4-6 weeks. According to my internal scan I definitely ov although I have cysts on my left ovary.

 

[phoenixrose]

Shall we start a pco NOT pcos group? I'm exactly the same - always had irregular cycles, right from age 13. Could be anywhere from 4-6 weeks. According to my internal scan I definitely ov although I have cysts on my left ovary.

Another girl in here tried to start a group but I was the only one who replied.

https://www.babyandbump.com/problems-trying-conceive/836664-anyone-pco-not-pcos-need-buddy.html

But I think it's a great idea. We should ateast keep tabs on each other so we can see if anything works for one of us.

 

[dinky]

I've had success once clomid did the trick for me last time and not putting any pressure on myself like I am this time. I didn't use opks and I didn't come on here and google everything or time intercourse or anything. But this time its turning into an obsession lol and I can't stop it! But I love the idea of us all keeping in touch and following each others progress, I think its important because your not just wrapped up in your own world and you realise that there are other people going through the same thing. I feel lucky that I have PCO and not PCOS, I don't want to sound mean but I'm glad I don't have to battle with my body weight and can eat whatever I want. I'm not trying to be mean to people who do have it I'm just saying I'm grateful I don't x

 

[MrsHY]

Can I join you ladies please?
I too have PCO, but not PCOS. I used to have PCOS (diagnosed 8 yrs ago with blood tests) but for the past 5 years have been taking metformin which seems to have corrected the 's' bit as my bloods are normal now! I also lost about 20 pounds in weight.
Today is cd19 and I've been getting EWCM and O pain since cd14, also strong lines on my OPK but no smiley face yet! This is my 5th cycle with Clomid (I had 4 cycles, then two natural cyles - during one of which I had a HSG - which showed a clear right tube but they couldn't be sure about the left as they couldn't see it (I have a tilted uterus which makes things tricky).
I also have a short luteal phase (anywhere from 9 to 12 days) and spot from 5/6 dpo. Have been TTC since November 2010 with no sniff of a BFP I'm afraid!
Good luck to us all xx

 

[dinky]

Hi mrshy of course you can join us! Well done on losing the weight, correcting your balance and upgrading to pco lol! I too have a tilted uterus which makes it even harder for us to concieve and I'm also on cd19, I'm still getting EWCM but not had a positive opk yet so I don't think its worked for me. I tried for 7 years to have my daughter and never got one sniff of a bfp either till I concieved my daughter, I've never been pregnant before then and I haven't been since! Think she was a one off miracle for me! X