Clomid Buddies (moved from TTC board)

[BelleNuit]

I'm sorry you're feeling like you're out fluffy. Its so cruel how the treatments can make us feel pregnant, even when we aren't. I really do hope you are pregnant though and that you'll be in for a pleasant surprise soon.

 

[red_head]

Hi, I'm going to join you all if that's okay. I haven't read back through all 100 pages, but just some of the more recent ones.
Honestly it feels nice to be with people who are on the same journey, but also a bit sad as I never expected this to be this hard!
Fingers crossed for all of us x

 

[BelleNuit]

Welcome Red! Having others who can relate to what you are going through is what helps to make this all a little bit better

 

[red_head]

For sure it's not easy to talk about in RL as people just don't get it unless they're going through it.

 

[Ask4joy]

Welcome red!

Fluffy - you aren't out yet! A lot of women don't really have any true pregnancy symptoms until 5-6 weeks because hcg is still pretty low.

Belle - good luck at the naturopaths! I've wanted to see one myself, so please share anything you learn! If it is an anovulatory cycle for you hopefully AF shows soon and you can move on!

Wondering what is causing an early O for me...I quadrupled my coq10 from 100/day to 400/day a month or so ago and have also been taking maca for over a month now pretty religiously. I've definitely noticed the EPO gives me great EWCM! Before I started taking it I rarely had EWCM but these last 5 months I've been taking it (only before O) I get days of it and have gotten pregnant (albeit CPs) twice since I started it (also started ubiquinol and fish oil around the same time).

 

[rickyandlucy]

Welcome Red!

Fluffy, you are so not out yet! Lots of women become convinced they are out only to get their BFP's. My best friend said she went to bed convinced her cramps were due to AF. When she didn't arrive, she tested, and voila!

Maybe the meds were just so strong that your body just needs some time to accomplish the same thing on its own

 

[BelleNuit]

I'm not sure if I mentioned it over here, but I had applied for a new job with better pay and better benefits. I got an interview for it for Friday at 11! So excited!! If I got it we would have to quit TTC for awhile, but I feel okay with that!

Also AF showed today, so definitely didn't ovulate. Was only a 17 day cycle.

 

[Fluffycookie]

@red
Hello and welcome! I think many of us have faced that initial sadness about needing help at all/something being wrong, but being able to get the help you need is all that matters and in the end, nobody cares how your miracle baby came about. What has your journey been like so far? Introduce yourself

@Belle
Woop woop well done!!! Will cross my fingers for your Friday interview - when I was jobhunting I researched interview tipps and it actually said Fridays are the best days because everyone is in a good mood before the weekend. Sorry about AF showing, but focus on that cool job interview coming up!

Thank you everyone for telling me I'm not out yet I'm 14dpo today, so AF should show tomorrow. Have been feeling the typical pulling/tugging sensation I usually get before AF since last night, so I really am just waitinig for it to show now I know I'm not out yet, but I'm prepared for that BFN on Friday morning, more likely AF showing before that.

Just in case I do make it to Friday morning before AF showing and can even test, I wanted to check, what is this group like about testing? Do you prefer not mentioning test results either way, not mentioning BFPs (haha, as if...), brief update rather than long update...? I thought I would ask juuuust in case.

 

[red_head]

Thanks all for welcoming me
Fluffy - hopefully that's not AF, you never know. When I've been pregnant before the symptoms are so similar to AF you can't really tell. And personally I think it's nice to hear of BFPs from people going through similar things as it gives me hope! Although it does kick me in the ovaries when it's someone who accidentally got pregnant because they sneezed and t stopped their contraception working!
Belle - good luck for your interview!
Ask - what is EPO? I'm only taking the seven seas folic acid ttc tablet so wondering if I should start taking more stuff!

My story - I'm 30 in about three weeks, hubby is 42 soon after. He's disabled with limited mobility. We've been trying for four years, three losses - can't get past 7 weeks. The first loss was soon after we started trying, then nothing for years until we got pregnant in Feb this year (following a hsg test), then we had two losses one cycle apart. I am sure I've had at least two chemicals too as we've had v faint lines then late periods but no really confirmation and sometimes you just get dodgy tests. We were first referred to the fertility clinic about two years ago but then I got really ill just as we were starting treatment, had to be discharged while I recovered, which took just under a year (neurological condition now in remission). Now back and in first cycle of clomid. Hubby's tests don't show any issues. I had pcos but it's vanished apparently! My bmi is also high and i need to lose a couple stone before we're eligible for IVF, which I'm doing via slimming world. I think I've got endo but they haven't really investigated for that.
I'm really struggling with everything at the moment, I've had quite bad depression and anxiety, especially after the most recent loss. I think I broke for a little bit, but I don't want to give up and I've been working really hard on myself to get better. We have decided due to a job opportunity which I wouldn't be able to get pregnant while doing, that we're going to stop trying in December for a year if nothing as happened by then, although I keep changing my mind about that due to hubby's age and health problems! We'll see!

 

[BelleNuit]

FX Fluffy! For BFPs definitely let us know! We will be so happy for you!! After that we do prefer that discussion of your BFP happens elsewhere. For myself, last cycle I had a squinter which I thought could be a BFP. I let the group know here, and then I kept all of the discussion/obsession over it on my journal. For pics, put them behind a spoiler tab so that it isn't triggering for anybody. And you should be set I'm rooting for you!!

Red, thanks for sharing your story, it must be so heart breaking to go through all of those losses. Quitting for a year would be a big decision. But it would give you lots of time to get your body to where it needs to be. I think age is less of an issue for our men, but if you are really concerned, you could get a couple samples of swimmers frozen at the clinic for use later during a treatment cycle (if you are wanting to pursue IUI/IVF that way). In a way you're preserving his fertility that way. My acupuncturist said that coq10 is great for our men to take too for quality! My DH takes 400mg a day. Thats really fantastic that you're pcos has vanished though, you must be doing something right!

I met with the naturopath last night. It was pretty good, she said that my estrogen was slightly low, and my FSH was slightly high (although still in the normal range, just not in the "optimal" range), and that those things could lead to thinner lining and mild egg quality issues. If estrogen is low it makes sense that I had such horrific SE with the femara because it lowers estrogen even further, haha. Anyway, she sounded pretty confident that she could treat these issues. I will be doing adrenal testing to see how that system is working because apparently adrenal fatigue can result in hormonal imbalances. She will be sending me a detailed treatment plan with supplements and diet recommendations in the next week or so. Honestly, it felt really good to sit down with someone who cared about trying to find out what was going on with our unexplained infertility, and who wanted to treat the root cause. She said to give her 3 months before trying again. If I get the job that timeline would work fairly well for me, we might end up waiting a bit longer even.

 

[rickyandlucy]

Belle, I will be rooting for you to get the job, but I am sad that it would mean you would stop TTC for a while. I would be interested to see what your naturopath recommends as far as diet. But regardless, I just hope it all works out in a way that makes you happy!

Ask, I have been thinking of you. When do you guys go to see the geneticist, and when do they think they might be able to start IVF?

Red, that is some extremely tough stuff you have been dealing with. No one should have to go through what you have been through, but you have come to the right place. Everyone here is a huge help. You are not in this alone.

Fluffy, it ain't over 'til it's over! Keep your chin up. It is ok to be hopeful. And with that...

I love all of you ladies here. I could not have made it through all these cycles without you. I reluctantly decided to test this morning. I say reluctantly because my temp was going down several days in a row, and I felt so not pregnant. But I went ahead and tested, partly bc my temp went up slightly, but mostly because I was planning to fill the prescriptions for Femara and the antibiotic for the HSG.

I finally got my BFP ladies. I can't even believe it. And of course being my first ever BFP and first baby, I will remain terrified until it is confirmed by the doc, but I am trying to stay hopeful. Regardless of what happens, I will still be rooting for you all! Please don't ever give up ladies. You deserve this! I love you all!

 

[steph1607]

Oh my goodness, congratulations Lucy!! I'm no longer a Clomid or any kind of buddy at the moment as we are in between treatments but I have of course been following along. Wishing you so much love and happiness and without doubt a healthy 9 months!

 

[red_head]

Oh wow congratulations! That's very exciting! It's the strangest most scary lovely feeling! Do you mind me asking whether you were having treatment this cycle or did anything different?
Wishing you a lovely happy healthy 9 months!

Belle that info from the naturopath sounds really helpful! Much more thorough than the appointments I've had in clinic!

 

[rickyandlucy]

I don't mind at all Red. We actually didn't have any assistance from a doc this cycle. I was literally just waiting for this cycle to end so we could move on to HSG, Femara, and IUI. But after I got AF last month, I knew that there would be at least one cycle before the RE could do anything, and I was tired of wasting cycles. So I figured I would at least try to take matters into my own hands. In addition to temping and OPK's, I also added Fertilaid & Ovaboost. I can only imagine they probably had the most to do with it, because they were the only thing I had never done before, and they made me ovulate early. I did change my diet slightly, reduced my gluten intake and tried a low GI diet; but I did not stick to that religiously. I never remember seeing EWCM, so we used Preseed. I also tried the ol' pillow under the bum for about 15 min after BD'ing, lol.

Wishing you all BFP's and lots of baby dust!

 

[BelleNuit]

Congratulations Lucy

 

[Fluffycookie]

As I already said in the other thread, huge CONGRATULATIONS to you Lucy ^^ I wish you the very best and a happy, safe and healthy 9 months!

 

[Fluffycookie]

(forgot to say)

Thank you for letting me know Belle, I shall stick to that if I get to test on Friday!

Keeping my chin up until then! X)

 

[OnErth&InHvn]

OPk porn! Close or +?

 

[BelleNuit]

Is control on the left? I think it's close!

 

[OnErth&InHvn]

Is control on the left? I think it's close!

yep! I was just told to trigger since its so close!!