Clomid Buddies (moved to LTTTC board)

[KamiAnn]

Nita - I definitely know the feeling when it comes to pregnancy announcements and friends getting pregnant. I just found out my friend had a baby and I had no idea she was even pregnant. Which was really hard to swallow.

 

[Norelisa]

Rawan I was also set to take l'arginine for thin lining but was scared off of it based on the research. It does increase blood flow but having too much blood flow is not necessarily a good thing for egg health (too much nutrients is just as bad as too little). I think if you have compromised blood flow and your Dr recommended it then maybe you're okay? I know vitamin E also improves blood flow without those drawbacks on egg quality, so I've just been taking more of that and hoping it'll be enough

Belle-that's interesting to know...because I am taking L'arginine for my lining...my fertility clinic told me I could take up to 1000mg per day...maybe I should cut down...don't know...

Nore, in the book "it starts with the egg" she details some pretty interesting research about l'arginine. Essentially it is only helpful for those women who are poor responders during IVF cycles. For other women it actually reduced their egg quality (they were less likely to get pregnant and more likely to miscarry in comparison with the control group). After reading that I decided l'arginine was not right for me. I'm not sure if you would be considered a poor responder or not, but thought I should let you know!

Nita it is hard to keep positive. I find it's just become easier not to expect anything

I am having problems with blood flow, so I'll try to find a Dr to ask. I'm always cold at hands and feet, even sometimes outside when it's 35 degrees..

I cant deal with this day. Feeling very down that we might not even have a chance this month. Then Bamn hit me in the face with 2 pregnancy announcements this morning. As I congratulated the one friend, her reply said 'thanks, we are so surprised, we didnt even try' without thinking I told her, please stop making babies and give me a chance as well.

Sorry for the vent I just had to get it out.

I've done some "unfollows" on Facebook..

Thanks ladies, I poured my heart out to my 2 closest friends today and feeling much better now. Getting a horrible skin break out and then the guy whom we getting the puppy from is full of excuses and we can only get her in the morning. Only good thing that came from today was the new pup that stole my heart at the shelter, hopefully she wont get sick and we will get her in a week.

Belle, I take any pills in the evening to avoid SE during the day. I want to ask my doctor to give me femara next round, and I suppose I will take it at night too.

I'll try to get Femara too, learned that they give it at bumrungrad hospital so I know it exists somewhere!

Thanks guys thats such a great tip! I wouldn't have even thought about the SE being easier to deal with while sleeping lol.

I'm on the lowest dose so I'm hoping that I won't get any SE, but I have always been really sensitive to hormone changes/fluctuations cso I guess we will see.

You know, I think acupuncture healed my PMS. I didn't even have any acupuncture this cycle (took a break) and I still have not gotten moody PMS symptoms.... for awhile there I was going completely crazy every month!

Nita I am so excited for your new pups! It will be fun to get to take them home! My little girl is almost full grown now. She's 6 months and is probably getting close to 60 pounds. Her paws still look big for her frame though, so I think she has a bit more growing to do She's a very happy puppy and gives us smiles all the time! Pets make things better!

Aww puppies!! Going to farmers market (special valentines edition) with my shelter. We will do a kissing booth!

Our puppy is home!! The guy we got her from, said we can come tonight. And we are enjoying her so much already. Really happy right now.

Ask, I would have that checked out. Hopefully its nothing, but rather be safe and find out.

Thanks for alk the support ladies. Hugs xx

Our puppy is home!! The guy we got her from, said we can come tonight. And we are enjoying her so much already. Really happy right now.

Ask, I would have that checked out. Hopefully its nothing, but rather be safe and find out.

Thanks for alk the support ladies. Hugs xx

what kind? boy? girl? name?

<--- mom of FOUR!

Love animals! All so cute!!


Afm, day 7 of flashing smiley on clear blue. Sigh. Hubby is leaving Monday but tbh after the ultrasounds this week I don't think it'll do..

Found out yesterday yet another lady here struggling, it's nice to know one is not alone

 

[Nita2806]

Our puppy is home!! The guy we got her from, said we can come tonight. And we are enjoying her so much already. Really happy right now.

Ask, I would have that checked out. Hopefully its nothing, but rather be safe and find out.

Thanks for alk the support ladies. Hugs xx

what kind? boy? girl? name?

<--- mom of FOUR!

She is a X Breed between a scottishe terrier and a poodle, i believe they are called scoodles. Her name is shadow and she is exactly 6 weeks old. Kept us awake all night but so worth it.

 

[Nita2806]

This is our puppy from the shelter. She is also now home with us. We are now a family of 4

Going in for my CD21 bloodtest tomorow afternoon, very nervous and stressed.

 

[Nita2806]

Picture included now

 

[Norelisa]

Picture included now

Oh my doggie! What a cutie!! Look at those ears!! I had a dog who had similar "facial design", haha, she was a mix of boarder collier, English setter and dunker.

Good luck on the blood test tomorrow! Fingers crossed!!

I had a few hours with two kittens at the farmers market today, I will go back tomorrow for more kitten cuddles!

 

[Ask4joy]

What a cutie, Nita!

I was hoping to give DH a bfp on his birthday (tomorrow). 9dpo and tested with FRER this morning and BFN. If the spotting was due to implantation (started at 6dpo) then I should have a bfp by now. Feeling gutted AGAIN. Thinking we might start IUI next cycle rather than wait one more month until we officially hit the 1 year mark. I don't really see what difference one month is going to make, and given my age I just want to get on with it. If IUI isn't going to work I'd rather move on to IVF sooner rather than later...$15,000 and tons of meds and injections sure is daunting.

 

[BelleNuit]

Ask IVF does seem incredibly daunting to me too. I just have a hard time believing that anything will work for us at this point. But because I'm still in my 20s time, not money, is my commodity, so we are taking the slow route in hopes that things will finally come together for us. I'll look at IUI after we've been trying 1.5 years (which officially would be June) because 90% of people are pregnant by that point and only another 5% will go on to get pregnant by the 2 year mark. We'd wait until after 2 years to start IVF

I don't have any "symptoms" this cycle other than I've been really tired. I've been falling asleep on the couch by about 9PM the last couple nights. I'm just waiting for AF at this point. I could start spotting tan cm as early as tomorrow, so I guess we will see what the next few days bring. I don't have high hopes.

 

[KamiAnn]

I'm pretty sure I'm out this cycle took another test today at 12 DPO and nothing but a blank test stared back at me, how disappointing, that and my temp is starting to drop which is a good indication that AF is coming

 

[Four2Five]

I'm pretty sure I'm out too...cd 29 and can't see anything on this morning so hpt's...no idea if or when I O'd but it would have been late in my cycle if I had. When should I begin Provera to jump start my next cycle? Should I wait a few more days to see if af comes on her own? I'm so confused

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Also I posted this on the main board yesterday, can anyone help?

So I have to take Provera to "jump start" my cycle every month or I don't get af. I also take Clomid after I start af to help ovulate. The Provera is taken for 10 days which then takes another 3-5 days for af to show. I'm really confused on when to start taking the Provera for a new cycle, since I don't want to take it during my 2ww phase right? I mean in case I am pregnant. So do I start af on the first day of my missed period, this dragging my cycle out to 40+ days? Or do I start Provera during my 2ww so that I can keep my body in a 30 day cy?

For background:

CYCLE 1
Provera Nov 19-23
AF Dec 1-5
Clomid 50mg Dec 4-8

CYCLE 2
Provera Jan 3-7
AF Jan 14-20
Clomid 100mg Jan 17-20

CYCLE 3 ???

 

[Nita2806]

Four2five, how sure are you that you Od? If you Od then AF will show on her own. My first 2 cycles on Clomid I also had to jump start AF with Provera, because I didnt O. Sounds lik you arent Oing if you need to indice AF. Also, provera is not harmful if you are pregnant, its only progesterone and will maintain the pregnancy.

 

[Four2Five]

Nita I was specifically told by my dr to not take Provera if there was any chance I was pregnant and that I had to test negative...everything I've read online also said not to take provera if i was pregnant that its classified as dangerous during early pregnancy. I have no clue if I O'd since I messed up the first 10+ days of OPK's by using fmu and Munich dr did not do a 21 day blood test to confirm o this cycle. So I just really have no clue at all

 

[Four2Five]

I am guessing I probably didn't O since I STILL have tons of ewcm?! I've had it for 2 weeks non stop I mean yay for good cm but it's only good if I actually O ugh

 

[BelleNuit]

Four you can still get a blood test at this point. If you haven't O'd there won't be much progesterone, if you have O'd there should be a decent amount. I'm going to guess if you have ewcm that you haven't O'd yet. Hope you get things figured out soon!

Well I'm 10 dpo, no spotting today, sometimes I spot as early as 10 dpo. Either way, not holding my breath!

 

[Four2Five]

Belle I didn't realize I could still get the test. I just called the pharmacy to get my Provera and Clomid scripts refilled, I'll plan on starting Provera Monday and see if I can get into my dr to get the blood test done that morning, if not I'll for sure get it done next cy!

 

[Nita2806]

I totally forgot about the bloodtestq, its a great idea to get it done if you can.

Regarding provera, found this on a local page that corresponds to what my doctor says. Provera is perfectly safe for use during pregnancy. We use Provera to help prevent miscarriage in early pregnancy and it is usually taken until 12 weeks gestation, when it is stopped because the placenta has formed and the placenta produces enough progesterone to maintain the pegnancy.

Hope this helps

 

[Ask4joy]

Four - I've used fmu many times with OPKs and gotten positives. The clear blue advanced actually requires that you use FMU. I usually stay positive for 24-48 hours so it doesn't really matter what time of day I do it, but I know some people have a shorter surge and need to test 2-3 times a day.

 

[Nita2806]

So, ai got my CD21 or in this case CD20 bloodtest results. The good news is I have Ovulated, but my Progesterone levels are not high enough to sustain Pregnancy... Onto the next cycle. Will most likely see my doctor somewhere in the next 2 weeks.

Feel like bursting into tears right now. wity me being out this cycle, officially pushes us over the 1 year TTC mark.

 

[Norelisa]

So, ai got my CD21 or in this case CD20 bloodtest results. The good news is I have Ovulated, but my Progesterone levels are not high enough to sustain Pregnancy... Onto the next cycle. Will most likely see my doctor somewhere in the next 2 weeks.

Feel like bursting into tears right now. wity me being out this cycle, officially pushes us over the 1 year TTC mark.

Do you take any progesterone? (it exists natural progesterone, we got some from Cambodia as they don't sell it otc in Thailand). Might be worth supplementing next cycle

Afm,
I finally got non-flashing smiley on opk on clear blue this morning. I hope this means I'll ovulate after all.. We bd yesterday, today and hopefully tomorrow before hubby leaves for Korea.

I wish I had unlimited free ultrasounds, haha &#128514;

 

[Nita2806]

Norelisa, natural progesterone? I will have a look, but will chat to my doctor as well. Mayne she will just prescribe Provera. Or nothing? I dont know. It could also be that I tested a bit early in my cycle, but it wont make that much of a difference, its barely high enough to confirm Ovulation.