Clomid buddies?

[AngelaALA]

Well FX you get that baby sister or brother for DS, I'm trying for my first have been since Nov 2013 so I would kill for a pregnancy scar or stretch marks my baby war wounds as I call them it's all I seem to think about lately can't even really concentrate in work anymore especially since starting Clomid in Jan, just really hope it works I feel happy that I know my body is reacting well to Clomid as I dropped three eggs this month and I've got another 4 months on Clomid before I have to think about IVF so I'm hopeful xx

 

[LuLu15]

I think I would cry if all 4 were fertilized lol but after trying for so long and seeing so many bfn it just seems surreal to me to even be pregnant. It's weird...but twins would be fun...they warned me about multiples so the larger numbers make me nervous lol.

My dr told me not to rely on the digital one too because they work differently so I have some ic's and I got the digital one that shows the blinking face and solid but even with them getting darker I didn't get a blinking face it was just a circle...so who knows what's going on with my body ugh. The digital just helps ease my mind lol, but they are so expensive. We'll just bd and hope we catch it on Monday.

 

[AngelaALA]

Sounds like a plan lulu sounds like your doing as much as you can FX and baby dust for you xx hope it works I like the cheapies as they start going darker which means I can see when O is coming xx

 

[star_e]

pcos can definitely mess up opks. though i have heard of opks working for some women with pcos. i have pcos and opks did not work for me. they read positive for two weeks.

in terms of clomid, like angela said, taking it at night can help minimize side effects. personally, i did not have any side effects with clomid. though i really have had them with prometrium, which is progesterone that i insert vaginally to induce AF. fortunately, the side effects from that were only severe the first two days, the effects have finally subsided.

preseed is a life savior. i could not have BDed as much as I did during the first cycle without it. its amazing. to help increase cm, you can try adding cinnamon to your tea or morning breakfast. it is said to help with that. also, mucinex or robitussin, but only if they ONLY have one ingredient - the guaifessin ingredient.

afm, no news. last day of prometrium will be on wed, then i have to wait for AF. last time when i took provera, i started my period two days later. hopefully it will be similiar with this. i get excited logging stuff on my calendar. so i log the days i take the prometrium. i just like doing things. it makes it more fun to have things to do.

angela, fx for you and twins! what a joy that would be

good luck to everyone on this cycle!

 

[star_e]

lulu when do you find out if the 4 follies fertilized?

 

[star_e]

Well FX you get that baby sister or brother for DS, I'm trying for my first have been since Nov 2013 so I would kill for a pregnancy scar or stretch marks my baby war wounds as I call them it's all I seem to think about lately can't even really concentrate in work anymore especially since starting Clomid in Jan, just really hope it works I feel happy that I know my body is reacting well to Clomid as I dropped three eggs this month and I've got another 4 months on Clomid before I have to think about IVF so I'm hopeful xx

angela, i hear you on not being able to concentrate. its difficult, especially when the cycle starts moving and there is more to get excited about. good luck and glad to hear you are not experiencing too much discomfort with symptoms. i have heard many people say they got their BFPs and had no symptoms at all. gluck.

 

[star_e]

Hi girls! I have been anxiously waiting my opportunity to jump on this thread. Long story short. I stopped BCP last may to get preggo, 10 months later no period. I was recently diagnosed with PCOS, my doc says being on BCP for 13+ years masked the symptoms. I am doing a pack of hormonal BCP started yesterday to induce a withdrawal bleed and then I will start Clomid on day 5! I was initially going to do a progesterone withdrawal but the doc said she wanted me to have the estrogen in the pill so I could have a stronger bleed. In a little less than four weeks I will be starting Clomid. I am going to focus the next four weeks on doing yoga, eating healthy and re-starting acupuncture. I am going to start temping again once my withdrawal bleed starts, I took a break because I found temping with no ovulation and no period for months at a time too depressing. I also got connected with a massage therapist who does fertility massage which I can get covered by my health insurance with a co-pay. I am currently working with an OBGYN, she has been great. I know that many people recommend seeing a fertility doc with clomid but my health insurance will not cover fertility treatment with a specialist so I want to do what I can with my OBGYN.


What I would like to know is there anything I should do to prepare myself for taking clomid? Anything that you wish you had known before taking it? Does Clomid really mess up OPKs?

2ducks, the one thing id recommend if you have to do clomid for a second round, make sure that your obgyn checks to see if you have developed any cysts before putting you on clomid again. i will start my second cycle of clomid in a few weeks and my doc is going to do that. and even before i moved to see an FS, my obgyn said she was going to send me off to get a us to make sure that no cycst were present.

hopefully, you will get the BFP this round though!

 

[robinsonmom]

Not sure when Ill on while on the clomid. Hoping for cd14-16

 

[star_e]

Not sure when Ill on while on the clomid. Hoping for cd14-16

What day are you on right now? Have you already started taking clomid?

 

[cowgirl21]

Angela, yes believe me, I understand. Hub and I held off two years on marriage bc we wanted a family immediately. I quit my job right after getting married back in 2008. (Though we were really ntnp before but figured the really trying would produce a big family, nope..) so after 3.5 years or so we went for help. After a long time God blessed us with ds. I ALWAYS had and have such anger in my heart bc of infertility. So many people having kids and not even wanting them. Ds has blessed us but at the same time is a VERY difficult child (& I'm not just saying it, ...) but we always have had it in our plan for at least two close in age. Ds will be four in a couple of months so that obviously had gone out the door bc God has not answered our prayers. Ever since Dr cleared us for bd after ds, we were ntnp but went to straight trying after he was a year. It's completely not easy, never is for us.
God has put being a mother into each of our hearts, that's why we are all here. It's so hard to swallow being challenged with fertility but I'm glad that we can share support in groups like these. So here's to all of us, that God may answer our prayers and quickly!!!


So continuing with me, I am only on CD 2 & really hadn't had any red blood period since Oct 30. && wow it is like constant cramps!! Ouchhh

 

[cowgirl21]

2 ducks are you in USA? (Mobile doesn't say) our health insurance seems so different than those in the UK with the nhs. I know I didn't have the cash to go to a fs since insurance wouldn't cover fertility Dr or treatments. (Which is completely absurd in my.mind)

 

[LuLu15]

Star- I really thought I'd get a pos opk today but it's still negative. I had some cramps yesterday so I was thinking I was getting ready for O but maybe it's just the follies growing. I'm thinking if they are big enough we will trigger tomorrow and then I'm not sure how the fertility doc tests for pregnancy. Not sure if he does bloods or just has me poas and then follows up with bloods? Or US since there is a higher risk of multiples? Not sure, I guess I could ask that tomorrow lol.

I agree cowgirl, the cost of fertility tx is rediculous! My doc was able to send my HSG to insurance but the US and Clomid I've had to pay for and the IUI we'll have to pay for as well.

 

[robinsonmom]

Cowgirl we have very similar stories! Been ttc ntnp for 3 years quit my job a few months after marriage to relieve stress.. Thought that was the problem. Just recently went for help and just finished my first round of clomid 100mg. I am on cd 9 and waiting to Ovulate.

 

[AngelaALA]

I am one of the fortunate ones I live in England and am getting all my treatment on the national health service I'll be stuck without it definitely xx

 

[LuLu15]

Angela- it's so nice that they cover it over there. I'm not sure how many months we can afford the treatment, and I'm pretty sure it would hit us hard if we had to do ivf.

But I did get a flashing smiley this afternoon finally!! Hopefully tomorrow it will be positive.

 

[cowgirl21]

Cowgirl we have very similar stories! Been ttc ntnp for 3 years quit my job a few months after marriage to relieve stress.. Thought that was the problem. Just recently went for help and just finished my first round of clomid 100mg. I am on cd 9 and waiting to Ovulate.

Absolutely, I hope this is your month!

Robinson,,I live near a town with that name!

 

[cowgirl21]

How much was iui? I'm cringing thinking of having to pay those ones. Thankfully Clomid Has a genetic and it is only like five bucks

 

[LuLu15]

IUI will be $480ish with ultrasound. Without ultrasound its around $200. It doesn't make sense to me to not have the US and make sure it's a good timing. But what surprised me was follicle checks are $200 too so those are not included in the "IUI with US" oh and then the trigger shot is another cost too lol. Same with Sperm analysis for hubby.

 

[star_e]

Angela- it's so nice that they cover it over there. I'm not sure how many months we can afford the treatment, and I'm pretty sure it would hit us hard if we had to do ivf.

But I did get a flashing smiley this afternoon finally!! Hopefully tomorrow it will be positive.

Yea! That's good news. Let us know how the trigger shot goes. Gluck

 

[star_e]

Robin - just curious if you ever took 50mg of clomid. Saw u mentioned that u just took your first round at 100. Was it bc u did not ovd with 50? I'll be starting my first round of clomid 100 bc last cycle the 50 did not make me ovd. I'm hoping the 100 does. I know there are many women w pcos that end up with BFPs. But sometimes I wonder, even w medication to induce the period, if it's harder for women who menstruated less before the medication to ovd. Hopefully not bc I only get it twice a year. Sometimes only once. And it's weird too bc my bloodwork shows normal hormones. I'm very curious to see if clomid works this cycle.

Good luck to you this cycle!