Clomid club- any ladies on clomid please join x

[sunflower82]

My af showed up after four weeks after mm
Mc two years ago at 18 weeks

 

[jules87]

Swimmy, did you have a complete mc on your own or did you have to go in for a d&c?

I would give it another week. Then call the doctor maybe? Sorry I'm not much help. I hope the comes soon so you can get going again!

Nothing new here. We bought a car finally. We went over a month without a second vehicle.. it was very strange! It's looking like we won't have a garage until spring either, so that sucks.
TTC still on hold. Right now I'm focusing on these stinking migraines. I saw an endocrinologist this past week. She's going to test a bunch of hormones and run some tests relating to my adrenal glands. Hopefully I find some answers!

 

[Arohanui]

Swimmy, I'm sorry you are still waiting for AF. I had an ERPC on the 30th July (MMC found at 12 week scan on the 16th July). I had an internal scan on the 4th September to find out if I was suitable for IVF - I asked if they could tell when my AF would arrive from the scan because I wanted to get started TTC on Letrozole. They could see the lining was very thin and I was very close to bleeding - AF started a couple of days after the scan, but I didn't have the normal 'warning signs' so it may be about to arrive, you just don't know it yet. If you are going to see your fertility specialist anyway, maybe they can scan you too? I understand how frustrating it is being in this no-mans-land, just waiting. It would be good for you to know what is happening.

So, I decided to take the Letrozole when I got home from my holiday anyway - I did a little research and found that (like clomid) different doctors prescribe you start taking it on different cycle days. I always took clomid days 2-6 except the 6th cycle when I took it days 3-7 due to illness (plus I was totally convinced it didn't work for me so I wasn't too bothered about taking it exactly as presribed by the 6th cycle) and that was the cycle I fell pregnant. So, I've taken the Letrozole days 5-9 instead and just hoping for the best and trying not to get down or stressed about taking it late! 4 more goes after this cycle, and then the waiting game for an IUI appointment... please let me get my BFP before then!

 

[MaryMarie]

I started my first round of Clomid 50mg 6 days ago. I am on CD9. Fingers crossed! No symptoms yet other than a migraine, but I tend to get those every month.

 

[sunflower82]

Hi ladies I had taken Clomid cd 5 to cd 9 I'm now
On cd 18 I'm having the worst ovulation pain
It's never been this bad could it be from Clomid
I have read some ladies get it from Clomid I just
Pray it does the trick and I get my bfp we are on
Month 21 of trying

 

[swimmyj1]

Fingers crossed you ladies have some good luck!!!

Arohanui - your right being in no mans land stinks, but its all just a waiting game. i don't think they will be able to scan me at my appointment tomorrow sense its just at his regular office and not the facility they do procedures in but i'm not sure. Hopefully she shows up soon because I would really like to get back to ttc.

jules87- I took cytotec to move things along and MC at home didn't end up needing a D&C thank goodness. Congrats on the car!! what kind did you guys get?

 

[swimmyj1]

Update gals - just want to say lucky me no emotional rollercoster this time on clomid i am crabby but i think its just from lack of sleep. Fingers crossed! Going for my sonohystogram Wednesday hope they tell me my tubes are open and my uterus looks perfect. how is everyone else doing?

 

[jules87]

Can you ladies believe its almost the end of October?! What's everyone doing for Halloween? We are either going to go out with my cousin and her kids and do some trick-or-treating, or we will just stay home and relax.

We bought a 2015 Subaru CrossTrek. Originally we were going to try and buy used with the money from insurance but everything was really old and high mileage. We figured we would end up paying out as much in repairs as we would in loan payments, so we opted for new. I'm so happy we did too. It is a wonderful vehicle!

Nothing new on the ttc front. I'm still hoping to have our finances settled by January to start actively ttc with the new year.

Swimmy- Yay for no emotional roller coaster! Let us know how the sonohystogram goes.

Sunflower- The two cycles I was on Clomid my ovulation was a lot more painful as well. Good luck! Hopefully this is it for you!

Arohanui- I'm glad you chose to take it anyway. I was going to post that before but got side tracked and never made it back in here. Good luck to you this cycle!

 

[sunflower82]

I'm taking my five year old daughter trick o treating
I'm excited

 

[Fern81]

Hi ladies just checking in

Thinking of you all, hope someone has some good news before the year ends at least. I remember the high hopes we all had at the beginning of 2015 *sigh*. I have my good days but I also have days where I'm very depressed and angry. I didn't expect the year to end on the note to find out I will probably never conceive.

Of course I'm toying with the idea of just taking one last 100mg clomid chance before the year is over (against my doctor's advice!). We ltttc ladies often take matters into our own hands right .

Jules - I'm glad you've managed to sort out most of the fire damage & get a new car. What are your ttc plans for next year? Clomid again? If I may ask, are you ttc now naturally or actively preventing? Is there something preventing you guys from ttc naturally? (I know you have endo so do you also HAVE to be on bcp atm or...?)

Swimmy - So glad clomid is treating you well hun. GL!!

Arohanui - glad you are actively trying again and that you did end up taking the meds. FX!

Hugs to everyone else xx

 

[jules87]

Sunflower- what is your daughter going to be this year for Halloween?

Fern- It's so good to hear from you!! How's the house coming? What about teaching, still good so far? How are you and hubby getting along? Hopefully the stress isn't still causing arguments... You know we are always here for you on good days and bad!! If you want you can just message me as well. You always have people here to lean on when you need it.

We are basically NTNP right now. We do tend to hit my peak days, but not purposely if that makes sense. I'm not hopeful that we will conceive naturally though. We haven't used any form of birth control in 6 (almost 7) years so I just don't see it happening that way.

I'm not on bc at the moment. The endo does cause a lot of pain, and my periods are very heavy but I just deal with it right now, since we are planning on ttc sometime in the near future. By the time my body got used to the bc I'd be going off it again. So I keep pain meds and icy hot patches close for that time. Haha.

We don't have an exact plan at the moment. I've decided to get into contact with my OBGYN and get copies of all the tests they've done to see what has been ruled out before we move forward. It's all such a blur that I can't remember half of the tests/treatments that we've done.

I just feel like something has been missed somewhere. So I'm going to take it into my own hands to rule out stuff and go in depth with my doctor before we decide on any more ttc plans. I just hate wasting money on fertility treatments and not getting results.

 

[swimmyj1]

Sono went fine and my labs are all good except for the progesterone. Ultrasound next week to see how many eggs I have cooking on the 50mg to make sure it's enough lol. As for me im working Halloween night but my husband gets to pass out candy lol (or eat it haha)

 

[jules87]

Swimmy I'm glad your sono came back normal! FX for you!

Quick update here. I got lab results back from the endocrinologist. I have low estrogen! Also, possibly low cortisol. I go in for more testing this Wednesday. I'm so happy to finally get a lab back that isn't normal!! I know that sounds odd, but really I've felt crappy for so long and the fact that we haven't been able to conceive despite everything being healthy.... well I"m glad to possibly have an answer.

 

[swimmyj1]

jules87 - yay glad they finally have an answer for you!! hopefully you can treat it quickly and get your BFP!!!

 

[jules87]

I don't know where else to go, other than here. It's not ttc related, but I'm so sad and it's hard to talk with anyone in person, they don't understand.

DH and I found out yesterday that an old friend of ours is no longer with us. He was on his motorcycle and ended up in an accident. They say he died on impact. This friend served in the Marine Corp with my husband. He and his wife shared similar values to DH and I and we all clicked instantly. I had always held out hope that we would see them again. Guess we should have taken that trip a while ago.
My heart aches. Not just for the loss of a good friend, but for the pain that his wife and two children, and one on the way, are bearing. I've never been so shocked and saddened by the loss of a person until now.

 

[sunflower82]

Hi jules87 my daughter was Minnie Mouse
For Halloween she had a lot of fun I'm sorry to hear
About your friend may he rip

 

[Fern81]

Hi ladies

Jules:
Thanks for your kind words. It's so nice to know that I always have people to chat to on here. The house renovations are going really slowly (stagnated a bit now that we have to save for IVF) and unfortunately DH and I still argue a lot about the house & finances. He gets angry with me for bringing up stuff that we need to pay etc. In retrospect buying a renovation project was not the best decision for us. But we are still together lol. Teaching is going really well. All the learners are busy with year-end exams so I will only be working for about 2 more weeks; then holidays, then only back to work mid January!

I'm glad that the drs found something wrong with you - you know what I mean ; at least its something fixable and hopefully it means when the hormonal imbalance is restored that your bfp is just around the corner.

Hun I just want to say I'm so, so sorry to hear about your friend passing away. What a tragedy. Sometimes I really can't make sense of this life. Just sending you so many hugs. No words can make it better. xxxxxxx

Hi to everyone else too. Arohanui & Sunflower, where are you in your cycles? Are we tww'ing with anyone? Swimmy FX for timely ovulation and a super egg OR hopefully more than one!

Well guess what... I'm going to join you all for one last round of clomid. AF should start in 4/5 days. I'm going to go all out with 100mg clomid and black cohosh next cycle. The reason is that I have to change my medical insurance plan in order to get the laparoscopy before IVF next year. The new insurance plan costs A LOT more than my current one. We have to confirm my insurance change on December 10 so that gives me one more cycle that I can theoretically try to get pregnant before committing to all the IVF expenses. (Even though my dr recommended that I stay on BCP!)

DH and I am telling NO ONE irl that we will be trying next cycle, especially not my dr. It will probably not work in any case but then at least I will feel like I did everything I could before committing to IVF. So only my thread friends know! It's going to be a looooonnnnngggg cycle!

Sending you all hugs and chat again soon xxx

 

[Mrs. Atole]

Hola
I've been taking clomid 5 cycles now. First 3 were 50mg no luck, i am now on my 2nd round of 100mg cd 10!!

 

[swimmyj1]

Jules - im so sorry for your loss, it's so sad that he not only had a wife and kids but one on the way that will never know him. I'm a nurse and unfortunately see more motorcycle accidents than I would ever care to see.

Fern - hopefully you have some last minute luck and won't need IVF.

Atole - how many mature folicles are you getting on 100mg??

AFM - looks like I'll have another late ovulation like last time. My cd 14 scan shows a nice thick lining but only one mature folicle, so if no bfp we are gonna go to 100mg. Still waiting on the genetic testing and it has been driving me crazy! My doc took my file to his other office so they didnt know if the results were back yet. Idk im just having a bad feeling about them.

 

[Arohanui]

Jules - I'm so sorry to hear your sad news, especially sad that a young family has lost their dad.

Fern - that's so exciting that you are doing one more round. I'm keeping my fingers and toes crossed for you!

I'm in the TWW, but my LP is usually 16+ days so it's a frustrating loooooong wait! I'll test if I get passed 35/36days - the average length of my cycle is 35. About a week and a half left to go...

Been a bit down recently, keep thinking where I would be in my pregnancy if I hadn't miscarried. I should be nice and big and fat and into my 3rd trimester. I should be making a home for my child, and getting everything ready. I should be picking out names, and knitting little winter outfits to keep my January baby warm. I keep thinking about the 13th of January (like obsessively thinking about it) , it's our wedding anniversary which will mark 4 years of TTC, and was our baby's due date, and I realised a couple of weeks ago that it's been a year since I joined this thread too. I can't believe another year has passed, and we're just standing still. It's all just a bit much at the moment.