Clomid club - before, during and after

[ttcbaby117]

onelil - sorry to see you go but I understand. I hope you have a happy and healthy 9 months

smile - no I havent tested. I think I will test on Sunday. I will be 15 dpo but my af isnt due till tuesday....I have a 17 day lp on clomid...horrible huh!

Does anyone know what the sensitivity is on a EPT? This is the only pg test I have left.

 

[Smile4me]

Is it the 6 day ept?

 

[caz & bob]

ttc 25miu they are here look Sensitivities checked with manufacturers in July 2008
Test Name Lowest hCG detected
AimStrip (aka AimStick) Pregnancy Test Strip 20 mIU Buy Here!
BabyHopes Generic Pregnancy Test Strip 20 mIU Buy Here!
AccuHome Midstream Pregnancy Test 25 mIU Buy Here!
Accuclear Pregnancy Test 25 mIU
Answer Early Result Pregnancy Test 25 mIU
Clearblue Easy +/- 25 mIU
Clearblue Easy Digital (1 piece, blue cap) 25 mIU
Clear Choice w/ Cup 25 mIU
Confirm 1-Step Pregnancy Test 25 mIU
CVS Early Result Pregnancy Test 25 mIU
Dollar Store Brand (mini-strip, cassette, & midstream) 25 mIU
Early Detect 25 mIU
e.p.t. +/- Test 25 mIU
e.p.t. 1-Step Digital Test 25 mIU
e.p.t. Certainty Digital Test 25 mIU
Equate +/- (Wal-mart) 25 mIU
Equate Pregnancy Test (Wal-mart) 25 mIU
Fact Plus Midstream Pregnancy Test 25 mIU
First Response Early Result Pregnancy Test 25 mIU
One Step Be Sure Pregnancy Test 25 mIU
Right Aid Pregnancy Test 25 mIU
Target Brand Pregnancy Test 25 mIU
Walgreen Midstream Pregnancy Test 25 mIU
Walgreen Digital 25 mIU
Fact Plus Cassette 40 mIU
Clearblue Digital 50 mIU
CVS "Early Result" Cassette Pregnancy Test 50 mIU
Drug Emporium Brand Pregnancy Test 50 mIU
early Pregnancy test 50 mIU
Walgreens Cassette Pregnancy Test 50 mIU

 

[ttcbaby117]

thanks caz - so it is 25miu....well i dunno if that is good for 2 days before af is due...but I have a 16-17 day lp....I will be 15 dpo on sunday...do you think I should wait till tuesday to test?

 

[caz & bob]

no just try and see hun xxxx

 

[lisaf]

I think thats fine to test ttc... your LP just gives your eggie plenty of time to implant... implantation usually happens 6-10dpo. So by 15dpo you should definitely be able to tell
(there are some cases of very late implantation or you could have a low, but still normal HCG increase... but those are both unusual occurances... you'd have a very good chance of getting an acurate result now).

 

[ttcbaby117]

because I have a long lp does that mean I will implant later? I know that q sounds stupid but I really have always wondered that.

 

[lisaf]

I don't think you'll implant later... but they don't know how everything works exactly. I think the latest possible implantation is 12dpo and thats pretty rare.
The big benefit to a long LP is that your body has more than enough time to detect the pregnancy.
The reason I'm worried about my low progesterone and spotting is because I'm afraid the lining is already breaking down before an egg has a chance to implant and send its little signal that there is a pregnancy starting and to not give up on the progesterone production. My LP is 12-13 days and I start spotting at 10-11dpo (all except that last mystery cycle).

 

[ttcbaby117]

oh I see lisa...but isnt a 12-13 lp within the normal range? Is there anything you can do naturally to help with the LP? I am taking maca do you think that will help?

 

[lisaf]

My LP is in the normal range, but the spotting can be a sign of progesterone deficiency (and in my mind, if I'm spotting then my lining is starting to break down, you know?) my blood tests so far have confirmed low progesterone.

Most doctors consider less than 10 to be too short... other doctors consider less than 12 to be a problem.... my theory is that with a 10 day lp, you have a CHANCE of implanting early enough not to shed your lining so some doctors say its fine.

My acupuncture, the vitex and the chinese herbs I'm on are supposed to help but it can take 3 months to have an effect. (I only started the Vitex this cycle since you cant take it with the Clomid)
But of course this makes me wonder if my progesterone fell at 11dpo like it always does and usuall brings on spotting.. and if that caused the implantation to fail. In which case I should be ignoring doctor's orders and using the progesterone supplements now and not wait for a BFP, lol.

 

[lisaf]

oh geez... so in looking at my chart last month.. I had a nice temp rise on 10dpo... 11dpo is when I got the 'weird' test... my temp was already falling that morning though.
I'm really wondering if it was a chemical pregnancy then... that it implanted 9 or 10dpo but was already starting to fail on 11dpo.. .had just enough to give me that weird test.. etc

The lack of spotting on that cycle was a huge deal for me
And to be honest, to know that I had a chemical at least tells me its possible so I don't see it as a bad thing at this point.

 

[ttcbaby117]

I think it is entirely possible that you had a chemical. I would defo. make sense.

 

[VickyLou]

Hey lovely ladies how are we all, i see we have all been busy again in the days i havent been here. Sorry im not about much girlies im just trying to concentrate on other things instead of ttc.

These last 3 days i have been in some pain on the left side so i think thats me just ovulating which is cd 30 something. Gutted the clomid hasnt kept me regular. I just want af to arrive.

TTC - hope you get a BFP when you test, i dont understand charts but the ladies say it looks good so it must do. Good luck darl.

Hows all the bump ladies? Hope baby not giving you too much trouble?

Caz, lisa, britt, sam and who ever else i may of missed hope your all ok and not going too crazy with ttc. xx

Ollie not back yet then? xx
Love and hugs to all xx

 

[babyloulou]

Hi everyone!

Hey Vicky- I am glad you sound a bit brighter- are you feeling better? Have you and OH sorted things out?

Ollie can hopefully come back next week some time. She's been feeling a bit rough with sickness the last week or so.

I'm fine- baby not doing anything except making me tired so far! It's my birthday today though so going to try and keep my energy up enough to go out tonight!! xx

 

[ttcbaby117]

vick - glad to see you are doing ok.

loulou - happy birthday hun! Enjoy it!

 

[samfitz]

happy birthday babylou have a nice day x x x x

 

[keepsmiling]

happpy birthday too u xxx

 

[caz & bob]

happy birthday loulou enjoy your night hiya Vicky how are you hun xxxxxx

 

[VickyLou]

Hi everyone!

Hey Vicky- I am glad you sound a bit brighter- are you feeling better? Have you and OH sorted things out?

Ollie can hopefully come back next week some time. She's been feeling a bit rough with sickness the last week or so.

I'm fine- baby not doing anything except making me tired so far! It's my birthday today though so going to try and keep my energy up enough to go out tonight!! xx

Hey huni Im a little better i guess, i just have to tell myself to concentrate on other things. Things seem to be looking up i have an interview at college on monday and a job interview on wednesday so hopefully they will take my mind of things if i get in or get the job.

Im going back up north next week for a little while so me and OH can have a break from each other and decide what to do next. I honestly dont no what the out come will be. I think the other half might realise he no longer loves me.

Glad baby is ok huni and happy birthday fingers crossed you have some energy to go out and celebrate.

Give ollie my love when you speak to her hun. I did send her an email but got nothing back from her. xxx

 

[lisaf]

vicky - I know they say that ovulating after CD21 can make for poor egg quality.. but its not ALWAYS true. My friend is now in her 3rd trimester on what was a CD45 ovulation.
hope you figure out what will make you happiest... whatever that happens to be.

happy bday lou
hope ellen comes back when she's allowed to!