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[tink28]

thanks ladies
i almost prefer to see AF than a BFN does anyone else feel like that? i love the excitement of testing but i always feel gutted afterwards. if i dont know thats its a definite no then i can keep hoping for a bit longer!
as ive never seen a bfp in my life i think i will collapse if and when im lucky enough to get it! x

 

[keepsmiling]

how long u been tryin tink? give us a bbit of background info lol xx

 

[Onelildream]

Wait & hope-I'm 13dpo and JUST got my bfp. I got BFNs until today...Well, I only tested 10dpo, but still.
TTC-I retested!!! I posted it on the same thread as before, pg2.

I got a FRER from walmart. $2 off coupon from FR website. I bought the 3pack and it had a bonus Ovulation test! sweeet. AND there was a 2 pack that had an instant $2off coupon, that would have been $5 with coupons, but I wanted the three pack! I'll test again tomorrow and Saturday, just to make sure they are getting darker...omg. I can't believe it! Hubby said, "Thank HEAVEN you're preg...now we can have sex for FUN again!" hahahaha

 

[caz & bob]

night girls cy in the morning xxxxx

 

[Britt11]

night girls cy in the morning xxxxx

good luck with testing Caz!! cant wait to see your test

 

[ttcbaby117]

aww onelil - that is so wonderful...now we need a list of symptoms starting from Ov...hahaha...I love to symptoms spot. congrats to you and your dh!

tink - I am so there with ya...those bfn's really get me down...worse than af.

caz - cant wait to wake up tomorrow!

 

[ttcbaby117]

clomid question - does clomid make your have food craving?

 

[tink28]

background on me- have been trying (or at least "not avoiding") for almost 5 yrs, i was in a long term relationship and to begin with my attitude was more "if it happens it happens" but then i really started actively trying for 18 months using opks for timing. i was getting positive opks and ewcm so thought i was ok but 21 day progesterone showed i wasnt 0'ing, my doctor explained its possible to get the LH surge and fertile cm without releasing an egg.
i was due to start clomid but split from my partner, so now ive decided to go down sperm donor route as i feel like my clock is ticking and long for a baby so much. ive been charting for a couple of months which has shown that my cycles are still annovulatory (no thermal shift) so this is my 1st month on clomid.
as far as im aware my only fertility issue is annovulation, although no other investigations have taken place yet.
i have been on ssri anti depressants long term and i feel these are responsible for the annovulation as they contain prolactin and i think they have raised my prolactin levels. ive not had prolactin checked but that is my personal thought as they were also causing me extremely painful boobs and my cycles seemed to go much longer on them. ive now stopped taking them.
so fingers xd with some help to get me ovulating, im hoping i could be closer to my dream come true.
Tink xx

p.s ttcbaby117, clomid hasnt caused me any food cravings so far but i have had awful headaches past 3 days

 

[lisaf]

Personally, BFNs don't get me down... to me they are just a 'not yet' whereas AF is a definite no. I go so crazy symptom spotting, that I feel that I deserve to know as soon as possible and it does help let me down slowly to keep getting BFNs.... I'm not surprised when AF comes.

Tink - you've had a rough road. I went on Clomid because I wasn't ovulating (wasn't getting my period either). It made me ovulate on 50mg but 4 cycles with BFNs. I'm on my first cycle after Clomid, just got a nice dark OPK but am paranoid that I won't ovulate on my own (your story kind of confirms my fears).
Was your day 21 bloodwork done 7 days after your positive opks?
Incidentally, my bloodwork showed I ovulated, but it was lower than it should be for Clomid cycles - not sure if it means I wasn't releasing big enough eggs, or if I have another progesterone issue. Some doctors wouldn't consider my number high enough for ovulation on Clomid but my doc said it was fine.

 

[tink28]

hey lisaf

i cant honestly remember where in my cycle i got the positive opks, im sure i did have some that were later than what would typically be mid cycle, but the bloods were always taken on day 21. i wondered to begin with if they were checking progesterone level too soon in comparison to when id ovulated (or thought that i had ovulated based on my signs) as i so didnt want to believe my doctor when he said i could still have those signs and still not be releasing an egg. once i started to chart i kinda had to believe him as i wasnt getting any thermal shift
ive always had periods even though i dont ovulate, ive never missed a period in my life, which is strange as most annovulatory cycles normally include some missed periods or very irregular cycles. my cycles do vary by a few days but not enough to be what i would call irregular as such. my typical cycle length is probably 32/33 days altho i have had one 29 day cycle in recent months and then last months was my longest ever, 38 days!
were your clomid cycles all 50mg or did they try increasing your dose? xx

 

[lisaf]

I kind of think my doctor was an idiot and should have increased my dose to be honest... they were all 50mg because I was getting a thermal shift and an positive OPK and a period (wasn't getting periods before). I kind of agree that I was ovulating, but not strongly.

Now I'm off the Clomid this cycle.. had an ultrasound at CD13 and had only 2 follicles... 1.5cm and 1.7cm I just got a positive OPK CD15... very very upset about that number... but if I wasn't getting big follicles on the 50mg of clomid then that explains the low progesterone

 

[Onelildream]

aww onelil - that is so wonderful...now we need a list of symptoms starting from Ov...hahaha...I love to symptoms spot. congrats to you and your dh!

tink - I am so there with ya...those bfn's really get me down...worse than af.

caz - cant wait to wake up tomorrow!

Unfortunately, I had nothing remarkable. I was just hot (and sweating; which I NEVER do) from like dpo11-today dpo13. I NOW have a killer headache, nausea, vomiting, food adversion...
I did CRAVE meat like from dpo10-today. Anything protein really. Other than that, nothing.

 

[lisaf]

ok.. little update, lol
I'm an idiot the report says 1.5CM and 1.7CM.... which equals 15mm and 17mm...
I'm fine, lol!
I was thinking 1.5mm and 1.7mm...

So all my tests so far have been great/normal etc!

 

[tink28]

lisa thats great news about follicles, its easy to get confused with everything.

i saw u had mirena for 5 yrs could that have affected your cycles, maybe its takin u a while to get back to normal?

i have never knowingly ovulated by myself so i do worry whether or not i ever will. i always used to get loads of ewcm mid cycle in my teens (basically before i was on the anti depressants) and even tho i had no proof i was ovulating then my cycles were much more regular and shorter so that gives me hope. I dont mind having to take clomid as long as it does help me out.

ive been prescribed 3 months clomid but if i dont ovulate this month im gonna ask if i can have the dose increased next

x

 

[yomo]

clomid question - does clomid make your have food craving?

Ha Ha wouldn't know about that one as I am always having food cravings lol But..... I have noticed it makes you randy xx

 

[Isi Buttercup]

Yep, clomid makes me randy AND hungry

Good luck, Tink! I wish you all the best in this ttc journey.

Lisaf, so great to hear that your follies are great . That's the kind of mistake I could have made myself....lol!

Caz....where are you??? We need to know the results of that test!!!!!!!!!!! Good luck hun!

Good luck too, ttc!!! You are definitely on my mind and I'm crossing everything for you!!!!

Emma, DM, hope you guys are enjoying your beautiful weather! We, on the other hand, are having truly shite weather! Its been raining since yesterday!!!!!

Smile, Onelil....how are the newly pregnant ladies doing?

I'm seeing my doctor next week to discuss the plan for next cycle. I'm not sure whether or not I should switch to injectibles (but definitely not a combination of both clomid and injectibles though. That almost killed me the last time...lol). What do you ladies think?

 

[Onelildream]

Buttercup-Doing well today. Just waiting for Caz and Britt's BFPs!

 

[Isi Buttercup]

Yes, of course....BRITT!!!!!! I am so excited and waiting for their s!!! Why oh why have they been MIA today??!!

Good luck girls....Britt, Caz and Ttc!!!!

 

[Britt11]

hey girls,
you are so sweet.
Yeah, where is Caz???
As for me I didnt test today...temperature is down a bit today...IDK have a look at my chart if you want but I really feel out and cant stand seeing another single liner. I noticed my last Clomid cycle that my temperature didnt drastically drop until tomorrow, so I'm thinking thats when it will plummet off, and AF will probably show then.

Isi- I have heard great things about the injectables, hopefully they arent painful for you though hon

TTC- my appetite definitely increases on Clomid, its just starting to taper off now finally...lol, I am going to have a look at your chart but sounds like you are off to a good start this cycle

Lisa- sounds like your follies are a good size, good luck for this cycle

 

[lisaf]

lisa thats great news about follicles, its easy to get confused with everything.

i saw u had mirena for 5 yrs could that have affected your cycles, maybe its takin u a while to get back to normal?

i have never knowingly ovulated by myself so i do worry whether or not i ever will. i always used to get loads of ewcm mid cycle in my teens (basically before i was on the anti depressants) and even tho i had no proof i was ovulating then my cycles were much more regular and shorter so that gives me hope. I dont mind having to take clomid as long as it does help me out.

ive been prescribed 3 months clomid but if i dont ovulate this month im gonna ask if i can have the dose increased next

x

I did have Mirena for 5 years. Its possible it screwed me up but nobody really knows if it does or not. There is no hard data that indicates there is any lingering effect on fertility though some doctors think you need a few months off of it. I think its most likely that either some women are more prone to it throwing them off (and its a tiny percent compared to the pill or depo) or that some women develop a problem with their cycles/fertility while they have it.. only they aren't aware since they don't get a period at all (like me) or don't get a 'normal' period.

I could have/should have waited a while longer after having it removed to give my body a chance... but I was going nuts and I'm not a patient person, so I did what I had to do, lol!
My GYN did say that I may ovulate on my own after a few rounds of clomid... that my body could just need a jump start.