Clomid & male factor infertility

[pink32]

twins! no thanks silly - i hope not....i have thought about it but imagine how hard it would be....gee...

 

[MySillyGirls]

Pink, you should have seen the look on my dh's face when the RE discussed the risk of multiples. He was super-focused and grim looking! LOL

 

[Mamamirfy]

Hahahaha - that's so funny. Everyone thinks im crazy because I have always wanted twins. Ever since I was little girl. I figure best to do it before you have a singleton so you don't know the diff of how hard it is. Also my reasoning is because I want two kids and I always thought I would be finished having them by now.

So last night, I was helping my friend plan her wedding and didn't pay attention to my cell phone. When I picked it up I had 2 missed calls from DH and blackberry messages saying "I want to go ahead with invitro now, i don't want to wait any longer for our family, i love you" What the heck??? where did that come from? I was all thinking that we were going to try to improve his count and so on. I'm so nervous all of a sudden. What do I do???

Pink - they never told me how many I released. Seeing as I already hyperovulate (They told me that on a previous scan) without the clomid and last cycle I took the clomid and could feel so much going on I reckon (teehee) I released two.

 

[pink32]

Hey Girls,

my dh was a bit freakish about the mulitples thing too but he goes if its meant to be what can we do...

mirfy- i know what u mean about the Invitro freaking u out...i'm like that too...i wonder how it will make me feel etc etc..

have a think about it and talk with dh and i'm sure u will both come up with the right decision....We were going to do IVF/ICSI before this cycle but we thought we better give the clomid a go just incase..... and i guess it sorta gives us insight how we'll react to the injections...they're alot more intense than this.....

let us know what u decide babe....

silly - how u doing? did u test again?

 

[MySillyGirls]

Hey, Ladies! Wow, Mama, so great that ur dh is so supportive of IVF! We are talking about it but I don't know. We'll have to decide pretty soon though.

Well, I tested again and BFN. It feels like AF is coming...oh, well, onward to next month! I think we might do one more IUI and then, maybe, do IVF if it doesn't work. In the meantime, I am pumping dh full of vitamins. We have to go to a wedding this weekend so off to packing...

 

[pink32]

oh - hope ur wrong and Af doesnt arrive silly....it's not over yet....

i just got my positive surge on my opk this morning...so according to the pack i shud be ovulating within the next 24-36hrs? so i'm thinking to myself shud we every 48hrs or 36hrs? (due to the sperm factor) i don't want to do it too soon just incase his sperms have not revived....but then i dont want to wait too long juz incase we miss the eggies... Advice girls please Xx We had yesterday morn so either tonight or tommorow morn?

one other thing....noticed dont have CM whereas every other month i have tonns.....Shud i continue to use the preseed???

 

[Mamamirfy]

I would do it 36 hrs rather than 48 just to make sure you catch the egg. I didn't notice any EWCM either with the Clomid and I normally have a fair share. I would use the preseed for sure. Good luck Pinky!!!

 

[pink32]

i thought i didnt have any EWCM but last nite when i went to the bathroom and wiped (sorry tmi) i saw a huge amount of EWCM and it was sooooo clear and stretchy...i'd never seen it like that before...i mean i always get it but it's never been soo clear....strange....the FS nurse did say i will have alot seeing my Eostrogen levels were very high - don't really know how thats associated - and she was right....we stuck to in 36hours so a couple more days and lets see what happens....go go!

mirfy- have you made any decisions re: IVF?

 

[Mamamirfy]

I normally always get EWCM and didn't have any the cycle I was on Clomid - so funny how everyone is different.

I had made the appt for DH to see the CM dr anyway for Friday so I think we will just go along with it. I can't do anything IVF/ICSI this cycle anyhow - too late. We'll see what this Dr has to say and then go from there I suppose.

 

[pink32]

that's good babe...so are u doing clomid again this cycle or just a natural?

 

[pink32]

i have one more question....so does the ovarian pain stop once you have ovulated? Xx

 

[pink32]

sorry maybe i shudve been more specific....since i've started the clomid i haven't had one pain-free day with my ovaries...so i'm hoping it stops once i ovulate?! thanks

 

[MySillyGirls]

Hi, ladies! I heard that Clomid reduced CM. Anyway, I think I may have that problem. Pink, I had ovary pain the whole time!

 

[Mamamirfy]

I stopped taking the Clomid - just because I'm not meant to even see my FS until November (unless we do IVF) so I didn't want to be on it on my own. I had pains the entire cycle. Everyday I felt something. I'm with you Silly, I was lacking in the CM dept big time while on Clomid. I'm going to be an Auntie for the 6th time today! Just got the call that SIL is 6cm and at the hospital. I'm very excited and jealous too Silly!!! -Did AF arrive?

 

[MySillyGirls]

Congrats on being an auntie again Mama! No, I haven't started yet, but actually feeling like it is absolutely imminent. I assume I will start today! I am still BFN

 

[pink32]

congrats mama... hope it happens for you soon and all of us....

i've had 3 days of positive opks?! is this normal? i got my initial surge sunday morning but it's tuesday morning now and its still a very strong + surge?!

well we BD every 36hrs so now it's the waiting game....yay i hate waiting...

silly i hope af doesnt arrive!

 

[Mamamirfy]

I counted wrong earlier, this is my 8th time being an Auntie. Oooops.

Silly- still not out but if you are maybe it's just cause we are all meant to get pg same cycle ?? xo

Pink - I didn't experience that. But...I also stopped testing after it turned positive because I went in for the IUI. Maybe you did grow multiple eggies and they don't released on same day? I'm not sure. Maybe ask the Dr. Sounds promising tho!! Good luck xo

 

[MySillyGirls]

Well, I am officially out...lol! Here we go again...clomid starts wednesday.

Pink, it is very possible to get 3 days of positive opks if you caught the beginning of the lh surge, the height of the surge and the decline in the surge. I have had that before and I ovulate fine and my ovulation is exactly when the opk shows.

 

[pink32]

Sorry Af got u Silly - that Sucks!

mirfstar - it wud be great if we all got our bfps now!

Silly and Mirf - u guys are closer together in your cycles whereas i've just ovulated now! nonetheless if we get all bfp's this cycle i will be over the moon!

silly - so if i've detected the surge on it's way up (sun) does that mean i ovulated monday? i hope so because we bd Sun nite so that would be perfect- one wud assume?! My FS Nurse advised as soon as i get the surge to just go for it...so i'm hoping that's right???

goodness me...this is driving me nuts

i just found out this morning that my bro is getting Married....don't get me wrong i am sooooo happy for him, but at the same time i think all these wonderful things are happening to everyone around me and we are struggling to get one little BFP!

My best friend just had her baby 2 mths ago, and my cousin, and another friend....its as tho everyone i know decided to get pregnant and have babies when we did.... they all had their babies and we are still knocking away at it.....aaaaagghhhhh....

thanks for all ur support girls, dont know what i'd do without it now...

 

[MySillyGirls]

It would be sooo great if we all get our bfps this cycle!! Yes, Pink, I would assume that if you got ur first positive on sunday then you o'd on monday and then caught it on the way back down on tuesday. sounds like your timing is perfect!

So, the chicago branch of our fertility clinic (the location that they perform ivf and weekend iui) had flooded!!! Now, everyone is having to go all the way to highland park il for a weekend procedure. So, praying that the timing of this next cycle falls on a weekday.