Clomid round 3 anyone else?

[lanet]

Yay for ovulation Noele! Good luck!
Cntrygl boo for spotting, I hope af stays away!
Thanks star!
Ok I don't always check my cervix but I have occasionally. Well last night when I was, ahem, inserting my progesterone, I ran into my cervix really really low. I've never felt it so low, I thought the progesterone would fall out lol. Is this normal?

 

[cntrygrl]

Noele-- Yay for a +OPK.

AFM-- AF has arrived full force a day early. Bloodwork is scheduled for Monday and my HSG is scheduled for Wednesday. So I'll probably be starting injectables about this time next month.

 

[Noele0002]

Lanet- I've never checked the position of my cervix so I am no help.. sorry.

Cntrygrl- Sorry to hear AF showed Wishing you lots of luck for your hsg!! Don't forget to take some Tylenol/Ibprofen(sp?) an hour before your appointment. Unless your doctor gives you pain meds before hand. Either way I'm sending you lots of luck and best wishes Keep us updated on how it goes!

 

[ADR10]

Hi Everyone! Happy Friday!

Cntrgrl - Im in the same boat. AF is set to fully arrive tomorrow... already spotting today sigh.

Noele - glad you ovulated YAY! How is the 2ww going?

 

[star25]

Sorry to hear that cntrygr, hope your feeling ok and all goes well weds, you've had hsg before haven't you?

Adr, sorry about the spotting,hope it isn't af

Lanet, I'm no help on cervix position either sorry!

Noele, have everything crossed for you this cycle

Afm, nothing to report, CD10 and have bd days 8,9,10

 

[ADR10]

yup definetly out this round. Spotting more now and I took a $store HPT and it came out negative. ahhh another round of clomid here i come

 

[Dannixo]

Hi ladies! I had my cd 12 ultrasound and thank god the menopur worked. I was so nervous buying it overseas thinking it may be fake. I have 4 big mature eggs. 17,18 on the left and 19,20 on the right. I have no left tube so they don't worry about those eggs. Also had quite a few small ones that won't catch up. My lining was 11 mm and triple layered. I've never had that in all 10 rounds! I'm excited. I took my ovidrel injection today and we are to bd tonight after I get off work at 11 and tomorrow/Sunday. Fingers crossed this was our magic combo.

 

[cntrygrl]

Thank you ladies! Yes Star this will be my second HSG and my 4th SIS. Danni sounds great for you this cycle! Fingers crossed and lots of dust.

 

[star25]

Great news Danni, sounds like a winning combo!

 

[Noele0002]

Sounds really good Dannixo!! Fingers are crossed for you

 

[Noele0002]

Star- I am only 3dpo so nothing really going on yet. But really hoping this next week flies by

 

[star25]

I'm hoping time flies by too, im CD13 and does seem to be going quick, have bd days 8,9,10,12
Had a few ovary twinges but nothing definite
Another lady I talk to on here is 26 weeks pregnant after have icsi, they had mf too but gives me hope as she always said she didn't think it would happene makes me want to hurry up and start ivf too, she said she preferred it as had less side effects than on Clomid and it worked on second go
I know when the time comes I won't believe it will work but it has a 1 in 3 chance of working so I'll just have to do it 3 times! ( god I really hope it doesnt come to that!)

Hope you're all well x

 

[Dannixo]

I'm hoping time flies by too, im CD13 and does seem to be going quick, have bd days 8,9,10,12
Had a few ovary twinges but nothing definite
Another lady I talk to on here is 26 weeks pregnant after have icsi, they had mf too but gives me hope as she always said she didn't think it would happene makes me want to hurry up and start ivf too, she said she preferred it as had less side effects than on Clomid and it worked on second go
I know when the time comes I won't believe it will work but it has a 1 in 3 chance of working so I'll just have to do it 3 times! ( god I really hope it doesnt come to that!)

Hope you're all well x

My fs says your not suppose to take more then 6 cycles of clomid and they won't prescribe over 3 there. The more you take it the less effective it is. I see how many you've done. Have you asked about trying femera or injections before jumping to ivf? I am oop for everything so that's why I ask. Ivf will cost us 10,000 and we will never have that type of money. I'm not trying to discourage you just letting you know it's dangerous to take that much clomid. It can thin your lining permenatly and give you cysts. I have cysts from clomid I'll always have now. My old gyno prescribed me 8 rounds before I knew it wasn't right. That's why I switched doctors. They wouldn't try anything new. I just don't want to see you waste any money or your time like I did with so many clomid rounds.

 

[Noele0002]

Star- Hoping you get your bfp before having to take the big step to IVF. But on the plus side I think IVF has pretty high success rates as far as infertility treatments go Also, if you get a free IVF cycle then it is definitely worth it too!! But I do agree with Dannixo as far as asking to try Femara for a cycle or two. Maybe even along with injectibles. Last week I googled bfp stories with Femara and injectibles because injectibles are probably my next step as well and I couldn't believe how many stories started out as women who were on Clomid for any where from 2-6+ cycles and switched to Femara and got a bfp on the first try. Just goes to show all of our bodies react different to different medications/treatments. Either way and whatever step is next for you I will definitely having all of my fingers and toes crossed!!! Ps. Your story about your friend who didn't think it would happen gives me a little bit more hope too because I definitely have days where I feel like I am doomed to be childless for the rest of my life. But I have to remember that plenty of couples who have suffered from infertility are now parents to their miracle babies and that is proof that it can happen

 

[star25]

Thank u for the advice ladies, over here I think they prescribe up to 12 rounds, after Clomid they only offer ivf funded, I think if I wanted anything different would have to go private and pay such as
Iui as they have set guidelines on what to offer, I think I just want to go straight to ivf as ive been trying for so many years now, I dont think anything will work but have more hope in ivf
I didnt know it could permanently think the lining,Thats scary!
Thank you for your support ladies

 

[Noele0002]

Star- If I had enough money I would have been to a fertility specialist in hopes of IVF along time ago. Lol. But I don't and actually I did the math for how long it would take me to save up for ivf and it was around 3-6 years depending on if no other life crisis happens that costs money as well. There is loans but my credit isn't that greatest and neither is my dhs. But the fertility clinic I have been checking out online offers a great package on IVF... For 20,000$ you get up to 6 IVF cycles and that price includes EVERYTHING from meds, scans, and procedures, and ect. But the best part of all is if you don't end up with a successful pregnancy in those 6 cycles they will refund 90% of the 20,000$ you paid. So at this point DH and I decided that after the new year we will be opening a special savings account just for IVF/Fertility Specialist so we can get a head start on savings in case we have to go that route. And if we end up with a BFP before we get to that point then we will have a nice savings cushion so it would be a win/win situation.

Question for everyone... I know this is a touchy subject but have any of you thought about the future if none of these treatments work out... What would be your next step? Have any of you talked about the adoption subject with your dh's? I am just curious because I think about it from time to time. I brought the subject up to dh a while ago and he definitely shut it down right away.

 

[cntrygrl]

Noele-- DH and I have discussed adoption and even becoming foster parents. Adoption scares me because the biological parents have so many rights and so many people want open adoptions where they can come back and see the child.

Star-- I would definitely suggest to stop taking the Clomid. My FS will only do 6 rounds and I've already done those with my regular Gyno.

Danni-- How are you feeling after the injectable meds. Are there less side effects or more?

 

[Dannixo]

Noele-- DH and I have discussed adoption and even becoming foster parents. Adoption scares me because the biological parents have so many rights and so many people want open adoptions where they can come back and see the child.

Star-- I would definitely suggest to stop taking the Clomid. My FS will only do 6 rounds and I've already done those with my regular Gyno.

Danni-- How are you feeling after the injectable meds. Are there less side effects or more?

I didn't really have any side effects. I had migraines but I seem to always have them so don't think it was the meds.

 

[star25]

That sounds like a really good package Noele, 6 rounds of IVF is a lot and would be great for you to get pregnant naturally and have a nice big fat savings account!

It is so hard, I will think about stopping the clomid and just wait for IVF next year

I mentioned adoption to DH a couple of years ago in a casual way and got the impression he wouldn't want to either, I don't know how I would feel about it really , I don't think I would as think I would still have the need to have my own and actually be pregnant
I think I better start saving too!

 

[Noele0002]

Cntrygrl- I agree there are a lot of risks when it comes to adoption. I'm back and fourth on my feelings about it but I was just curious if you ladies have thought about it because it crosses my mind from time and time again. Where are you at in your cycle?

Star- You might be fine on the Clomid still. It's obviously not good to prolong use of it but you just had a 3 cycle break from it right? Maybe that gave your ovaries a break. Everyones body is different. How many rounds do you have a prescription for right now?