Femara Family 2014 ( 10 BFP's so far,3 Angels )

[Kantny09]

Wantabby- congratulations!!!! So happy for you! Hope this is a sticky bean and H and H 9 months!!

 

[Shaybe Baby]

Congratulations wantabby!! H&H nine months ❤️

I also got a bfp 2 days ago at 9dpo. Beta was at 12, I go for another test on Monday 12dpo. My progesterone was awesome at 136. I was a bit nervous but when I tested today the line was so much darker! I'm so excited.

 

[Andi86]

Congrats Shaybe baby! Wow seems like a lot of BFPs lately!

 

[Tidy]

Hi ladies
I thought it was time I posted on here (had been reading through the thread for a few weeks).

I've been trying for two years now, tried 3 cycles of Clomid which was working fine with ovulation however it turned me into a super crazy hormonal mess, so my specialist put me on 2.5 of Femara which didn't help me ovulate, so he upped it to 5mgs, not as bad side affects as the Clomid, occasional hot flush but I do get absolutely crazy bad headache that panadol doesn't touch! This is our 4th round on 5mgs of Fermara, I'm on cd 12, hoping something happens soon, after this cycle there's only 2 more tries of Femara before we move into IVF.

I'm hoping I can keep up and post regularly but apologies if I go MIA for a couple of days at a time

Xxx

 

[Jennuuh]

Hi ladies
I thought it was time I posted on here (had been reading through the thread for a few weeks).

I've been trying for two years now, tried 3 cycles of Clomid which was working fine with ovulation however it turned me into a super crazy hormonal mess, so my specialist put me on 2.5 of Femara which didn't help me ovulate, so he upped it to 5mgs, not as bad side affects as the Clomid, occasional hot flush but I do get absolutely crazy bad headache that panadol doesn't touch! This is our 4th round on 5mgs of Fermara, I'm on cd 12, hoping something happens soon, after this cycle there's only 2 more tries of Femara before we move into IVF.

I'm hoping I can keep up and post regularly but apologies if I go MIA for a couple of days at a time

Xxx

Is the 5mg of Femara working for you? Are injections a possibility at all? My RE told me that you can take Femara for longer than 6 cycles since it doesn't have any of the effects that Clomid has. You peak with Femara at 4 cycles apparently, so the effects on your eggs will be the same unless they have a boost, like they would with injections. Also, not to pry, but have you thought of IUI? I know its gets a bad rep, etc., since sometimes women have to try it multiple times, but like a lot of women, my first IUI worked. I was on 5mg's of Femara + Injections.

Just thought I'd try to help a bit so you don't feel discouraged

 

[Tidy]

Hi ladies
I thought it was time I posted on here (had been reading through the thread for a few weeks).

I've been trying for two years now, tried 3 cycles of Clomid which was working fine with ovulation however it turned me into a super crazy hormonal mess, so my specialist put me on 2.5 of Femara which didn't help me ovulate, so he upped it to 5mgs, not as bad side affects as the Clomid, occasional hot flush but I do get absolutely crazy bad headache that panadol doesn't touch! This is our 4th round on 5mgs of Fermara, I'm on cd 12, hoping something happens soon, after this cycle there's only 2 more tries of Femara before we move into IVF.

I'm hoping I can keep up and post regularly but apologies if I go MIA for a couple of days at a time

Xxx

Is the 5mg of Femara working for you? Are injections a possibility at all? My RE told me that you can take Femara for longer than 6 cycles since it doesn't have any of the effects that Clomid has. You peak with Femara at 4 cycles apparently, so the effects on your eggs will be the same unless they have a boost, like they would with injections. Also, not to pry, but have you thought of IUI? I know its gets a bad rep, etc., since sometimes women have to try it multiple times, but like a lot of women, my first IUI worked. I was on 5mg's of Femara + Injections.

Just thought I'd try to help a bit so you don't feel discouraged

Hi Jennuuh, thank you for your reply!
The 5mgs is working very well for me, the specialist is very impressed with all my blood results, we spoke about injections, he said we could try them but since the Femara is working we may as well stick with that for a few more months (since they do the same thing?). You're not prying at all I hadn't actually thought of IUI, call me silly but I didn't actually know what it was till I just googled it I thought it was to do with IVF, multiple tries doesn't worry me, hell I've technically tried 24 times all up
Xx

 

[Andi86]

Hey Tidy i hope everything works out for you. I also wanted to suggest IUI....you may have to try it a couple times but it is a lot cheaper then IVF. Good luck to you!

 

[Shaybe Baby]

Thanks Andi.

Good luck Tidy with this cycle of Femara. Where abouts in Australia are you located?

My HcG has risen from 12 to 120 and my Progesterone is continuing to rise so no problems there. Heading in for an ultrasound in my fertility specialists office in the next couple of weeks.

 

[mommyberry]

Congrats Shaybe Baby!!! Lots of BFPs this month. Looks like May is the month for Femara! All of you ... wish you a healthy and happy 9 months!

 

[wantabby]

My Beta today was an 8.. So I will be joining you ladies once again..

 

[Cowgirl07]

So sorry wantababy

 

[Tidy]

Hey Tidy i hope everything works out for you. I also wanted to suggest IUI....you may have to try it a couple times but it is a lot cheaper then IVF. Good luck to you!

Thanks Andi.

Good luck Tidy with this cycle of Femara. Where abouts in Australia are you located?

My HcG has risen from 12 to 120 and my Progesterone is continuing to rise so no problems there. Heading in for an ultrasound in my fertility specialists office in the next couple of weeks.

Thanks Andi86, I'm going to have to talk to my specialist about IUI
Thanks Shaybe Baby, congratulations how exciting! I'm south of Sydney, what about you?

So sorry wantabby

Xx

 

[Shaybe Baby]

So sorry to hear wantabby

I'm in Wollongong, I was going to say if you're near Sydney and you do move on to IVF, Westmead IVF had been recommended to me. They are a lot cheaper (I think $1500 per cycle) and are having great results. I hope that the Femara works for you though and you don't need IVF at all.

 

[Kantny09]

So sorry wantabby! I know exactly how you feel. Are you starting Femara again right away or waiting a cycle? In march my beta was 15 then went down to 14 and then 5. We were told to take a break that cycle so I didn't take any meds. Well I still ovulated and got a bfp before my next period so hopefully you have the same luck!

 

[Tidy]

So sorry to hear wantabby

I'm in Wollongong, I was going to say if you're near Sydney and you do move on to IVF, Westmead IVF had been recommended to me. They are a lot cheaper (I think $1500 per cycle) and are having great results. I hope that the Femara works for you though and you don't need IVF at all.

No way I'm near Wollongong
I've heard of Westmead IVF, they are much more cheaper, hoping we don't need IVF though
Xx

 

[Shaybe Baby]

Haha now I'm wondering if we know each other lol I hope it works for you to 👌 fingers crossed!!

 

[wantabby]

Thank you ladies, after 4&1/2 years I am just glad to know it is possible for me to become pregnant!

Kantny, he wants me to take a month off of the meds, so hopefully I will ovulate on my own like you && Hopefully have the same outcome!

 

[Tidy]

Haha the same thought went through my head! How funny!
Thanks fingers crossed indeed xx

 

[Andi86]

So sorry wantabby....i hope it will happen again for you very soon!

 

[Tidy]

Thank you ladies, after 4&1/2 years I am just glad to know it is possible for me to become pregnant!

Kantny, he wants me to take a month off of the meds, so hopefully I will ovulate on my own like you && Hopefully have the same outcome!

Oh my! My previous comment had very bad timing and wasn't aimed at your comment!
That's a very positive way to look at it, fingers crossed your body does ovulate on it's own and you have a good result!
Xx