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[LolaM]

@Lola: Are you feeling better?

no, not really. I had to take a nap. I slept for 3 hours, woke up witha splitting headache, worse than before, but now its gone back to what it was, a small and annoying headache. I had hoped that getting out of fthe house and doing seomething would help but that didnt work either.

 

[siblingwishes]

Hi ladies! Well since the trigger is out of my system I'm going to start testing on New Year's Day! here's to bfps all around in 2012!!!

I hope you get the first of ALL of our BFP's!!!!!

 

[Mommyagain]

Hi ladies! Well since the trigger is out of my system I'm going to start testing on New Year's Day! here's to bfps all around in 2012!!!

Fingers and toes crossed!!! Exciting!!

 

[LolaM]

Hi ladies! Well since the trigger is out of my system I'm going to start testing on New Year's Day! here's to bfps all around in 2012!!!

I hope you get the first of ALL of our BFP's!!!!!

That would be a wonderful way to start the new year!

 

[Charisse28]

OMG LolaM! That freakin bunny is too cute!!!!

 

[Jam1981]

Hello everyone, I've just joined this site. I am on my first cycle of Femara after 18 months TTC. Think I ovulated on 23rd Dec(CD15). I had my HCG injection on 21st Dec so not too sure when to start testing...any thoughts?? Thanks x x

 

[cooch]

I would give it 7 days if you have taken 10,000 of it. Then start to test it out x

 

[MrsCompass]

Hello everyone, I've just joined this site. I am on my first cycle of Femara after 18 months TTC. Think I ovulated on 23rd Dec(CD15). I had my HCG injection on 21st Dec so not too sure when to start testing...any thoughts?? Thanks x x

Hi Jam!!! I've read somewhere that it takes 1 day per 1000UI to leave your body. So if your injection was 10,000UI (mine was), give it 10 days and after 10 days, you should have a pretty accurate result. I asked the Nurse at my clinic about this and she said that was about right.

I tested on DPO12. And it was ...

Did you take chlomid before femara? How were your cycles before femara? Did Femara make you ovulate sooner?

 

[Jam1981]

Hi MrsCompass, sorry to hear u had a bfn but it's early days still... My doctor started me straight onto Femara and decided to give Clomid a miss-not entirely sure why! My cycles were crazy beforehand - ranging from 40-60 days. This month on CD12 I had a 16mm and a 14mm follicle and I am fairly sure I ovulated on CD15 so the Femara has definitely had an effect. My HCG injection was 6500 units so by your calculations 7 days would be long enough for it to be all gone but think I might just wait a bit longer e.g. 10 days- don't want to get my hopes up and not really had any symptoms

Thanks for the advice!

 

[MrsCompass]

That is amazing work by femara on you! Pre-femara, my cycles were about 36 to 42 days and ovulated around CD21-26. Last cycle I ovulated on CD19. Not quite the norm CD14-16 but still better.

My Doctor put me straight onto Femara, too. Chlomid wasn't even an option for me. Not sure why either. But hey, it sounds like a good call, we're responding well with femara, right?

What was your femara dosage? Mine was 2.5mg from CD3-7.

A few other girls on here have different dosages .. kinda interesting to see all our unique protocols with ttc.

 

[MrsCompass]

As for the symptoms, Jam ... don't be too sad about it. When i was pregnant 4 mos ago, I didn't feel anything until I was 6 weeks. And last cycle, I swear, I felt all the symptoms because it was all in my head ... I wanted to feel the symptoms but it was BFN!

I promised myself, next time I'm on my TWW, I'm just going to go with the flow (my DH's advise) ... Uhm ... let's see how I do with that!!! hahaha ... I typically lose my insanity on my TWW. lols.

 

[Jam1981]

As for the symptoms, Jam ... don't be too sad about it. When i was pregnant 4 mos ago, I didn't feel anything until I was 6 weeks. And last cycle, I swear, I felt all the symptoms because it was all in my head ... I wanted to feel the symptoms but it was BFN!

I promised myself, next time I'm on my TWW, I'm just going to go with the flow (my DH's advise) ... Uhm ... let's see how I do with that!!! hahaha ... I typically lose my insanity on my TWW. lols.

I'm on 2.5mg CD2-6. The TWW is a nightmare - so hard not to think about it! Keep pressing my boobs to see if they're sore!

 

[LolaM]

As for the symptoms, Jam ... don't be too sad about it. When i was pregnant 4 mos ago, I didn't feel anything until I was 6 weeks. And last cycle, I swear, I felt all the symptoms because it was all in my head ... I wanted to feel the symptoms but it was BFN!

I promised myself, next time I'm on my TWW, I'm just going to go with the flow (my DH's advise) ... Uhm ... let's see how I do with that!!! hahaha ... I typically lose my insanity on my TWW. lols.

I'm on 2.5mg CD2-6. The TWW is a nightmare - so hard not to think about it! Keep pressing my boobs to see if they're sore!

Welcome Jam! I keep doing the same thing, waiting for the pain...I was taking Clomid, and I KNOW I o'd because the next day, I had to most horrendous breast pain. I didnt even want to touch them--lets just leave them on THIS >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> side of the room,and unfortunatly that is a big PG sign, ohhhhhh the disappointment. I havent had any of that with Femara.

Ladies I am off for my progesterone test--wish me hormones--my temps have been off this cycle, so we shall see.

 

[Cridge]

Good luck with the prog. test Lola! Post your cycle link again - did your temps stay up?

 

[LolaM]

Good luck with the prog. test Lola! Post your cycle link again - did your temps stay up?

stay up? yeah once they actually GOT up they have stayed up but its only CD 21. My LP temps are pretty consistant (if they're up,they're up) its the time before that when my temp goes nutso. I dont find out my test results until next Friday. Boy wouldnt that be a nice birthday present! I swear, tha clomid is still messin with my brain, I left the house in my slippers and didnt realize it until i was about to back out of the driveway!

ok this is insane--am i getting sick or is this Femara--it is 70 degrees in my house and i am ice cold--I have to go stand in the sun to get warm. im shivering! and my shower is out of commission so i cant even get in there!

My Ovulation Chart

 

[Chiles]

I do not symptom spot, I did my 1st cycle and I had every symptom that you would have in early pregnancy. And I didn't even ovulate. I just let it be...whatever. lol. Not to mention that most of the side effects of femara or similar to pregnancy symptoms.

 

[LolaM]

I do not symptom spot, I did my 1st cycle and I had every symptom that you would have in early pregnancy. And I didn't even ovulate. I just let it be...whatever. lol. Not to mention that most of the side effects of femara or similar to pregnancy symptoms.

Exactly and I try to remind myself of that. Im a pessimist, I guess! My glass is always half empty.

 

[Chiles]

its okay...We just want our frikkin BFP's lol!!!

 

[LolaM]

its okay...We just want our frikkin BFP's lol!!!

I do--my sister in law keeps sending me pics of her boys and the youngest one looks exactly like my hubs when he was a baby--i keep thinking if we had babies, thats what they would look like...breaks me heart

 

[Chiles]

Awwww I can totally relate....I honestly think I am going to go crazy if i don't get a bfp in 2012 ...I am so in love with the thought of my baby. I love my unconceived baby to be...its crazy i know. lol