Femara Friends!

[Blackbarbie04]

Hi Ladies,

I hope it's ok if I hop on here.

I'm starting my first round of letrozole tonight and I'm pretty nervous about the whole thing. This is our first time using alternative forms of conceiving (aside from my obsessive charting, temping, fertility tea, pre-seed, etc). I ovulate regularly, so I'm interested to see the results. Hope to chat with you all during this time. It's nice to have people to talk to who are going through a similar thing.

xoxo

You know they say not to take the fertilitea with the Femara b/c it could contradict eachother. Fertilitea is balancing your hormones while the Femara is trying to make your strogen higher...

 

[nikinabox]

BB - the taste, plus it bothered my stomach

O ok. If it don't happen for me this month i was going back on it. I actually like the taste just didn't like how of the herbs would still go through the strainer. i can't be on any induced medication for 4 months until he's going to put me back on Clomid again in which I hate!!!!!!!!!!!! But, oh well...

Oh no! I've heard horror stories about Clomid. I say that, but my sister in law just got pregnant on her first round of Clomid this month. It's so different from person to person. I've heard the side effects are rough on that, which is why my doctor suggested letrozole for me, instead.

As for the tea, I hear ya about the strainer - no matter what I do, they are always falling through it. Maybe I should sweeten it up with something to make it more bearable?

 

[laurabe]

I had clomid for 6 cycles and the mood swings were unbelievable. I was really irrational and knew it but couldn't help it. I felt down all the time on it. hated it. I had no side effects on letrozole

 

[nikinabox]

I'm glad you haven't had any side effects on letrozole. I'm trying to be optimistic, it's not always easy but I'm trying!

 

[Blackbarbie04]

BB - the taste, plus it bothered my stomach

O ok. If it don't happen for me this month i was going back on it. I actually like the taste just didn't like how of the herbs would still go through the strainer. i can't be on any induced medication for 4 months until he's going to put me back on Clomid again in which I hate!!!!!!!!!!!! But, oh well...

Oh no! I've heard horror stories about Clomid. I say that, but my sister in law just got pregnant on her first round of Clomid this month. It's so different from person to person. I've heard the side effects are rough on that, which is why my doctor suggested letrozole for me, instead.

As for the tea, I hear ya about the strainer - no matter what I do, they are always falling through it. Maybe I should sweeten it up with something to make it more bearable?

I acutally added pure honey and a stick of peppermint with mine.

 

[Blackbarbie04]

I wish my doc would out me back on Femara instead of Clomid when I try again. I couldn't hardly walk around ovulation time with Clomid. And my mood swings were horrible plus the night sweats wasn't pleasant as well.

 

[wantabby]

Clomid was terrible for me to Barbie!! Night sweats, mood swings, no CM, awful o pain, and random hot flashes... Femara has been amazing so far!! No real side affects, just fertile cm.. woo!

 

[LolaM]

I am going on the 22nd. Clomid did nothing but give me side effects and I spent a year on Letrozole with several months of IUIs, we hve taken a rest for over a year now and have decided that fostering stinks so we are going to have 1 go at IVF mostly because my husband gets a 50% discount because of his military status and its more affordable that waystill spendy but not AS bad.,

 

[~Brandy~]

I am going on the 22nd. Clomid did nothing but give me side effects and I spent a year on Letrozole with several months of IUIs, we hve taken a rest for over a year now and have decided that fostering stinks so we are going to have 1 go at IVF mostly because my husband gets a 50% discount because of his military status and its more affordable that waystill spendy but not AS bad.,

I dont post on here much anymore but I saw this and wanted to wish you well in your IVF journey

 

[Cridge]

Lola - I'm happy you're getting back into treatment (well, I'd be happier if you didn't have to, but you know what I mean). I must have missed the update… did your baby boy have to go back to his family?

 

[Grateful365]

Excited for you Lola

 

[LolaM]

Thanks girls! CPS found a grandpa and he is getting his background checks and what not, and if he passes baby boy and his sibs will go live with him. But for now, he is still with us, we took his 1 year pics today. He has hit that 'screaming every time I don't get my way' phase...

 

[Grateful365]

It's a beautiful thing you and your DH are doing Lola. I can't imagine how hard it is from every aspect...

 

[Blackbarbie04]

Forgot to update today!! Got my bfp on yesterday at 8 dpo and bfp on first response todqy at 9 dpo

 

[J_Lynn]

Forgot to update today!! Got my bfp on yesterday at 8 dpo and bfp on first response todqy at 9 dpo

Woohoo!! Congrats!!

 

[wantabby]

Yayy!! Congratulations @Barbie!!!

 

[Grateful365]

A huge congratulations Barbie!!!!!!

 

[Blackbarbie04]

 

[Grateful365]

Love it Barbie! That's GREAT line!

 

[Kantny09]

Congratulations Barbie!! H & H 9 months!!