ISO Clomid buddy for April!

[VanillaSugar]

That sounds rough, mommyhopeful2. We had some bumps along the way as well. Mostly just sex getting really stale, really fast. Like, TMI warning, it got so bad that he couldn't even get into it, and I'm laying there like "Well we can't not do it we're using $30 lube!" --- It certainly doesn't help I've been a devil woman recently.
We BDed from Cycle day 10 to Cycle day 16. I'm almost worried we BDed too often. The doc. did say that every other day would be best, but I couldn't help it. I was worried we'd miss it.
I'm hoping so hard we managed to get the timing right.

Good luck Brandi! Keep us updated!

 

[mommyhopeful2]

CD18 now and I got my temp spike this morning so were done for this cycle, now just the waiting game. Only cycle in the past year though that I actually got a +opk on the day I actually ovulated though so FX'd

 

[VanillaSugar]

I only temped for two cycles when I first started TTC a few years ago, but isn't it good if your temp steadily inclines towards the end of your cycle? I hope we get some good news from you soon!

 

[mommyhopeful2]

It is good, but the initial spike just confirms ovulation. Now it needs to stay up over the next 2 weeks in order to really be a good sign. If it drops in 2 weeks then chances are AF is on the way.

but FX'd

 

[wifeybby]

Hi, Sugar! I'm CD9 today, took clomid CD3-7. Mind if I join?!

Last cycle I did 50mg, no response; then did 100mg and lovely response of a 22mm follie. Used the trigger shot with timed intercourse, and BFN. Doing it all again this cycle and fx it works.

Felt nothing on the 50mg, which made sense when I found out I responded poorly. Felt a lot of general ovarian activity with the 100mg last time. So far, not feeling anything yet. Hope it's working.. Going in Wednesday for CD12 follie scan and hopeful trigger shot.

to all!

 

[mommyhopeful2]

Hi Wifey welcome Do let us know how that appointment goes for you.

Brandi- any news???

AFM- 4dpo today, irritable, but no other symptoms. Temps staying high when normally they seesaw right about now, but that could be a side effect of the Clomid so I'm not reading into that just yet


Good luck and baby dust

 

[VanillaSugar]

Hello Wifey! No, by all means! Join on in!

I'm on Cycle day 19 now. Around Cycle day 17 I started to get some weird cramping that deff. was ovarian related. Which makes me worry that I didn't respond well to the medication, since we believe that my original late ovulation times caused my eggs not to develop normally, or release too late for fertilization. I still get strange minor twinges of pain through my uterus/ovaries. Nothing major, just like little pokes. Either way... We continued BDing through from cycle day 10 to 17. If it happens, it happens. If not, we try again.

I go in on cycle day 22 to get blood work to confirm my ovulation. I already know it will say that I ovulated. Thats not the issue, it's the timing!---Perhaps it's time I sucked it up and started taking OPKs and temping again. I just hate doing it because I feel like it always makes my cycle go wacky, and for some reason only stresses me out more. Even my Doc. told me it wasn't necessary for me. But if I'm going through all of this in the first place, maybe it's time I got the extra mile and start doing those things to improve my chances.

Anyways. This two week wait sucks right?! I feel like it's even longer when I'm on Clomid! Like, come on already! LET ME TEST!

 

[mommyhopeful2]

Lol Sugar deff feeling that way too. If you are considering trying to do some form of tracking I would go with temping as long as you sleep fairly regularly and wake up around the same time (within an hour or so) every morning. The temping works best because you can use opk's and get a positive and still not ovulate, the only good part about them is that they do kinda let you know if your body is getting ready to ov. Temping works better if what you are trying to do is confirm ov. I will attach a copy of my temp chart. Temps do very little to help you time dtd beforehand, but you only get a temp spike if you have released an egg. Hopefully this helps.

 

[VanillaSugar]

Yeah I've used the same site before for temping, but I honestly didn't like it. I may try another my friend recommended. Hopefully I won't need it.

 

[mommyhopeful2]

Yeah its not my favorite but the other one I was using sold exclusive rights to apple so now I can only use that app if I go out and buy an Ipod. Plus I lost months of data because they didnt warn anyone of the impending change.

 

[VanillaSugar]

On a side note, anyone ever heard of pregnacy hormones showing up in your eyes? This is something thats been bothering me for months.
A few months ago, an ex-coworker on hearing that I was hoping I was pregnant that month, grabbed my chin and looked deeply into my eyes. This was, a bit unsettling, but I assumed she had some sort of goal in mind so I let it be. After a moment she released my chin from her grasp and shook her head, saying "You're not pregnant." I was like, uh, what voodoo is this, lady? She later explained her actions by saying "You can see the hormones in your eyes when you're pregnant."
Now obviously, I didn't end up being pregnant. But, I still think thats a load of bull. I even googled it, and didn't find anything relevant to what I was looking for. I know that your vision can change early on, but the whole hormones in your eyes being visable sounds like a wives tale. A really obscure one at that.

 

[wifeybby]

I have not heard of that, sugar! People believe all kinds of different things about pregnancy though, have her keep checking just in case haha it would be cute if she told you are and it was true! Cute memory haha

Yesterday I had a follicle scan on CD12 and they're only 10mm (needs to be 20mm) so 100mg isn't working this time. 100mg worked last time so though I was totally upset. Going back Friday for another scan and to increase the dosage again probably. Bummed out, feeling defeated and like a failure. But I'll just keep pushing forward as its all I can do. I've heard of clomid not working, then working -- but never working then not working. I probably built a resistance/tolerance to it or something. Maybe 150mg will give. Any ideas?

 

[VanillaSugar]

Sorry to hear about that wifeybby D:
This is my first round on Clomid, and all I know is what the Dr. told me, a close friend who took it, and some random users on this forum posting about it.
Don't feel like a failure though. We're all in the same boat, just with different paddles is all. I am hoping for you that the 150 dose works. If not, there is another more new medication on the market that works just as well as clomid with fewer side effects. Talk to your doctors about your options as far as fertility medication goes, if you start to feel your in a slump.

Hubby asked me today if I could test tomorrow morning. I told him it was too soon. What he didn't know was that I had already tested this morning and it was a BFN. Cycle day 21 is too early to test, obviously, but we both agree that I'm most likely not pregnant this time...which means more clomid.

wifeybby I think you're lucky. Your follicles get checked, but mine dont. I'd love to know how many I'm producing, and if they are maturing right. At least in that aspect you can see a problem and address it. Me? I'm flying blind!---Really though, I hope that they can help you. I can understand the frustration and the way you feel.

 

[VanillaSugar]

I have a lot of resentment for this holiday. Had I not lost my babies or had complications early on, I would have celebrated it twice now. I would be watching my baby walk, and talk. I would have been served breakfast in bed, and told how beautiful I am and celebrated as a giver of life, but all I have now is sad memories and a BFN pregnancy test to look at.

This sucks so much. I don't want to be bitter, or angry...But after so many years of heartbreak while TTC, and pretending I don't care about this day...I've finally snapped.

 

[mommyhopeful2]

Sugar, I am so sorry this holiday is so hard for you. I know a little of how you feel. I lost my little girl to SIDS at 3 days old in the hospital. This one may be rough but just remember that there will be many to come with crawling and walking and bibble babble.

Hugs hun. Hang in there.

 

[VanillaSugar]

I'm sorry for your loss mommyhopeful. That would be a unimaginably painful thing to go through.

 

[mommyhopeful2]

It was rough at the time and it still hurts sometimes, and I wonder what she would be like, but it was many many years ago and time has helped to ease that pain. Hope for the future keeps me going.

 

[mommyhopeful2]

Hows everyone doing?

 

[VanillaSugar]

Today Aunt Flow is due. I have a lot of last minute studying to do for my exam tomorrow, and I have the housing maintenance company coming out as well for an inspection. Busy busy busy next 3 days.

I think I'm done buying dollar store brand "new choice" pregnancy tests. I'd been testing with them since after suspected ovulation and been getting colored evap lines. Talk about throwing someone's emotions through a loop. To be on the safe side, DH bought First Reponses and Clear Blues, and all were neg. with FMU. So. Yeah. New Choice brand is cheap, but you get what you pay for...uhg.

Now for this period to start!

 

[VanillaSugar]

Hey! Hope everyone is having a super week so far! I got some interesting insight from the Dr.

I told her about my cramping around the 17th, (my suspected late ovulation still at work) and she said it's totally possible that Clomid didn't help fix my cycle in the way we expected. Instead of changing the day of my ovulation, it's extended my cycle to accommodate for my late ovulation.
Which explains my now late period.
I was supposed to get AF yesterday, and even after talking to my Dr., I still just figured it would be happening, yesterday. I even had mild cramping. But, nothing came of it. I didn't even spot. And then the cramping just, stopped. So now I'm trying to calculate when my period WILL start. LOL. This is terribly annoying and complicated.
I go in tomorrow (if I haven't started AF) for a blood pregnancy test.