long cycles support thread :) the yelping vaginas club! (closed group)

[Rin731]

Rin what is female toner tea and where did you buy it? I shall have I look into that for the future. Have you seen a Dr about your irregular cycles? Xxx

I bought it at a small store, but it's "Traditional Medicinals" brand.
https://www.traditionalmedicinals.com/FemaleToner

My former (retired) Dr told me from the ages of 12 (when I got my period) to when I was 18 (put me on BCP) that I would eventually "regulate myself", and never followed up.

As for now, DH's work provides insurance (that's 70-75% of his paycheck so we can't afford it), and he's looking for a new job WITH insurance. I can't go a doctor until that's all sorted out. I'd love to have insurance again. Sad when it's a luxury.

Anyway, I'm not using the tea for TTC, necessarily, I just want to be regular without so many cramps!

 

[Rin731]

Ah! Congrats to everyone who has good news!

 

[cmwilson]

Rachel - Great news!! That sounds so promising! WHEN you get pregnant they'll probably put you on progesterone and that will decrease your chances of miscarriage. Try not to worry about it too much.

I'm glad DH's SA was great! That's one weight off your shoulders. It's amazing that you O'd! Did you bd a lot? Wouldn't it be great if you got pregnant before having to do anymore treatment?!

Hopefully we'll keep the good news rolling on the thread and I'll have good news from my follow up scan tomorrow. Finger crossed! Trying not to get my hopes up too much. Trying.

Congrats Molly!

 

[Rachel789]

Good luck at your scan! I just know u will get amazing news

We bd'ed 4 days before, the night before and the morning the day after. Unfortunately we didn't bd on o day. I am a little mad at myself because I thought about taking an opk yesterday which was o day but didn't because I was sick of disappointment. If I did I would have likely gotten a + and bd'ed on o day as well. I hope the bd'ing we got in was good enough. I am excited about my nice lining!

 

[cmwilson]

Sounds like you BD'd plenty even without O day. Your lining sounds awesome!! I think you've really got a good chance this cycle! I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!!

 

[foquita]

yay Rachel that's great news my pcos book says the higher risk of miscarriage is due to elevated LH so if you don't have high LH I don't think there's any more risk than in any other pregnancy? your doctor sounds amazing, I would be lying if I said I wasn't really jealous right now I wouldn't bother with the soy if you ovulated on your own, fingers crossed you get pregnant this cycle though

I forgot to answer you a couple of pages ago, I'm on CD13 just waiting to see if I ovulate again!

 

[foquita]

good luck today caroline

 

[Diddums]

Rachel that sound like plenty of BDing. Lots of spermies waiting for the egg!!

My dr said to me the risk of miscarriage isn't that much higher in woman with PCOS and I know loads of woman with PCOS who all has successful pregnancies. And it's good your dr will keep a closer eye on you but I don't think it was fair of her to say don't get excited about pregnancy IMHO xxx

Cd2 here and heavy red flow! Sorry tmi lol. Start 200mg soy tomorrow xx

 

[foquita]

there's no such thing as tmi Katya really pleased that the witch got you

my temps are really high this cycle, why does that happen? if you look at last cycle they were the lowest they've been then this cycle they're the highest!

www.fertilityfriend.com/home/364383

 

[mrsc81]

Good luck today caroline!

 

[Diddums]

Good luck caroline!!!

Is it weird that I'm happy AF is her usual heavy self? I was worried it would be light and just spotting because I haven't ovulated. But I like the assurance that I could say cd1 was yesterday!

 

[raventtc]

great news rachel! your doctor sounds great, and o'in already on your own

good luck caroline at your scan today!!

afm - nothing new going on with me...but thats okay i do have a case of posion ivy that is driving me nuts!! darn yard work...i knew there was a reason i didn't like it..lol welp i am having an adult only weekend with the hubby so might not be on here much --

 

[Rachel789]

Rachel that sound like plenty of BDing. Lots of spermies waiting for the egg!!

My dr said to me the risk of miscarriage isn't that much higher in woman with PCOS and I know loads of woman with PCOS who all has successful pregnancies. And it's good your dr will keep a closer eye on you but I don't think it was fair of her to say don't get excited about pregnancy IMHO xxx

Cd2 here and heavy red flow! Sorry tmi lol. Start 200mg soy tomorrow xx

Thank you I feel better about the whole miscarriage thing. My dr didn't tell me to not get excited that was just me thinking that because I want to be realistic. He just said the risk is increased with people who have PCOS.

 

[Rachel789]

yay Rachel that's great news my pcos book says the higher risk of miscarriage is due to elevated LH so if you don't have high LH I don't think there's any more risk than in any other pregnancy? your doctor sounds amazing, I would be lying if I said I wasn't really jealous right now I wouldn't bother with the soy if you ovulated on your own, fingers crossed you get pregnant this cycle though

I forgot to answer you a couple of pages ago, I'm on CD13 just waiting to see if I ovulate again!

The thing is I did O this cycle but it likely wasn't truely on my own. The dr. did say the clomid is probably still in my system and that is probably why I o'ed. Odds are it will pretty much out of my system by next cycle so it will really be up in the air if I will O or not. Still not sure what I will do about the soy dilemma. I hope I can just be pregnant and not have to worry about it!

 

[foquita]

but doesn't the clomid work because you take it for 5 days and stop? so if it was still in your system it wouldn't matter because it hasn't been taken then taken away, if that makes sense? if the clomid was still in your system it would prevent you from ovulating surely I think he's talking a load of rubbish.

didn't you always O on your own anyway? just a bit later?

I think you'll be pregnant and you won't have to have the dilemma anyway

 

[Rachel789]

That is great you are having a proper AF for once Katya!

Raven-Sorry to hear about the poison ivy, I have never had that and it doesnt sound like fun! I hope you enjoy your adult only weekend

 

[Rachel789]

Well the first few cycles after stopping bcp I did O on my own but it got later and later in my cycle and I hit cd 45 with no O so my gyno had be take provera and since then I have either taken provera or clomid.

I had read before the dr. told me that clomid does in fact stay in your system for 6-8 weeks. That is why a lot of people like me have issues with good quality cm and thin lining. Because even after you stop the pills it continues to deplete your estrogen levels which is what makes ewcm and a thicker lining. The way clomid works is it tricks your body into thinking there isnt enough estrogen so your ovaries product larger amounds of FSH which is turn gets the follie maturing.

This is the reason I will be on Femara next because of the issues clomid caused. Femara unlike clomid is out of your system within 2 days of your last pill so it won't affect cm. So while the clomid wasnt nearly as strong as it was the cycle I was actually taking it, it still may have been having an affect on my estrogen early on and in turn cause the FSH to be higher.

Obv I can't say for sure if it was the clomid but I just don't believe my body all of the sudden had a normal cycle on it's own. Even before I went on BCP when I was a teen I never had a normal cycle, they have always been 2-3 months long aside from what I was on BCP.

 

[bnporter81]

Good luck, Caroline! Hope you get great news on your scan

Rachel, that all sounds like great news!It's good that you ovulated already and it sounds like you did a lot of BD'ing and you have an excellent chance this cycle. And, if by chance, it doesn't happen this cycle then you know you've still got a plan in the works. It will happen, just a matter of whenSo happy for you

Katya, great news on your heavy flow...at least you know everything will get "cleaned out" thoroughly. I know it feels so good to start out on a fresh cycle after waiting a while for one

 

[cmwilson]

Hi ladies! I'm back from my appointment with GOOD news! I have a follicle ready to go! My 14.5 mm one on Wednesday is now 19.8 mm! My lining is at 8.8 mm, it's no 11mm (Rachel ) but they said that it is good! I am waiting to hear back about my bloodwork as far as whether I will surge on my own or will need to trigger. My guess is I will need to trigger but I don't care! I'll also find out when they call when we'll do the IUI! I can't believe after over a year of trying, this is only my second chance at actually conceiving. Stupid body! Oh well! At least we'll have a shot this month! Thanks for your support ladies.

 

[mrsc81]

Thats great news caroline