Newbie!! TTC on clomid CD4 would love a buddie

[nimbec]

I do have to wait until 10am ish to phone then i'm having moer beta done today to check the levels are doubling! eeewk gosh i'm so nervous plsssss be a sticky bean plsss plsss plsss.

Glad to hear your trying robi!! It tastes horrid but worth it!! hope your feeling better today

 

[Niks]

Hi ladies,

How are you all today? Niks - you have your bloodwork done today right? Good luck for you hun, have everything crossed for a good result!

Yes... I am going for the blood work today... lets see what happens.
I am feeling very sleepy and have headache in the mornings from past 2-3 days... I am not sure what this means ... last cycle as well I had these headaches for a week around the same time... bt I am not getting my hopes high as this could also mean I am coming down with something.

We are moving to a new house tomorrow so very busy this week.

How are you feeling?

 

[SG_Lady]

I do have to wait until 10am ish to phone then i'm having moer beta done today to check the levels are doubling! eeewk gosh i'm so nervous plsssss be a sticky bean plsss plsss plsss.

Glad to hear your trying robi!! It tastes horrid but worth it!! hope your feeling better today

Nimbec this is the one! I just know it I bet its really nerve wracking but once you get your results you can relax a little bit. The tests have been getting darker and darker which is an excellent sign. x

 

[SG_Lady]

Hi ladies,

How are you all today? Niks - you have your bloodwork done today right? Good luck for you hun, have everything crossed for a good result!

Yes... I am going for the blood work today... lets see what happens.
I am feeling very sleepy and have headache in the mornings from past 2-3 days... I am not sure what this means ... last cycle as well I had these headaches for a week around the same time... bt I am not getting my hopes high as this could also mean I am coming down with something.

We are moving to a new house tomorrow so very busy this week.

How are you feeling?

Niks - these could be very good signs! FXd for you and let us know when you get the results!

Goodness moving house too? Make sure your hubby lifts all the heavy boxes just in case! x

 

[nimbec]

Niks good luck...when do you get results?

 

[SG_Lady]

SG, do you always have awful pain with AF? I never do, but Saturday was just awful... I had absolutely NO energy whatsoever (so much so, that if AF wasn't with me, I might have done a pregnancy test!), if I was sitting down it was an effort to even THINK about standing up. I was bloated and honestly just felt so sore all over, it was horrible! I've never had pain like that before.

In other news, I forgot to take my Clomid this morning! Do you think it's okay to double-up tonight (I'm on 100mg, and take 50mg in the morning and again at night normally)? I'm going to have to, whether it's okay to or not, but I just wondered if any of you had tried it and had adverse effects?!

LKPone - Im totally with you on this - when I do get af on my own I do normally get a few cramps but nothing like this. Since being on Clomid af has been much more painful like horrible cramps and feeling really sick, which I never used to get. On the flip side though it seems to have shortened af for me - it now only lasts 3-4 days whereas before it used to go on for sometimes over a week! That was probably something to do with only having af 2-3 times a year though

On your Clomid - I am on 100mg too in 2 x 50mg tablets and my doc told me to take both tablets at the same time (I take both mine in the morning) so I think you should be fine to take both later.

 

[Niks]

Niks good luck...when do you get results?

I will go for the test only in the evening... So will get the results sometime later tomorrow or day after. I usually get the results sent directly to the doctor and they usually call me and then I go and collect a copy of the results from the lab just to make double sure.

But the lab will be far from the new place which we are moving to so not sure if I will be able to collect the results myself. Here they wont tell you the results over the phone

 

[Niks]

Niks - these could be very good signs! FXd for you and let us know when you get the results!

Goodness moving house too? Make sure your hubby lifts all the heavy boxes just in case! x

DH doesn't even let me to bend and pack the stuff... He has done all the packing himself... I just supervise... so I am sure I wont be lifting anything... The heaviest thing I lift now a days is my laptop bag... DH is a sweetheart... last time when we got a bfp he wouldn't even let me stand in front of cooking range for long.

 

[Niks]

Hello Ladies

How are you all doing today?

Not much news from my side... I still have not got any calls from the docs office about my test report... My bbs feel heavy on and off and I have lot of cm( sorry for tmi). Also I have slight headache in the mornings.
I am not much hopeful about this cycle bt lets see.

 

[LKPone]

NIKS! I've just realised that you're in Joburg! Did I know that already?? Have we had this discussion before? I'm losing it... but YAY! A fellow South African! How is the country dealing with Le Clos's gold the other night? My word, I was screaming at the TV and his dad... holy moly, his interview was just absolutely hilarious!

Anyway... I digress... hi everyone!

No news my side... CD6 today, so last day of Clomid - I'll take the last 2 tablets tonight. I took my first dose of Robitussin last night (and I just realised I forgot this morning! ) - not sure why I'm doing it, my logical mind is telling me that it won't do anything, but everybody says that it helps counteract the 'drying up' effects of Clomid, so I figured why not!?

 

[SG_Lady]

Afternoon all

Not much from me - ho hum just twiddling my thumbs waiting around for o! Im thinking of doing the SMEP this month starting on CD8(tomorrow) to see how that works - anyone heard anything about it? Only I guess as I am being monitored instead of bding 3 days in a row from first positive opk I should bd 3days in a row from my trigger shot as o is supposed to happen around 36-48 hrs later...

LKPone Ive heard good things about Robitussin - it works as a cough medicine by thinning your mucus in your chest but also works on other mucus too...Im trying it this cycle too FXd it works for us!

Niks - it sounds like you definitely o'd - what cd are you on now? Cant wait to hear your results!

nimbec - how did your beta go lady??

 

[SG_Lady]

one more thing....my oh is having a bit of a hard time with all the bd on demand. How do you all deal with that? Any tips to spice things up?!

 

[Niks]

LKPone - No we did not have this discussion before... I did not even know you are from SA... So where did you stay in SA? Its always good to ind fellow country(wom)en About the Le Clos's gold... there was not much tak in office abt that... bt DH was very excited... We missed the interview as we have packed the TV for the move. Will try to see it on net today.

SG_Lady - SMEG plan reallyu really works so go for it ... we tried that last cycle... bt this cycle our doc has given us the dates to try so bd'ed on those days and we were so exhausted that we did not bd much after that... So I am not even sure if we bd'ed enough. I am on CD25 now so another 10 days to test.

 

[LKPone]

Thanks guys, will give it a go and see.

One question... I know what SMEP stands for and because I know what it stands for, it's fairly self-explanatory what is intended, but... how do you do it? Like, aren't ALL methods of conceiving essentially wanting the sperm to meet the egg? Sorry, I'm incredibly blonde... I'd appreciate it if you could give me an idea of what it involves? Maybe we should try it too!

Also, one other question I've wanted to ask for AGES is when some people have in their signatures that they had a miscarriage or had a trigger shot or gave birth at '36+11' or '4+20'... what does that mean?

Off topic: Niks, I'm from Durban, grew up and lived there until I was 20 and then came over to the UK on a 2-year working holiday visa. I went back home and lived in Cape Town for 2 1/2 years before coming back overseas and I've been here ever since. Most of my family is still there, spread between Durban and CT and we go at least once a year for 3 weeks. I can't go without my SA fix every year - not to mention not seeing my family for so long! We got married in SA too. I call Cape Town 'home' now when I'm there, I love it. My hubby and I would SO move out there if he could get work, but he's so specialised, that there is just no chance of that ever happened so *sigh* have to stay here or consider one of the Scandanavian options. We'll see what happens!

 

[Niks]

LKPone - SMEP is designed to give the maximum chances to the egg for being fertilized. In it you start bd'ing every other night starting from CD8 and use ovulation kits to predict ovulation. Once you get a positive opk you bed that day plus additional 2 days in a row. Then give a days gap and then bd again. If you dont get a positive opk you bd everyday till the end of your cycle.

By the way I just got a call from my doctors office and she said I hav not ovulated this cycle . Will have to start again next cycle with 100 mg clomid.

 

[LKPone]

Oh wow, thanks! I didn't know that!

Well... I think my fears have just been confirmed. I was almost certain that I'd ovulated on my own last month because of my temps, but FF kept telling me that I hadn't, so I believed it! I took the Provera and had a REALLY light period starting on Friday night and finishing with spotting on Monday, but never really even got to 'medium' flow. It was also a day or two shorter than all my other periods - whether on the pill or not. Last time I was on Provera, I honestly thought I was bleeding to death (sorry!!) and thought it was weird this time and it crossed my mind about whether I had actually ovulated and I wasn't having a normal period because of that.

Well, when I went to have lunch about an hour ago, I went to the loo before and had some light pink mixed with a little CM when I wiped. A whole load of it, much more than just a spot but not enough to mark my underwear or anything. I can't actually even think what an adverse effect the Provera may have had on whatever was happening inside me if I did actually ovulate on my own, otherwise I'll go crazy, so I'm just going to finish my Clomid today, possibly follow that SMEP plan, but when AF comes, I'll know that I haven't done anything to jeopardise the next cycle (ie. having to take Provera).

 

[LKPone]

By the way I just got a call from my doctors office and she said I hav not ovulated this cycle . Will have to start again next cycle with 100 mg clomid.

 

[nimbec]

Ladies I'm away for a few days but will catch up with you all sat!

Just a quicki tho I did SMEP this cycle and got my bfp!! There is loads of info on google about it, also did robitssuin pressed and the occasional soft cup oh and started reflexology - something worked lol!!!

Hugs to you all x

 

[SG_Lady]

LKPone - SMEP is designed to give the maximum chances to the egg for being fertilized. In it you start bd'ing every other night starting from CD8 and use ovulation kits to predict ovulation. Once you get a positive opk you bed that day plus additional 2 days in a row. Then give a days gap and then bd again. If you dont get a positive opk you bd everyday till the end of your cycle.

By the way I just got a call from my doctors office and she said I hav not ovulated this cycle . Will have to start again next cycle with 100 mg clomid.

Aww crap Niks thats so frustrating...are you giong on Provera to induce af? If so perhaps you can start it now as if you are cd 25 and you take it for 5 days af should come at around 'normal' time. Then you can get started on a fresh cycle.

Im a bit worried I might not o this month too - I think Clomid gets less effective the longer you take it and my first cycle I had 2-3 good follies, then last cycle only one so seems to be reducing

 

[SG_Lady]

Oh wow, thanks! I didn't know that!

Well... I think my fears have just been confirmed. I was almost certain that I'd ovulated on my own last month because of my temps, but FF kept telling me that I hadn't, so I believed it! I took the Provera and had a REALLY light period starting on Friday night and finishing with spotting on Monday, but never really even got to 'medium' flow. It was also a day or two shorter than all my other periods - whether on the pill or not. Last time I was on Provera, I honestly thought I was bleeding to death (sorry!!) and thought it was weird this time and it crossed my mind about whether I had actually ovulated and I wasn't having a normal period because of that.

Well, when I went to have lunch about an hour ago, I went to the loo before and had some light pink mixed with a little CM when I wiped. A whole load of it, much more than just a spot but not enough to mark my underwear or anything. I can't actually even think what an adverse effect the Provera may have had on whatever was happening inside me if I did actually ovulate on my own, otherwise I'll go crazy, so I'm just going to finish my Clomid today, possibly follow that SMEP plan, but when AF comes, I'll know that I haven't done anything to jeopardise the next cycle (ie. having to take Provera).

LKPone, seeing as your started the Clomid etc now I think you are right it def makes sense to just continue as normal. Not worth thinking about if you did o on your own...