PCOS Buddies (10 BFP)

[StarGazerRose]

I tried metformin twice...
The first time it made me miserable, I tried it for a month, and at the end of the month I stopped eating --- the only way I was gonna loose weight was not eating. I literally lived off cheese-its and it was the only thing I could manage to eat. Starving, but every time i went to eat my food i just felt my stomach in my throat.
The second time I only went on it to see if I could manage to take it and well... I failed. I became depressed, wouldn't do anything. Sat at my desk and just stared at the computer. Still had horrible tummy flops, and couldn't eat much. I think I lasted a few weeks, and gave up on it.

I told the doc that I wasn't going to take it again, because i'm pretty sure that you aren't supposed to become depressed while taking medication.
And so we're doing only hormone pills now.


On a side note:
I'm finding it really hard to concentrate today at work. I have an interview tomorrow with a dream position with my local city branch. So i'm more interested in leaving here and getting prepared for my meeting. I'm super excited, I"m pretty sure i got this in the bag, it's just making it through the interview and them telling me that I got the job.

 

[krissie328]

Good luck Star!! Fx you get the job.

 

[Aphy]

Good luck Star,that's exciting! I hope you get it xxx

 

[sarah2211]

Thanks Betty, Jess, And Krissie. I'm feeling a bit hopeful that it's going to help!

Betty, I haven't noticed any improvement with Metformin. It took me a good month to feel ok taking it and I built up from a smaller dose. I'm considering stopping it but the FS it won't do any harm, might help, so I guess I will take it.

 

[StarGazerRose]

Thanks girls!
(sorry work internet is shotty today & i'm trying to get this project done in case i won't be here to finish it ...)

 

[StarGazerRose]

*sigh* I can tell my period is coming... my legs (mostly my knees, but my upper thighs) are starting to ache. It's one of my first signs.

I hope it can hold off til tomorrow evening (really don't want to be worrying about that during my interview.

 

[sarah2211]

Aphy, you and I are in an almost identical position, you're one month trying longer and already started your first Clomid cycle and I'm starting mine next cycle. If you want to be buddies, feel free to PM me

Star, I'm sorry I hope it holds off for you!

 

[StarGazerRose]

Oh my goodness... I'm all a bunch of messed up today ...

So I was anticipating my period, with all my nerves over the weekend I think it's messed up too, anyways, I noticed my normal brown spotting ... cramping ... one blurp of reddish pink on the tampon applicator Saturday, but most of the day it seemed brown. So I didn't count it as day 1.
Sunday i woke up with cramps but it stayed super light... (probably because i've had a period the past few months, it didn't build up as much as I'm used to)
Cramping some yesterday, only needed to change the tampon once which was nice.
This morning tampon was white. I still put one in before work just to be sure...but feel like i probably didn't need it.
I'm thinking today is day 3 of my cycle, I was so preoccupied this morning I forgot to take my pills ...and I won't be home til 9p ... I don't really like taking pills at night, but I guess this round I'll need to.

AND then i totally forgot I work at my second job tonight (and I can't wear the same clothes that I currently have on there -- especially my 3" heel sandals, and my tank top blouse) so I have to leave work early to go home, to change and rush back into town...

Urgh what a day ...

 

[krissie328]

Sounds like a rough day Star. Fx it gets better for ya.

I hate the lighter periods I have been getting now that my cycle is shorter. I always feel like it means my lining is to thin. I only bleed 2-3 days and it seems so light.

 

[StarGazerRose]

It's so weird right!
On BC the past few months was weird, the first month I spotted the WHOLE month (after a 6 month span of nothing), 2nd month on the pill, was 5 days, next month was 4 days. And this being a Provera period i'm thinking that it was like 2 days but now i'm worried that It actually started back when I had my brown spotting (although all research says that its supposed to be red blood to be considered, ...)

I'm all confused, I feel like i'm taking my pill on the wrong day --- But i'm pretty sure that my nerves are whats doing it! Waiting to hear about this job, the period it self, my pills ...

 

[krissie328]

Yes, I would think today would be the right day to start the pills. I always seem to have spotting before too and get confused when too take them. I try to just count day one as the first day with red.

When do you think you will hear back on the job?

 

[StarGazerRose]

I'll have to take the pill when I get home -- straight away. Working late tonight, so I'll probably have to write it on my hand or something to remind myself.

They said they were hiring by the end of September... so I could hear from them any day! The one guy said something about giving proper time to tell current employers, which in my book means the last two weeks of September would be when I would hear from them.
I'm so anxious, excited and nervous .... It's hard not to be. It would be such a great move for me, and put some ease on our finances! (especially with wanting a baby)

 

[krissie328]

Fx that you do get the new job!! It sounds very positive for you.

 

[StarGazerRose]

I really hope so... It would just be the best all around.
I want today to be over with! So overwhelmed i want to be home and relaxing.


Side note:
Hey do you know if there is a way to contact the customer service for the site (or do i need to go though a section of the forum) ? ... I'm having issues loading content from the site, making it really hard to view slideshows.

 

[krissie328]

I would check this forum first: https://babyandbump.momtastic.com/forum-help-testing-area/

 

[KylasBaby]

Hey ladies. Cd15. Nothing to report yet. I had been cd18 past 2 cycles so hopefully soon. Been trying to temp but it hasn't been going well at all. DD has been up before my temp time or OH has woken me up. I can only sleep medicated and tried not taking it one night as it makes me a zombie if I can't get 8hours sleep and I maybe slept 3/4 hours that night. Trying to go to bed earlier so I can get the full sleep I need but easier said than done. And I drink way too much water for ovulation tests. My urine is too diluted. Not that they worked for me in the past when I wasn't as well hydrated either.

Anyway that's the scoop

Oh, does anyone have cloudy cm? I haven't gotten actual creamy cm for a while but it's kind of a cross between watery and creamy I call it cloudy. Anyone else? Then I usually have watery. Don't usually ever have ewcm.

 

[StarGazerRose]

Not much for me. I just finished a freakishly short period and taking my Letrozol tonight. (I think my emotions are killing my cycle right now -- i'm so stressed out, nervous, anxious, and a twinge excited)

I honestly don't know my CM all too well as I'm normally in the luteal stage for what it feels like forever, so most of the time my CM looks like a lotion and sticky. And because I've never seen a real "fertile window" I don't know the others until then...

 

[krissie328]

Kylas- that sounds exactly like mine most of my pre o cycle. I have it right now. I do get a couple days of ewcm but some cycles I've had over a week of it so it's not always good for telling me o is coming.

 

[StarGazerRose]

How is everyone today?
Today is going heck of a lot better than yesterday! I gotta stay late at work today, since i left early cause of my other work.

So i might be just freaking myself out over this, but I haven't had a period month after month in a really long time. Do your periods vary from cycle to cycle?

i think going on BC screwed me up... cause of all my years taking Provera i've always had 6-7 day periods, even back on BC before all this i was 28 cycle with 7 day periods.
But with this BC to Provera its like just taking pills and not have a cycle at all. I had mild to no cramping, and i actually used regular tampons (i'm used to only being able to use super plus cause it was that heavy)

Am I just freaking myself out or should I mention this to my doctor? or see how this cycle pans out?

 

[krissie328]

Maybe wait one more cycle before talking to your doctor. You might be trying to regulate after coming off birth control. If it persists it's probably worth mentioning though.