*** Positive Mental Attitude TTC - Anyone joining us? ***

[mommylov]

Hi Ladies, hope everyone is doing well! Took my last Clomid pill last friday. I didnt really experience any side effects except for maybe feeling a little wet *down there* . This past weekend, I think I had major hot flashes. It was in the 20's over night and I had the windows open and fan on and DH was all bundled up. He knew something was going on so he just let me be bless him. I have a scan tomorrow I guess to check and see what the Clomid did. I ovulate just fine so Im not sure what they are looking for. Im thinking they wanted my eggs to be more mature so thats why they gave me the clomid. Hopefully they see what they want to tomorrow and all is well!

 

[lilesMom]

hi guys, hope everyone is well xxxxxxxxxxxx

smiler i cant find anyone who fixes um, its tough to find treadmil repair person , plus it was smelling of burn for a bit. i was reading up on it and few people said they put money into repairs and then still had to get a new one cos it broke down again soon.,id say its for the graveyard im gonna get a new one , im lost and lazy without it its a good investment of money i dont have ha ha. only joking. but i miss it soo much, i have to get another one. unless the treadmil fairy arrives and fixes it
be funny if we were all having boys
so close to ur 12 week scan now hon. what day is it on? looking forward to ur good news xxxxxxxxxx


withlovemom fx for u honey, hurry up feb 4th xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
i second smiler, vast majority of people dont get symptoms till much later,
keeping busy helps but its hard wait no matter what u do, long 2 weeks xxxx

mommylov fx fro tomor app hon xxxxxxxxxxxxx hugs xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

hi and hugs to all xxxxxxxxxxx

 

[Smiler82]

Haha yeah treadmill repair must be a pretty niche market Oh well, if they're usually beyond repair then I suppose it's time to say goodbye to your faithful friend

My 12 week scan is Weds 6th Feb. Am excited but also nervous. I keep flitting between being really confident and really looking forward to being able to tell my brother and sister, then being really scared that we're going to get bad news. Argh Though last night I dreamt we had a boy and I couldn't get my hands on him because all the family were clucking around and kept taking him for cuddles

mommylov good luck for your scan today. As far as I know with clomid, they are looking to see that you've got some healthy follicles growing nicely so they know the dosage is right for you, but they also check to see if any are getting too large because you can be overstimulated by clomid so it's a good idea for them to check everything is tickety-boo. Let us know how you get on xxx

 

[mommylov]

Hi girls, well appt went ok. They saw two 1 cm follicles on the right side and saw a bigger one on the left. I forget what the size was on the left bt dh said that it was close to 2cm ... like 1.7 or something. She said that it was less than 2 cm on the left which she would like to see it at 2 and she said that I can get there within the next few days. She thinks I will ovulate on or before friday. She gave me an estrogen patch that I have to wear for the next 4 days or until I ovulate. Endo lining was at 7 and she wanted to see it at 10 again said that I still had a couple of days to see if it got to that point but I think the estrogen should help with that too if I understood right. So in a nutshell, EVERYTHING is borderline. Sigh. I dont know how I feel about this... I told dh that I feared havign another apt with bad news and he said well this wasnt BAD news, just not great news. Looks like I am going to O from the left and I just hope that follicle grows and my endo lining thickens up. She also advised against pree-seed. I dont know why but she wasnt happy when I told her that I had used that in the past. Since I didnt use it with my 1st pregnancy, Im hoping that I will be able to get pregnant without it again. I just felt like I needed it since all the procedures and everything. She also wants to run a progesterone test on me 7 days after my + opk again this cycle. She also wants me to use the crinone again so we'll see.

 

[Smiler82]

mommylov I am so surprised she is against pre seed! Could she not explain why? I don't want to confuse you but I think she is wrong. It's been formulated specially to be sperm-friendly and one of the major downsides to clomid is that it can dry up your EWCM. So there's just no point in forcing you to ovulate with drugs if the sperm cannot survive to get to it. We used preseed and it helped us. I've read many ladies on here singing its praises so personally I think you would be fine to go ahead and use it anyway, but you have to do what's best for you.

I think your results are actually pretty good What day of your cycle are you on? On my 2nd cycle I also had a follicle that was around 1.7 cm at my scan on the Friday, and I ovulated on the Tuesday. Are you doing OPKs and/or temping? Temping is great because you know the result of your progesterone test before they've even done it

 

[mommylov]

Ya I think she didnt know what pressed was. Maybe she thought I said I was using just whatever lube so I think I might try it anyway. I am on cd 11 today. Endo lining was at 7 and I think my biggest folli was on the left at about 1.7 or 1.9 cm. She had me put on an estrogen patch today and said to keep it on for the next 4 days or until I ovulate.. whichever comes first. She wants me to come in on Fri morning for another scan unless I get a +opk which then she will do progesterone bloodwork 7 days later and go from there. I dont really temp or anything because I get all confused by it lol. I see that you got pregnant on your third clomid cycle so Im wondering if this will not be the cycle for me too

 

[Smiler82]

Aww mommylov it doesn't mean anything that I got pg on my third cycle, I've seen many women on here get pg on their 1st or 2nd rounds. However I think it's probably realistic to not get your hopes up too much, just like any cycle really, as it is so hard to come down. My 1st round of clomid I was convinced I was pregnant, because I had higher progesterone levels I had more PMS type symptoms, and because that was unusual for me I thought I must be pregnant, but I wasn't.

Yeah my 1.7 follicle was seen on CD12 and I o'd CD16 that cycle. SO hopefully O is not too far away for you Yeah it sounds like maybe she didn't really understand what preseed is about. Normal lube is def NOT ok when TTC but as I say, pre seed is designed specifically to help women get pregnant.

 

[mommylov]

Thanks Smiler! Ya, Im trying not to get my hopes up. For whatever reason, I went into today's appointment nervous but optomistic. I dont know why I feel like it will work. I think its just me being hopeful. I dont have any symptoms.. not really even paying much attention to be honest. Its really weird. I fear that this isnt going to be be my cycle. I know that everyone is different but since you had pretty much the same thing going on as me, it just makes me think that I too wont fall this month. Uterus is at 7 and I have one folli at about 1.7 or 1.9cm on the left and two on the right at about 1 cm maybe a little bigger. Still keeping my fingers crossed for a miracle.

 

[Smiler82]

I know exactly how you feel...I said on here many times that I didn't want to lose my PMA as I felt it was important, but at the same time I didn't want to convince myself it would work in case it didn't. It's a balancing act and not always easy But at the very least, you will have learnt how your body reacts to clomid and will be more prepared for cycle 2. First round is always a little uncertain x

 

[mommylov]

That is very true!

 

[lilesMom]

smiler il be hoping for feb 6th to hurry up and get here
lovely dream, im sure it was glimpse of whats to come xxxxxxxxxxxx
the wait is a b**ch!! but its nearly here thank god , i was a wreck before goin in for mine, but u have had a good scan already, so odds r soooo much in ur favour xxxxx hugs
il be praying for good scan for u xxxxxxx

mommylov hugs, im praying for good result for u in just over 2 weeks xxxxxxxxxxx

i went to physio today, different lady, i wasnt as pleased with her as last lady, she had a student in room with her and she started asking her about her nt out last fri nt, while working on my back and totally ignored me while hurting me i know they have to hurt u but she could at least act interested while doing so
she was in 2 minds for ages about brace or no. she decided to bring me back in 3 or 4 weeks and decide then, so for now no brace.
my tubi bandage is gettin tight thought so i asked her can it restrict bub, cos i think bub moves more when im not wearing it. she said it can do if too tight.
now i dont know what to do cos it helps a lot but if it touches bub in any way id give it up.
she said i could get maternity support vest instead so im gonna see if i can find um. might be better but if its tight enough to give support will that not restrict bub too?
what do ye think?

 

[babybemine]

Fx for us all

 

[Hopeful335]

Hey all, mommylov I've used preseed for all 3 pg. after 18 mOntgs trying with no joy, temping. I swear preseed and opks got me there!

Thinking of you and sending you lots of luck for 6th Smiler but if I'm honest truthfully I didn't relax (much-still nervous) till I was maybe 14-15 weeks. Didn't tell lots of ppl till then too!

Oh no Lilesmom your back thing sounds horrid. Maternity best mat work?

Smiler we didn't find out (though dh being but of a ******* now about it-moaning etc). But my hunch is a boy! Started to feel kicks stronger-been kicking loads today )

How's everyone else? Katy? Discoria? Withlovemom? Babybemine? Thinking of you x x x

 

[Hopeful335]

Ha ha love how b and b has blocked out my swear word didn't realise it did that! It was only b*s*a$d! X

 

[lilesMom]

i never realised it did that too, i usually d a few stars if im typing swear word, didnt know they do it for u tempted to write a few to check it out but im too chicken ha ha

 

[lilesMom]

do u mean maternity vest hopeful? yeah i was thinkin of that too, i asked physio and she said yeah but then she mentioned spanx, again, she said spanx about 3 times, maybe she has shares in um hee hee

 

[mommylov]

Thanks hopeful! I too think its a great little tool. I think my dr just missunderstood what I was saying. The more I read about the clomid today, the more I think I might still have a chance this cycle with my numbers.

 

[babybemine]

Cramping.....yuck. if AF comes we are starting Femera this next cycle.

 

[Hopeful335]

Yeah sorry Lilesmom I meant maternity vest! God my typing is shocking sometimes. Will spanx not be really tight-I have some and they can feel a bit straight jacketesk?

Keep PMA Mommylov you can do it! Just be positive and bd (but not too much-don't kill hubby off). Baby dust x x

 

[babybemine]

Well AF arrived. Boohoo. Calling RE to get started on Femara.