Starting clomid in February... buddies?

[sarah2211]

I started spotting late last night and it's still pretty light. Hard to know if today is considered CD 1 or not.

 

[AngelaALA]

Dogmommy sounds like its moving in the right direction and you will have your BFP before the end of the month FX for you xx

Aphy I can spot for a few days before I get AF sorry the witch has got you hun xx

AFM it looks like this month was an annovulatory cycle which Im okay about as we're busy decorating the house at the mo from reading up on it and Drs its extremely common and women normally have two a year Im hoping by next cycle I hear something back from the hospital and we have our first appointment xx

 

[RedRose19]

I started spotting late last night and it's still pretty light. Hard to know if today is considered CD 1 or not.

I wasalways told cd 1 is bleeding, spotting is not enough but saying thay some people have very light periods.

Hope everyone is ok. Flying home today from paris. We had a lovely time but definitely ready to be in my own bed again gender scan this Saturday and 18 weeks today how did that happen so fast

 

[Aphy]

Dogmommy sounds like its moving in the right direction and you will have your BFP before the end of the month FX for you xx

Aphy I can spot for a few days before I get AF sorry the witch has got you hun xx

AFM it looks like this month was an annovulatory cycle which Im okay about as we're busy decorating the house at the mo from reading up on it and Drs its extremely common and women normally have two a year Im hoping by next cycle I hear something back from the hospital and we have our first appointment xx

Angelala, i think you meant my message to Sarah regarding the spotting

Sarah- wait and see if the spotting increases to anything more. You should only count CD1 as being the day when you have red flow, spotting isn't suppose to count. I get spotting too most cycles and I hate it cause I also struggle then to distinguish it from AF since my AF is light and these days only lasts 1-2 days. Fx it picks up so you can officially make it CD1 and then start Clomid soon!

 

[krissie328]

Red- I am glad to hear your trip went well.

Angela- bummer about your cycle being annovulatory. Fx you hear from the doctor soon about ivf.

As others have mentioned I view the first day of red flow as day 1. I tend to have spotting either side of af so I know it can be tricky to pinpoint.

Afm, still no o. I leave Wednesday at 4 am for my trip so looking like this cycle was a bust. I will be taking a month or two or even three to regroup and focus on other priorities. I think I will be doing my supplements (including lydia pinkham which helped me o in May). And if that doesn't work then come November/December I think I will do another round or Clomid since I have not responded to Femara.

 

[brandi91]

Sorry about no O Krissie I know that frustration all too well.

Angela, I wonder if AF will come on time since this was anovulatory? Just curious.

Sarah, I always count the first bright red blood as CD 1, even if it is super light.

Dogmommy, that is frustrating about having to wait a cycle. Maybe it will be your lucky one, who knows!!!

AFM, I'm having some breast pain (it's a weird type of pain-they aren't sore to the touch, but I'll get these weird little aches that last for just a second). I had the same thing last month right about CD 14 (which my app says was my O date, although I can't confirm O because I didn't temp). I'll be so interested to see if I get another cycle!! That would be 3 since I started the tea (which is seriously amazing to me...)

Part of me wonders if I'm just imagining the symptom since I noticed it last month. But I truly think that without this tea I would not be getting a period. I'm just shocked that something so cheap and simple can make a difference like that.

Anyway, I'm going to start temping again tomorrow. It's sort of late in my cycle (tomorrow will be CD 12, but if my temps shoot up soon then that will give me an idea of where I'm at).

 

[sarah2211]

Thanks ladies.

I don't usually get spotting before AF. Normally, AF will come and it'll be obvious and it know without a doubt that it's CD 1. I've had a few light AFs in the last few months though. These light AFs don't get very heavy but end up lasting longer (10ish days). Currently it's not bright red, but my light AFs aren't red either. It's probably enough for a liner if I changed it every 2-3 hours.

I rung the nurse at the clinic and she said to wait and see if tomorrow gets heavier then I should count that as CD 1. If it doesn't get heavier then she'll get me to do some blood tests to see what's going on.

I'm SO scared I'm going to miss the days I need to take it if I wait to see if AF gets heavier.

 

[Aphy]

BFN today at 10dpo. Not that I expected anything different. Going to hold off testing again til 14dpo which is roughly when I expect AF to arrive

 

[AngelaALA]

Aphy Fx for you for the BFP some people dont get a BFP early so you never know and sorry for confusing the message with Sarah x

Krissie bummer the cycle looks like a bust heres hoping the break and also health kick will help you for future trys xx

Sarah dont worry some people get told by Dr to take clomid on CD3-7 and also CD5-9 so Im sure it will be okay xx

Brandi sounds positive that you may O naturally and its good youve found something that is helping regulate your cycles FX for you hun x

 

[sarah2211]

So it's all stopped today. Not even spotting. I rung the clinic back and had to leave a message. Hopefully I'll be able to get my blood test done this afternoon.

 

[AngelaALA]

Sarah I hope the clinic can run tests to see what is going on hun xx

Red I forgot to say glad your trip went well and exciting news that you get to find out the sex of your bump soon xx what are you hoping for xx

AFM it looks like I may have Od on CD18 which is very late for me but we shall see if temps keep rising. Even if I have Im in with no chance at all as we last BD on CD14 as we've both been busy with the decorating of the house and too exhausted afterwards due to work and busy in the home. Still no news from hospital Ill give it two weeks and if nothing Ill call them xx

 

[Aphy]

So it's all stopped today. Not even spotting. I rung the clinic back and had to leave a message. Hopefully I'll be able to get my blood test done this afternoon.

That is so frustrating! I hope they get back to you soon!

 

[sarah2211]

The nurse rung and left a message this morning. She said the doctors given me the go ahead to start Clomid today.

 

[Aphy]

Yay Sarah! That's great! GL with it this cycle, lets hope you are one of the many ladies who seem to fall lucky in their first round of Clomid!

 

[AngelaALA]

Fx for you Sarah hope you get that sticky bean xx

Aphy your chart looks good when are you testing and when is AF due xx

AFM well I have Od CD18 its wierd as I got my EWCM on CD13 & 14 a little on CD16 but by CD18 it was sticky so not sure what that is about and CD18 is late for me normally O around CD12-16 but it could be due to clomid no longer being in my system. We're not in with any chance this month so I wont be testing at all as we only BD on CD14 as we've been busy decorating hopefully by the time AF comes we would have heard back from the hospital here's hoping xx

 

[RedRose19]

Good luck with the clomid sarah!
I bet we will get a burst of bfps soon !

Angela i really hope you hear soon im so so excited for you! Hopefully we can be bump buddies as i think it sounds like you will get your bfp soon with the ivf!
Just two more sleeps. Id love a girl next to say one of each and jamie gets on better with girls but honestly either is a blessing after so long! Healthy is number 1
How is everyone doing?

 

[AngelaALA]

Red I agree one of each would be nice but as long as theyre healthy thats all that matters xx Cant wait to hear about your scan xx

AFM got a form from hospital that I have to fill out hopefully it wont be long till they get back in touch with my eligibility Fx for me xx

 

[dogmommy]

Red, glad you had a great trip! So excited for you to do the gender reveal ultrasound!!

Angela fingers crossed its a quick turn around so we can get some bfps for Christmas! I have everything crossed for you dear!

Krissie I'm sorry about O. I hope you have a nice time on your trip. And that when you're ready you can give it another go!

Brandi I really hope that your body is responding naturally! Fingers crossed.

My ivf nurse called and introduced herself the other day. She threw a bunch of info at me but basically waiting for results from AMH test and I will be starting RE protocol next month.

 

[AngelaALA]

Dogmommy I really hope it all goes well and you get your BFP first time around what is the prcedure by the way, whats an AMH test and whats RE protocol. Im hoping my wait isnt long Im hoping within 2-4 weeks they get back in touch saying Ive been accepted and we can start and hopefully before xmas I can have some happy news xx

 

[Vankiwi]

Dogmommy hope your AMH results are good! I got that test done too.

Angela AMH tests your ovarian reserve. RE protocol is the drug schedule they'll put you on for IVF. I hope you get your appointment soon!

Red good luck for your scan!