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TTC #1- Looking for buddies!

Well babylights I love your outlook and positivity!! I've got great feelings about your first cycle on Clomid :) Stay chill and we will all be here egging (ha!) you on!!

Steph- I'm so sorry. I hate hate haaaate that. What is wrong with people??? I know they just don't understand but it makes my blood boil. Ugh I would totally feel the same way.

Sunny- any sign of a positive OPK yet? Fingers crossed for you love!
 
Haha Jmack, great pun!

Thanks girls, as always. The most annoying thing was that she asked me this a few months ago and I just said really casually "it won't be that easy for DH and I because of medical reasons" and she seemed to take it in, so goodness knows what came over her yesterday!

This morning I feel like I've been run over by a bus, really achey, sore throat yet again - quick google search and of course, this seems to be more fun Clomid side effects. Only on CD4, feel like this is going to be a long few weeks! (I had a cold no more than two weeks ago so I would be very surprised if it was something like that again).

Love to you all on this overcast English Wednesday!
 
Ugh those Clomid side effects do not sound fun!! Fingers crossed for you that it will be all worth it when we are celebrating your BFP!!

So one of my very best friends is coming to visit and stay with us during my TWW this cycle (around 4-6 DPO) and we have plans with a lot of friends while she is here and I'm sure everyone is going to be drinking. I am already struggling with how I will try to casually not drink and hope that no one says anything or gives me a hard time about it. ugh! I wish you could just know for sure it is hard having to act like you are pregnant the entire time you are ttc! I am feeling kind of frustrated about this whole process today. rant over!
 
Oh Jmack, social events are the worst- I normally just say I'm getting over a cold or something and don't want to wreck my immune system any more!
 
Hi girls! I had a temp plummet and spotting this morning so it looks like af is on her way. We have the initial ultrasound on Monday to start Clomid, taking the meds that night through Friday CD 5-9, hoping and praying for twinsies!

steph - eeks I'm so nervous about those side effects but just gotta grin and bear it, as we do, right?? 😇

jmack I agree with steph that pulling the illness card is usually my evasive maneuver of choice. Bring out the big guns: bronchitis, pneumonia, mystery viral plague!

Sunny any positive or almost-positive opk action?
 
Will you be taking 50mg Babylights? Yeah, try not to worry about them, nothing we can do anyway! A lot of people take them in the evening to try to minimise the side effects. So excited for you!
 
Yup 50mg, is that the dosage you're on? Thanks so much, I'm excited too! What is the protocol that your dr. follows for Clomid? I feel like I'm starting to get a grasp on the ins and outs but would love to know more!
 
Ahh sorry babylights but glad you're staying positive. It's exciting to try something new and I really think this might just do the trick!

My younger brother and sister are twins and they were an absolute nightmare growing up :D They were always arguing and fighting. At 20 years old, they're just starting to tolerate each other a little bit lol. That constant fighting between those two was the number one reason I was sure I never wanted to have kids when I was younger. So Clomid and the increased chance of multiples still terrifies me :rofl:

That being said, I know twins who absolutely love being twins and are super close. I'm sure most would be!

No + OPK yet. I started testing at CD12 and it was way darker than it has been the last couple of days. I hope it'll turn positive soon.
 
Thanks Sunny! That's hilarious about your brother and sister, so much for that crazy twin bond haha!

Fingers crossed for a blazing positive opk soon, very eggciting times!!
 
I just found a fertility acupuncture place by me with excellent reviews at which my copay would be $5, yay! First appointment is 5/23, woohoo!!
 
I'm married to a twin! Even now they love nothing more than wrestling each other! According to my MIL, DH used to absolutely torment his brother when they were growing up- there's a video of them both in high chairs, DH leans across and keeps removing his brother's dummy and making him cry, while DH just cackles. DH would love twins.

Babylights 50mg didn't work for me so I'm now on 100mg, which probably explains why I feel a bit different. I take it CD2-6 and then have CD21 blood tests. My big concern is that AF is pretty much nothing and has been all 4 times I've taken tablets to bring it on since Christmas- before that I had no AF whatsoever since coming of the pill. The doctor did say don't worry, that's normal, but to me it does feel as though things aren't working properly. If AF is nothing more than a couple of days spotting, surely even if the Clomid did work, but lining isn't good enough to sustain a pregnancy? I guess for now I just trust the professionals and see what happens!
 
Babylights so sorry to hear it didn't happen this cycle but I am really excited for this first cycle on Clomid for you!! I know the side effects don't sound fun but it will all be worth it when we are celebrating your BFP. I will keep everything crossed for twins, that would be amazing!! I've totally been wanting to try acupuncture- if you decide to do it you have to tell me everything!

Thanks for the idea about the illness, I'll keep that in mind!! Looks like we should start BD'ing soon since I'll be O'ing soon but feeling kind of discouraged lately which is a little bit of a BD mood killer.

Sunny- i want to see that blazing OPK!! I hope you get it today xoxo

Steph- that is so funny about your husband's twin. I hope the 100mg Clomid does the trick for you!!
 
Jmack, I get you about the BD thing. I don't like having to schedule it, I feel like it puts too much pressure on DH to do the job! But my final Clomid tablet is tomorrow so I reckon we'll go for BDing every other day for a couple of weeks.

It's now 4pm and all I've managed to eat since yesterday breakfast had been an apple, still nauseous with no appetite. When I thought my week couldn't get much worse, I was driving to work this morning and someone crashed into the back of me. The guys were very sweet and checked I was okay through my tears!

I'm sorry, I promise my life isn't always so dramatic and I'm not always this moany
 
oh my gosh steph you poor thing!! I hope you and your car are OK!! That is the worst!! I hope you get some more appetite back and can treat yourself to something nice to cheer yourself up. thinking of you, your day will only get better from here! xo
 
Wow, seems you had quite the day Steph!!! I hope you'll have a nice relaxing weekend to recover from all the stress. How has the Clomid treated you this cycle?

Jmack, can't believe it's already almost O time for you! I'm still waiting to get that positive OPK and it's sooo frustrating. I can barely see the test line! Really hope it turns positive soon.

What will your cycle monitoring schedule look like babylights? You'll go in for an ultrasound next week to see how many follicles there are and start Clomid after? What happens next? Will there be any follow-up visits afterwards? I would really like a monitored cycle but I'm not sure if my OBGYN would go for it before the 1 year mark. Also not sure about the cost and what our insurance would cover.
 
Come onnn positive OPK!! I'm sending you all the O vibes Sunny!!!
 
Yay for twin energy here, I'm soaking it all up!!!

steph I hope you weren't too badly shaken up and you're feeling better now, hugs!

jmack it's just a matter of time now, we'll be dancing in celebration of your bfp wooooohooooo!!!

Sunny sending so many O vibes, surge LH, surge!!!!

My Clomid monitoring will include ultrasounds starting CD12 (in addition to the initial ultrasound on CD5 to make sure I don't have cysts) to see what my follicles are doing, and potentially a trigger shot if I don't ovulate by a certain time, although I probably won't need that since I ovulate on my own. Thanks for reminding me that I haven't heard back from my insurance about the cost though - need to know for sure before we start bc it wouldn't be unheard of that they'd charge close to IVF prices if not covered by my insurance.

It's kind of a blessing/curse situation when it comes to the one year mark huh? But statistically it's overwhelmingly in your favor that you won't have issues so I'd say I'm gonna keep my party hat on permanently because this thread is about to be bfp central!!
 
Happy Weekend girls!

Thanks everyone, I was a bit shaken up but luckily no damage to either car or anyone involved. Eurgh, Sunny the Clomid side effects haven't been very fun, hot sweats, very low mood etc. Took my final one yesterday so today is CD7 and the waiting game begins... I really want some crazy O symptoms but since I have only ever O'd probably a few times when I was a teenager before going on the pill I have no real idea what to expect!

Jmack and Sunny can you both just O now so we can all start the TWW, I need some renewed positivity (no pressure).

Babylights it's really great that you're doing a monitored cycle, I would love to know what's going on inside me. We did have the option but the wait was so long that we just wanted to crack on with the Clomid right away, so all we have is the CD21 blood tests. In the middle of the night I realised (as you do) that CD21 will fall on a Saturday and as the Monday is a Bank Holiday again, I'm going to need to ask the consultant if I should get the bloods on CD20 or CD24 🤔
 
Got my positive OPK today! Time to BD!!! Mother's Day seems like a good day to conceive right? Haha hope everyone is having a lovely weekend!

Babylights im excited for your monitored cycle. Did you already start taking Clomid?

Sunny any sign of an OPK yet? Hope you get it today!

Steph I'm so glad you're ok from your accident. Xo
 
Ahhh Jmack, this is fate! BD like crazy 😂

We're back on our every other day schedule in anticipation!
 

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