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[banana07]

Delighted for you Mama - you are 100% right it is a good step in the very right direction. Have you decided what you are going to do now clomid/soy wise?????

Issac - know exactly what you mean wish I could go back to not knowing anything about ttc and be blissfully unaware of the stress of it all sometimes!! No matter what anyone says I will always have a good or rough idea when I am ovulating and of course I'm going to Bd more then even if its subconciously!! Fair play to you holding out, you have the patience of a saint!

Had a slightly higher temp then normal this morning was 36.4 instead of the usual 36.1 but I had two large glasses of wine last night and only 4 hours sleep, I remember some girls talking about wine or lack of sleep affecting it. I don't think it a big thing anway but want to be as acurate as I can.

Very very annoying, all my life I have had a really really high sex drive but whatever happened this month when I started the clomid I have hardly any interest at all in it. Now if DH initates (rarely) it I'm happy and enjoy it but usually I'm pulling my hair out dying for it, I have no interest in iniating it - talk about a catch 22!! We are still on schedule tho for doing it every other day although Sunday is the other day but of course will have to get the extra go in there in the hotel!

 

[HappyCpl]

Hey ladies! I'm sorry I've been away for so long. Things have been so busy lately. I really haven't been able to think about TTC much... I even almost forgot to take my last dose of Clomid. If it wasnt for my BBT by my alarm clock I would have forgotten it too. Lots going on with you ladies.

Mama - happy to see that AF came on her own w/o Provera!

Have any of you heard of or used Pregnitude? My dr said that maybe I should try it. But it seems to be more for women with PCOS and I've not been formally diagnosed with it...

I'm just hanging out in my TWW. Originally FF said I OV this last Saturday which woul make me 6dpo but it changed it to Sunday which puts me at 5DPO. Temp is still high with no dips... No real symptoms other than this headache that won't go away, fatigue no matter how much sleep I get, and my bbs being very sore... Hoping to stay busy for another week... Haha

I hope everyone is doing well!

 

[MamaMac123]

Happy your chart looks great! Fx for a bfp! I've never heard of pregnitude....better go google that! What have you heard about it?

Banana - I know clomid can effect your vaginal fluid and make you more dry which in sure could have an affect on sex drive. My sex drive hasn't seemed to change on clomid but I have noticed I don't have as much cm as usual. I use preseed especially around ov time because less cm can make it rough for the swimmers to get where they need to go. Maybe pick some up for your hotel weekend

So my AF seems to have stopped, back to just spotting today. Not a big deal as I didn't ov, makes sense it would be a quick one. I'll take a one day AF no prob!!! Haha
I've decided to do the soy this cycle and then up my own clomid dose for the next 2 cycles after the soy cycle. I'll start soy tomorrow, going to do cd3-7. But I need to decide on a dosage. I've read you should double your clomid dose so currently I should take 200mg of soy each day for 5 days but that is doubling my current clomid dose which we know has stopped working. That makes me think I should go a bit higher but I also read you shouldn't exceed 200mg of soy a day. So going to research that today and decide.

 

[HappyCpl]

Mama pregnitude is supposed to be a supplements that helps regulate cycles and helps promote healthy ovaries/eggs is what I read.

Banana - the Clomid increased my sex drive around OV time. But I noticed that I didn't have as much CM for sure.

 

[HappyCpl]

Have you noticed feeling bloated on Clomid? I have felt so bloated for about a week now. I have lost about 25lbs, but I feel like I have gained about 10lbs in water weight. I haven't changed my diet or increased my calories. So it has to be water... Ugh! I feel like I should e rolling around instead of walking. Just that overall sluggish feeling. Maybe it's just me...

 

[MamaMac123]

I haven't noticed that specific to the clomid but I'm overweight so I always feel bloated and sluggish lol

 

[HappyCpl]

I'm overweight too, but I feel more puffy. Lol

 

[MamaMac123]

Okay, so this spotting period has turned into a full blown miserable one! How does this happen without even ovulating?? I'm happy it happened on its own but I still find it very weird. This is honestly the shortest cycle I've had since stopping bc and the fact that it was annovulatory is so bizarre. Not quite sure what to think anymore.

 

[IsaacRalph]

Okay, so this spotting period has turned into a full blown miserable one! How does this happen without even ovulating?? I'm happy it happened on its own but I still find it very weird. This is honestly the shortest cycle I've had since stopping bc and the fact that it was annovulatory is so bizarre. Not quite sure what to think anymore.

Hey mama I got my AF too, so we're AF sisters! Hang in there girl that's all I keep telling myself! I have heard anovulatory cycles can cause a heavier period just ride it out hun. Good luck for this fresh new cycle. I've started exercising several times a week and it helps channel the negative thoughts and I literally exercise them out of my body! Aromatherapy is also great xx

 

[A132429]

Good luck Also TTC #2 here..LO is 10 months old andId love him to have a sibling close in age..We are on cycle one and really excited

 

[HappyCpl]

Good luck A! Do you have a strategy? It just taking a laid back approach?

Mama and Isaac, how are you feeling? Banana how is it going with you as well? How are OPK's going?

AFM- had quite the temp spike this morning. I still feel so drained and my bbs are still very sore. Woke up and started dry heaving today too. What's up with that? Trying to hold out in testing a few more days. Once I give into testing the mania begins... Haha oh the joys of being a POAS addict... Haha

 

[Jessicabaxter]

Hopefully it's a good sign! Good luck HAPPY!

 

[MamaMac123]

Happy your chart is looking awesome!!!! Fx for you!

Thanks Isaac

Afm - AF still going strong...so crazy without even ovulating! Blah!
After a bunch of research I decided not to do soy this cycle. There's a lot of mixed research on it being helpful or hurtful so I wasn't feeling good about it. I decided to just let my body do its own thing this cycle. I was so surprised by the AF arriving on its own this week and giving me such a normal length cycle. I'm hoping my body will surprise me. Trying to put my trust in my body and in God. I'm going to focus on exercising more this cycle too. If nothing happens that's okay, I'm giving my body a clomid break so when I go back to it next cycle hopefully I'll respond well to it. Plus I have the provera if I end up needing it but hoping even if I don't ov that AF will show up on its own.

 

[HappyCpl]

Mama - I'm so glad that you are taking this approach this cycle. Did you do any research in the pregnitude? I think if AF shows this cycle I'm going to order some. What can it hurt, right? Fingers crossed that this is a great cycle for you! Prayers for you Hun!

 

[A132429]

Were just taking a laid bak approach for now and well see how that works for us

 

[banana07]

Fingers crossed for you happy x

Glad you have a plan mama!

Afm, just had the nicest anniversary weekend. Am just beaming! Hotel was lovely, dinner was lovely, dh was lovely, wine was lovely, breakfast in bed was lovely and lots and lots of lovely bding!!!! :-D we are 100% covered this morning every other day without fail since day10 Im day 16 now. ff
says Im due to ov tomorrow and i think she is right have cramps this eve nothing major but i can feel them. Perfect timing went a bit mad the weekend bding Sunday morning. Sunday night & Monday morning twice! Its prob to much for baby making but feck it it was fun! Only downside is i forgot to bring my thermometer to the hotel so missed it this morning but ill get it in the morning.

 

[Hann12]

Happy - your chart looks great! Really have my fingers crossed for you!

Mama - sounds like a sensible idea - plus you might be one of these people that gets pregnant the month after clomid! I hope so!

Banana - sounds like a lovely weekend! And you are well covered lol! Good for you! I don't have the energy to DTD twice a week let alone twice in one day!

Not long left now - I'm mentally adding a week to my ticker as I know I ovulated later and so really due date is 16th rather than 9th but have the 9th as that's what the hospital are going by. In quite a bit of pain now - back, hips and pelvis. Really trying to just get on with things though as its my last few weeks alone with Annabelle and I want to enjoy our time together for both of our sakes. It's hard though being in pain and doing everything we have been doing. Doing my best though!

 

[HappyCpl]

Thank you ladies for the well wishes. Temp dropped this morning. According to the chart overlay on ff, my cycle is following the same pattern as last month. Not feeling very hopeful. Only thing that is standing out as different is my bbs being sore. They may get a little sore right befor OV but quickly go back to normal. Since OV they have stayed sore. Went from being very sore to not as sore and now back to VERY sore. Almost achy and not just my nipples. Tmi... Sorry. Trying to keep hope though.

Banana - your anniversary weekend sounds very lovely. Maybe it's just what you needed

 

[banana07]

Oh Hann - I cannot belive how close you are, I didn't realise it until I read your last post if you had asked me to guess I would have thought you were 16/20 weeks!!! HA!! Oh best of luck must be so exciting at that stage

Happy - I hope the boobs are a good sign but I know what its like, hate to get your hopes up over anything but its hard not to at the same time!

Afm, Temp is still the same as always nothing changed even tho ff had my expected ov date as yesterday, I have had pretty bad cramping last 2 days so maybe today is the day. But I am a bit confused when people say the 1 degree temp rise indicates Ov, I am using celcius but I see most peoples charts are F? Should I change mine to F?

Also, got my call for the tube dye test but have to decide now do I want to give the Clomid a good run and do the 3 months straight before I go for the test or do the test next month (can't take clomid same cycle as the test) ???

Hmmm decisions decisions!!

 

[runnergrl]

happy- your temp went back up! Im thinking positive thoughts for you!