TTC following Clomid miscarriage

[Buttercup_Way]

Hey Ladies,
I've found such support in all your posts whilst coping with my miscarriage. Upsetting to hear so many of us go through this but a comfort to know we aren't alone.
My partner and I are now TTC again. We lost our little one at 9 weeks, no signs of any problems until my 12 week scan on 2nd Jan showed no heartbeat. Had an ERPC the following day as my body wasn't registering the miscarriage.
This miscarriage was our first pregnancy but also our first round of taking Clomid 50mg days 2-6.
AF came on 7th Feb - 5 weeks after ERPC, we have now finished this cycle of Clomid awaiting Follicle scan (tomorrow, 18th Feb). Just wondering if anyone has any similar experiences? Slightly anxious about what scan will show, thin lining etc!
Fingers crossed for good mature follicles!

 

[onefineday]

hi hun

i never had a follicle scan, but can relate, as i also had a mc with clomid, at around 8 weeks. 5 years later i back on clomid ttc. i hope everything goes well and you have a wonderful pregnancy and a healthy baby xx

 

[Topanga053]

Hey Buttercup, so sorry to hear about your loss. It's such a traumatic experience.

DH and I got pregnant naturally last summer and learned at our 9 week scan in August that the pregnancy wasn't viable. It took me a couple of weeks to miscarry (even with medical intervention, gah!) and AF started again in October.

My OB started me on 100mg of Clomid this cycle because my OPKs and progesterone results have been a little odd since the miscarriage. For awhile, we thought I wasn't ovulating. Now it looks like I was ovulating, but late. OB wanted to start me on Clomid just in case, although we're not doing the follicle scans.

I hope everything goes well for you today!! How long have you and your partner been TTC?

 

[Loup89]

Hey Ladies,
I've found such support in all your posts whilst coping with my miscarriage. Upsetting to hear so many of us go through this but a comfort to know we aren't alone.
My partner and I are now TTC again. We lost our little one at 9 weeks, no signs of any problems until my 12 week scan on 2nd Jan showed no heartbeat. Had an ERPC the following day as my body wasn't registering the miscarriage.
This miscarriage was our first pregnancy but also our first round of taking Clomid 50mg days 2-6.
AF came on 7th Feb - 5 weeks after ERPC, we have now finished this cycle of Clomid awaiting Follicle scan (tomorrow, 18th Feb). Just wondering if anyone has any similar experiences? Slightly anxious about what scan will show, thin lining etc!
Fingers crossed for good mature follicles!

Hi Buttercup, so sorry to hear about your loss x

After 3 years ttc I got my very first bfp in November but we lost our baby at 7 weeks on christmas eve. This was also my first round of 50mg clomid days 2-6. Af showed up on feb 10th So I've taken clomid again this cycle and now waiting to see if I ovulate, unfortunately I'm not monitored so its a bit of a guessing game but I'm giving it my best shot! What is it you were taking the clomid for? I have pcos and don't ovulate on my own.

If you need any support going through this I'm right there with you
I don't know about you but I felt so lucky when I got my bfp on first round and now I'm not sure what to think, worrying about how long it will take this time round.
How did your follicle scan go?

 

[Buttercup_Way]

Thank you so much for your kind replies, i am so sorry to hear about all your losses, makes me so sad to think so many people go through this.

Onefineday - Hope everything goes well for you this time around, be thinking of you, hoping and praying we all have a healthy pregnancy very soon!!

Topanga053 - Sorry to hear you had a difficult MC in the Summer, i have all my fingers crossed that everything works this time for you. My partner and i had been trying to conceive for 3 and half years, my doctor just told me to keep trying and time my ovulation etc. This didnt work! So i went to see another doctor who was lovely and referred me to a fertility specialist - I am so grateful she did as she has been a huge support to me. Like you my ovulation tests have been showing as negative so i was very anxious about my scan... After my scan yesterday i felt a little better. On my first round of 50mg Clomid i had 8 follicles measuring between 12-22 along with several smaller ones... This time however i only had 1 measuring at 17. I know you only need one to work its baby magic but i am little also a little concerned my lining was only 5.6. Last time it was 8.2!! Little on the weak side this time. How far along are you in your cycle?

Loup89 - So sorry to hear about your loss too... Christmas Eve, that must have been terrible! Im on clomid as i just dont ovulate on my own. My cycles were so varied, they would go from 22 days to 48 days so i was never able to keep a track of anything.
I too was so happy to have a BFP on my first go of Clomid, i couldnt believe it, 3 and a half years and after one shot it worked!! Such a devastating hit to have to lost it. I still have my 7 week scan photo that breaks my heart everytime i see it. Its tucked away in my bedside table upstairs (cant bring myself to let it go yet).
We seem to be going through this journey at the same time so be lovely to go through it with you! Ours timings are only days apart!
As stated above the scan went ok. She has told us to try every day this week as she believes this will be when it happens (based on a 35 day cycle)!! All fingers crossed!
So you must have just finished Clomid then! What are your cycles normally like? Any idea when your likely to ovulate? Must be difficult not being monitored as you have no idea what's happening! Were you monitored the first time around?

Thank you ladies once again for replying!! Baby dust to us all!!!
Look forward to hearing from you soon! Xx

 

[Loup89]

Any time of year isn't nice but having to spend time with our families and not be the miserable one in the corner was so hard.
Yep, all finished with clomid for the cycle so now just waiting to see what happens. My cycles were completely over the place as in maybe 3 periods a year but since 6-8 months ago when I made quite a few changes in my life they are getting shorter and shorter and about 35 days now but I still don't ovulate on my own.
I really don't know why I'm not being monitored, I wasn't the first cycle either, until I came on here I thought it was fairly normal not to be and now I've managed to get pregnant first time they say there is no reason it wont happen again so I'm still on 50mg not knowing whats going on.

Do you know what day in your cycle you ovulated last time?
Opks don't seem to work for me, they never showed positive for me last cycle but obviously I did ovulate because I got pregnant.

Just got to hold on to the fact that it did happen first time for us so nothing to stop it happening again Do you have to go back and have anymore scans or tests? x

 

[Buttercup_Way]

On our first cycle of Clomid we ovulated between CD13-16 - Got our BFP 2 and a half weeks later. Hopefully it will be the same kind of timescale this cycle as we have been advised by our FS to dtd every other day for the rest of this week - Being so close to one anothers cycle it may be similar timing for you.
OPKs have never worked for me, not even on Clomid, but like you said, we both fell pregnant so something is working. Are you tracking your bbt?

We aren't having anymore scans as shes happy that we fell on Clomid so no reason why it wouldnt work again! She told us we get a scan on the first cycle and a scan after each time we miscarry (basically to check Clomid is doing its job) - I wouldnt worry too much that your not being monitored, you fell pregnant on your 1st go which shows it working for you. I pray you fall again this time!! That we both do!!

Only worry for me at the moment is my lining following the miscarriage being at 5.6 - Just got to hope its strong enough... I have read up on ways to thicken it so will give anything a shot.

How are you feeling Clomid? Any side effects? X

 

[Loup89]

Been a crazy few days for me and I'm feeling pretty run down but still trying to stay positive about this cycle!
I'm not tracking my bbt, I tried during the second year ttc but my temps were all over the place and now I'm doing shift work its just really difficult, I was very tempted to start trying again though.

Oh well at least its not just me not having any luck with opks, I've pretty much given up with them now and just going with the flow.
I wouldn't worry too much about your lining, I'm sure they would have said if it was a massive issue or given you something to thicken it.

I personally don't get any symptoms from clomid at all, maybe its because I've only taken 50mg but either way I'm happy how about you?
Do you think you have ovulated yet? x

 

[Buttercup_Way]

Been a crazy few days for me and I'm feeling pretty run down but still trying to stay positive about this cycle!
I'm not tracking my bbt, I tried during the second year ttc but my temps were all over the place and now I'm doing shift work its just really difficult, I was very tempted to start trying again though.

Oh well at least its not just me not having any luck with opks, I've pretty much given up with them now and just going with the flow.
I wouldn't worry too much about your lining, I'm sure they would have said if it was a massive issue or given you something to thicken it.

I personally don't get any symptoms from clomid at all, maybe its because I've only taken 50mg but either way I'm happy how about you?
Do you think you have ovulated yet? x

Sorry to hear your feeling run down, mixture of work & anxiety has the same effect on me. Ive tried after my MMC to not let things like work get on top of me - But i know thats easier said than done! Just try and take it easy - Always here if you need to vent!

Im tempted to give tracking my BBT a go, if i dont fall this month i think ill start, as for OPK's, like you i have given up entirely! My body clearly doesnt like them and i hate seeing so many negative results!

Great that you dont get any symptoms, first round i only had 1, same this time as well, tbh not a side effect id heard about but apparently it is... I have very real, very strange, very clear dreams! Both times on Clomid, for the 5 days each time i shut my eyes! Very weird

Hoping ive ovulated but honestly ive no idea! FS said it would be this week but the ovulation calendar says it will be next week so im just trying to remain hopeful! Guess technically ill be starting my 2ww shortly! Thats the worse part, the waiting. How do you think this cycle is going for you? I keep hoping tinges near my ovaries are positive signs but i think thats probably more in my head!

Take care of yourself, positive thinking all the way!!

 

[Loup89]

I never really thought about it before but I've been dreaming like crazy lately, I've actually woken up a few times and believed they were real!

Although I can't be sure, I definitely feel like I have ovulated I had pain on my left side over 20th and 21st and I felt a bit crampy yesterday as well but thats gone now. I think we are both now in the ttw, how exciting What's the bet these weeks go very slowly. I'm going to try and relax and not keep looking out for symptoms but its easier said than done.

Well I have a day off tomorrow, going to see my mum as I've not seen her for a few weeks. She usually stops me worrying and getting too ahead of myself so its probably just what I need right now.

Did you have a nice weekend?
Got much planned to distract yourself from going crazy this week?
x

 

[Buttercup_Way]

Hey, lovely to hear from you!

How are you feeling?
You and I are certainly on the same page at the moment! Dreams are odd arent they!! Can only be a good sign though.

It is exciting, no matter how much you try and convince yourself to not think about it. Every night when my partners asleep im googling everything down to symptoms and timescales lol - Cant seem to help myself.
We went through our tracking of last week and we reckon, based on cramping and discomfort in my left ovary we ovulated between 19th-21st so im right there with you!
Fingers crossed!!!

Lovely plan for tomorrow then, spending time with your Mum. Mums always have a way of defusing any worry!!

Had an okay weekend. I went to my cousins wedding which was difficult as my cousin is due 2 days before i was... She is sporting a beautiful bump which hurt i have to admit but i put it to one side and just tried to think positively.
Apart from that it was lovely. Went on a long walk with our dogs - Nearly killed me lol!! How was your weekend? Up to anything exciting?

I get married on the 29th March so i have that to take my mind of things a little... Though saying that i have booked a venue whereby they issue a planner, she seems to have taken complete control lol! Probably a blessing in disguise but for the next 2 weeks i think ill steal some of it back to do myself!

What are your plans for distracting yourself? I find a spring clean of the house every week (much to my partners annoyance, especially when the rugby is on and im hoovering underneath him lol), helps to fill in a quiet day. My house has never looked so shiny!!

Have a wonderful day with your Mum tomorrow!! Keep me posted with new symptoms.

PS. I bought on ebay a BBT digital tracker which came with a free chart! Only £3.97 - Just in case this month fails im going to give it a shot!!

 

[Loup89]

Oh no not dreaded google! Don't worry I'm addicted to googling too its awful I find myself searching for the most stupid things I may as well search if pain in my left toe is a pregnancy symptom!

Congratulations on the wedding!! wow, thats really soon. Have you got everything sorted? Bet you're excited don't let your planner take over too much if you don't want her to hun, its your day.
Funnily enough I also have the same thing to keep me distracted as I'll be getting Married on June 22nd, I actually don't know what I'd do right now if I wasn't sorting table cloths and bridesmaid dresses, I sometimes think the distraction from ttc is what helped me get pregnant last time.

Sounds like a busy weekend, can't have been easy with your cousin pregnant though its so hard I know, my manager is pregnant and due within days of when I would have been, luckily I only see her once a week but its just that horrible reminder we don't need. Good on you for putting it to one side and being positive.
Aw, I love going for long walks, what dogs have you got? I have 2 nightmares, a bullmastiff and the other I'm convinced in a cross with something but definitely has staffy in her, shes so tiny though but maybe thats just compared to the other one.

Fingers crossed that you wont even need to use your bbt tracker! I think I may do the same though but we'll see what happens this cycle first, its not over yet

Any new symptoms to drive you crazy? x

 

[Buttercup_Way]

Congratulations to you too!! How exciting! Everything going to plan so far? Everything for ours is pretty much sorted. Just the little odd bits here and there to do... Table plan needs finishing, 1 more wedding dress fitting with the bridesmaids etc and a sweet table to plan.

Know what you mean about google, found myself searching whether itchy arms was an early detection last night! Only when i say it out loud did i realise how daft it was!

We have 2 Springer Spaniels, far too much energy but be lost without them.

Ive been having a few noticeable heart palpitations, last time i fell pregnant, about a week before i got my i had them really bad whilst at the Cinema. Cramping on and off but doesnt last long and very mild. I also feel really over the top happy at the moment, so thats me at the moment. What about you? Any new symptoms?

Hope day with Mum went well! Look forward to hearing from you

Lets neither of us need the BBT!

 

[Loup89]

Its all going pretty well, my wedding dress arrived in the shop much earlier than expected and I needed no alterations so I was very happy with that! I've actually not found it too stressful, we've had the odd moment with shoes and a photographer stressing us out but other than that I've really enjoyed it. Hope its been the same for you.

I've noticed cramping but like you said its very mild and doesn't last long at all. When I was pregnant I had quite bad cramping from about week 4 but then there is no saying if that was good or bad because it ended in mc. The thing is though I'm sure my boobs were hurting by now, they usually do about 2 weeks before af but I've had nothing yet. I'm very tired though, I slept for 11 hours last night and I feel like I could do another 11 easy and its only half 9! It could just be stress with work though so we'll see!

Lol that did make me laugh, the itchy arms things, ttc turns us a little crazy I'm sure, I googled sore throat and twitchy eye, I'll let you know if any turn out to be symptoms haha!

Seeing my mum did me the world of good, don't know what I would have done lately without her, my OH and this site lately.
Do you think you will test early? I'm determinded to hold on and not do it maybe just to believe its possible for as long as I can

Hope you're having a nice evening lovely, its my day off tomorrow and I'm spending it cleaning the house so I'm sure I'll be popping on here at some point

 

[Buttercup_Way]

That is good, saves spending that extra on alterations. Ive only had to have the sides taken in a little, luckily the length was perfect (pretty sure thats down to my very high heels tho). Havent found it stressful at all, friends of mine have previously had weddings and they were tearing their hair out towards the final months. In a way i think our MC took the stress off us a little... Our hearts just werent in it. Now its only 4 wks away, still calm and starting to look forward to it. All good!

Nice to know ur cramping is on cue with mine, i think from what ive read its a good sign to have mild ones so hopefully everything is on track - I had bad cramps last time and like u said, we ended with MC's. I dont get any breast soreness at all, with AF or with my last pregnancy which is a bit of a let down really as its such a common symptom - Try not to worry that your not getting any yet, i do believe every pregnancy is different and its still quite early for us yet.
Try and get as much as you can and not let work weigh you down to much i think after my MC i have it in my head to give my body whatever it asks for - Those Maltesar Bunnies at the moment are my guilt pleasure!

Lol - Im so glad u google similar things! My OH thinks im mad!

Feel the same as you do, so grateful for this site, OH, Mum and of course you! Never thought id be lucky enough to find someone as lovely as you in exactly the same stage as me! So thank you for staying in touch...

I was going to ask u when u were thinking of testing... Im not sure... Based on a 35 day cycle i should be due for AF on 13th March so contemplated testing on Sunday 10th - What do you think? Do u have a date in mind to test?

Have a lovely day off tomorrow! Enjoy the house cleaning

I get alerts for this thread so im sure we speak again tomorrow!

Take care lovely! X

 

[Buttercup_Way]

Quick update, been having mild cramping on and off all day today. Noticed more CM as the days gone on so that's new to me.
Also a lot more frequent trips to the bathroom since lunchtime. Went 3 times in the space of 50 mins this evening!
Could be good, could be nothing... Hoping for the best!

Hope you had a lovely day off! N e thing new to report?

 

[Loup89]

Well I wrote you a nice long message yesterday on friday and then my internet crashed and I've not been able to get back on!

Aw thanks, Its been so nice to find you on here too, I can't believe how close our cycles are and we both got pregnant first time on clomid and both getting married soon, spooky lets hope we both get pregnant around the same time again.

All your symptoms sound like really promising signs! How amazing are those malteaser bunnies too, I've not had any this year because I can't seem to stop once I've bought the first one!
I've noticed more cm the past few days, it was a symptom from last time too but then it could just be from ovulation. I'm still really tired too, I woke up at 9am Friday and needed to go lie down by 4pm! I've also got a horrible headache today but still don't feel anything significant.

I don't know why but I seem to think I may have ovulated quite early this cycle but I could be wrong so if it was a 28 day cycle AF would be due 10th March, I was considering testing then but I'm going to try and hold off a little longer. It all depends on if I think af will show, I hate seeing BFNs so I'm going to see how long I can last. I know if you test though I'll probably cave in haha.

Hows your weekend going? x

 

[Buttercup_Way]

Try not to be too disheartened that you haven't felt anything too significant - So many women have absolutely no indication at all and still get that BFP. Without meaning to raise your hopes up too high a change in CM, headaches and feeling tired are all quite strong, positive signs.
Unfortunately for me, due to having pre-cancer cells lining my cervix i suffer with CM all day every day (im sorry if that's a little TMI), so its very difficult for me to use it as any indication at all.

Is a 28 Day Cycle normal for you? If so i think that's very promising! I tested the day before AF was due with my first, i honestly don't think ill make it that far this time... I'm still holding onto testing Sun 10th - If you can hold off testing till then hopefully that morning will bring us both BFP's.
With that in mind this week is bound to be the slowest one of all lol! Not even the Wedding seems to be a distraction.

My weekend has been ok thank you. Unfortunately all the previous cramping, twinges etc have completely vanished! Leaving me feeling a little disheartened today but I'm trying to keep my hopes up.
How was your weekend? Lots of RnR i hope!!

 

[Loup89]

I know, its so frustrating that symptoms could be pregnancy or could be just about anything. Don't worry there isn't a lot thats tmi, I've learnt that from coming on here lol, that doesn't sound very nice for you though hun My cramping has also completely gone, never know maybe thats a good thing.

No, sadly a 28 day cycle is nothing close to what I normally get. Due to me having PCOS my cycles are all over the place, sometimes I only get af every 3 months but its not been that bad for a while. I spoke to my doctor after the mc and he gave me the impression that if I'm taking clomid days 2-6 that it might be something close to a 28 day cycle but of course that would only be if I ovulated and if I haven't af might not even show at all. How about you? Are your cycles regular even without ovulation?

My weekend has been pretty boring to be honest, I'm still at work at half 8 on a Sunday evening which is never fun, I never normally work Sunday evenings just because they drive me insane with bordem!

I'll try and hold on til 10th also, I may have to start using opks again just to satisfy my poas addiction haha

 

[Buttercup_Way]

Pre-Cancer cells have been an issue for a few yrs now and unfortunately after Cauterisations to repair them failed its just something i try to manage. On a plus side ive had normal smear results for over a year now so im hoping its all calmed down.

If both our cramping has stopped lets hold onto that being a good sign! You know AF is coming when those cramps get worse so from my point of view they can remain at bay!

Sometimes every 3 months must have been a nightmare with trying to track. Clomid will hopefully regulate your cycles a little for you.
Before Clomid my cycles would vary from 25 days to 49 days. Luckily Aug and Sept last yr both resulted in 32 day cycles for me so my FS told me to use that timescale for future ones on Clomid. This time, i was told to base my cycle length from the day of my ERPC to the day AF came - 35 Days! Thats what im basing this month on. Would love to have regular 28 day cycles but with the assumption i O'd when i think i did i don't think that's likely for me. I pray it is for you though - FX'd for you!

You poor thing still being at work, hopefully you wont be working too much later. You did make me smile with the OPKs lol... That could have an adverse effect though if they came out positive... Completely throw you for the month.

Hope you make it till Sunday to test... Be lovely to have BFPs at the same time! Go through 12 weeks of mixed emotions together!!

I will let you know if i cave but ill do my best not too.
Keep me posted lovely! X