We're off on holiday abroad froggy. The doc wanted me to have day 21 bloods on month 3 (last month of initial prescription of clomid) so may just have them done month 2 instead.

Sounds like you're been monitored really closely, no wonder you're struggling to explain the time off to your seniors at work. It's very hard because its a personal thing.

I made the decision to tell my boss, advice from my dad because he said it would be easier to tell her now than if there were more problems in the future. She was also asking lots of questions (which she shouldn't have done) I wish now I'd stood up to her and told her that my hospital appointments were a private matter and all she needed to know was the time, date and likely duration of my appointment (I'm a teacher so cover is needed) Her lack of discretion means all my colleagues had to be told because she would put things in the communal diary, like Ele having scan, Ele having bloods. Ele hospital appointment. Now whilst she needed to know I had a hospital appointment (unavoidable appointment) she didn't need to tell everyone else where I was and why! I had colleagues asking me if I was preg and some worried it was something more serious like cancer, after she put MRI etc on.

I was unfortunate, she is leaving in four weeks and the new head taking over is a good friend of mine, I had to tell him my circumstances a few months ago because I didn't want him to hear from anyone else (like outlet current indiscreet head). I know if it had been him in charge my confidence would have been kept. Anyway all done now, it does mean though tht hen I'm having time off now for appointments, no one asks me awkward questions. The only people that ask are genuinely interested because they're good friends.

Elo, I'm so sorry you'v had such a tough time at work, really sorry about that. Hope you get much better support from your new head. It must be very difficult to get time off especially when teaching with class cover and everything. Hope it works soon for you.

I think I am quite lucky with the monitoring, the clinic I am at has a really good reputation and they do a lot of tests for each cycle. It's obviously bad for work with all the appts but good and reassuring from the TTC point of view.

How are all the other clomid ladies doing? Hoping for some BFPs on this thread this month!

Froggy x 

hi i lost two babies in 2009, and then my consultant put me on clomid i had thre cycles, bloods were 31.4, 38.6 and the third 81.5 and i was told to do a pregnancy test and sure enough i was pregnant and on the 14 jan 2011 5 weeks premature i gave both to a healthy little boy.

please ladies dont give up hope, i really never thought i would be a mummy and i am, i was told very young i probably wouldnt be able to have children so im very blessed.

Good Luck ladies

poppykitten xxxxxxx :0)

Hiya ladies hope your all getting on ok

well i got my blood results back today and they were 61.5 i am very excited but dont no what to make of it

Anyone got there BFP yet

Dannii

xxx

Hi ladies.

Dannii, glad your bloods came back good.

Just an update from me;
I'm no longer on clomid, I hated it and fertility special said there is no point me being on it as I ov fine. She said that my hsg showed up smal fibroids but she doesn't think it has any effect on ttc, and was going to send me on my merry way. I had to have a bit of a disagreement and insisted that they do further investigations. So in next couple of months I'm going in for an examination to see if it can be treated.
I'm so fed up with living in limbo, so we are stopping that. We've bought a house, I now have something to distract me from ttc! I've thrown the rest of my ov tests away. And we are going to try and not think of babies.

Good luck to you all. I will be popping in to see how everyone's getting on though xx

Month 2 on 100mg seems to have worked. Had my day 16 scan today to look if the follicles had gone (they hadn't last month on 50mg) and they were both gone. Day 21 blood test on Wednesday, fingers crossed it's over 30.

I just want to feel "normal" and like everything is functioning as it should. It would be nice to relax for a couple of months and try to enjoy trying for a baby - at the moment we BD when the clinic instruct us to - it's killing the magic a little!

How are the other ladies getting on? It's getting a bit quiet on this thread!

Andi30xx, well done on not allowing the dr to fob you off. Hopefully the tests will show what's wrong and give you some answers. Keep in touch!

That's good news froggy. I'm on two week wait (day 21) got two smiley faces again last weekend and lots of bding around the time. Ive woken up with a stinking cold this morning and site throat. Feel shocking, hoping it goes as quickly as it came. We booked our holiday on Thursday we're off away on the 15th AF due around 8/9th so will be something to take our minds off the start of our third cycle of clomid if it arrives. Will be back in time for day 21 bloods too for cycle 3 as our consultant requested. Although my hubby won't be able to come to the next hospital appointment.

Hope your blood results are good when you get those. It has been very quiet on here recently. There have been a couple of successful clomid ladies over on the you and your wedding site in the last month, all of who have been long term ttc ladies, gives my spirits a big boost.

Hi everyone.

This is my first month on Clomid.  Only on day 5 of cycle. 

I was diagnosed with PCO not PCOS and have been TTC for a year. 

Im a bit confused about it all.

J x

 

Can't quite believe it but, have got a faint BFP! So shocked and not really believing it. I also have quite bad cramping and AF is due tomorrow - desperately hope this sticks and I don't come on in the morning. 

Hi Jacqui, I'm not sure what the difference is between PCO and PCOS but at the clinic I go to they have said clomid is a really good treatment for women with PCOS - just be prepared for some bad moods as the clomid gets going - I am like a bear with a sore head when I take it!

Babydust to everyone x 

Brilliant news about the faint BFP!

PCO is just the cycsts on the ovaries.  I do not have any symptoms (excess hair, gaining or loosing weight, cramps) So I didnt know I had it until the ultrasound.

x

Oh wow froggy, I really hope this is it for you. xxx

For me it's 99% certain that this round has been a bust again - having my blood test on Thursday to confirm, but it seems that Clomid on its own is no match for my pcos. We're trying metformin and Clomid now to see if that makes any difference although I'm not particularly hopeful as it looks like I don't respond! So after that options are limited to surgery - either ovarian drilling or ivf. You never know though!

Dudders, so sorry to hear this round hasn't worked. Hopefully the metformin combined with clomid will have a good effect - don't they use metformin on its own as a fertility treatment for PCOS so the two of them together should be even better. Keep positive, there's still lots they can do - fingers crossed for you

Froggy x 

Fab news froggy! How many months of clomid did it take? Dudders a friend of mine was put on metformin and it worked for her, she never got as far as clomid. Good luck! X

 It was my second month of clomid, 50mg didn't work and they bumped it to 100mg. It's confirmed now, a definite BFP - was so faint at first I've not been wanting to really believe it but about £50 worth of tests later it looks okay!

(A friend of my sister has just got a BFP on her 8th month of clomid so I think its not unusual to have to wait a little while)

Sending lots of babydust to everyone, hope there are some more clomid BFPs soon.  

Froggy x 

Fab news. So pleased for you! I'm hoping a holiday in the sunshine may help us!

Hi everyone iim new to this but need advice asap!

I was on depo and it ran out feb, by end of march i was already pregnant but infortunately it ended up in miscarriage in april.

Since then me and my partner have been tryin, but nothing.

Until last week .. I started my period 20th june and it lasted 4 days (normal) ,

on 2nd july i started cramping and had brown discharge which ive never had before, then again 2 days later, could this be implantation???

My breasts are severly tender, I cant face food and feel really sick. I have also had really bad diarreah which ive heard is also a sign of pregnancy but not sure.

Not due my period until 18th-20th july but im so anxious, what do yous think ?

 

Thanks very much xxx

hi girls i am on my first month of clomid after ttc for 2 and a half years. I am feeling very skeptical about it as i dont want to get to excited. 

I have been given norethiserone to bring me on, but i forgot to take a tablet yest any advice on what i sould do. today is my last day of tablets should i finish them off or leave it and hope i come on? 

congrats froggy! 

heather craig - i know its hard but i would wait and test maybe next monday, but may still be a bit erly - fingers crossed for u hunny! xxx

It depends how long you've been taking them mrs hodgkinson. If it were me, I would finish the tablets as if it doesn't work you would have to probably wait 2 weeks before you could try again. Although many women get af within a couple of days, it can be up to several weeks, so I'd want to make sure I'd finished the course. Good luck x

thanks dudders! i have taken provera and had my period within 3 days and i do feel as if im about to come on! but saying that with all this ttc buisness we feel every flaming niggle! 

feeling a bit of a plonker now.... just been to toilet and have started spotting. not bad considering i took my last tablet yest.