Hey guys! I am 25 years old and my husband and I have been TTC for 9 months. We conceived the first month off BCPs, but it unfortunately ended in a miscarriage at 7 wks. Since then, my cycles have been completely crazy. I've had to go on Provera twice just to kick start cycles. Now my OBGYN has put me on Clomid, which I took from CD6-CD10. I have to go in this Saturday to have my progesterone levels checked, so fingers are crossed that all turns out well. It's 1DPO right now - I hope I can keep my sanity for the next two weeks! What do you guys do to help pass the time and keep your mind off of everything? Anyone else in a similar situation?

Hello Roselyn67,

I would say Im in a similar boat as yourself. MY DH and I have TTC # since Septermber 2010, I started Clomid in November. This is my third cycle on Clomid. My OB has increased it each month, I dont know why. She isn't monitoring me. If I dont get pregnant this time around, I think we'll be setting up an HSG and a SA. Previous to Sept 2010, I was talking BCPs and I stopped them in August 2010. After that my periods were also all over the place. I had to also be put on Provera twice last year. Since starting Clomid, my cycles have been pretty much 30 days, and O is on CD 16/17. So I have been very happy that AF arrives on a more predictable time frame.
Today I am on CD 13, and waiting to O very soon. I am following the SMEP (Sperm Meets the Egg Plan) this cycle and also have been using Pre-seed since last month.
The TWW is killer, and I am dreading it. I hate that we get our hopes up every month and get disappointed. I am hoping and praying we get our BFP real soon!!!

Good Luck & Baby Dust!

Jaime

I made a mistake, Im on CD 14, not 13

Hi ladies! It looks like I am in the same boat. This is my first cycle on clomid, I took it CD3-7. I had a positive opk on CD12, and was so happy about it, because we BD a lot right around then. Then randomly, I did another OPK on CD16 and it was also positive! So confusing and frustrating.

So, it looks like I am anywhere between 2-6 dpo. This waiting game is so hard. Every symptom I feel, I google it and get my hopes up. I need some positive thoughts and encouragement!!!

I am with ya on the Google thing, I'm contantly on there reading something! What would we do with out Google! LOL
I think you have done all you could if you got a positive OPK on CD and you BDed during that time. You can at least know that! The TWW does suck. It all sucks sometimes, its just a waiting game around every corner. I am waiting to O and started POAS yesterday. I have been getting the Positive on CD 16/17. I was advised to take my Clomid on CD 5-9.
Well goood luck to you! I hope to hear you get that BFP!
Keep me posted!

Hi Jamie!

That seems odd that your OBGYN isn't monitoring you through each of your Clomid cycles - I hear Endocrinologists tend to be better about that. I plan to stick with my OBGYN though, unless we go through six months of Clomid with no luck. Heavens...I hope I don't have to do six more months of this...I guess the best we can all do is to just take it as it comes and hope for the best.

As far as the SMEP - I had never heard of that until looking it up after reading your post. Coincidentally, that is almost exactly the same schedule my OBGYN has us on though. *Fingers crossed* I have been using Pre-seed this month as well, since I read that Clomid can change your CM. What is funny though is that I had much more fertile CM that any of the last six to seven months when I wasn't on Clomid.

It's nice to hear from some girls going through the same thing. My husband is extremely supportive, but at the same time - only another woman can really understand what this all feels like. BUT in the end, I believe God has a plan for these things. It's just really easy to forget that sometimes

Good luck!! And maybe we won't lose our sanity before Feb:P

Sorry, Jaime - I totally misspelled your name!

Hi CAValleygirl!

I had some quirky things going on with my OPKs too. I actually had a surge before my ovulatory surge (probably just a failed ovulation attempt) and apparently one after. I ovulated on CD17 and the OPK went negative immediately after, but now all the sudden it was positive again yesterday afternoon - very strange! I don't have a lot of faith in those things. In the end, I always end up just going off of BBT, CM, and ovulatory pain. Occasionally I get lucky in detecting cervical position at the right time, but usually not.

And I can't agree more about googling. Sometimes I just have to tell myself "NO!", haha. It ends up all being relative to each individual person, but sometimes it just gives you peace of mind Either that or make you think of more things you should Google, haha!

No Problem

Yeah, I thought it was strange too,
we did alot of blood work, and Ultrasound before hand, but thats about it. I think after 6 months of Clomid, then she will refer me to a RE. Im ok, with just taking the Clomid for now. So I just follow her orders. She is a really good Doctor. My insurance doesn't cover anything related to fertility and for testing I have a deductible, so Im ok with not doing the ultrasounds etc., Once the 6 months are up, then I will re-evaluate and maybe just take a break for 6 months then see a RE. But who knows, Only time will tell. Im hoping this is my month, so then that will be it will all the meds and stuff. This is my third month. So Im going with the Third times a charm!!

After seeing a thread on here about SMEP, I did some research and realized that we pretty much have followed it already, but sometimes, I think we were DTD everyday. So I am following the SMEP schedule to a T this cycle just to see. Hey! it can only help!!

Today I have been feeling some twinges in my lower left side, or I could be crazy. Not sure. LOL. I have not POAS today, Im planning on doing it when I get home from work. The positive should be here any day now. Today is CD 15, and I have been getting a positive CD 16 last cycle.
So we shall wait and see!!

I hope you have a wonderful Weekend!!!