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Pink, you never know :) Sometimes pregnancy symptoms don't start until well after missing AF! I hope you have good progesterone numbers.

AFM- My doc saw amazing EWCM during my appt a while ago, so she says that I O'd that day. So that would make me 11 DPO, although she said to prevent this month and next, which makes me sad. Why do some doctors tell you to wait three months after m/c to try again, and some say go ahead when you want? Anyway, I tested today and negative. I'm going to have progesterone tested for the first time next month if I'm not pregnant, and I'm actually hoping for low progesterone levels, because I will know that's the problem with my recurrent m/c and it's an easy fix. Otherwise I will be off to a specialist for all the expensive genetic testing and stuff.

Hello ladies,

I tried to post earlier but it wouldn't let me. Lol
Don't know why so im trying again. Hopefully it works this time.
I see you all are in somewhat of a good mood keep it up

AFM... I've done some online research and it said clomid can make u ovulate later in ur cycle. .. So hopefully that's the case with me. I'm getting there tho. I have creamy CM as opposed to have none for the last few days. So I'm giving myself 2-3 more days to ovulate. Then I'll get concerned. Oh also I'm in CD13.. Did any if u bloat before O'ing? I don't ever remember bloating before the big O just afterwards I do... Good luck everyone!

Hi everyone,

Mishell: I know what u mean the expenses of ttc, and i have only just begun! My husband and i just joined financially after 8 yrs of dating and going 2 yrs of marriage. I don't feel like he wants to fork over all this money for the fertility needs right now. he works full time but wages aren't great plus he is a full time college student! I have graduated already and make ok money when we have patients to see, but geez just last cycle my bill may be around $1300. I worry about the cost if i do go see a RE. will u cont. to try natural once u stop the visits??

felurain & pink: thanks for the support! I almost didn't get up before work to exercise but i forced myself and thought of the regret i would feel all day for yet again putting off something I CAN CONTROL! so i got up and rode the bike. then this evening my husband is at school and almost made a bad food choice bc i was bored and emotional....but cooked at home for myself! Then to top it all off saw on Facebook that one of my husbands friends girlfriend is pregnant, and about crawled into bed and cried! but instead i got up and on my elliptical for 30 mins and then rode the bike for another 30 mins! I hope i can keep doing this and it will help me lose weight which leads to a successful pregnancy one day!

babypbaby: I don't understand the temping chart yet, i get that u want at least a .5 rise but it seems like from what everyone talks about on here i need to be looking at more than just that! i need to do some more research!

Laura: that's good your blood work came back normal, was your thyroid off? Do u mind if i ask where u are from and was this testing expensive? I am hoping my problem is just progesterone and it can be fixed with a simple pill! Or weight loss!!!

Iwannabamommy: I was hoping clomid would make me ovulate sooner, for some reason i thought it would, but my O is usually late like cd21, and even last month on clomid i had to trigger on cd19 so maybe that wont help me like i need to!

Well i hope you all don't mind if i talk about ttc and getting healthy!!! I just need to focus on something that i can control and be successful at...if anyone wants to join me in this feel free to chat about it with me ! cd4 and 100mg of clomid before bed, fingers crossed this is everyone's month

kmison - I'm from Pennsylvania. I was fortunate enough that the testing was covered by my insurance, so I owed 10% of what my insurance paid. It wasn't very expensive because of that. I don't remember how much the total was though. Sorry

afm - IUI went well today, dh had great numbers, happy about that! I've been feeling pretty good, had a little spotting, but feeling pretty good otherwise! We shall see!

So here's a weird question for you all!?
Did your periods become shorter and not so messy. I spotted a tiny bit on Nov.9th,M.Flow Nov.10th,Nov.11 between M & Light flow,Nov 12th between Light & Spotting,Nov.13th Spotting.
I'm used to a 5-7 day cycle S,M,H,H,M,L,L,S, OR S,M,H,M,M,L,L,S,S LOL

Hey ladies,
I would love to join this forum. This is my fourth month using Clomid. After two years of trying and two miscarriages let's just say it's been a long road. Has anyone been on Clomid this long and conceived? I just need some positive feedback.
Ashley

hi fellow clomid girls!
I am on my third clomid cycle now and I wanted to ask you all about the 21 day progesterone levels. ok my first cycle it was 63, second it was 44 and this time its 102.9!
Anyone got any ideas as to what that means? I am quite worried now ha ha

felurian - Thank you and I hope so! I have been really fatigued all week and been going to bed 2 hours earlier than normal but I am not sure if that is from losing my job and kind of a life change side effect, lol.. if that even makes sense..
As for you, I hope that you do not have to go the expensive route to a specialist and can figure out your recurrent m/c problem and get pregnant very soon with a healthy sticky baby!!

Iwannabamommy - This is only my 2nd cycle on clomid but both cycles I felt some kind of cramping in the ovaries right around my ovulation time.. I ovulated the first cycle around day 16 and this last cycle was around CD 14-15.. I didn't have issues with bloating either.. Everyone's body reacts differently.. do not give up hope you still have time to ovulate.

kmison - Wow! you are really doing well, it is inspiring that you are taking such a positive attitude and new outlook on things. And I am really sorry you had to hear about someone else getting pregnant... it gets to be so disheartening...

lauramarie62 - I hope your IUI is succesful and that is great that DH had great numbers! you must be ecstatic!

GLMyers1986 - My period on my 1st round of clomid was a little lighter.. but my periods are usually not heavy but maybe the first day and only last 4 days.. 5 at the longest but that would only be light spotting on day 5. Thats just my experience.

gunzzz - Welcome!

ellekayejaye- WOW. It would seem to me that you have had great progesterone levels!! the highest mine has been is 8!! I have no idea as to what it being over 100 means but my dr says over 30 means a strong ovulation and better chance of sustaining a pregnancy. I am not sure if a number that high suggests pregnancy or not.. I am not aware if you can tell if you are pregnant just from progesterone levels or not. Keep us updated, I would love to hear what your dr says about those high progesterone levels..

afm, I am 11 dpo on CD 26.. So waiting on AF to get her in the next 2 to 4 days.. I should get my CD21 progesterone results today and am nervous to see if I did ovulate.. If not I guess I will be starting my 150 mg of clomid next week. I am really trying to not get my hopes up bc I know I am going to be really disappointed this cycle if I do. And this is so weird and has never happened to me before but I had a dream last night that I took a pregnancy test and was standing in the kitchen with my husband and daughter and was looking at it and it was like 3 internet strip preg. test all lined up together and all of sudden on all 3 tests a 2nd pink line appeared. And I was like theres 3 lines!!! lol.. So I have no idea why I dreamed that. It was kind of funny to me.. SO Now I am waiting to test til atleast 2 days after I miss my period or not at all if I get AF or sucky progesterone levels...
Good luck, ladies!!

kmison: You are amazing! I'm really impressed. I wish i was that motivated to get to the gym!

This has been the weirdest cycle ever. I feel like I should be studied for a textbook. Just to explain how my RE works, she says that anything over 3 means you've ovulated, but they want to see numbers like 15, 20, etc. To answer your question Pink, my first number was 2.6 so I was bummed. Then 2 days later it was 6.89 so I was less bummed. THEN, yesterday, it was 11.7. And my temps have been way up-- 97.7 and 97.9 compared to the usual 96.4s. SO I clearly ovulated. YAY! But... Boo. Because what's so weird is I had 2 positive OPK's 12 days ago and when I took one 4 days ago (thinking I was crazy) it was negative... when I now realize it should have been positive. So my body makes magical pee that tricks even the digital OPKs. So frustrating! I guess I must have O'd on CD 27 or something, so we clearly missed out on timing because we haven't had sex since we thought I was ovulating. Not only that, but now I have to wait another 2 weeks for my period. Grrr.

My RE upped my dose to 100mg and I'll be getting an ultrasound on CD13 from now on... so at least we have a plan. I just can't believe how weird this cycle has been!! Sorry to ramble!

Welcome to the newbies!

Quick question for you...

If I started an online support group, would you all want to join it? I found a cool website that would let me set it up for free. We could have our own forum to ourselves and start multiple topics, and stuff. I just want to see if there is an interest before I make it :)