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Hey CC. Today is day 31. just barely.
Yep I am going to just wait and see what happens. Thanks

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Thanks for your thoughts CC. DH and I have decided to do things the "old-fashioned" way. We both just need a break from the clinical aspect of it all. I'll still go in tomorrow for the u/s and the shot, but then we are on our own. I am nervous but not disappointed, if that makes sense. JCR - haven't heard from you in a while. Are you doing any better? We're here with you. The same goes for you Tracy. Hugs.

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Did clomid make anyone else gain weight????? I gained five pounds last month (December) and now about three more. I haven't been eating any differently than the months before. I know 8-10 pounds doesn't sound like a lot, but for me, it makes or breaks me since it all goes to ONE place--my tooshie. I'm feeling a little better today as far as depression goes. Stll kind-of melancholy, but have a sense of clarity again. I wish I would just get my ass into yoga or something.

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Lori, good for you. As everyone told me, a break might be what you need and do the trick. Tracy, I gained weight w/ the Clomid. I dont know if it was actual weight gain or just feeling puffy and bloated, but thats how I felt and the scale registered more then normal. I also just felt like the Michilian Man, all big and round EVERYWHERE!

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Oh, CC - I almost forgot to ask you about this since you know about insurance. This might seem far fetched (but I am grasping at straws anyway), do you know if a person can have an addendum added to the insurance they have with their employer with regard to fertility treatments, if the individual is willing to pay the difference? Or am I just being silly? Tracy - can you tell me what you do know about taking robitussin - is it too late to start taking it on cycle day 12? Clomid's affect on cm has me a little nervous. Thanks!

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CC--good to know, because I've always been very lucky in the weight department, but right now I can't fit in any of my pants. My husband has even been picking on me. In december when my sister in law was here, she said, "You can have my capri pants that I keep here so you don't have to wear your pants so tight." I have to say for the record that I love my sister in law, and I know she meant nothing by that but wow, that was during my first month on the clomid with only five added pounds.

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Lori- about Robitussin. My doctor initially told me to take it while on the clomid so last month I took it about once or twice a day on days 5-9. This month however, I started on day 5 and will continue taking it till about day 15. I have read that some doctors tell you to take it AFTER you have finished your clomid until ovulation so I am doing both. I don't think there is any such thing as too slippery do you????(LOL) Since I also coincidentally had the otc drug Mucinex I have taken that with me to work since it is a pill and fits in my purse. I actually like it better and have read others whose doc's told them mucinex was fine since it is also just guaifenisen.

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Hey ladies....I am fine, thanks for asking. Gosh,,,y'all have so much conversation during the day. Kind of sucks I have to work all day and do not have the chance to get around a computer to add my 2 cents. I can relate to most of your posts myself. I used to watch the Baby Story on TLC but discontinued that after ectopic pregnancy. I dont mind the dry but it gets to be too much for me. I have to tell you....dh said to me today, "Does that website help us get pregnant?" I told him no it is a way to vent to girls who have some of the same feelings. He said, "Hmmmm, how do their dh feel about them being on it so much?" I laughed and asked him how he feels since I am not making him feel the pressure to perform? He laughed and said I dont know but lets go see if we can make this baby. What a silly person. I am hoping on of these days I get it right. I too am so angry about the m/c and ectopic. I do pray about it but also wonder why it has to be so difficult for so many people. I hate when girls walk around and say....went off pill and one month later...here we are. UGH!!!! I have a friend who did that. her son is almost 2 and here we are still trying to #1. My position right now is...we can only do so much and I have to trust eventually it may happen and if not, I will need to cope with the situation. (am I kidding myself?). I'll check back later.

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Thanks for the info Tracy. I'll take it tonight and for the next few days - it's late in the game but what other choice do I have. Lynn - glad to see you were able to join us today. We miss you during the day! Glad to see that your dh is a least up to the task, lol. When it comes to those shows like baby story and such, I don't watch them. I ball over some sit-coms that have babies in them for crying out loud!!

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Lori, I am not positive about your ins question but I dont think you can do that. Call your ins directly to ask, but I dont think so. As for the Robitussin, my OB told me to start taking it after finishing the Clomid up until O. I took it all 3 months but to be honest, I never really noticed much of a difference. Tracy, do you notice it helps you ? Your post made me laugh about your s-i-l and her capri's. Im sure she was being nice but I would have wanted to knock her over the head! I stopped watching the Baby Story awhile back. They also have a show on afterwards called Bringing Home Baby, same concept only it focuses on the 1st few days after they get home from the hospital. Working from home, I have the tv on a lot for background, and used to eat lunch and actually watch it. No more. I cry, and thats not the point of the show! Lynn, that was a sweet comment your dh made. You have a great attitude right now and I have to remember to think more like you do when I am feeling like I am. Its really such a crazy cycle of feelings each month. Talk to you all later or tomorrow..

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CC i watch those too. Somehow whenever I am looking for something to watch that is what is on. And no matter what I cry. Happy Thoughts and Baby Dust to all. Still no af here.

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Yeah D--No AF!!!!! Super duper man!!!! No I don't think the robitussin makes a difference, but I am too afraid to find out I am drier than the desert and killing anything that tries to cross through! At least this way I am comfortable knowing I am doing my best for the little swimmers. Lynn- my dh doesn't care if I'm on the computer for hours because he is a programmer (geek) and sits here for days writing code. He likes the company in the room.

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Well girls...my eyes are getting heavy and can hardly keep them awake. Dh does not care if I am on the computer (he is on his almost every free moment) he just wanted to know why I talk so much. I told him he seemed tired of listening to my complaining so I needed to find some friends with the same situation to complain to and listen to. Every couple we know is either pregnant or just had a baby within the last 2 years. UGH!!!!!! I am around it daily. Since being a teacher...there are so many girls at work pregnant or just finding out. Each time one finds out, the comment is..."So Lynn where are you in all this?" I could scream!!!!! Even if I get prego...We are not telling anyone (I will tell you folks) until we are safe and know this is going to go to term. Not one person except my mom know about ectopic until I was rushed in for emergency surgery. Okay..no mor complaining...going to keep my chin up and help you girls keep yours up. Talk to you all tomorrow..g'nite

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Good morning everybody!! Well, I had the u/s and shot today. I was WAY off on my prediction of follicles I only have one on the left and one on the right. They are my biggest ever though, L - 21.6, and R - 21.3 So, we are off to a decent start I guess. Dr. says bd for the next 3 days, "if we can stand each other for that much". LOL!! All I can say is that we will do our best. Still nervously excited!! How is everybody else holding up????

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Last night just pla in sucked. It was 10:00 and Dh said he was hungry and wanted to go out to get something to eat. Well, I had already eaten and just laid down, so I said I didn't want to go. He then proceeds to tell me again how I am always glued to the couch and never want to go anywhere. Let's just say I finally fell apart. I don't know why, but when he doesn't get his way, he always throws that S#*T into our conversation. I do know why....he's spoiled. So he went upstairs and I just curled up and cried.He later came to say he was sorry and I was so mad I just told him to go away, and I stayed there crying. He didn't realize that he had just opened pandora's box. I then wrote him an email about all my feelings and he has been so sweet and understanding. I spent the rest of the night feeling like my heart was broken though, feeling like a failure, and feeling like a terrible wife. I had a HUGE pitty party for myself. Lynn- DH also needs to understand that women are just talkers, plain and simple. We love to share our thought and feelings whereas men just tend to resolve things on their own. Or they don't but act as though they are ok! I know how you feel about people having babies all around you. It always appears we are the only ones having issues. I have a situation. My husband's brother's wife just went off the pill, and they are now TTC. I dread the day she calls me or I find out she is pregnant before me. I don't have an issue with her, but now I feel even more pressure to conceive since I am on fertility meds and there is nothing wrong with me or DH. She would revel in getting PG first and that is what bothers me too. Am I mean spirited for not wanting her to get PG at this time?????

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Morning all. Lori, I think that was a better start than you expected. Have fun with dh the next 3 days. As for me. The witch still isen't hurt. which is wonderful. I know that if i get it late will be in 10x more pain than normal. But this looks good. still no signs of the witch showing which is great too... Baby Dust and Happy Thoughts to all.

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