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Okay so I just wrote a long message then hit reply and it deleted it because I put a link in it so it wouldn't let me post it. . . so here it goes again lol!

O-BABY - I have a really good feeling that you'll get a positive test either from a home test or from the blood test! I'm thinking positive for you :)

MUMSTHEWORD - Thank you so much for that poem! It is so true, thank you for sharing!

ANGEL - I was trying to give you a link for cheap opk tests but it would let me. It's opktests lol now just add the w ww before that and the dot com after that!. On there I pay about $20 (including shipping) for 40 opk test strips and 10 pg tests. It's so worth it becuase it'll last for a few months and gives you enough to test twice a day so you don't miss your LH surge.

As for me I took another opk test last night and it was negative. However I kept my one from earlier in the day yesterday and comparred the two and the one from earlier was definitely positive. So I'm taking yesterday as my positive day and I'm now just waiting for my my temp to rise to comfirm. Also I'm supposed to go for my blood test to confirm that I ovulated on day 22 which turns out to be sunday which of course the labs are closed. My doctor told me I can go on day 21 or day 23 but I'm scarred that if I go on saturday (day 21) that my progesterone won't have risen very much yet but I think it might kill me to wait until Monday. what do you think I should do? Think it will be okay to go on Saturday? If I got my positive test yesterday morning that means I should ovulate by no later than tonight or tomorrow morning. That will give my progesterone enough time to elevate right? Ugghh talk about over thinking things lol, but I can't help it!

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FYI: I have been writing responses for the last two days, with each time deleted. It's because of the "at" symbol in angel's name for my computer. I finally noticed that when I enter a response with her name using that symbol, a warning comes up that I cannot use email addresses or something. Once I replaced the symbol with an A, my posts uploaded... stinks because I spent a lot of time on some of them.

hopefullysoon- there is really only one thing you can do in this situation to make sure you cover your basis, unless you are somehow given an option for blood tests. Make sure you and your husband "do it" over the weekend, and try not to stress... awful advice, not stressing... it's like telling a dog not to wag its tail.

Angel- in addition to hopefullysoon's website, early-pregnancy-tests (add the dot and com) also have cheap op tests. I use that site for my pg tests as well!

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JAC1019 - I will be going for a blood test to confirm ovulation I'm just not sure If I should go on Saturday or Monday because my cd22, which is when I normally go for my blood test falls on Sunday and they're closed that day. And just not sure if I go on Saturday if my progesterone will have increased enough? But might kill me waiting to go for the blood test on Monday.

Keep us posted with your results this weekend!

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Good morning everyone, so so sorry about my username, just went to try and change it but it wont let me :( So just call me angel then, I really didn't realise it would delete posts!

mumstheword - that Poem was very beautiful, made me quite emotional.

Hopefullysoon - Thanks for the link, although I live in South Africa so they might not deliver here... or charge more for delivery than the strips lol, they are very expensive here. But I'm tempted next month to just try the clearblue easy one, its expensive but quite cute. I also think try and wait until Monday for your test. I'm going in tomorrow but I'm not sure for what... I'm hoping a test, it just happens to fall on my CD22. Which is very lucky since you wait very long for appointments here (about 2 months) unless your doc wants to see you soon, so they managed to squeeze me in on that day.

O-baby- I also try and keep things as normal as possible, I dont even mention ovulation to my other half... I try and time things as best I can but mostly I let things also happen naturaly so that he feels he has a say in when we do it too :) I dont wanna put any pressure or stress on him since I already put so much on myself!

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ps... I'm on CD21 now, been charting bbt but its ALL over the show this month, worse than ever, and its still low, every not and then I wake up getting really hot and have a high temp, then its back down again :( So deffo no ovulation yet... maybe its the Clomid...

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hopefullysoon- I am really hoping that you get good news tomorrow! Fingers crossed for you! And if it were me, I would wait until Monday to go in. You know if you go in on Sat and the test comes back neg. that you will be wondering if you went in too early. At least if you go in Monday you will have waited long enough. :) Good luck to you :)

jac1019- Definitely keep us posted on your news this weekend. Hoping you get good news! :)

Angel-

That is great that you put as little stress as possible on your other half :) We are strong and can handle the stress a little better I believe. Wouldn't it be wonderful if we didn't stress at all?! lol I would LOVE that!

Oh....and not by personal experience but, some of the other ladies on here have written about their side effects they had with Clomid and the getting hot at night I believe was one of them. So, it might just be a side effect that you are experiencing.


As for me, my HPT came back negative and so did my blood PT! :( So disappointing!! I just wanted to cry!! But I figured there was really no use in doing that, I will just start over. So....I started Provera today to start AF, so in ten days AF should be here and then I will start my third cycle of Clomid. Maybe third time will be a charm?? GOSH! I hope so!!!

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hopefullysoon,

I am sorry, in my last post in the beginning I wrote hope for good news for you tomorrow. I meant when you go in for your blood test.

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O-baby – I’m really sorry ? I do know how that disappointment feels... third time lucky hey!!!! Fingers are crossed...

Maybe it is the clomid messing with my temperatures, I have read taking temperatures while using clomid might not be such a good idea... will see if the doc wants to push up the dosage... also the pharmacies here only sell fertomid, i know they are the same thing but maybe i should try and get them to order clomid?? I also use a saliva microscope, it was very much full ferning until yesterday, and yesterday and today nothing, its just disappeared overnight!! So confusing!

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O-Baby: ugh..so sorry. These cycles just drag us through every emotion. And in your case, it's like thinking you won the lottery, only to find out you were off by a digit. Here's to the next round, lady.

Hopefullysoon- I know the waiting game kills you. Maybe wait until Monday, like O-Baby suggests. After your doctor determines that you will/have ovulated, what will he/she do next?

Angel- didn't realize you live in S. Africa! Awesome! I don't know about you, but once I started clomid, I gave up the idea of charting my temp. Then again, my doctor has me come in on certain cds for insurance that I am ovulating by giving me an ultrasound and blood tests. I am beginning to think I am lucky in that area. This may sound so strange, but my doctor is also REALLY handsome; I'm really lucky for that also..lol

So, I will test Saturday. My anxiety over all of this is keeping me awake at night and causing crazy butterflies in my stomach, which is not a help for my cause.

On St. Patrick's Day, maybe a lil' luck of the Irish will rub off on us!

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O-BABY I'm sorry :( It's so odd that you didn't get AF on your own since you did ovulate, but at least you ovulated (I know doesn't seem like much of an upside right now). I really hope this upcoming cycle is your month! Disappointing news can sometimes make it hard to find the strength to continue, but it will happen, just a matter of when.

ANGEL - yes you're right, you being in South Africa will probably make the shipping cost more then the actual product! To bad there isn't somewhere there that sells the opk tests cheaper. Can you get them from your doctor cheaper? I know that when I was doing acupuncture he sold them for cheaper than the stores, but not as cheap as I can get them online at that site.

I also notice that my temprature can be very sporatic, which is a side effect of the clomid. But it only made my temps sporatic while I was taking the clomid and a few days after, the last few days have been more consistant. AND today my temp increased a little bit so I'm hoping that's a good sign that I ovulated and I am hoping my temp stays up for the next few days! I think I'm going to try and hold off on my blood test until Monday. Hopefully I can do it! We're going away Saturday until Sunday night so that'll help take my mind off of it I think. Then Monday morning I'll go in for the test before I start work.

Jac1019 - I can't wait to hear the news on Saturday! Good luck!!

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Good Morning everyone!!! Good Morning everyone! So weird being on a different time zone...

I don’t think our doctors even stock opk tests... but its fine, next month I’ll just pay the money for the clearblue, I think there are 7 in so maybe I can start testing a bit later, for a week... I did once a few months ago have a positive reading, but it was at night, never at 2pm, so maybe I should stick to night testing... makes it so hard sneaking to the bathroom at work to do it anyways lol

Have my appointment in exactly 4.15hrs!!! Nerve wrecking cause I know I’ve not ovulated... so maybe its still going to happen. We are also going away, but from Sunday to Monday as its a holiday Monday and my DB’s (is that even an abbreviation!) bday... so who knows, maybe I get late ovulation and a relaxing weekend away to make use of that ;-) Just pity it’s with his parents and sister...

Hopefullysoon – good thing you’re going away, you need to keep your mind off things, and relax...

Jac1019 – Can’t wait to hear your news either... roll on Sat!
Have a great day, I will post later how the appointment went, although I’m not sure I’ll know yet if they do blood tests.

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So I had my appt, doc was gonna do a cd22 blood test but the scan showed a 20mm follicle, just one. So ne said I'd not ovulated yet. Didn't ask bout a trigger shot since he said I should ovulate soon... I know it can happen that u still dont tho, and he said even if do still only 6% chance of falling pregnant... also goin away this weekend with the "flaws" so not sure how much private time we'll hav. Really hope I ovulate... goin for the progesterone blood test in a week from tomorrow. If I don't ovulate he wants to try another 50mg before upping the dosage. Really trying not to think bout this 20mm thing I saw, other ovary was still very polycystic but this one looked so normal for a change.

Any news from anyone?

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Haha stupid predictive text I meant "inlaws"

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angel, all you need is one egg! Good luck!

Hopefullysoon, I hope that your weekend away helps to distract you. Enjoy it, and good luck on Monday. I hope you get news that puts a little extra perk in your Monday morning.

So, anxiety has been really bad all week; it affects my sleep, temper, etc. Then yesterday I found out I might have another health issue similar to what caused my dad's brain hemorrhage. Needless to say, I was frazzelled last night. I needed to stop wondering, so, I tested last night even though AF is due tomorrow or Sunday. Negative, BFN! I figured as much. Even though I tested early, I am pretty confident it's accurate, as I am feeling all of my typical AF symptoms.

As for the other issue, I had to have my brain scanned because what caused my dad's hemorrhage can be genetic. The radiologist found what might be a defect on my left internal coraid artery. I am using the same surgeon as my father, and she is reviewing my scans today. By Monday I will know whether or not I will need further tests/procedures/or nothing at all.

Yeesh!

If AF comes tonight or tomorrow, I am having some wine at dinner tomorrow night. We are going out with some friends, and I will need to blow off some steam. If I don't get AF by Sunday, I will retest.

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hopefullysoon-

I know it is odd that I did not have AF, oh well....I am not letting it get me down. I am just going to start the process over!

And it is great that you are going away this weekend, like jac1019 said....maybe it will take your mind off everything and help to relax. I hope you have a great time! Let us know as soon as you find something out on Monday. Good luck to you!

jac1019-

I am so very sorry to hear about your Brain scan results. That has got to be tough to deal with, but at least you are catching it sooner than later. I hope and pray that everything goes well for you.

And, I know that it is really hard to wait and the anticipation can almost kill you, but....it is always better to wait to test. Testing early can always get your emotions going and be a disappointment. I am sorry to hear that you got a negative though, I really hope that you get a positive tomorrow! Prayers and good thoughts for you girl! I hope things start looking up for you.

Angel-

jac1019 is right, all you need is one egg! :) Fingers are crossed for you ovulating! And girl, you will have to squeeze in time if you are ovulating this weekend, don't want to miss that little window we get....lol

I am now on cd34 and third day of Provera. On a positive note, my hubby and I went out to dinner tonight and it was wonderful!!

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O-baby - those dinners r always special, nothing like some quality time to take ur mind off things...

Jac1019 - I really hope that's things aren't too serious :-( Fingers & toes crossed u get good news on Monday and there's no need for further testing.

As for me, been a busy day bit no sign of ovulating, had such a weird feeling like when AF is due, very mild cramps and the worst backache last night, couldn't sleep too well, but today its all gone and temps still low.. so who knows. Goin away tomm till Monday so just gonna try relax and not obsess over this, there's always next month, right...

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