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MOLLY-- iam sorry for your miscarriage at 14 weeks, that is quite far in, iam sure that was devestating! i only had early losses, so i can imagine how much harder that was for you. i pray that NOTHING close to that, ever happens again, and i admire your strength and courage to move forward! you deserve your bfp this month! iam rooting for you!

ERIKA- sorry for the spotting, but perhaps it's implantation bleeding? that is what iam hoping for.

i could get af at any time now, since my cycle is like 29-32 days, and iam on day 29 now. iam sure iam not preggo, but will be plenty happy if we get one BFP per month on this new thread! my best to all!

Hello all. Nice little thread we got going- hope to see it continue. CENDY: DH had 4.6 million. Some clinics won't inseminate with anything less than 5. Some men have counts up to 50 million. 20-30 million is considered a good count. DH said the same thing- "It only takes one!". Whelp- I wish it would hurry up and get to the egg already! The IUI probably didn't work this month. That's my stance until a late AF proves me otherwise. DH is on me already about when we can test. If I make it to the 28th with no AF I told him we could test then. He can be like a kid at Christmas sometimes (no patience!) ERICKA: my Ace in the hole is always lingerie...right after I've taken a bath- smooth skin-nice smell- "fresh" body. He's always a sucker for it! I don't think he really gets what a small window of time we women have. I know he doesn't, because he wonders if the time frame is so small why BD so much??? I never thought a guy would complain about sex. Although, I do realize the pressure doesn't help. CC: why did the dr. recommend Clomid?? I don't know that much about it. Hopefully this will be your cycle. ~~DUST to ALL~~

Hi everyone! Darlene the suppliments are progesterone. I have to take these disgusting progesterone troches that have to be taken under the tongue so that they can dissolve. You cannot swallow them like pills. You have hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism? The Graves disease cause my thyroid gland to enlarge and nodules to form. I had the radioactive iodine test and thyroid ultrasound and the blood test that confimed the Graves. So before the surgery I was hyperthyroid with a racing heart that was in the tachacaridic stage to where you could have a heart attack or stroke at any time. Since I wanted to have more children I opted for the surgery. If you don't have surgery they offer the radioactive iodine treatment that kills part or all of the thyroid gland, but it sometimes makes you infertile so that is the main reason I went with surgery. I have heard that your thyroid gland is sometimes referred to as your "third ovary" since it plays such an important role in reproduction. If you have not, I would have your hormones checked. The low progesterone could be the reason you MC at 14 weeks. Did your dr monitor that? I feel for you losing a child that far into the pregnancy. It must have been very tramatic. I hope I helped. Let me know if you have any more questions about thyroid. I will be glad to tell you all that i know. Sherry, how are you so sure you are not pregnant? Sometimes you don't feel a thing till you miss your AF and even then you feel pretty normal or that was my experience. I did not know I was pregnant till my AF never showed. I also cramped to the point of not being able to get out of bed with my oldest son. I was for sure AF was on her way, but she never showed. Keep a positive attitude and know we are all rooting for you. Everyone else, I hope all is well with you today. BABY DUST OUT!

Hi Dea, I must have been writing my chapter when you posted. I had no idea about how the sperm count went when TTC. My DH has not been checked yet, but we have two boys already, so I guess my thinking is that he should be okay, but you never know. Lingerie on a sweet smelling body is something that no man can resist. I use that approach all the time. It amazes me that men complain about BDing. It never hurt my DH when we first go together, so why now is it a problem? He tells me that it is a lot of pressure, but I think I am under more pressure. Its just ironic. Well, have a nice day! BABY DUST OUT!

hi all. thanks sherry for the words of encouragement!! im soo glad i found this thread, i have been feeling so alone over recent months. the m/c was horrible, i was surprisingly accepting and calm initially but as the months went on i grew more and more sad. i am a public health nurse so part of my job is prenatal teaching. i actually had a class several weeks ago that caused me to have a complete breakdown. i went to my friends house and cried for like hours. she is also ttc for 1 year and we cannot understand why neither of us have a baby yet. i always thought that it would be simple. any way i am cd 10 today and bd every 2nd day, hopeing that i will get lucky and bd on my ovulation day. my cycles have been very unpredictable over the last year so im having nio luck predicting when i will O. hopefully this will be the month. Erika-keep positive. my last pregnancy i spotted and it was due to implantation bleeding, i even had slight cramps when af was due, you never know. ill be thinking about you and sending you lots of baby dust and super glue!!! and Dea im with you guys, im going to sacrifice my beloved sleep and waistline so that hopefully some of us can get that BFP we all want so badly!! lol

Thanks for your support! I just went to the helth store and picked up some progesterone cream that you rub on your body, they said to start it after I finish the clomid days. My thyroid started out hyper then my body detected it as foreign then attacked it now its hypo, I have what they call Hashmoto's Thyroiditis. I also have a heart palapation when my levels are off, I also sit like a lump stairing at the walls for hours, thats when DH tells me I need to get it checked. The palapations are in a safe area in my heart so they told me its nothing to worry about I just cough and the problem is taken care of. Although when I am pg it happens more frequently and it takes my breath away and may take more than one cough to correct the thumping. I am pretty sure its on right now! The MC thing is whats toughest, I begin to panic every time I start spotting, then cry every time I see a clot, I know its not the baby, but its still hard to start over! Also sorry about the spelling last night, it was late and I just took my clomid and the headache was comming on and my vision was begining to blur so I had to hurry. Thanks again for your support!

Sorry that last post should have been to Cendy from Darleen

Hello ladies, nice thread : ) Well, just passing by to say hello and about to head off to work. I think I'm starting my morning sickness!! Anywayz, take care all and BABYDUST!!

Lashunda, so glad you are back up on the net, and you are doing well! Please keep us updated when you find out far along you really are! Dea, your posts have me laughing. Dr put me on Clomid to help me O. It is working the way that it should, and I am O'ing, just not getting pg. :( I dont know why, but she will only do one more month. While I want get it going w/ a RE, I am a little fearful. It seems like a big time commitment and I dont know how missing all the time from work is going to go over.Molly-my heart goes out to you. You are young and at least you know you can get pg, but what you experienced must have been heart wrenching. Sorry :(. Ericka, sorry about spotting. I think I have waited w/ you long enough to know your patterns..Keep your head up, and please let us know how you do today w/ your Dr appointment (it is today right?) I am waiting to O, but not hopeful this month, considering the Clomid isnt working and Im off it this month, I dont think I will be getting a BFP this month. I feel good being off the Clomid though and dont miss the headaches and hot flashes! Sherry you are too funny about bd'ing. I am sorry to say that after every other day or sometimes every day during O time, I start to feel like some of our DH's do, and I dont want it any more then he does!! Dea, you are a lot like I am, thinking the negative, until something happens to make it positive. I have been trying to think only positive thoughts for months now, and it didnt help at all. Its easier each month to be let down when you dont expect it to happen, however, I will think positive thoughts for YOU this month!

Hyas! Darlene what is the name of the progesterone cream did you get. I have never purchased any and only got prescriptions from my doctor once I was pregnant. I will have to look into that. Lashunda I am glad to hear that you are getting sick. I have heard it is a good sign that things are going as they should be. Keep us posted on your doctor's visit. CC, I am enjoying my break from Clomid too. The mood swings, headaches and hot flashes were the worst. Don't give up on a BFP, you could still get one. Well, I'll check back later. Everyone have a nice afternoon. BABY DUST!

Cendy,
You are so d%$mn positive!! I love it!

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Hi! This is my first time posting. I'm so glad I found this board. I've been ttc for 13 months now. I have unexplained fertility. All the tests I had came out excllent and the same with my DH. I'm on my 3rd cycle of clomid and just had an IUI with HCG shot on Nov. 15th. My DH's sperm count was over 50 million so I hope it finally works this time. It's so hard waiting !

Cendy- Its called Prolief the company that makes it is called Arbonne International. I got it at a Good Earth store. I will let you know what I think of it, I will start using it on Sat.

Hi all. I am having a terrible day. Today is officially 1 yr of ttc, which made me depressed. My spotting is a lot heavier and my temps went down this morning, there is no doubt in my mind that af is just around the corner. At least I was going to the dr. and start getting some answers to why it's taking so long. Or so I thought, the dr.'s office called and cancelled my appt. because my dr. was out today. They rescheduled my appt. for next monday, but after a year of ttc, I don't want to wait another day. Aggghhhh, this whole thing is so frustrating. At least I have you ladies to vent with. I am glad I have somewhere to go and share my feelings. Thank you for listening.

to cendy i have taken clomid for 7 months but i was meant to take it for another month which would of made it 8 months but this month i decided not to take the last month silly i no but i have had anough of getting my hopes up 3 years of trying is a long time not only that but i get a lot of infections to which does not help but i go back to see my gnyo next month and he sed he will stop the clomid anyway and i will have an op .gud luck ladies hope you get some bfp