waiting for NO AF on 23 OCT...anybody like to join
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Kristi - October 20

Stevie, I took Clomid this last month as well and my PMS (if that is what is) is different as well....I really feel as if I am ON my AF right now (crmapy feeling I usually have on my first day of AF) but there is nothing when I use the restroom....don't know if it is the clomid or not, but like you, don't want to get my hopes either.... ;-)

 

nina - October 20

I have been ttc for 5 months no luck.I hate that time of month because i always get dissapointed.

 

Kristi - October 20

Nina, have you been keeping your temp or using OPK's or anything to time your ovulations?

 

Jess - October 20

Hi Ladies. I'd like to join you. I'm hoping for NO af on Oct. 26th. I have cramps today and my breats have been pretty sore and swollen for a few days. I never get sore breats with pms so I'm praying that this will be the month we get pregnant. We have ttc for 6 months.
Good Luck Stevie, Monicalia and Kat

 

MONICALIA - October 20

Hey Nina - Welcome! Kristi - Stevie, thank you for your replies!! Kristi, I think it's a good sign that your feeling crampy & as if on AF figth now... I've heard a lot of gals on Clomid describing the exact same symptoms & getting the BFP! I dont mean to get your hopes up but I think it looks good! Are you charting your temps? If so, is it looking good? I'm pulling for you! Stevie, thanks for sharing your PCOS story. I' m thinking your story is far too common as I see how the BC can mask the symptoms. I guess most will only hear of PCOS when TTC as it would go... All I can do is wait & see what unfolds! I think thats the key here ladies - No Stress! I know that were all sick of hearing that though... I'm in the same boat - cramping on & off - feeling like AF is going to show up at any given time! Trips to the restroom have become detecive work looking for the slightest bit of indication... So far nothing- lets keep it that way! *** I am SHOWERING US w/ BABY DUST & super glue!*** Cheers, Monica

 

MONICALIA - October 20

Hey Jess! How are you & WELCOME! Here's to your No AF on the 26th girl! This is the ANTI-AF / PRO-BFP thread! Lol - hey, I'm trying to get that positive vibe out! So, what's your story?! Please share if you'd like! We are here for you - again, welcome & Baby Dust comin your way! :) Cheers, Monica

 

Jess - October 20

Monica
My story is a lot like everyone elses. I'm 28, healthy married and really really really want to start our family. We decided last christmas that we wanted to have a baby and since May have taken the fun out of trying and bought the fertility indicator and for the last 5 and 1/2 months have had a lot of highs and lows. I'm praying that this is the month. I went to the gyno over a month ago and was told that every looks great and it will happen soon. I wanted to strangle her. I'm going back to the doctor next week if the dreaded AF arrives and am going to ask about Clomid.
What about you

 

MONICALIA - October 20

Hey Jess - I hear you! I'm in somewhat the same boat... 26, Married, Healthy & suffering from he o-so-wonderful "Unexplained Infertility" - DH is 31, healthy & just as passionate if not more about starting a family... Weve been together 5 years - Not really "trying" but not using any protection for 3 years & actively TRYING for 13 mos - this damn AF would roll me into month 14! The first 6 were much like you in checking with the OBGYN & being told we were perfect & needed to de-stress & keep trying. HSg = normal / clear, full blood panel = normal / in range, semen analysis = normal, OPK's show +++ surges & we BD on tim ebut the HPT's show - - - After 6 mos & 3 OBGYN's later I tried the Ovulex herbal supplement & put DH on Fertilaid & daily Vitamin C... Stareted butying way way too into the holistic bit & ended up with about 15 herbal supplements set around my cycle - lol... 3 mos of that = nothign but a longer cycle from 28-29 days to 33-34 days! Ended up w/ a cyst - resolved on its own, contacted a RE & have been goign thru my diagnostic cycle - almost diagnosed w/ PCOS & An-Ovulation (read my above posting for that saga) - turned out their hypothisis was wrong - I pulled a OPK + & a late O on the 14 / 15th... BD like crazy & am waiting for AF to NOT come - Whew! 13 mos of non-stop charting, temping, trying, crying, stressting & obsessing.... Found this forum & was SO thankful! DH is amazing & just as focused if not more on our TTC mission but I cant help but feel bad in making it a 24/7 project! Like you said - "taken the fun out of trying" I felt like it was always a "did you take your vitamins sweetie" or "youre not going to drink MORE coffee are you, you know it's bad for the juice" or "wake up, the stick says we need to BD - NOW" or "baby, lets try every other day to build up the sperm" or no, baby - we cant miss today - forget what I said about the every other day & give me the juice" or "no honey, my best freind said to lay still for 30 minutes with my hips elevated" or okay I've heard that this position is better for conception" etc...etc... It's nice to try & act like it's not always on my mind & vent to you girls!! Tahnks for the support! Sorry for the novel & the typos - I'm a Corporate HR Director & work is a dangerous place to be online in infertility forums! Lol - watch out this site is addicting! - ****BD**** Cheers, Monica

 

Kristi - October 20

Monica, I somehow missed your much earlier post to me - Thank you for the encouragement about not letting the ex having kids get to me! I am always glad that it did not happen with him as things did not end well (i was 25 and he left me for an 18 year old!) But I am married to a wonderful man now and we are ready to start that family, I - as well as all of us I'm sure - just wish it was not something we had to even think about. My 17 year old niece had a baby last year - i seriously considered adopting him, but she decided to not give him up for adoption and they are both doing wonderful, but it is still so NOT FAIR!!! I did get to be in the delivery room with her and my sister however, up close and personal, and it was the MOST amazing thing I have ever seen in my life and I just cannot wait till it is my own!! I too am also an HR manager for a small company...I get on here all day, we are not too strict about it, at least not for me... ;-) Hope everyone out there is doing good and hope to NOT hear anyone get thier AF!! Baby dust!

 

stevie - October 21

Kristi, thanks for your clomid feedback. This is my first cycle of it, so I don't know what to expect. My sister got pregnant on her 1st cycle of clomid... with twins!!! She doesn't have PCOS though. Monica, glad my story helped. The more I research the more I notice that I am not alone in my PCOS frustration. It doesn't help when you can't tell if your experiencing PCOS, clomid or preg. symptoms! I've had a dull... not crampy, but more of a heaviness in my lower abdomen the past few days and boobs so sore I can barely touch. I almost broke down and took a test, but convinced myself to wait 'til Sun. I don't want to do it too soon.

 

MONICALIA - October 21

Hey Kristi - That is too close to home about your sister! My little siter just turned 21 a few months ago & has 3 kids!!! A little boy (who is my world! I love this kid!!) who is 3, & 2 little girls - one is 2 & the other 8 months... Wow! Then my 18 yr old little brother popped the news that he & his high school girlfriend were expecting! They now have a 4 month old little boy.... Talk about DRAMA - all I can say is wow... My sister & her now ex-boyfriend share custody of the kids with a combined income of 40k. My brother & his now ex-girlfriend are only working with 25K - at best!! So here it is that DH & I are at well ovet the 150K mark, STABLE & PASSIONATE about TTC & it's the hardest thing I've ever ealt with!! I mean its not all about money in the slightest - there has to be love & union - a sense of role modeling etc... I just have a hard time looking at it from a disgruntled, infertility coping with, taxpayer point of view... Here I pay out the wazoo for kids to have kids on a whim - food stamps, section 8 housing, state assistance in terms of daycare, medical etc... & split up into single family situations taking for granted the blessing of FAMILY - even when I get my BFP - I am ineligible for such help... I could go on & on & on... I love my family & support the children to the fullest - like I said, it's a very hard thing to deal with & to top it off DH had a one night stand with a 20 year old girl - she still works at Subway sandwich store & is always calling with some immature "send me money now b/c I cant make my rent b/c I partied all my money away" garbage... If it werent for our hard work, money & concern for his baby girl - only god knows..... Ahh, life is crazy isnt it! Enough of my novel - I AM PRAYING FOR YOU &YOUR BFP!! I can understand the feeling of feeling like your waiting all the time.... I have heard of so many 1st round of Clomid sucess stories - you will be one of them girl - just remember NO STRESS! Keep us posted girl!

 

Oops - I mean your cousin! - October 21

Kristi - I meant your COUSIN - not your SISTER! Sorry for the typo sweetie - BABY DUST!!!

 

MONICALIA - October 21

Stevie - it's sounding good girl - Hold out on the HPT till you cant take it anymore! That is my hardest obstacle - I'm a Pee-Stick junkie! I dont know why b/c they are all - - - & get me down in the dumps! It's the anxiety & mind-trick buildup that gets trashed by a minute of color change! I'm getting a little irritated that the only time i get 2 lines is on a OPK!?!?!? Damn that!! You wont have to worry b/c I see the 2 lines for you!! Keep us posted!! Heres to NO AF!!!!! ***BABY DUST TO ALL YOU LADIES*** Cheers, Monica

 

Kristi - October 21

Wow Monica, I thought my 17 year old niece having a baby was bad, but you have me beat ten fold!!! I totally agree with everything you say...I have a friend who is my age (33) and has 3 kids from three different fathers the youngest just 2 years old, and she is going back to college and is getting it all paid for (where I am making monthly payments on my $30k school loans) and she was able to buy a very nice house that costs more than mine (she only makes $20k yr) all becuase of the $$ that is given to her for having 3 kids and being a single parent.....so I really know what you mean! Well, I had a little spotting last night and some more this morning, which is what usually happens to me a few days before AF so I think she is on her way.... ;-( I am now just ready for her come to so that we can start our next round of clomid and this next month we will have a better idea as to what we are doing since I now know how to watch my temps and stuff and can hopefully time it better! I go back to the Dr 11/11 and I think she wants to do an HSG....i hear they are painful....oh well, whatever works! I have two friends who have gotton pg right away after having an HSG....will keep you all posted, and good luck to all over the next few days!!

 

Kristi - October 21

Stevie, I don't know if you read my other post, but I started spotting a little last night and some this morn which is normal for me before AF comes....so I will probably be starting my second round of Clomid next week. Did you have any of the side affects of it, like the hot flashes or mood changes? I read on another thread that a couple people on clomid said thier AF's were less heavy and shorter since taking the clomid..... Are you taking your temp as well?? I take clomid days 3-5 then Dr said to BD every other day on days 10-20...what are you doing? Well i hope your symptons are pg and not pms!! Good luck!!

 

To Kristi: - October 21

I'm so sorry about AF!! :( But you’ve got he positive outlook & that’s hard to do at times – big up to you! No worries about the HSG test – I had one in May – I researched to death the procedure & was more hyped up that it would be excruciating, as there is no anesthesia… Don’t get me wrong, it was uncomfortable but not un-bearable! I just kept thinking about labor being much worse! Lol – I was really focusing on the baby at the end of this TTC mission. Helped a lot!! The entire procedure took about 20 minutes & I had mild spotting & cramping (similar to AF) for a day afterwards… The 3 cycle window of conception didn’t open for me after the HSG – but the results were normal / open with free spillage from both ends – KEEP YOUR HEAD UP & keep us posted! Cheers, Monica

 

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