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My appointment on the 10th is for a fertility follow-up. From the sounds of it I will start Clomid and a regular yearly exam:( But every time I go I get excited, because it is one step closer!

Thank you guys for your concern about my grandma. She had a slight heart attack but is being released today so that's great. Now that her hallucinations are over, it's not quite as scary! Anyway, it's now a matter of waiting to hear from the doc now that I got my labs done. Supposedly 48 hrs max and she'll have them. I hate this wait. If I was Oing that would be one thing, but man, this is torture! Still no +OPK for me either, but I have to say, I have a sneaking suspicion that the Fertilaid is doing SOME sort of good because I swear I've been feeling something going on inside my uterus the past week, which I've never felt before. Not like pg or anything (not that I'd know) but just like stuff's working - or trying to- again. Weird. So, hopefully AF will come on her own here pretty quick because I'd rather start Clomid after a real AF and not a drug induced one (I guess I see Fertilaid as herbs, not drugs). Otilia, are you sure your OPKs are really positive? The directions on mine say that there will be two lines, but one will be faint (for a -) and has to be just as dark as the other for a + which is so different that what we're used to on a pg test, so sometimes I think it's + until I remember the directions. You sure you're not getting them confused? Just a thought.

Stepmommel - Did I miss you mention that you were getting some labs done? What were they for? Thanks for the advice no the OPKs but I have read the directions repeatedly. They test line is always much darker than the control line. People with PCOS have a constant LH surge and that is what it is testing for which is why I continue to get positives:( I don't know if I have ovulated for sure until AF and even that might just be break through bleeding. What a bummer...

Good morning ladies. Any sign of O yet Melissa? Otilia, I was hoping maybe your OPKs were just being misinterpreted, but I guess that would make sense if there's a constant surge. Bummer! Well, I tried! :) You know, you probably didn't miss me mentioning labs. I know I've mentioned it on another thread, so maybe I was just assuming I'd mentioned it here too. Sorry for the confusion. My labs were the second 1/2 being done this month to test my hormone levels to see if I'm really ovulating or not. After they are done, I'm supposedly going to start Clomid. Keep in mind, the word Clomid was first thrown out there like back in January or February, so it's been a long roller coaster ride of getting my hopes up. So, we'll see. Keeping my fingers crossed that this month we can start for sure. It just feels like such a waste of time to not be Oing and not doing anything about it. You know? Wonder where Tammy and Lalilove went!? Talk to you soon, and have a great day!

I feel your pain! Why haven't they put you on Clomid? They haven't done anything except put me on Metformin and wait to see what it does....Blah! But supposedly this is the month that they will give me Clomid. I hope for both of our sake that it works! I know it has to for me because I don't know what else I would be able to afford without haveing insurance cover it. We'll see...

I wish I knew why. I guess they just wanted to be sure I wasn't Oing already or something. I was prescribed Clomid towards the end of my first marriage and never took it. I still have a box. it's long since expired, but believe me, it's been tempting to self medicate, so they'd best hurry up and just put me back on it already! That's why I went ahead and started taking Fertilaid this month. Gotta feel like I'm doing SOMETHING to increase my chances! Do any of you ladies know of others who HAVE gottend pg with Clomid? Seems like the more I hear about it all I'm hearing is that it's not working for that particular person- even with increasing dosage. I too hope that won't be us Otilia, but I guess time will tell!

Hey Ladies, cd 19 and still no OPK+?? So frustrating - seems like its going to be a long cycle for me this month!! I have heard many success stories from clomid - 3 of my friends got pregnant on it the 1st try!!! Pray I get the +OPK soon - we have been Bding alot :)

step mom and otila you are very welcome for the link to fertility lifelines hope you all dont need it i am in the 2ww after taking clomid at the beginning of the month i had an iui last friday the 16th so we will see if i get pg alot of women get pregnant the 2 or 3rd cycle of clomid but there are still alot that get pg the 1st cycle my dr said that 3 out of every 5 iui's that he does with clomid 3 get pg the first time so that is pretty good also with iui your chances of getting pg increase like 20% so i have my fingers crossed i will let you girls know how it goes

Good morning! I am having a bummer day about the whole TTC thing today. I am thinking about maybe putting it on hold. I really want to go on Clomid but part of me is scared if that doesn't work I don't know what else we will be able to do.

Hey Otilia, try not to get too down about TTC. You know, you've already had your DD, so you KNOW you can do it... it's just a matter of timing. Wanna know what I think might help? Read through some of the I FEEL LIKE A FAILURE thread. It's rather long and sometimes is slow to open as a result, but it's SOOOOO encouraging. Read the first question from a lady called "me." She too had PCOS... If anything will give you hope, it's reading her story develop. I'm sorry you're bummin today. I hope your day turns around for you. In the meantime, know that you have us here for you if you need to vent any further! Slowpoke, that's wonderful! I'll keep my fingers crossed for you that this takes and that June is your big month! Will this be your first? Keep us posted! Melissa, still no +OPK for me, now on CD24 and I too think this will be another long cycle. Did I tell you ladies I invested in the Fertility Monitor? Got it for less than 50% off so that helped. It finally arrived yesterday and can't wait to start using it next cycle. Think I'll call my doc today to see what she says about my labs now that it's been 48 hrs. Tammy, you still out there?? Anyhooo, talk to you soon... BABYDUST in the meantime!

Thanks for the words of encouragement Stepmommel! I would be so excited to use the fertility monitor! Slowpoke, how many days do you have left of your 2ww? Good luck to you!

I read about half of the I FEEL LIKE A FAILURE thread. You are right it is encouraging! I am just hoping for EWCM! I don't think I have had it since TTC.

(you're welcome) You and me both! As I said, I don't recall EVER seeing such a thing (except in my book TCOYF). It'll be a day worth celebrating if it ever comes, that's for sure! Glad you're feeling somewhat better.

Otilia, don't give up - I know its hard but we have to keep on trying - it will happen! Stepmommel - let sus know about the lab results!! CD 20 and still no +OPK - getting very frudtrated now - We bd yesterday and I had clear stretchy CM today so who knows?? I want a baby so bad - ts really killing me not getting pregnant :(!! I mightnot be able to email the next 2 days since i moved and haven't hooked up my computer yet. Will definitely reply on saturday though!! My days off are thur/Fridays. Talk to you later!!

Hey ladies! I got a call from my doctor after work today and she is putting me on a combination of Clomid and one other med (to counteract any drying up that Clomid sometimes causes)! I'm SO happy! I FINALLY have something in the works! Though, right when I got off the phone with her, my DH suddenly developed a concern about Clomid causing birth defects to the point that he didn't know if he wanted me going on it! Talk about bursting my bubble and coming out of nowhere! But then while I was unavailable, the doc called back again to talk to HIM about having a SA done. It was pretty funny to walk out of the bathroom and see the expression on his face! Cracked me up! So, good news is she eased his concern about birth defects and he's ok with doing the SA. AND... we're supposed to not BD for three days and we haven't for the last two, so we really only have to put it off one more which won't be so bad! Amazing how it's all coming together! Now, just have to wait for AF to start and we'll get this ball rollin'! Melissa, that's great that you seemed to have timed things so well! Nothin' like the EWCM to make your day, I'm sure! Still hangin' in there Otilia?

Thanks ladies! Things are still okay over here. I think that I might want to take a break for a while and see if I can't ovulate by myself if I lose some weight. Stepmommel-That is funny that your husband does not want you to go on Clomid because my husband doesn't want me to either. He says it is fine with him if we keep trying for a while with no luck. My thoughts are that we can try forever but if I don't ovulate, it isn't going to help a thing. But I am doing much better just thinking maybe I will take a break for a while. Stepmommel - When do you get to start the clomid? Are you expecting AF soon? Melissa - If you have EWCM then it is a good thing that you are BDing! I have no faith in OPKs at all! I would listen to your body and not the OPKs. I know it will be just a matter of time until one of us gets that BFP!