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Clomid already
wasnervouswreck
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So this is the start of my second cycle with my KD. The first was literally a trial run just to see if he was serious about helping me. It was actually quite comical as you can imagine it isn't every day you look over at a guy you work with and say..." Uh, gotta question for you, have you ever considered being a sperm donor?" Of course, the reaction was literally priceless in that he changed about six shades of pink and then said " No, I have never done tha before. but yes, I will help you." So from that little conversation we talked about health history, bloodlines, blood types and I was able to see pictures of his son.
His personality is fabulous, health, weight, etc all perfect so it became a very easy choice. Of course I had told him about my uterous despicable abilities to kill sperm. So, he was kind of aware that he shouldn't get his hopes up that it would happen the first try. I didn't use clomid, even though the smiley was positive I am not 100% sure I ovulated. Even so I started the prometrium.That cycle was a bust
So fast forward. Here I am three days into cycle number two and I have just took my first Clomid. The plan is to do days 3-7 and test with smilies CD13, CD14,and CD15. Odds are pretty good i'll ovulate on CD15 as usual. Then starting CD17 I will start the Prometrium. Hopefully I'll get pg quickly. If not my donor has offered to help for at least three more cycles, maybe more if scheduling permits.
I wonder , is there anyone starting a cycle with me ? Anyone on the same meds ?
His personality is fabulous, health, weight, etc all perfect so it became a very easy choice. Of course I had told him about my uterous despicable abilities to kill sperm. So, he was kind of aware that he shouldn't get his hopes up that it would happen the first try. I didn't use clomid, even though the smiley was positive I am not 100% sure I ovulated. Even so I started the prometrium.That cycle was a bust
So fast forward. Here I am three days into cycle number two and I have just took my first Clomid. The plan is to do days 3-7 and test with smilies CD13, CD14,and CD15. Odds are pretty good i'll ovulate on CD15 as usual. Then starting CD17 I will start the Prometrium. Hopefully I'll get pg quickly. If not my donor has offered to help for at least three more cycles, maybe more if scheduling permits.
I wonder , is there anyone starting a cycle with me ? Anyone on the same meds ?
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Good luck!
TTC No. 2 since Aug. 2014; IVF #1 - Cxld; IVF #2 - BFN
Good Luck!
Good Luck Jaime!
Have you done six rounds of clomid or six cycles total ? And are you doing at home or office AI? Hope you get a baby soon
This will be my sixth round with clomid. I've had a long conversation with my doctor about it, and given that the first four were mostly a waste because I wasn't making enough estrogen she's comfortable going forward with it again. Estrogen levels were normal this month so hopefully next month it will take!
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As far as you ovulating late, maybe you are and maybe you aren't for your body. And everyone is different.My concern is with you ovulating so late unless your luteal phase also is increasing you may not have enough time for a healthy implantation.Also, I know alot of women swear by the monitors, but you might want to get the Answer strips or check your cervix to see when it is opening if you don't already. Some women prefer to use fingers, but I prefer to use a speculum and visualize it.If you can see it you will start to notice a pattern leading up to ovulation. For example five days before my os is 45-50% open, three days before it is about 75% open , then it makes a very rapid change to 100% fully open 24-36 hours before I get my smiley and I have EWCM .It usually stays open for about 36 hours after I get the smiley and CM becomes watery and less EWCM. And then by three days post it is already down to 45-50% again with creamy CM .
Alot of people told me I would ovulate late.... I do by just one day on average. On the cycles I took Clomid 5-9 I ovulated CD16. On the Clomid my luteal phase has increased by one or two days after several cycles. I have so far never ovulated early. I know because I use the smilies and tracking Mittleschmertz, cervical change , position, CM and I spot.I also have charting for my last two BFP that show a pattern. I am very fortunate in that I still have all of those calenders on Fertility Friend. If you haven't tried fertility friend online you might want to, it is easy to do and free.
I really hope that you may have gotten something from my rambling. I wish us all sticky baby dust this month!
Oh and BTW Jaime, will you start Clomid on the 11th or are you expecting to Ovulate then ? I am expecting to Ovulate on around Feb 10th. That would be so cool to be due at the same time with another poster
I applaud you for being able to see your cervix with the speculum. I am apparently not that flexible or talented as I haven't been able to do so. I definitely can't reach mine with my fingers as it is so far posterior because I have never had kids yet (and trust me as an l and d nurse I check plenty of cervixes and know all sorts of tricks to reach them!). I haven't gotten a good feel for the ewcm yet, but can tell around ovulation that its there and consistency seems correct.
I am starting my clomid today, days 3-7 with expected ovulation on the 10th or 11th. I usually have a full two weeks plus until the next period, so hopefully my luteal phase is long enough.
Can I ask how do you normally do your insems? I am on estrogen and progesterone so hopefully that helps too. My doctor keeps telling me to be patient, that its a numbers game. But hard not to get frustrated. Okay....sorry long post/reply!
I usually use a piece of NEW sterile human urinary catheter. I prefer silicone 16fr cut to 3 3/4" in length. at this length it doesn't bend as easy. I attach this to a run of the mill everyday 3ml syringe (obviously no needle ) luer lock ok, its harder to fit but it does go on. This makes the combo still kind of short, but I would much rather have the syringe further inside my body empty than more sperm in a longer catheter and potentially wasted. I usually put my butt up on a couple really firm pillows nothing is more disheartening than feeling yourself sliding off ten minutes after you Ai'd. I lay down about forty minutes. From what I have learned tht egg is putting off some heavy duty hormones. And those sperms go right for it. They are through the cervix rather quickly. If the sperm are still at your cervix after fourty minutes they were destined to die because they were too stupid LOL.I try to AI before I get the Smiley, just because I am so fast at ovulating. If my donor will co-operate ill do it every other day.
I totally get not wanting to temp I hated it and it wasn't reliable with my schedule. I used fertility friend just for charting my cervical change etc... I gave up on using it for temp!
Oh and as far as checking your cervix I had a real **** of a time. The only thing I found that worked was to do it on the floor, push my butt forward like they tell you at the office and then put a pillow under my head . I put my speculum handles up and tilt down and i can get a much better view. Hope that can help
Thats fabulous he has you so well medicated!Your chances have already been increased expotentially! I got pg my first round of Clomid with the prometrium so I am wishing you lots of luck
If the sperm are still at your cervix after fourty minutes they were destined to die because they were too stupid LOL.
Ha..yes, we all need the smart ones~~!
I would also like to know where you get your catheters...too.. Thanks.
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Oh and once I AI I leave the syringe and stuff inside me.. I don't withdraw it for about twently minutes.It seems like everytime I pulled it out immediatly after AI alot of fluid comes with it.I want the little guys to stand a chance to swim out of the catheter and make a love connection.
Thank you for all your posts! Even when I'm only stalking what others say it's really informative and SO NICE to know others are going through the same thing.
IDK if the catheter helps , but it certainly goes in plenty far enough and I can feel it hitting my cervix. With just the syringe it is anyones guess if I am anywhere near my cervix. 8fr might work pretty good if it is not too stiff, you don't want a nasty scratch on your cervix lol
Obviously, it's hard to pinpoint exactly when you ovulate -- to the hour -- but, if you spread your inseminations out in the days leading up to ovulation/every other day and day of ovulation (if you are using a KD) or on the day of ovulation (frozen donor sperm), you should be pretty good on your timing.
As a side note, I also ovulated on the later side with Femara, but it did move up my ovulation day each cycle I used it.
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