Well that was a false alarm!! I thought my cycle was starting again on Tuesday and was building myself up ready to start my Clomid tablets on New Years Eve when it had stopped again on Wednesday as quickly as it had started so haven't took my tablets yet as I read online that you should be sure it is definitely the right time of the month to take them so I continue waiting to get going on them.
In the meantime dh and I have been having lots of fun (ahem!) He doesn't know whats hit him lol!! I was in boots today and was very nearly tempted by the Ovulation Prediction Sticks but I decided to leave it to the Clomid to hopefully work its magic and get me ovulating again. I didn't want to start feeling dispondant if I kept getting negatives and we're having fun doing lots of trying and I don't want to lose that if possible by making it anymore medical than I have to at the moment. I guess I might start looking into that in a few months if things don't happen or maybe temping but we shall see. In the meantime I am trying to stay as relaxed as possible about it all.
At least I know my doctor is being great keeping an eye on me and if I'm not pregnant within 3 cycles on the Clomid he will send me for another blood test to check I am ovulating.
I was also looking at the baby clothes in Marks & Spencers today too. They are so cute!! I hope I can start looking at them for real soon.
I am thinking of ordering a Zita West book off Amazon but I meant to check it out in Waterstones today but I was with my mother and I don't want to tell her we are going down the Clomid route as she would drive me up the wall asking if I was pregnant yet all the time. She doesn't even know we are trying for another. I hope when Ellie is all grown up that we can talk. I have never felt able to talk to my mother and we aren't very close. I remember when I was about 12 and started my periods I didn't tell her for about 6 months til she realised but my family are not like that they do not hug each other or talk about feelings and personal stuff. Thankfully me and Vic are and we are always hugging and kissing the kids and each other. I really hope that as the kids grow older that they know that they can talk to us both about anything and everything.
We are very open with both the kids about sex and everything. Josh was funny over Christmas giving us a surprisingly accurate description of sex. He seems to know lots about how babies are made already and his facts are fairly spot on. Not sure where he gets his information from though but it is correct lol!!
Showing posts with label clomid. Show all posts
Showing posts with label clomid. Show all posts
Friday, 2 January 2009
Tuesday, 30 December 2008
Month 1 CD 1
It looks like my cycle has started again already. In my last cycle my period lasted 28 days and I have only had an 8 day break before it has started all over again today. It seems to have such short gaps between the period free bit before it starts over again. Is it any wonder I'm not ovulating?!
So this will be our first month trying to conceive on Clomid. I am not expecting things to happen overnight although of course I would be delighted if it did but I hope it will at least help us along the way and help get me ovulating again and settle my periods down a bit as they have been pretty horrendous lately. I am going to do everything I can to shift my excess weight too as I know that my weight issues will be playing their part in denying me the chance for another baby.
I am due to take my first Clomid tablet tomorrow (New Year's Eve) and I am a more than a little nervous of the side effects. From what I have read on various forums I can expect hot flushes and to become extremely emotional amongst other delights!!
Whatever side effects I get though it will all be worth it to hold our third child in my arms. I swore when I was expecting my daughter now age 6 that I would never go through pregnancy again as I had Hyperemesis Gravidarum (extremely severe morning noon and night sickness) where I spent much of weeks 8-12 of the pregnancy in hospital on a drip as I wasn't able to even keep sips of water down. It is horrible being sick but at the same time knowing that it is a good sign of a strong pregnancy and after suffering Hyperemesis with both my son and daughter I would be extremely worried if I wasn't sick when we have another.
I am feeling very positive about things at the moment and am hopeful that 2009 will bring us our much wanted third child. I would love to spend next Christmas holding our newborn son or daughter in my arms but I don't want to get my hopes up too much either.
I feel confident though in my doctor and if I haven't become pregnant after 3 cycles on Clomid then we have to go back and see him and he will send me for more blood tests to check I am ovulating again and then either up the dose of Clomid or try something else.
Hopefully 2009 will be ours and many other couples trying for a baby magical year. Babydust to all!!!
So this will be our first month trying to conceive on Clomid. I am not expecting things to happen overnight although of course I would be delighted if it did but I hope it will at least help us along the way and help get me ovulating again and settle my periods down a bit as they have been pretty horrendous lately. I am going to do everything I can to shift my excess weight too as I know that my weight issues will be playing their part in denying me the chance for another baby.
I am due to take my first Clomid tablet tomorrow (New Year's Eve) and I am a more than a little nervous of the side effects. From what I have read on various forums I can expect hot flushes and to become extremely emotional amongst other delights!!
Whatever side effects I get though it will all be worth it to hold our third child in my arms. I swore when I was expecting my daughter now age 6 that I would never go through pregnancy again as I had Hyperemesis Gravidarum (extremely severe morning noon and night sickness) where I spent much of weeks 8-12 of the pregnancy in hospital on a drip as I wasn't able to even keep sips of water down. It is horrible being sick but at the same time knowing that it is a good sign of a strong pregnancy and after suffering Hyperemesis with both my son and daughter I would be extremely worried if I wasn't sick when we have another.
I am feeling very positive about things at the moment and am hopeful that 2009 will bring us our much wanted third child. I would love to spend next Christmas holding our newborn son or daughter in my arms but I don't want to get my hopes up too much either.
I feel confident though in my doctor and if I haven't become pregnant after 3 cycles on Clomid then we have to go back and see him and he will send me for more blood tests to check I am ovulating again and then either up the dose of Clomid or try something else.
Hopefully 2009 will be ours and many other couples trying for a baby magical year. Babydust to all!!!
Wednesday, 24 December 2008
The Rules of Clomid!!!
I came across these Clomid Rules here. It certainly sounds like being on Clomid is going to be very, very interesting lol!!
The Rules!!!
1. Under no circumstances make any important decisions whilst riding the clomid rollercoaster, minstrels versus malteasers should be the biggest decision you should allow yourself to make.
2. Whilst riding this rollercoaster, please keep your hands and feet to yourself, persons found to be punching or kicking others will be asked to leave the theme park by the management.
3. Height restrictions apply. All persons on rollercoaster must be tall enough to reach the choccie biccie tin that your dh may have inadvertantly placed on a high shelf.
4.PLease secure any loose clothing, jewellery or eyewear, as flying into the "clomid rage" part of the ride may cause these to become loose or to fall and the management accepts no responsibility to any damage to personal possesions.
5. Do not operate any machinary whilst partaking of the clomid experience, any tractor/forklift/road rage is not the responsibility of the management
6.Prior to entering this ride, the management recommends all dvd's such as pretty woman, city of angels, pay it forward, and/or any other tear inducing material be removed from your possesion for the duration of the ride.
7. Coldplay/the smiths cd's are strictly prohibited, as are all other musical artists who fall under the genre "music to self harm to".
8.Your husband doesnt understand you now, nor will he understand you whilst on the clomid rollercoaster. Don't expect him to. Always remember, the day a man understands a woman........ we've lost!
9.Men do not find the sight of a positive ovulation predictor pee stick arousing, waving it in his face whilst shouting "get ur kit off i need your love juice!" is not a recognised form of foreplay.
10.This is a scary ride, be brave it won't last forever!!!!
The Rules!!!
1. Under no circumstances make any important decisions whilst riding the clomid rollercoaster, minstrels versus malteasers should be the biggest decision you should allow yourself to make.
2. Whilst riding this rollercoaster, please keep your hands and feet to yourself, persons found to be punching or kicking others will be asked to leave the theme park by the management.
3. Height restrictions apply. All persons on rollercoaster must be tall enough to reach the choccie biccie tin that your dh may have inadvertantly placed on a high shelf.
4.PLease secure any loose clothing, jewellery or eyewear, as flying into the "clomid rage" part of the ride may cause these to become loose or to fall and the management accepts no responsibility to any damage to personal possesions.
5. Do not operate any machinary whilst partaking of the clomid experience, any tractor/forklift/road rage is not the responsibility of the management
6.Prior to entering this ride, the management recommends all dvd's such as pretty woman, city of angels, pay it forward, and/or any other tear inducing material be removed from your possesion for the duration of the ride.
7. Coldplay/the smiths cd's are strictly prohibited, as are all other musical artists who fall under the genre "music to self harm to".
8.Your husband doesnt understand you now, nor will he understand you whilst on the clomid rollercoaster. Don't expect him to. Always remember, the day a man understands a woman........ we've lost!
9.Men do not find the sight of a positive ovulation predictor pee stick arousing, waving it in his face whilst shouting "get ur kit off i need your love juice!" is not a recognised form of foreplay.
10.This is a scary ride, be brave it won't last forever!!!!
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