Got some of my blood results back!!

CD 22

This post is in 2 parts as one I had typed out earlier and saved to draft and then I phoned the doctor's and got my blood results later this afternoon.

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God I'm feeling like such an idiot!!

I though my opk sticks were positive last thursday and friday but have just been looking at the instructions again and as the test line was not as dark as the control line it would appear that they were still negative.

I am pretty gutted as that means another month where I haven't ovulated. I should get the rest of my blood results back either later today or tomorrow which should confirm that my stupid body is still not ovulating.

At least if this is confirmed then the doctor will hopefully up my dose of Clomid so I can go onto 100mg rather than the 50mg I've been taking.

I've been reading around a bit about Clomid and wonder what is the point in starting us on 50mg if it almost certainly won't work.

Sorry for this ranty post. I think I will phone the surgery this afternoon and see if my results are back and then I can make an appointment to see my doctor to discuss the results before AF is due to start on Tuesday.

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Well got part of my blood results today. Still don't know the progesterone results so still in the dark over whether they have improved since December or not. They were 2 then and apparently they are supposed to be over 30.

Anyway these are the results I do have:

TSH - 1.83
FSH - 3.3
LH - 3.2
Prolactin - 141

From what I can tell by googling them these are normal but am not sure about LH whether that should have been higher or not as it was a cd 21 blood test.

The receptionist said that the doctor wanted to discuss the results but there are no appointments with him for a week and a half so he is going to phone me tomorrow morning and discuss the next step. I am assuming that he will increase my dose of Clomid to 100mg.

Just want AF to show up on time on Tuesday so I can crack on with the next cycle and fingers crossed it will be our turn next month!!

I'm Anaemic!!

I got an unexpected phone call early this afternoon from my doctor's surgery to tell me that my Haemoglobin levels were 8.0 and apparently they should be at least 11.5. Apparently the pathology lab at the hospital phoned to tell them my result as it was so low and as its Wednesday afternoon there are no doctors at the surgery so the receptionist told me I had to go to A & E at the hospital as a 'matter of urgency!'

I was a bit taken aback as I knew that I was probably anaemic but didn't expect it to be quite so bad. So me and dh went straight to the hospital leaving the kids with my sister (sometimes it can come in very handy her living next door!!) and we got there. Thankfully it wasn't very busy so didn't have to long to wait before I was seen.

The doctor debated whether to give me a blood transfusion or iron tablets. Thankfully my obs were ok and normal so have got away with a month's supply of iron tablets. I had to have a blood transfusion after I had Josh and I felt so much better for it. I am hoping the iron tablets kick in and help rebuild my iron levels quickly so I will feel better. I have felt so drained and worn out this last couple of months but hopefully now things will start to improve.

Dh is being a complete darl looking after me and insisted that I went for a lie down when we got back and is waiting on me hand and foot as he has realised that when I say I am too tired to go somewhere its not cos I don't want to go but more cos I am feeling knackered!! Just got to wait for the rest of my blood results now which should be in tomorrow so fingers crossed they are good!!

21 day bloods!!

CD 21

I went and got my 21 day bloods repeated this morning. I really hope I get a much better result than last time in December. My progesterone levels were only 2 and the doctor said that they should have been closer to 30!! I am feeling positive about things though.

I don't have much in the way of signs yet and am trying not to get my hopes up for this month. My (.Y.) are very sensitive though and can't bear dh being near them. I'm also feeling hungry all the time nearly but that is probably just me being greedy lol!!

I should have the results tomorrow or Friday so fingers crossed they're good. I'll also find out if I'm anaemic. I am so not looking forward to iron tablets if I have to have them!!

Fingers crossed for this month!!

CD 18

I have my fingers crossed now and hope and pray that we are successful this month. I am thinking of testing next Sunday with the cheapie ebay pregnancy tests when I would be 8/9 days past ovulation (based on the OPK's if I did indeed ovulate!) Not sure if it might be a tad early to test then but have 5 cheapie tests and 2 first response so reckon on doing one every other day either til AF shows up or I get a +ve!!

I have my positive mental attitude and I am trying to relax about it all as much as I can. I wish I could be like dh and be so relaxed about it all. If he was any more relaxed about it he'd be asleep lol! (He's having a snooze on the sofa as I type lol!) But I can't completely relax as getting pregnant is pretty much all I can think about. I know that we are sooooo lucky to have our two already and I love them so much and couldn't imagine life without them but that longing and aching for another baby has been there a long time and as time goes on it aches more and more!!

Happy Mothers Day to all mums and mums to be and baby dust to future parents ttc xxxx

Back to Negative OPKs Today!!

CD 17

Well, yesterday I had a second faint positive OPK. I compared it to Thursday's OPK and it was identical. I was hoping to jump dh last night but we had arranged to meet up with his brothers and it involved him drinking rather too much and it was nearly 1am when we got home and we were both shattered so we just went to sleep.

I also got what I can only assume are ovulation pains yesterday afternoon. It was a stitch like pain in the ovary area. I had a similar pain on exactly the same CD last month so I am assuming it is ov pains. Will see though when I have my blood test done.

I did another OPK this morning and that was back to being negative (just 1 line) so I think the LH surge has passed now and I am on the 2 week wait. Hopefully we have done enough this month but I am trying hard not to get my hopes up at all. I feel as though I am moving in the right direction at least though finally!!

I am feeling more positive about things than a few days ago thankfully. Hopefully when I go for my blood test on Wednesday it will show a rise in my Progesterone levels. We will see then I suppose.

A Faint Positive OPK!!

CD 15

Yes!! Got a faint positive on my OPK this afternoon!! Yipee!! I am heading in the right direction at last!!

I wasn't going to bother doing an OPK today as I have just had negatives so far with only one line showing but today I got two. The result line is fainter than the test line but hopefully tomorrow I will get a darker line.

I have added a picture below anyway and fingers crossed will get a darker line tomorrow.



We've babydanced lots already this month including 3 out of the last 4 nights and so will carry on tonight and then if I get a darker line tomorrow will grab dh at least twice to babydance during the day lol!! At least it feels like we are taking a step in the right direction at long last so fingers crossed!!

Still Negative OPKs

CD 14

Still negatives on OPK and AF is due in 13 days so not holding out much hope at all now. I just want to get my blood test over with next Wednesday and get the results of that so the doctor will up my dosage of Clomid and hopefully next month will be our month.

I am feeling absolutely exhausted and had a horrible headache yesterday but feel a bit better today but still tired.

At least this month I won't need to waste any pregnancy tests.