Fantasy Feb 2016 TTC

cmiller, high estrogen levels leading up towards O cause the cervix to soften and become more irritable. That causes spotting and is actually quite common, as well as totally normal.

essnce, that's a scary story! I wonder if you are like me in terms of iron? For some reason I just don't absorb iron properly unless it's from red meat. I've tried every iron supplement in existence over the past 2 decades with zero luck, they do nothing at all for my iron level. Only eating 1-2 good sized servings of red meat per month keeps my anemia away. Maybe your supplemental iron isn't enough?

Maiden, I think I absorb it but have to be good about splitting up the doses. You're not supposed to take iron supplements with dairy or coffee, which was hard so I was taking all my iron at night before bed and I probably wasn't able to absorb it all. My endo wants me taking it 3 times a day. I'm on prescription Ferrex Plus which includes vitamin C. I tried it first thing in the morning since I don't eat or drink anything till at least 11am, but then I got nauseous. So I basically have 3 weeks to get it increased before my period comes and knocks my iron stores out again. It's like 2 steps forward, 1 step back. So I'm going to try really hard to take it 3 times a day and we'll retest again in 3 months like always. And I'm definitely eating red meat again since my miscarriage. I probably eat it twice a week, usually in the form of ground beef. The steaks I save for after O! When my iron was super low (under 8) I was craving crayons and literally eating a crayon a day! It was bad! I've had the crayon craving at least 3 times over the past decade so my iron has probably been chronically low forever. Ideally I would go back on the pill and have super light periods and build up my iron stores, but that's obviously not in the plan! I'm hoping to not feel exhausted all the time once my ferritin is over 70.

I had an ultrasound done today to see why I was spotting last cycle not anymore this cycle, I'm on cd 8 af came 3 days early this cycle.
I do have a left ovary cyst which I get sometimes I had them with all my pregnancies.

But doc said my lining seem a little thick to be on cd 8 and isn't sure if something on lining a plyop or not, I'm so sad!! She said if I don't get pregnant this cycle they are doing an ultrasound with water? Next cycle to see more clear. I never had an ultrasound without being pregnant so I'm not sure if that normal for me or not. I did have miscarriage in October, I always get pregnant quickly.

Anyone have any experience with this

essnce, I never realised how lucky I am to have short, light AFs. Thank you for giving me that appreciation. I hope you get your girl soon so you can stop menstruating.

Princess, I have no clue I'm sorry. :(

Lining is 9.6mm which if find but she said it not as smooth as suppose to be and referring to heterogeneous totally confused

Thank you so much for all the advice ladies! :happy:

Essnce, wow! I'm so sorry you've been struggling with your iron levels like that. I can't imagine! Last month Atomic had me start on iron because I was feeling more tired than usual and was getting lightheaded. I've been taking it every day since then and those symptoms have eased up a lot so it's likely I am iron deficient. When I was pregnant with DS2 I had my iron levels checked and they were perfect BUT I was definitely eating red meat, lots of dark leafy greens since I craved them, and a prenatal with extra iron in it. That was also a few years ago so obviously my iron levels can change in that time.

Anyone ever have uterine fibroids or pylops?
I'm only 28 and I was just recently pregnant why would I have this?
Doc said to wait till next cycle to do saline ultrasound to see if there are any present, why wouldn't she done that this cycle?

Princess I've never had that but I would definitely call and ask why it couldn't have been done at this visit.

AFM- super sticky cm today and my OPK went negative so I'm really hoping for O tonight. That would give it attempt about 36 hrs.


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Hi girls. I am cd13 i took clomid days 5 to 9. Do you think my opk looks positive? Hubby is away until Saturday

Sorry that some of you are having problems with low iron, it's not fun feeling tired & yucky.

Princess - sorry I've never had uterine polyps or fibroids. Hope dr can get to the bottom of whatever is going on. Sucks you have to wait until next cycle, but like Lauren said maybe call & ask them or make another appointment to request it be done asap.

Lauren - sounds like you have o'd or will today.

Pinkin - looks positive to me.

My opk is negative today. Sometimes it is pos 2 days in a row & then I o the day it goes negative. We bd last night but not this morning, kids were up too early. I am hoping dh can call in between jobs today so we can bd, but otherwise it won't be until tonight. Was really hoping I would o tomorrow. If I o today it will only be 2 attempts. Haven't been exercising much & I haven't been snacking as much as I am starting to stress about my weight. But what is done is done & I can't change it now.


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When do you normally ovulate from clomid pinkin? It is possible to ovulate cd14 when the last dose was cd9 but it could also be a false positive. Those ovuplan tests are also quite sensitive. Hopefully you will ovulate a bit later with hubby away!!

I ovulated cd 18 the first month and cd17 last month. I dont usually ovulate until the test line is darker then control line. When i see that happen then im about 24hrs away. Cd 13 my lines have never been this dark after taking the clomid. I assume i might ovulate day 16?? I found out before hubby will be home tomorrow

Yeah maybe it is getting earlier each cycle as the clomid builds up? That is great hubby will be home tomorrow!

It could be! I am on my 3rd cycle. Yeah im glad he will be home wont be as stressed

Pinkin - awesome that hubby will be home tomorrow.

Dh called in for lunch & we bd so feeling much better now. Will bd again tonight, so will have my 3 attempts. I think if I don't get a bfp this cycle then I will talk to dh & see if he is willing to drop shettles timing completely. If we just bd eod - e3d throughout my cycle then I don't have to stress as much when I get +opk if we miss a morning attempt.


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He is coming home Saturday so 6 day abstain and possibly only 1 attempt complete opposite of what i wanted but oh well cant do a thing about ir

Temp Rise!!!!! Yay! I even had to get up with ds in the middle of the night but I forced myself back to sleep haha


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Yay, Lauren! :D

I'm really frustrated. I ended up throwing up shortly after taking my clomid last night, so that was a totally wasted dose. I'm not sure what exactly is making me so nauseous but I'm really fed up with it. Argh!!! I hope that doesn't impact this cycle too much. :(

Thanks momamia!

That's awful that your not feeling well. I hope it goes smoother today :/


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Thanks, Lauren! I do too!

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I got my first beta back. 216 at 14dpo! Hopefully everything doubles by Saturday.


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Yay!!! Congrats!!! That's so exciting! :D

pinkin, I think the Clomjd effect is building over time as purple suggested and you may indeed O sooner. I hope not too much sooner though. Are you temping?

Lauren, post your chart! It does sound like you've Oed.

Momamia, can you not get Femara? It just seems you don't tolerate Clomid well which I understand bc I had a hard time on it too. I hope you absorbed most ofcthe dose before you vomited.

Farmgirl, I think EOD is great for blue.

Princess, I also have never had polyps or fibroids, though I know the latter are common in older women. I hope you get some answers.

Quinn that's amazing!

maiden, depending on the results of my hsg, I'm going to request Femara for next cycle.

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I got my first beta back. 216 at 14dpo! Hopefully everything doubles by Saturday.


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Congrats Quinn! Great numbers!

Thanks ladies. I'm still nervous but hopeful. I'm really sick of drinking V8 and coconut water every day!


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Here's my chart maiden :)
I'm hopeful timing was good but who knows.
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Lauren, that's perfect timing! Beautiful temp rise.

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Lauren, that's perfect timing! Beautiful temp rise.

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Yay! Now is the hard part... The tww. I keep promising myself I'm not going to symptom guess the entire time. It's torture.


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Yay Quinn!!! SO happy for you!! :bluecheer:

Good luck Laurenk! Pink baby dust headed your way!

Congrats Quinn, thats a great HCG number for 14 DPO. Twins Maybe??? LOL

Was your dose of Clomid this month 150?

Is it normal to get post ovulation cramping on a clomid cycle? I had it last cycle too.... it's a little annoying..... like it makes me want to hope but since I had it last cycle I know better now... kind of rude.

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Congrats Quinn, thats a great HCG number for 14 DPO. Twins Maybe??? LOL

Was your dose of Clomid this month 150?

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Yes, I took 150mg and had two follicles at 25 and 24.

I don't think it's twins because with my last dd at 15dpo I was at 331 so this seems to be on track with that. I just really hope it's a ds!!!!! [emoji120][emoji120] dh is already making comments


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I will keep my fingers crossed it's a healthy sticky boy in their for you Quinn. Is DH the one hoping for a boy? My DH has no preference, he would just like another baby. I am the one that would like a boy, but will be OK if its a girl; I will just be ecstatic to have another baby after trying for so long although I will be a little sad if I don't get to use my boy name that I love. Guess I can always get a boy dog and use it on him if I have another girl:)

Were you using Mucinex or Baby aspirin at all?

Kmom, I think cramping at any point is pretty common on Clomid, though I personally didn't have any. I had a ton the cycle before last on FSH injections, mostly after O. Really bad ones on 2dpo in particular. I wasn't pregnant obviously. I also had cramping after O in a few of my cycles on Vitex. It could be due to higher P levels I think.

Yay Quinn, fx for a sticky boy in there.

So after my worry of bding yesterday looks like I'm still going to o today anyway lol. Had a bit of a temp dip this morning so didn't o yesterday. Bd last night & will again tonight just in case.


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Wow Quinn!! Awesome news!! You must be so excited! xo

I tested late last night and my opk was a little lighter but i drank ALIT yesterday . I will do another opk today but my guess is i will ovulate sunday. Its friday here now. Feeling a little crampy tho i must admit i feel awesome this month on the clomid. 3rd cycle of it...

Wonderful news quinn!! Cant wait for your next update! Sticky blue dust!

Yay for temp spike Lauren and your timing looks fantastic!

That's great you can get the extra attempts in farmgirl!

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I will keep my fingers crossed it's a healthy sticky boy in their for you Quinn. Is DH the one hoping for a boy? My DH has no preference, he would just like another baby. I am the one that would like a boy, but will be OK if its a girl; I will just be ecstatic to have another baby after trying for so long although I will be a little sad if I don't get to use my boy name that I love. Guess I can always get a boy dog and use it on him if I have another girl:)

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Yup I took mucinex because I was on clomid. I also had an IUI so not sure if it mattered. We dtd a lot before and after. I didn't do baby aspirin.


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