TTC with Clomid

This is my last cycle with Clomid. Husband and I decided to proceed to IVF. I have my consultation next month Aug 12. So basically if we want to we could have 1 more natural ttc and we will go from there. But it's quite stressful for us these days. It's hard to concentrate on the baby making.

But here's my Two Week Wait this cycle: 100mg clomid June 28 

+ OPK - July 8 ( Bd July 6 and July 9 not a perfect timing )

1dpo - tired and sleepy
2dpo - tired and sleepy
3dpo - was so sleepy all day since we were traveling on a plane to get to California from the Bahamas, keeps peeing all the time
4dpo - peeing endlessly, breast throbbing/twinges, thigh cramping, mild abdominal cramps, bloated
5dpo - AF cramps, breast throbbing, dry white mucus on panty
6dpo - watery white milky mucus, cramping, both breasts throbbing, peeing frequently
7dpo - watery white milky mucus, AF cramps very similar to period at 6pm, nipples itchy, boobs throbbing and bloated
8dpo - thigh cramps feeling like I am having a period, bloated, breast tenderness, cramps right side 11:10am
9dpo - nothing unusual, Af cramps, itchy breast, full breast feeling, bloated
10dpo - nothing unusual same 9dpo symptoms except for distinctive itchy nipple(first time), throbbing right breast 1:00pm
11dpo - AF mild cramps
12dpo - AF mild cramps
13dpo - tender breast poking on the left side. Af mild cramps. Nipple painful when touched. Almost vomited at 10pm. It's so weird
14dpo - body temperature early dawn is warm not able to sleep well while full breast feeling so uncomfortable, AF cramps more on the right side, no AF yet in the morning. Throbbing pain on right ovaries none stop starting at 10pm and headache.
15dpo - Thigh Af cramps but no sign of AF yet. Throbbing pain stopped at 7am.
16dpo - AF arrives.

2nd day of Clomid

I took it at the same time and the side effects are doing it's thing. My lower left abdomen is twitching again that it makes you really uncomfortable. I had this feeling when I am about to have AF like 10 days before my period. I got some tender breast too. A little light headache which I don't like but bearable. With this boost to ovulate this is all it takes. I can take it.

This discomfort is nothing when trying to have a baby. I would do everything to make it happen and to pray as well. I wish all the IUI patient like me would be granted their wish as the year ends. I wish and hope that my new year would start a wonderful chapter of my life. No negative thoughts here, all for positive. :)

First day of Clomid

Well, as the title say it's my first day today. I took it in the morning at 10:30am. The clinic said to take 1 Clomid straight to 5 days and it should be taken the same time each day. I was supposed to take it in the evening because I know I will have some side effects about the pill. But because I have a birthday party coming up on Saturday and might forgot to take it at night, I decided just to bare all the effects of the medicine in the morning.

So far at this time of writing 5 hours after I took it, I have some twitching on my left abdomen. It seems like PMS to me. Due to the fact I still have my AF, I can't really determine if the pill is working it's formula trying to wake up my tired ovary or if it's the period acting up.

I have never been into vitamins and medicine for several years. I will update to what this medicine will do to my body.  All about healthy living and eating good. I only started taking prenatal vitamins since November 2011 because of TTC as doctor advised.

I hope and think positive about this outcome. They said visualize technique helps to create positive effects. I will do that. It's all about happy thoughts.

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Also, I was not advice to do blood work (b/w) today. Supposed to be I will go to the lab on 3rd day of cycle. With not much knowledge and confusion, I went early. Now I figured it out. Even though it was earlier, I got the result and I think it was a perfect timing. I was glad I did it because it gave me a clear vision on the status of my condition. Better to know the result early than knowing late when I am starting the process.

I asked the doctor through email if I need b/w done since I already had it very recently. ( The email was so efficient. I can get straight answer to the Doctor. Bravo to that. I salute you. ) She said in the email that it's not necessary for me to go and instead will just wait for a follicle scan and ultrasound next week. yay, I skip! Praise heavens.

She also mentioned not to schedule the pelvic scan yet. It was listed in my order list which I actually reminded her. She wanted me to wait until the on-call doctor would tell me on the day of the ultrasound to schedule for it. Oh well! As you see I am have been passing along these doctors. From Sunday to an oncall and ultrasound to another on-call..My my my! But it will not hinder me of doing this.

Honestly, I don't like to use another doctor to do this procedure but what can I do, primary physician is not on duty and I don't want to miss this cycle.

December is a happy month for me since I am December baby. I will be thinking positive. Please make it work.

Here it comes

I called on Sunday though the office is closed. An on-call doctor was able to spoke to me and very much pleased that I wasn't turned down. She was able to prescribed me Clomid as what my primary physician told me to take.

I made a follow up call today just to make sure that my primary doctor was aware that I called the office and that the dosage I will take is the exact amount she wants me to take. I don't want to mess this first cycle of doing the treatment.

I also given a date for ultrasound on the 28th at noon. That scares me actually. I hope everything's fine except that my ovary just needs a boost. I wish nothing could go wrong. Given the fact that I already am sad about the whole situation of me can't have a baby in the natural process.

I know it's 50 50 chance and I have limited insurance to cover this procedure. I will be positive about this ordeal that whatever happens we can accept the outcome. The best part of it all is we are given the chance and if chance won't happen at least there will be no regrets of not trying. I don't want to be negative about it. Life goes on and the world is a beautiful place to put a sad face.