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SoReady - That is news to me! I didnt think of it that way (that we would have been more regular as soon as we got off the pill than waiting a few months)... too late now! I had been on the pill for 10 years straight until I stopped it in September. My husband and I werent ttc right away per say, but we werent using protection either... it was kind of a "whatever happens" time period. I had read that women who take the pill for lengthy periods of time had to wait at least 3 cycles to allow their body to get used to being off the pill.

Nikki- Once again, I totally hear you on that. My husband and I waited to get married until we both had good careers in the rnning, as well as both completed our MBA's....we bought our own new condo last January, and finally gave ourselves one summer to just enjoy life before kids.... and then start ttc.... little did we know I shlda been starting this a year ago!

So ladies, I made my appt for a consultation with a RE - I go on Friday at 3pm. :) Hoping they can be of more assistance in monitoring me every step of the way....

rpats- In a way I'm glad to hear that someone else is going now to a RE. I was feeling left out in this site:(.
I went on my first appoitment March 24th and the RE took me off clomid to see how my body reponded(my lining was thin in my last u/s). I went for a u/s april 3rd(CD13) and my lining was thicker but I had only one follicle that meatured 14mm and it look like it already released the egg. So I now have to wait for my CD3 for an u/s and blood work and then he will let me know if I should start taking Clomid 25mg (only) for CD3-CD7, then injectables Follistim CD7 and CD9 then go for an u/s, then trigger shot CD11 then go for u/s CD12 and RE will determine if it's ok to go for an IUI... Good Luck and hopefully this will work out for us!!! Keep me posted!!

oh wow. thanks for that chewymio. yikes, so you wouldnt have known that your lining was that thinned had you not gone. THat is what i was worried about. My OB prescribed a 2nd round of CLomid 100mg and was positive to stay on track with that... but then I thought about how passive I have been for the past 8 months, and I realized I just couldnt sit around and wait anymore... I need some more insight, my situation could be much worse, or nto as worse, I need to know.

To be honest, the one thought that keeps crossing my mind these days, is what if i cant have kids at all? What if after more intense monitoring, I have even more complications..... :(
I know you have to stay positive ... but the unknown is just too nerve-wrecking.....

rpats- I know what you mean, I do question myself if I ever be a mom... But to tell you the truth once you go to a fertility center and see how many women are in the same situation and talk to your RE, you will feel much better.. there are so many things that they can do to make it happen... Hopefully all I need is the IUI's although my Doctor told me that he is going to try IUI three times and then he will do IVF.... So baby dust for all of us and keep us posted...

Im on cd 19, i've been feeling cramps today and yesterday, is this normal or does it mean AF is coming and i'll have to start over?

SoReady- I am on cycle #4 and i started clomid 100 mgtoday i pray that this month will be our month.I really want twins and hope it will be. It's so much a struggle to get 1 so if i get 2 it would be just fine.

Hi ladies,
Rpats - Good luck with ur appt with ur RE on friday. REs are usually more thorough than obs.
jacqi - when did u o? maybe it is implantation? How many dpos r u on?
as for me, I am on cd 32 and bet 10-12dpo i think. I broke down and took a test with el cheapo from dollar store and it was a bfn. I dont't know what to do now, tomorrow i'll call my dr and i ask what's next. I have been having pain in my breasts and every day the pain increases. I also have cramps on and off. I also feel drained.my temp yesterday was 98.50 and this morning was 98.38. so idon't know, i am confused:(

i think i am 4 or 5 dpo... it that too early for implantation? i really hope to conceive this month my temp has been all over the place, just got bronchitis and sinusitis though so that accounts for my fever.. bamendju thanks for answering me. thank you all i feel a lot better knowing there are people out there like me struggling for a miracle. I went to an RE my insurance doesnt cover it so the RE says they'll keep filling my scripts as long as i get my blood drawn from my primary doctor, not the best situation but it works i guess, i just wonder if i should go to my ob/gyn and have them monitor? any thoughts?

Sorry for the bfn bamendjou, its so disappointing! I haven't tested again since my bfn on Monday. It will be cd 27 for me and I am having pains in my lower abdomen and breasts are becoming sore..I'm sure AF will show her face in a few days. Not sure what round 4 will entail for me. Rpats does the OB recommend an RE when he feels he can't do anything else or what?? I'm interested in finding an RE but I don't want my OB Dr to get mad if I ask about it and I don't know anyone that knows of one!! So Ready, are you doing an IUI this round or just the Clomid..wouldn't twins be amazing! GOOD LUCK TO ALL!!!!

bmcoh - I am on cd25 and I know that I'm prego this round. I talked to my doc yesterday and she is gonna have me hold off on clomid. All the sudden she has decided to contact my thyroid doc. because she said that it would be unethical for her to help me get prego. I dont understand why the big chance! Last month she was fine with helping me have a baby and now she is cold as ice. This sucks, I'm not going to have any clomid for my next cycle. She was all about me taking clomid so I didnt order any u/p. Now I wont have enough time to get it in. Next cyc3e w533 be a waste and after that my husband will be deployed for 3 months.

Yesterday when I talked to my OB I was asking her all sorts of questions like: if she was going to do an u/s before I get the trigger shot to check how many folicles I had, should I be using preseed, and if the bllod test that she took from me indicated pcos. I told her about this forum and that I have been talking to all the ladies here about having a baby and she told me to stop coming in here. She said that I needed to stop reading all this stuff. I dont know if my OB was having a bad day or maybe she feels like I am doing her job for her. Sorry I had to vent.

Wow. SoReady - Your OB said that? I had asked a few of those questions when I met with mine on the 1st and she didnt tell me to stop coming in here! She did tell me that she couldnt do the trigger shots, etc. She said I would have to go to a RE for that, as that was out of her scope. Is your OB aware that your husband is going to be deployed? She doesnt sound very sympathetic or understanding of your situation... maybe you need to come out and tell her clearly that you want to get pregnant as soon as possible.... and if she cant help you, maybe you need to find another OB?

Bmcoh-I totally hear you on that. When I was at my last appointment with my OB, and she told me that if this second round of 100mg Clomid didnt help, she would have nothing left to do but refer me to a RE, I think I was in a bit of shock, and didnt even think to ask her if I could just skip ahead to the RE NOW instead. Then on the drive home, the thought crossed my mind, but then I discounted it because I didnt want to make my OB feel like I was thinking she wasnt doing her best....so for 4 days I went back and forth with myself on whether she would take offense, whether she HAD to go through protocol and try up to 100mg of Clomid first, before referring me, etc.
Then finally on Monday I decided I just couldnt sit for another 6-8weeks on another round of Clomid without knowing if it is actually working... so I called her, and I explained that since I have been irregular for over 10 years, I was worried that maybe I wasnt an ideal candidate for Clomid, and that I didnt want to take the next round without being monitored more closely. In reality, since I have PCOS, even opk are not accurate, so how do I know when I am ovulating? So i asked her if she was okay for me to go to the RE now instead of waiting until after this next cycle. She told me she completely understood where I was coming from, and gave me contact info for 3-4 clinics she works with.
pheww...
Now for tomorrow!

SoReady- I feel the same way as Rpats... you should tell her your situation, and if you have to, change OB's.. Now for my experience an RE specializes in what we all are looking for(have a baby)they can actually pin point the problem and use different methods to accomplish a pregnancy.. The down side is that a lot of insurances do not cover it... Good luck and Baby Dust to all of us!!!

morning everyone,
i have not been on in a while,
hope everyone is doing fine. well i had another u/s on momday and my baby is doing really good and growing fast. my baby has lil arms and legs already, it was so cute, the heartbeat is nice and strong, my #'s are raising really good. At my 1st u/s the heartbeat was 116bpm , then on monday 4-6-09 the heartbeat was up to 168 bpm. i will be 9 weeks tomorrow, the weeks are flying really fast. i have my 1st sonogram on april 20, no more u/s yeeee. Now its the good stuff, the rolly thing on my tummy LOL. i will keep everyone posted. Goodluck everyone!!!!!!

rpats - Yes she does know that he is leaving but all the sudden she wants my other doc's permision to treat me. It blows my mind that she wasnt worried about that last month. Yesterday I didnt feel like she was sympathetic to my situation at all. We are limited to 2 OB's where I live and the other is slammed. So I guess that I dont have a choice but to wait.