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Good morning and Happy Friday everyone!

Heather - Did your RE talk to you about taking anything else with Clomid, like Metformin? I've heard a lot of women with PCOS take the two together. My RE didn't mention it and I forgot to ask, so I thought I'd ask you about it also. It was definitely a long appt - only half of it was actually with the doctor - but I really enjoyed it (sort of). He seemed very thorough and wanted to make sure we were checking everything so we can do our best to prevent a third miscarriage. He's one of those doctors that actually comes out to the waiting room to get his patients rather than send the nurse or medical asst. I just really like him. :) He didn't give me Provera yet because he wants to wait until all my test results come back. He said one of them can take a couple of weeks and he doesn't want AF to come before that. Assuming all the tests are normal I will take Clomid again, but if any are abnormal, we'll have to go a different route. So we're just waiting... story of our lives. :) I've done two rounds of Clomid so far. No O on 50 mg, O on 100 mg. I'm going to do some googling this morning about the additional Clomid days 12-22 (every other day). I can't say I've ever heard that before. But if it works, I'm all for it. And yes, we've got preseed. I bought the package of 6, but we're saving that for our fertile days. :) We also got the tube that can be used as needed... I like it. lol The only thing I'm a little disappointed about with the RE is that he doesn't monitor follies. Guess each doctor is different.

Jax - As for the OPKs, they drive me absolutely crazy. My RE actually said they could cause unnecessary stress which would have an adverse effect on conceiving. Makes sense to me - I became so obsessed with that stupid line, it was all I could think about. BUT... that's just me. They work great for lots of people. The last time I used them, I got a package of the cheapest ones I could find (I've heard the dollar store ones work just fine) and I also got a box of the digitals. Sometimes it can be really hard to tell if the test line is darker than the control line. When I had any question, I'd use the digital which would give me a happy face if positive. That helped a lot.

Keric & Heather - Only one more week until you can test, right??? :) Yay!

Esmy - When do you get your progesterone results back to see if you O'd? I'm so excited for you three girls!

Anyway, another long one... guess I've got a lot to say. :)


-Abby

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