Update

[Hopefulmama]

I'm now at CD 42. No AF. Feeling horrible. I called my OB and they agree that I should have a blood test. I had it done this afternoon and will know by Monday if it's + or - . I really feel pg, but am seriously trying not to get my hopes up...too late!

[momz3]

I'm hoping the best for you!!!!!!!!
Keep us posted!!

[rainymorning]

fingers crossed for you!

[All together ooky]

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[mom3b1?]

Good Luck! Let us know how it goes.

Kiley

[open_sunflower]

holay moley! Good luck, please let us know as soon as you know. I am sending you lots of please be pregnant stickin vibes.
cheers
phoenix

[rmzbm]

Let us know!

[saslewis11]

Any news??

[ORLY?]

[Hopefulmama]

Thanks for all of the good wishes. I wish I had good news. My blood test was negative although I am now on CD 46. My periods have always been regular and so this is crazy for me. I feel terrible-feeling just like when I was pg with DC #1. So I don't know what's going on. Throw in the fact that the night before I found out the results, my BF and her DH announce that they are pg. If I had been pg, we would have been due within 2 weeks. So I was so very upset when I got the bad news. I am so happy for them, but they have been trying way less than 1/2 the time we have been, and she was still BF when she got pregnant. I weaned DD at 15 months so my periods would get back on track so we could get pg. ARRRGGGHHH! Sorry for all of this. It's just nice to be able to share with those that understand. Thanks ladies! Hopefully AF will arrive, otherwise if she's not here in 2 weeks they want to give me Provera to bring her on. I don't know anything about that and have to do some research. Any thoughts would be appreciated on that front.

[open_sunflower]

awwww sweetie. I am so sorry to hear that. Your in my thoughts. I dont know much about the drug you mentioned. *sigh*. I am sorry. When we got pregnant 3 months ago, we lost the baby the same week my husbands brother and wife announced they were pregnant. You want so badly to be happy for them, but....
keep your chin up
phoenix

[CNutty]

Im so sorry, just make sure they give you one last blood test before you take anything, if thats what you deside. I dont know too much about provera, but if its the "depo" shot, i would ask for something else, i know too many people who seem to be messed up for life from doing that thing! I recently had a really long crazy cycle as well, normally 32 days, and it was 45! hang in there

[rmzbm]

[ashesofyou]

I'm sorry to hear about your negative test, but I also wanted to offer some encouragement re. the provera.

I HAVE to take it if I want to have a period more than once or twice a year. It works, but I have some MAJOR emotional reactions, almost to the point of being worried that I have inherited my biological mother's schizophrenia. It terrifies me some of the things I have done or thought of doing when this medicine is in my system, or just after finishing it... but keep in mind, that BCP, all of the ones I was ever on, did the same thing to me. I'm just sensitive to the synthetic hormones I guess. MOST women, I am told, do not have this sort of reaction.

And some of the more common S/E mimic pregnancy symptoms, so once you are almost done with the course, don't be "worried" that you are pregnant after all.

I'm talking veins I've never seen in my breasts before, odd pulling sensations in my abdomen, breast tenderness, exhaustion, nausea...

BUT... it works.

I just did a round of provera, CD 32-36 so that I can hurry onto my next attempt using Femara for ovulation induction. I have in the past, seen AF between 5 and 12 days after my last pill. Well, not AF actually, but what they call a "withdrawal bleed".

FTR, I've been like this since I started my period at 11yo.

[ashesofyou]

OH, I also wanted to mention to everyone who is not familiar with Provera, it is NOT the Depo-Provera shot, but it is along the same lines of chemical make up. It does not linger in your body like Depo though. It is a chemical that mimics progesterone in order to trick your body into bleeding during an anovulatory cycle.

[Hopefulmama]

Ashesofyou-
Thank you for your input about the Provera. What have been your experiences with Femara? My OB recommended Clomid for me, but I'm reluctant to use that. The whole taking hormone thing freaks me out. How do you feel with the Femara? Thanks!

[Hoping4sumBBdust]

Hopefulmama..... i wanted to offer some hugs...... why is a 17 week pregnant lady in the TTC forums?!? I miss my TTC buddies!!!!!

Its really frustrating when you cant figure out whats wrong with your body. I know a lot of these mama's are very natural-oriented and take homeopathic routes, but they never worked for me.

It always seemed as soon as DH and I started TTC, my cycles went completely wonky...... in 2006, i had 2 periods...... May & October, and was charting, and never showed any indication that I was going to attempt to ovulate. After almost 3 years of trying (minus DH's 7 month deployment) I started giving up. I had gotten the Provera (10mg for 10days) which is just a synthetic progesterone back in March. My "period" started 7 days after the last pill. I must say..... and it might be difffernt for everyone, *i also hadnt had a period in 5 months* that it was absurdly HEAVY. This isnt an actual period, its more or less cleaning out the buildup in your uterus that wont shed through a natural period. A couple weeks later, I had an infertility appointment, and started a Provera/Clomid cycle. I even made sure the doc knew I just had the Provera, and he said there's no point in waiting for me to get a period if I maybe wouldnt, so start the Provera (this time was 5mg for 12 days) but after taking 2 days worth, I started the bleeding. Called, and they told me to stop the Provera, and get ready to take the Clomid (100mg days 5-9) Here's the magic..... first round of Clomid and I was pregnant!



Words of caution...... they told me to take 100mg of Clomid. I think this dose might have been too high..... they usually start at 50mg, the days you take it depend on the doc. I had a ruptured cyst..... that was pain like hell, but when I was in the ER for the cyst, I also was told that I was preggers, so I didnt really care!

As far as the provera...... like I said the only thing that I noticed was the heavy heavy bleeding, but I was also really tired (I think cause I was soaking through everything), but that was the Provera after not having a cycle for 5 months, when I took it when I started the Clomid, it was similar to a normal period.



I think everyone's experiences are different, but I am really happy that the Provera/Clomid worked for me. I was KINDA freaked out by the whole synthetic hormon for me, but it worked like magic.

To you, and all the other TTC mama's...... best of luck to you, I hope you all get your blessing soon!

[Mary-Beth]

Do you chart??
I've had long cycles before where for some reason I tried to O but didn't (it looked like I was about to but then didn't on my temps). But then in the same cycle I did O, so it was just significantly delayed. It's not common for me but in the past I have had long 40-50 day cycles and none of them were anovulatory.
So my concern would be that you could have ovulated and are now in your LP.

If you chart it will help you understand what's happening.

Best wishes. I'm sorry you are struggling with this right now.

[ashesofyou]

Originally Posted by Hopefulmama

Ashesofyou-
Thank you for your input about the Provera. What have been your experiences with Femara? My OB recommended Clomid for me, but I'm reluctant to use that. The whole taking hormone thing freaks me out. How do you feel with the Femara? Thanks!

I've done the Femara 1 cycle, at the 2.5 mg dose, and I did not ovulate. This next cycle that I am waiting on will be a 5 mg dose. HOWEVER, my Dr. decided to let me go with the femara first, before thinking about Clomid, due to the severe S/E I have with the provera, and also any kinds of hormonal BCP. I had nothing horrible with the Femara, nothing that I couldn't easily deal with.....
I took mine on CD5-9, here is the gist of my notes from my ovusoft program:

CD 7, 8, 12- Pretty severe headaches (I think this was stress really... I'm trying to get a house remodeled before we move in, and I'm dealing with contractors who don't want to STINKIN' WORK!!! **pitch a fit much? YOU BET!**)

CD 13-17 I had mild to moderate cramping in BOTH ovaries, I was praying I didn't end up with twins or more as a fluke! I also had some, but not much EWCM... I never have much, but that could be a hormonal problem too...

CD 18 I could have sworn I ovulated... I guess I was just imagining things!

CD 11- about CD 20 SORE breasts, and I could have SWORN my nipples were darker towards the end there!!!


I had a progesterone check at CD 22, and I didn't even have a whole number. No way I had a chance at ovulating... I was- and still am soooo depressed.

I know that last cycle was my first with "help"... but DH and I have been TTC since April-May of 2002. (I had also TTC with my X in 97-99 with no luck before we decided to divorce) DH and I had an ectopic loss in Febuary of that year, and have tried charting to see if I O at all... I actually got a temp spike and a +OPK in 2004! We have tried herbal supplements, meditations, weight loss (sometimes a 10% or more reduction in body weight will stimulate someone with insulin resistance to ovulate). I have been on synthroid and metformin for nearly a year now too. I'm going to chart again this cycle coming up, that way it won't be such a shock and a let down if I get bad numbers on my blood work late in the cycle. I deal much better if I know what is happening.

I'm sorry, I didn't mean to whine so much OT...

Bottom line on the Femara-

You will find some places that show recent studies correlating heart birth defects with Femara use, but this is DURRING pregnancy- not prior to ovulation.

Eventhough I did not ovulate on the beginning dose, I still reccomend trying Femara. The advantages are worth it to me. It is removed from your system completely by the end of the cycle it is taken in... Clomid can take several.

It does not make cervical mucus or uterine linings hostile like Clomid can.

It does not have the instance of emotional S/E like Clomid.

The last making it first on my list. I am a capable adult, and I can control myself... but when taking a medicine, you feel as if a psychopath has taken over your mind and body, and you're trying to control this "person" from the back seat, it's aweful... A person almost has to hide out until it passes!!!

I had no temper flashes, tearful break downs, feelings of paranoia, fits of rage or suicidal thoughts when I was taking Femara or shortly thereafter. Eventhough I don't have a Clomid experience to compare the Femara to, it has been such a relief in my book.

[Hopefulmama]

Hi All,
Thank you for all of you helpful information. I still feel like I am in limbo. I'm now at CD 48. No sign of AF. Still don't want to eat much because I get so nauseated. Bloated. Crampy. OB said they would take another blood test if AF didn't arrive by CD 56. So I'm still playing the waiting game. Previous blood test was taken seven days after AF was due. From what I've read, that is the earliest that a blood test can show results. So now I'm thinking maybe they tested too soon? I did not chart last month because I was sick. So we'll see what happens. Just found out another friend is pregnant. Oh and another that already has three and didn't want any more is pg. with #4 by accident.
Yay!