I just thought I'd let yall know that I am not pg. I started my period tonight. My dh and I are very upset. The reason is bc of the obvious, and we only have 1 more month to take clomid and then that's it. I have to call my dr. in the morning to tell her and I just don't know what we're going to do. They'll probably want him to do another semenanalysis (sp?), which is fine...but if we don't get pg next month, that's it. The only reason I'm up right now is bc its 10:34 and we're not tired bc we've been crying for about an hour. I saw that a few of you were curious bc of my progesterone levels and I appreciate it.
On happier news...it's my baby girl's first birthday Thursday! I'm so excited! So you can see all of the different emotions going on right now, and to top it off now I have a period to deal with and very soon another round of fertility meds. AAAHHHHH!

By Emily7 on Wednesday, September 22, 2004 - 12:33 am:

I am very sorry that you are not pregnant. I understand the emotions you are going through right now. It took us almost six years to have our ds & I had many nights of crying & asking why.

By Kolbysmom on Wednesday, September 22, 2004 - 08:59 am:

We tried for a solid year without fertility meds to get pregnant and nothing happened. The month we decided to give up and just be content with our son, I got pregnant. Sometimes it really helps if you're not trying. Just try to relax and let it happen. I know it's easier said then done. I was a member of a TTC board and you wouldn't believe the amount of women who had been trying for years and then when they gave up...it happened!!

By Rayanne on Wednesday, September 22, 2004 - 09:24 am:

By Melanie on Wednesday, September 22, 2004 - 09:28 am:

((((HUGS))))

By Lauram on Wednesday, September 22, 2004 - 09:49 am:

Clomid never worked for me. It took two years, but I did get pg again. It's not the end of the line.... It's a very beginning stage in the fertility world. Don't give up hope yet! I found some great support groups online for secondary infertility. They were very helpful to me - both emotionally and for gaining knowledge. Good luck! It's rough, I know. BTDT!

By Marg on Wednesday, September 22, 2004 - 10:04 am:

(((Holly))) Thinking about you Happy Early Birthday to your little girl I love first birthdays

By Hdelfuego on Wednesday, September 22, 2004 - 11:31 am:

Lauram, I wanted to let you know that we were on clomid when we got pg with Emma. We got pg on the second month. We've definitely btdt already. I know clomid is just the beginning but I am ovulating and everything is working with me now, it's my husband this time. We're probably going to do an IUI (artificial insemenation). All the other stuff is so expensive and pointless since I'm working.

Emma's birthday is tomorrow!!#1

By Mommyathome on Wednesday, September 22, 2004 - 12:02 pm:

((((hugs)))) I'm sorry.

By Dana on Wednesday, September 22, 2004 - 12:08 pm:

Hugs. I can't even imagine the roller coaster you must be riding.

By Hdelfuego on Wednesday, September 22, 2004 - 09:14 pm:

Thank you everyone!
Hugs back at ya!

By Insaneusmcwife on Thursday, September 23, 2004 - 02:11 am:

((((hugs)))) I'm sorry you started. Good luck next month!

By Feona on Thursday, September 23, 2004 - 07:43 am:

Do you have insurance? You can go to a fertility doctor.

You can do injectable medications too. I got pregnant twice on breaks from clomid. I should have taken more breaks and I might have gotten pregnant more!

12 months on clomid. The fertility doctor said that clomid is not recommended for me for someone like me. Something to do with mucus in tubes with the clomid. Also they said to have sex 2-5 days before expected ovulation to clear the old sperm out.

You use ovulation kits right? The injectable aren't really bad. Just a little scary. Actually your regular doctor might be able to do an injectable cycle with you.


But a fertility doctor is better. You go to

google and put in

ivf your state and look around...

They also just monitor infectable with no other intervention. They also so artifical insemination . (Cleaning and basically processing the sperm - removing proteins from the sperm) My friend said she couldn't get pregnant because of the sperm had to much protein coating.???

They also do iui - injecting the clean and process sperm into the cervics.

They also do ifv - mixing the egg and sperm together than at some point putting it the uterous.

By Kaye on Thursday, September 23, 2004 - 08:33 am:

The other thing to keep in mind here, is your little one is still just a baby! There are lots of people whose body just needs more time to fully recover. I am suprised that your doc even put you on clomid, every thing that I have read and researched indicates that it takes a full year for your body to completely recover and it is much healthier to wait for that time period.

By Hdelfuego on Thursday, September 23, 2004 - 10:10 pm:

hello again everybody! Feona, I thought I would say that our insurance doesn't cover anything with infertility and unfortunately we really can't afford to do ivf. My doc had mentioned an IUI but didn't want to do it this month. She said this is the last month for clomid...period. After this she wants us to go to a fertility specialist but we'll just have to see the cost. It's not that I don't want to, I just don't think when can. Kaye, I agree with you also. I know that Emma is 1 year old today(!!) and it is soon. My doc knew I don't ovulate on my own. That's why she put me on clomid so soon bc there was no reason to expect us to get pg on our own. The positive news is that my progesterone levels are going up each month and dr. wants to do everything exactly the same as the past two months, so we know what to expect. And...it's not like we're getting back on bc LOL! So I guess we'll see with time. I'll definitely keep yall updated. Lots of love, Holly

By Rayanne on Thursday, September 23, 2004 - 10:16 pm:

Here, Holly. This is for you.

By Hdelfuego on Friday, September 24, 2004 - 09:27 pm:

Thank you Rayanne, you're such a sweetie.