Fourth Round of Clomid!
Posted by Victoria Waldie on Thursday, April 29, 2010
Hi Again-
I need to stay consistent with these blogs. I am sure not many of you read them but it really helps me get everything I need to off my chest. Well, I started my fourth round of Clomid. I am currently on day 14 of my cycle. Which basically means, next week I will go for my Day 21 Progesterone bloodwork which will tell me and the clinic whether I ovulated or not.
I find all of this stuff very confusing every now and then. I often hear women saying 'trust your body' or 'your body will let you know when you are ovulating' but for me that is not always true. On my first three cycles of Clomid, I ovulated twice. Both of those times I can honestly say that my ovaries actually hurt. My tummy ached, I felt 'blah' and when the bloodwork came back saying I ovulated, I wasn't surprised at all. Well, this fourth round it has been hard to tell. The clinic wanted me to test for ovulation using an Ovulation Predictor Kit (OPK). I did that, and on Day 12 when I tested I got a positive for my LH surge, which means I would be ovulating within the next 24-48 hours. I am still waiting for the ovary pain. It hasn't happened yet, so I am hoping it the Clomid worked and did it job. I guess I will have to wait until next week for the answer. :)
Earlier last week I saw flashing and tracing again. It made me very nervous so I decided to call the clinic. The fertility nurses told me that Clomid might not be the right drug for me. This made me sad. All this waiting and waiting and finally taking drugs to assist in conceiving to be told Clomid might not be right for me, was devastating. Luckily, they decided to just decrease my dose. I was on 100 mg but they lowered it to 50 mg. Now I have to hope 50 mg is strong enough.
If this cycle I do not conceive, Corey and I will be doing the next two rounds of Clomid with IUI. IUI stands for Intrauterine Insemination. It is a process which involves taking Corey's sperm and placing it directly into my uterus. It helps the sperm get to where it needs to be easier. It isn't very romantic I know...but the end result is nothing short of romantic and miraculous. I cannot wait until the day arrives that we see the plus sign on that pregnancy test. But Corey and I both know that this is in God's hands and he has a timing for everything, and when the timing is right he will bless us with the most perfect baby that will make us into the family we have always wanted.
I had a dream a couple weeks ago. I dreamt of a friend of mine who had passed away around this time five years ago. It had been awhile since I thought of her and to have her in my dream was nice. I don't remember much about the dream other than she was in it and she was smiling and laughing and was very happy. I woke up with a smile, feeling content that I had dreamt such a nice dream. Well, the next week I dreamt about her again. The fact that I dreamt about her again honestly frightened me. Not to the point where I was scared, but it made me wonder why she popped into my dreams again. But, this time the dream was different then the first. I was in the hospital and I had just had a little baby girl. The dream was so vivid and I was loving it, because I have never been able to vision Corey and I with a little baby. Anyways, my friend walked into the hospital room. She didn't say anything and I didn't say anything back, but she was just there. I wasn't scared in my dream, but I did know she was passed on and I wanted to make sure she was ok. Then I woke up. And as soon as I did, I started trying to analyze the dream...but over-analyzing anything is not a good thing. I like to think of it as her telling me that it is all going to be okay and at some point in time Corey and I will be blessed with the greatest gift of all whether it be a little boy or a little girl.
I need to stay consistent with these blogs. I am sure not many of you read them but it really helps me get everything I need to off my chest. Well, I started my fourth round of Clomid. I am currently on day 14 of my cycle. Which basically means, next week I will go for my Day 21 Progesterone bloodwork which will tell me and the clinic whether I ovulated or not.
I find all of this stuff very confusing every now and then. I often hear women saying 'trust your body' or 'your body will let you know when you are ovulating' but for me that is not always true. On my first three cycles of Clomid, I ovulated twice. Both of those times I can honestly say that my ovaries actually hurt. My tummy ached, I felt 'blah' and when the bloodwork came back saying I ovulated, I wasn't surprised at all. Well, this fourth round it has been hard to tell. The clinic wanted me to test for ovulation using an Ovulation Predictor Kit (OPK). I did that, and on Day 12 when I tested I got a positive for my LH surge, which means I would be ovulating within the next 24-48 hours. I am still waiting for the ovary pain. It hasn't happened yet, so I am hoping it the Clomid worked and did it job. I guess I will have to wait until next week for the answer. :)
Earlier last week I saw flashing and tracing again. It made me very nervous so I decided to call the clinic. The fertility nurses told me that Clomid might not be the right drug for me. This made me sad. All this waiting and waiting and finally taking drugs to assist in conceiving to be told Clomid might not be right for me, was devastating. Luckily, they decided to just decrease my dose. I was on 100 mg but they lowered it to 50 mg. Now I have to hope 50 mg is strong enough.
If this cycle I do not conceive, Corey and I will be doing the next two rounds of Clomid with IUI. IUI stands for Intrauterine Insemination. It is a process which involves taking Corey's sperm and placing it directly into my uterus. It helps the sperm get to where it needs to be easier. It isn't very romantic I know...but the end result is nothing short of romantic and miraculous. I cannot wait until the day arrives that we see the plus sign on that pregnancy test. But Corey and I both know that this is in God's hands and he has a timing for everything, and when the timing is right he will bless us with the most perfect baby that will make us into the family we have always wanted.
I had a dream a couple weeks ago. I dreamt of a friend of mine who had passed away around this time five years ago. It had been awhile since I thought of her and to have her in my dream was nice. I don't remember much about the dream other than she was in it and she was smiling and laughing and was very happy. I woke up with a smile, feeling content that I had dreamt such a nice dream. Well, the next week I dreamt about her again. The fact that I dreamt about her again honestly frightened me. Not to the point where I was scared, but it made me wonder why she popped into my dreams again. But, this time the dream was different then the first. I was in the hospital and I had just had a little baby girl. The dream was so vivid and I was loving it, because I have never been able to vision Corey and I with a little baby. Anyways, my friend walked into the hospital room. She didn't say anything and I didn't say anything back, but she was just there. I wasn't scared in my dream, but I did know she was passed on and I wanted to make sure she was ok. Then I woke up. And as soon as I did, I started trying to analyze the dream...but over-analyzing anything is not a good thing. I like to think of it as her telling me that it is all going to be okay and at some point in time Corey and I will be blessed with the greatest gift of all whether it be a little boy or a little girl.