TRYING FOR 2015 BABY

HI, Nikita, welcome to our group. Looks like we have a very similar situation going on. I also have a 27 day cycle with AF about 1 1/2 to 2 days. Very short, I know.

I went for all the tests, from bloodwork, which came back normal, to ultrasounds. Hubby has lowish sperm count, but he is on meds for that. I was also put on Fertomid 100mg this month, to stimulate ovaries to ovulate better. I am currently on CD 27, so I'm expecting AF to arrive anytime from today to Sunday. If not, then I'll have to assume the meds worked??

So we'll be able to share experiences and frustrations, seeing that our cycles are so similar.

For the rest of the girls, I heard (Saw) you talking about Femolene. Does it really work and what is it supposed to do??

Holding thumbs that AF stays away... I have a terrible cold at the moment and don't want AF arriving on top of that. Thankfully hubby suggested a quiet weekend, no go out or having friends over. Just the two of us. So I'm really looking forward to it. It is also my last day at the College today for the term - Then two weeks holiday before back to school. Also looking forward to our Easter Weekend in Strandfontein. I need a break!

Hope you girls are still ok?

Morning all you lovely ladies...

Hey hey its Friday!

@Jay-bee01
Thanks for the essay...
I also tried searching for an answer to our question but also came up with nothing. This TTC thing is really not as easy as it seems....and not as cheap either. I am sure all these scans and bloodwork can be costlly.

I must also say when I took fertomid in the evening, I had no side effects. I was thinking that maybe if I take them in the morning, it will work this time....but as Morgan said, she had nice folicles and eggs after taking them in the evening.
I will sure take them at night next time...

I understand Fertomid does not make one preggies, but geez it would have been nice hey....

It is quite alot of BD for you - surely your hubby does not mind...

My O should happen this weekend or early next week (according to my calendar app), so lots of BD'ing for us too....

Does anyone know if you can take this Vitex (first time I hear of it) while taking fertomid? It is all natural so it cant be harmful?

Thank you all for the warm welcome. I really have no one to speak to about any of this so I am happy i have you girls. And I will appreciate any advice My normal AF is about a day and a half, sometimes 2 days (27 day cycle). My O seems fine. Is there anything that my hubby could take to improve the sperm? Or is it just a wait and see project?
I have been using the folic acid forte, is this any good?
I always said if it happens it happens, but 3 years down the line and nothing is happening. But i will keep faith. I must say that all of you are really wonderful (even though i have only been here a day) I am happy to have "someone" to speak to. Again a big thank you from the bottom of my heart

BD1, it seems the Vitex and Femolene are pretty much the same thing with regards to the Chaste Tree Berry and I've done so much research and I'm impressed with all the positive stories I've read.... Seems it does the trick

Now! I have never been so excited for AF to arrive....

Hi Jaybee

Yeah, all fertomid does is make you grow eggs and then to ovulate. Also (as I mentioned before and that you remembered ) drink them at night. I felt absolutely nothing, no side effects, nothing and they worked for me as my eggs don't get to the right size by themselves and when I drank them, I got good eggs those cycles.

xx

@ Ninie, oops meant baby dance 4th day after last pill of Fertomid till the 10th day after Fertomid

@ Ninie, I am so glad that you asked as I have asked the same question before. I have had ovulation symptoms such a ovary cramps/twinges, mood swings etc and always thought that I have ovulated. I went for a ultrasound last week and the gynae saw that I have almost no follicles and the one that I had was minute and his diagnoses together with my previous blood-work was that I was not ovulating each month. So the big question is how can I have all the ovulation symptoms and not ovulate? I have search all over the internet and still no answers

When I start my Fertomid cycle my gynae said that I need to go for the Pregesterone blood test on CD23 so if my levels are high it would mean that I have indeed ovulated. If the levels are very high then he is going to do another ultrasound to check the size of the follicles/eggs as one can have a nice Progesterone level but poor quality eggs.

The do say that one will ovulate anywhere from 5 days or so after taking the last Fertomid pill but everyone ovulates at different times so my gynae suggested we baby dance every day or every second day from the 4th day after the last pill till the 7th day just to cover all bases a lot I know.

Morgan another lady on this forum suggested that I take the pill in the evenings to avoid all side affects as one is sleeping and I think that I will follow her advice.

You must understand that Fertomid does not make you pregnant. Fertomid only makes you ovulate so if there is anything majorly wrong with your partner then it won't work.

As for OPK's they are also becoming too expensive for me and I waste so much money one testing twice a day and then still getting negatives so the the new cycle I swear I will not be using them But difficult as I love using them.

I am also seeing a gynae

Ps, sorry for the essay