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long month!

apastinackapastinack member
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This has been one long month! My inlaws usually like to have my son once a week, but he has been sick on and off all month so its been me and him 24/7- grouchy, explosive diapers and all. To add onto that this cycle was hell. I don't remember having hot flashes this bad last time and its screwing with my sleep. Anyways, I went in for clomid labs today and there

 was a new nurse at my OGBYN office. She had to poke me 4 times before she found a vein.I told her the tourniquet wasn't on tight enough, and then it took 5 minutes for the blood to drip into the vial. So much fun! Either way, I'm glad my clomid labs are done and I will have the results tomorrow. Keeps your fingers crossed for me that I don't have to up my dose of clomid again. This cycle has been crappy! 

If anyone has any tips or tricks on combating the hot flashes and sleeplessness (I take tylenol PM every night and I'm still not sleeping) I would gladly welcome them! 

Thanks for letting me rant  
--Married 4 Years - PCOS - Insulin Resistant - Irregular Cycles - TTC 24mon - Metformin - Progesterone - Phentermine - 40 pounds lost - 3 rounds Clomid - DH 1% sperm morphology - BFP June 23rd - Paxton born 2/15/2013 - August 2013 Let's Have Another Baby- Charting Cycles with OPC and Charting Temps, No Ovulation Jan- Start clomid Feb 2014  --
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  • Momarazzi007Momarazzi007 member
    I too am a hard stick, lots of water and do you do baby aspirin as part of protocol? No tips on sleep, I'm a regular insomniac :( I would stay off the Tylenol pm, your body will get used to it and not be able to sleep regularly until it adjusts (sleep doctor talking not me). He also reccomended no caffeine after NOON (12pm) and quiet hour before bed (no stimulation such as running around, video games or tv. It rewards the reward part of brain whic keeps you awake longer). Hard to do w kid- I totally get that, but if he's open to it, reading, drawing, telling stories in the hour before you go down (of course if kiddo goes to bed first, whatever down time is good for you- I go to sleep w my perpetual motion machine). Anyway, those were instructions I was given- maybe something might help you, good lunch and w cycle too!!!
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    November 2013- FAILED FET! BS! (screw you November FETs)
    April Fresh Cycle, FAILED. Frozen embryos frozen for future FETs.
    FROZEN CYCLE JUNE! BFP
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  • AprilDrew04AprilDrew04 member
    edited April 2014
    Have you tried taking a melatonin each night.  A doctor recommended that for my DH, plus if you can get a good bedtime routine set it can help.  The melatonin tells your body that it is time to sleep and the routine helps tell your mind that it is time to sleep.

    Maybe that might help.  Hope they don't have to up your clomid dosage.  Also the hot flashes should subside as you go off the clomid.

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    10/2012 DH diagnosed with Epilepsy
    A few failed IUIs summer 2012 and 2013. 
    DH taking clomid and waiting to see if he needs another vericocele repair. 
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  • apastinackapastinack member
    I don't do a baby aspirin as part of my regimen- does it help with the meds? I stopped taking my ambien after 10 years of being a hardcore insomniac and the tylenol PM was working just fine until I started the clomid. All I do at night is sweat even though I have the airconditioning on and i'm sleep butt naked- TMI sorry. 
    --Married 4 Years - PCOS - Insulin Resistant - Irregular Cycles - TTC 24mon - Metformin - Progesterone - Phentermine - 40 pounds lost - 3 rounds Clomid - DH 1% sperm morphology - BFP June 23rd - Paxton born 2/15/2013 - August 2013 Let's Have Another Baby- Charting Cycles with OPC and Charting Temps, No Ovulation Jan- Start clomid Feb 2014  --
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  • Momarazzi007Momarazzi007 member
    Aspirin thins blood and ppl w draw issues it helps (like me- I can't give a drop before that stage of bloodwork in my regimen but after starting it I bleed much better, still slow, but I actually bleed!!!)
    January 2007- Stop BCP! Let's DO this!
    June 2010- MFI. BS. IVF! Ectopic. BS. image

    November 2010- FAILED FET! BS!
    January 2011- BFP FET! TWINS!     February 2011- lost twin. BS. image

    SEPTEMBER 2011- DD Born! Most awesome girl in the world!
    November 2013- FAILED FET! BS! (screw you November FETs)
    April Fresh Cycle, FAILED. Frozen embryos frozen for future FETs.
    FROZEN CYCLE JUNE! BFP
    BABY BOY VINCENT!
    image

    We can't wait to meet you!
    Conception:image    imageimage Potato Love!

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  • MrsLaurenandDanMrsLaurenandDan member
    I'm a hard stick too.  It sucks!  I've had up to 4 tried on an IV.  I don;'t know if it would make a difference, but have you tried unisom?
    TTC #1 June 2010
    1/3/11 S/A - Count 45; Motility 32; Morph 4.3 - 2/10/11 - S/A Count 17mil; Motility 39; Morph 7.9
    1/5/11 Femara Cycle #1 = BFN  2/4/11 Femara Cycle #2 = BFP: 3/4/11 - Starting Progesterone suppositories 
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    4/16/14 - Cycle 6 - Natural IUI - Beta 12DPIUI = 3; Beta 13DPIUI=4.  15DPIUI=6. 17DPIU=4. Chemical Pregnancy  
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    5/5/14 Dx MTHFR homozygous A1298C, Benched 1 cycle HSG 5/14 both tubes open w/scarring on the left   
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  • apastinackapastinack member
    I like the tylenol because I have a herniated disc in my neck that bothers me a lot and I dont want to take the prescription painkillers again. That was a dark and hard road to get off.
    --Married 4 Years - PCOS - Insulin Resistant - Irregular Cycles - TTC 24mon - Metformin - Progesterone - Phentermine - 40 pounds lost - 3 rounds Clomid - DH 1% sperm morphology - BFP June 23rd - Paxton born 2/15/2013 - August 2013 Let's Have Another Baby- Charting Cycles with OPC and Charting Temps, No Ovulation Jan- Start clomid Feb 2014  --
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