3rd Times a Charm***Round 3 of Clomid (TTC#1)

[StayHopeful]

Welcome, Smileyz! I don't have any experience with those other two drugs, I've just taken the Clomid (and I took a progesterone supplement before I started the first round to induce a period). Good luck!

 

[Swtshae]

Hey ladies,

Sorry for stalking and jumping in. So sorry to hear about your situation Hope . I am currently on AF and about to start my 3rd round of clomid. Hopefully this is it for us. After this my OB said we need to move on.

Hi! My OB said the same thing. I finished my third and final round of clomid about a week and a half ago. Got a positive OPK for the third day in a row so we've been BDing like crazy. If I don't get pregnant this cycle, my OB will refer me to the fertility specialist. I hope the third time is the charm, for me and you!!!!!

 

[Hope1409]

Hey ladies,

Sorry for stalking and jumping in. So sorry to hear about your situation Hope . I am currently on AF and about to start my 3rd round of clomid. Hopefully this is it for us. After this my OB said we need to move on.

Hi! My OB said the same thing. I finished my third and final round of clomid about a week and a half ago. Got a positive OPK for the third day in a row so we've been BDing like crazy. If I don't get pregnant this cycle, my OB will refer me to the fertility specialist. I hope the third time is the charm, for me and you!!!!!

Did your OB's order an HSG for either of you before starting the clomid? Mine didnt until all 4 rounds of clomid resulted in BFN....and now i know why....bad tubes hopefully this will be the round for you ladies and you wont need to go the RE route

 

[Swtshae]

Hey ladies,

Sorry for stalking and jumping in. So sorry to hear about your situation Hope . I am currently on AF and about to start my 3rd round of clomid. Hopefully this is it for us. After this my OB said we need to move on.

Hi! My OB said the same thing. I finished my third and final round of clomid about a week and a half ago. Got a positive OPK for the third day in a row so we've been BDing like crazy. If I don't get pregnant this cycle, my OB will refer me to the fertility specialist. I hope the third time is the charm, for me and you!!!!!

Did your OB's order an HSG for either of you before starting the clomid? Mine didnt until all 4 rounds of clomid resulted in BFN....and now i know why....bad tubes hopefully this will be the round for you ladies and you wont need to go the RE route

Yeah, I had to get a HSG before taking the clomid. I had one back in April and was so worried about the pain. I heard horror stories about how painful they can be. Turns out, everything was good and it wasn't too painful at all. Both tubes are open. The doctor that performed the procedure said women frequently get pregnant after having a HSG because it flushes them out, but that hasn't been the case yet for me.

I am very grateful that everything is ok. The reason I'm on clomid is because of low progesterone levels. If this round doesn't work, I think I'm going to just chill out and maybe see a fertility specialist later on in the year. I dread IUI's and the financial aspect of them. Not worrying about that though until I have to.

 

[MLupian]

Hey ladies,

Sorry for stalking and jumping in. So sorry to hear about your situation Hope . I am currently on AF and about to start my 3rd round of clomid. Hopefully this is it for us. After this my OB said we need to move on.

Hi! My OB said the same thing. I finished my third and final round of clomid about a week and a half ago. Got a positive OPK for the third day in a row so we've been BDing like crazy. If I don't get pregnant this cycle, my OB will refer me to the fertility specialist. I hope the third time is the charm, for me and you!!!!!

Did your OB's order an HSG for either of you before starting the clomid? Mine didnt until all 4 rounds of clomid resulted in BFN....and now i know why....bad tubes hopefully this will be the round for you ladies and you wont need to go the RE route

Hey Hope,

No not yet. My appointment is actually tomorrow. When I talked to him a couple of weeks back said that we would be doing that next if this round doesn't work and of course checking DH as well. Aww sorry about your tubes. I'll keep you guys posted.

 

[MLupian]

Hey ladies,

Sorry for stalking and jumping in. So sorry to hear about your situation Hope . I am currently on AF and about to start my 3rd round of clomid. Hopefully this is it for us. After this my OB said we need to move on.

Hi! My OB said the same thing. I finished my third and final round of clomid about a week and a half ago. Got a positive OPK for the third day in a row so we've been BDing like crazy. If I don't get pregnant this cycle, my OB will refer me to the fertility specialist. I hope the third time is the charm, for me and you!!!!!

Hey Swtshae! I hear ya on that! Tomorrow is my appointment. I was going to ask him to see if we can do a trigger shot and iui but I think Hope is right and I should check my tubes. But I'm still keeping my fingers crossed for us. Keep me posted!

 

[Swtshae]

Will do and you do the same please. Let me know about the HSG.

 

[ItsMyTyme]

as you all probably know, recently my husband and I have decided to quit all TTC business since it has been too much of an emotional roller coaster and are also in the process of joining the army. After 6 years of trying and worthless do nothing doctors enough was enough for us. Also recently my husbands cousins wife texted me (i have met her once and never talk to her) I really don't know her and she texts me saying she had a dream that I found out I was pregnant. and then proceeded to tell me she has never had dreams like that. Has anyone had a similar experience that had a positive result? or had anything similar at all to it. I myself am not dreaming of my own pregnancy and honestly sorta hope that with all of our changes that we are going to be going through that getting pregnant right now would put added stress on the army situation. Pretty much I'm just looking for a little feedback on possibilities.

 

[Swtshae]

I haven't experienced anything like that. I do think dreams have some truth to them. I am sorry to hear about the long journey you and your husband have gone through to get your BFP. Don't give up if you can help it!!!

 

[MLupian]

Will do and you do the same please. Let me know about the HSG.

Well had my doc appt yesterday. Wasn't great but wasn't horrible either. He said I did ovulated (like I had mentioned before) he said anything above 10 means you did. He said I was at 18. So because I did so well this cycle we are going to repeat the same thing for 2 more cycles.

If I'm not pregnant by October then we will move on He said the reason he's holding off on doing the HSG is because it takes 3 "successful" cycles to move up to that step and I've only had 1.

Tomorrow is my last day for clomid then we will see if this cycle is as successful as the prior one. I asked about doing the trigger shot and iui. He said that will be our next step but he would rather we do it on our own. Not only that but he looked into our insurance. It's pretty greast coverage every department besides Fertility.

Our insurance doesn't really cover fertility issues because it's not a "medical necessity" to get pregnant. I told hime I didn't care. I would pay for the tests out of my own pocket. He said we can do them once October comes and I am still not pregnant.

I'm trying to stay positive and hope that round 3 works for me as well as all you ladies!

So what's new with you?

 

[StayHopeful]

Tyme, I haven't had any experience with that either but I wish you the best!

 

[Hope1409]

hi ladies, sorry i have been mia. i just got back from my RE appointment and this one shed some light on our situation. I guess second opinions are necessary no matter what the situation is. He looked at the HSG film and report and he also did an u/s (which the other RE didn't even do) and he couldn't see any hydro. He said if the hydro was severe enough and filled with fluid, it would be present on the u/s. He said during the HSG, there could have been tissue stuck from the mc that the dye pushed through and is now open. So as of now, he recommends us doing 2 rounds of iui with clomid to see if that helps and if we arent pregnant by then, then we can start discussing IVF. My husband and I really clicked with him and we liked the fact that he felt there was other options before jumping straight to IVF. Praying to God this is our golden ticket!!!

 

[Swtshae]

Sounds good and reassuring which I'm sure is what you needed. Good luck!

 

[StayHopeful]

Hope, I'm so glad the appt with your RE went well. I'm praying this will be it for you!

I go in for a scan tomorrow to see how this round of Clomid is going. I'm on CD14 today.

 

[Hope1409]

Hope, I'm so glad the appt with your RE went well. I'm praying this will be it for you!

I go in for a scan tomorrow to see how this round of Clomid is going. I'm on CD14 today.

Thanks, I really pray it will be too!!! It will truly be a blessing if it works Good luck with your scan tomorrow. Let us know how it goes

 

[Swtshae]

Got my progesterone levels checked today


I hope I ovulated and I'll get my BFP soon!!!!


Baby dust everyone

 

[StayHopeful]

Well my scan showed that I'm still not responding well to the Clomid, even at the lower dose. My lining is still only 4mm but I have 3 mature follicles. The doctor decided to start me on Metformin (anybody else have any experience with that?) and refer me to a fertility specialist. I was expecting not to be able to get in to see the specialist for a while, but when I called she had a cancellation on Monday so I have an appointment in the afternoon. My OB told me to just wait on the Metformin until after my appointment.

I had a hard time today. Actually facing the step of going to a FS is turning out to be really tough for me.

 

[Swtshae]

Yeah. I can totally relate, Stayhopeful. Knowing that we'll be heading in that direction after this cycle if I don't get my BFP definitely adds some stress. I'm not sure what metformin is. I'm responding to the clomid, but it would be nice to have an ultrasound and check follicles and things like that. I guess if we do end up going to the fertility specialist then we'll have more detailed appointments. But honestly, I just hope that doesn't happen and we get our BFP! I really don't have any symptoms either. I'm so unsure...

I understand your hard days. I get those from time to time. I'm just grateful that I have a husband that doesn't add extra pressure and doesn't blame me for not getting pregnant yet even though I feel like it's my own fault sometimes. Good thing is that you don't have to wait long to see the fertility specialist. It was so meant to be that you called and got a cancellation on Monday. What's meant to be will be even when it's sometime hard to see that. Good luck to you! let me know how your appointment goes on Monday!

 

[egg muffin]

Hi all. @ hope1409 just read ur post. I'm glad you're now able to try other routes . U've done ur hsg who knows next month could be your month. I hope for the best. And also I can't wait , I wish I didn't have to wait that long to get an IUI . My doctor would give clomid for 6 months n if it doesn't happen by then , then he'll give hsg n later more clomid. God forbid if I'd to go that far, I would definitely try going privately . I'm in the UK n not too happy with the process of nhs.

Throwing lots of baby dust your way !!!

 

[Hope1409]

Thanks egg muffin. I was really hoping this month would be my miracle after the HSG but I just did a frer and it was a bfn I am crushed! I am pretty sure I am 12dpo today so the frer should have picked it up by now, right?

So now I just have to wait for af so I can call the RE to go for bloodwork and u/s and start my first iui with clomid.