anyone else starting clomid next month, or can share their clomid experiences?

[Trina86]

Thanks Steph!
Skarcm2010 I hope the increased dose gets those follies growing! I wish I was monitored with u/s too. Keep me posted on how it goes!

 

[Lemonade]

Glad the raspberry leaf tea is going ok MummyDonz. I might look in to it too, as worried 150mg will thin my lining out (was ok on 50 and 100mg).

Hope you are feeling better now Steph, that sounds miserable.

Welcome hopefulfor1st!

Good luck Starbunny! Hopefully all the signs mean something is happening down there!

I'm so sorry Trina. Don't lose hope - 50mg is a very low dose. You still have a good chance with 100mg. You might ovulate late, my scans showed no growth last cycle and then I ovulated on CD 29.

Welcome skarcm! It sounds like you have a good proactive doctor.

I'm on CD 9 today and still getting hot flashes from the Clomid. Also had the vision issue again, but again it was on the day I had finished Clomid so didn't bother ringing this time and it's gone away. Follicle scan on Tuesday!

 

[LoveCakes]

Hey Trina, I'm on day 18. I'm keeping an eye out for EWCM as I had this for three days around ovulation last cycle. Dr didn't seem to thing ovualtion was too likely but OH is hopeful.

Glad you're over the worst of the symptoms Lemonade, Tuesday isn't too far away.

 

[Trina86]

I'm so sorry Trina. Don't lose hope - 50mg is a very low dose. You still have a good chance with 100mg. You might ovulate late, my scans showed no growth last cycle and then I ovulated on CD 29.

Thanks for that info! Mind me asking how you know when you o'd? Were you temping?

 

[hopefulfor1st]

Thank you, I get my script in 4 days I'm very excited, I don't think he'll put me on provera first to induce AF as they didn't last time...I just started it 4 months into a long anovulatory cycle, I suspect they'll just give me a progesterone test and give me the ok the next day to start as long as I haven't recently oved. I'm so excited to start! My son was born on my first round of 50 so I'm hopeful ill be so lucky again, I've only ovulated once in the 8 months since I had him and it was a surprise BFP that ended in a chemical, that was just after starting metformin and now it's been nearly 2 months and it seems I'm not ovulating again!

 

[Lemonade]

Trina, I wasn't temping (wish I had though..) but I kept doing OPKs after my clinic had abandoned the cycle and got a positive on CD28 - I know you can get false negative OPKs but then I got AF exactly 14 days later on my own (I never get it on my own!). 14 days a normal luteal phase, so I am pretty sure I did ovulate. I'm temping this month in case of late ovulation again as my clinic stops monitoring me around CD20 if there are no dominant follies.

 

[MummyDonz]

Cd9 for me and really worried I'm not going to ovulate. Clomid worked brilliantly on cd10 last month which was my first month but so far nothing!

 

[bumble333bee]

I just had my 10 day ultrasound. It looks like I have a 15, a 14, and a 13! Going in on Monday to have another ultrasound and hopefully get the go ahead to take my trigger shot. Lets hope this month is the month!

 

[MummyDonz]

I just had my 10 day ultrasound. It looks like I have a 15, a 14, and a 13! Going in on Monday to have another ultrasound and hopefully get the go ahead to take my trigger shot. Lets hope this month is the month!

That's fab! 3 good size follies for cd10

 

[Lemonade]

It's still really early MummyDonz - there is time for the Clomid to work!

That sounds like a great result for CD10 bumblebee

 

[skarcm2010]

Bumblebee - A big Woo Hoo coming your way! Hoping you have success this cycle.

MummyDonz - hang in there. I ovulate late on Clomid. Last cycle was CD18 and so far I'm on track for the same.

Lemonade - Let us know how your u/s goes on Tuesday. Tuesday is when I have my second follicle scan. I will be thinking of you.

Hopefulfor1st - keeping my fingers crossed that this cycle works for you.

Trina86 - will your doctor not do a u/s for you? I'm surprised that your doc isn't more proactive. I had a crappy doc first time around but now I have a really good one. She has PCOS like me so I think that helps her to be more understanding.

Lovecakes - how's it going? Any luck on EWCM?

 

[MummyDonz]

Bumblebee - A big Woo Hoo coming your way! Hoping you have success this cycle.

MummyDonz - hang in there. I ovulate late on Clomid. Last cycle was CD18 and so far I'm on track for the same.

Lemonade - Let us know how your u/s goes on Tuesday. Tuesday is when I have my second follicle scan. I will be thinking of you.

Hopefulfor1st - keeping my fingers crossed that this cycle works for you.

Trina86 - will your doctor not do a u/s for you? I'm surprised that your doc isn't more proactive. I had a crappy doc first time around but now I have a really good one. She has PCOS like me so I think that helps her to be more understanding.

Lovecakes - how's it going? Any luck on EWCM?

Thanks. I think it's because I ovulated in cd12 first cycle that I was hoping for the same. Partner is away Tue-Fri so later would be better actually. I'll continue with the opk's and temping.

 

[Trina86]

Skarcm, I really wish I had u/s done. How it works at the fertility specialist in my city is, unfortunately, first round of treatment is 3 months on clomid and only monitored with day 21 bloods. I assume after that possible IUI. It's hard to get an appointment and my doctor was just assigned, I'm not sure if I can request a new one. Although I suspect I have PCOS and his bio says that is one of his areas of "interest" so I guess we will see what happens. I wish I could have demanded an ultrasound and a trigger shot though.

 

[skarcm2010]

Trina86 - Hopefully whenever you have an appt with your new doctor you will be able to express your concern about possible PCOS. Once I knew for sure that I had PCOS, I was able to do some research online. Then I was able to take a list of questions to my doctor. I asked my doctor about the trigger shot and she said that is for when you have a follicle ready and mine weren't ready. She didn't seem to be a big fan of them. However I do sort of feel like an experiment with taking a second round of Clomid during the same cycle, lol. I guess I will just have to wait until Tuesday to find out.

 

[steph_466]

Sounds like a few good things happening on here lately Trina where are you located? Sorry to ask, Im just seeing a lot of the same things on the forum here, the ultrasounds the trigger shots. Just more tests than my doc has mentioned. I got the day 21 bloods the first month of clomid but nothing after that. Im on my third round of clomid now, on CD11. Oct 4 I have an appt with my obgyn so about five days before af is due I believe. Im just not sure what to expect? I dont know what the next step is

 

[Starbunny711]

Hi, ladies!

It looks like many of us are in the same "few day range" here. CD11 for me today. Last night was our first scheduled night (when the doc thinks our fertile window will be). I've purposely avoided temping and OPKs (because they stress me out even more) and I've just been trusting//hoping. Well, I suppose day 3-7 of clomid and then being on estrogen since CD8 has made things a bit um...*dry*...like to the extreme. I'm used to NOT having a problem with that (I hear many women with PCOS are like me and typically have EWCM all the time), but with all the clomid and hormones I'm on, things are different and last night was very uncomfortable. Do you ladies have any sperm-friendly lubricant suggestions other than pre-seed? It's a tad more expensive than I'd like to buy. I'm trying the Robitussin 3x a day thing, but I only started yesterday and I suppose it has to take a few days to work?

Having a hard time not feeling frustrated and emotional today. Since I"m not being monitored with u/s, I have no idea what's happening in my body. I keep feeling "pressure" and "twinges" in my ovaries area, so I guess it's doing something. The hot flashes on top of being emotional and getting poor sleep are starting to make this cycle very challenging. I'm trying to keep a cool head and maintain calm and trust and not get stressed out.

I know you ladies know how this feels. Just had to vent a little. I truly hope you are all having a great day!!

 

[LoveCakes]

Skarcm and lemonad good luck tomorrow.

Starbunny, sounds like it is doing something though I'm sure it's a pain not knowing exactly what.

No EWCM yet, I'm writing off this cycle i think. My boobs have been sore today which has happened before on Provera and last month after ovulation but no ovulation signs. I'm doing OPKs every other day as I'm waiting on more in the post and last time I had a 1 day fade in. Also I started temping again and it was really low, I haven't bothered last 2 weeks as I had a few really early mornings and was sick.

 

[skarcm2010]

Hi Starbunny - Vent anytime. There are many of us with PCOS and who are on Clomid. I am having some of the same side effects as you with the Clomid. Last night I didn't sleep well at all and never mind that it felt like it was 100 degrees in my house. Keep us posted on how you are doing.

LoveCakes - I wouldn't totally give up until AF arrives. I ovulate late on Clomid so even if I think I'm out I still can't quite give up until I see AF.

 

[Starbunny711]

Thanks, Skarcm2010! My hubby and I talked it over and we decided that the pre-seed would most likely be the least stressful solution and went ahead and purchased some. Hopefully it will help on those extra dry days. Thanks for letting me vent! LOL. Yeah, PCOS can be such a headache sometimes (both figuratively and literally...)

Good luck to us all!!

 

[steph_466]

Awe starbunny good to see you and dh talked it trough and hopefully found something that makes things a bit easier! Skarcm how late did you ovulate?? And what cd did you take the clomid??