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

[Trina86]

Yey!! Congratulations Lemonade, that is wonderful news! I'm so thrilled for you. Also I saw your signature, pleased to see a 150mg clomid success story! I start 150mg next month, fingers crossed!

 

[eyemom]

Congratulations, that is so wonderful!

I hadn't shared any of my experience yet, though I don't have anything exciting to report anyway. I have yet to ovulate, but on my first cycle of Clomid (50 mg CD6-9), I haven't had any side effects so far.

 

[steph_466]

Lemonade!! Ahh thats so awesome!! Really happy to see you got that bfp!!

 

[MummyDonz]

Hi everyone, I haven't posted for a while (mainly because I had become so fed up with the whole infertility journey was beginning to lose faith in Clomid after 6 rounds), but I have been reading the thread and keeping up with you all. Huge congratulations to MummyDonz - that is amazing news!!

Anyway, I wanted to let you know that I got this today:
https://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/jj565/sj1685/Mobile%20Uploads/683500bb-4913-4659-acc0-ce568d98dce7.jpg

I am only 10 DPO, but we are cautiously excited. My EDD is 30th September

Thank you...starting to sink in now that I'm feeling sick everyday! Wow!! Congratulations to you too, such a wonderful feeling x

 

[lulu8254]

Hi, i have just spent the last three hours reading through this entire thread. I feel as if I have been on your journeys with you. I have just finished taking my last pill for cycle two of clomid (and now can't sleep) and earlier tonight found out my friend is pregnant. I was so disheartened but after reading through this thread I am newly excited to have another crack. It's been a long journey for me I'm hopeful this next cycle will be a good one. I just wanted to thank you all for sharing your journeys and wish you all the luck in the world.

 

[steph_466]

Lulu, hopefully clomid works for you

 

[Trina86]

Good luck Lulu

 

[Lemonade]

Thanks everyone

Trina, good luck with 150mg! I was on that dose for 4 cycles and was convinced it wasn't going to work, but it did! Hope it does for you too.

Welcome and good luck Lulu

 

[DAISYPRENCESS]

Hi, girls. I am almost in my third and last for now cycle of 50mg clomid. I am expecting AF by Sunday . Then on 4th of March I have an appointment with the doctor. To be honest I hope for a higher dose. I think my O is not strong enough ; (.

 

[QueenKingfish]

Hi, ladies! I've taken a few days to read the whole thread, so I feel like I know you all - which is kinda creepy, since you had no idea of my presence. SO I thought I'd introduce myself.

I'm 30 (DH 33), a former OB/GYN nurse and we've been ttc for 18 months. Dx with PCOS in October, been on Metformin since then. This is our first cycle of clomid (50mg, days 3-7) and I'm on pill number 3. So far, I've had a touch of the hot flashes and TONS of dizziness. If we have to do another cycle, I'll be taking it at bedtime for sure!

Congrats to the recent BFPs and baby dust to all!

 

[steph_466]

Hi, ladies! I've taken a few days to read the whole thread, so I feel like I know you all - which is kinda creepy, since you had no idea of my presence. SO I thought I'd introduce myself.

I'm 30 (DH 33), a former OB/GYN nurse and we've been ttc for 18 months. Dx with PCOS in October, been on Metformin since then. This is our first cycle of clomid (50mg, days 3-7) and I'm on pill number 3. So far, I've had a touch of the hot flashes and TONS of dizziness. If we have to do another cycle, I'll be taking it at bedtime for sure!

Congrats to the recent BFPs and baby dust to all!

Welcome to the group!! I hope things happen for you soon

 

[DAISYPRENCESS]

Hi, girls,

Nothing happen and this month. Tomorrow I start the last third round before we see the doctor again.

I can see just one good side of clomid. I ovulate at CD14 and my cycle is 27 days .

 

[steph_466]

Hi, girls,

Nothing happen and this month. Tomorrow I start the last third round before we see the doctor again.

I can see just one good side of clomid. I ovulate at CD14 and my cycle is 27 days .

I was the same!! I ovulated every month on cd 14. And my cycles were exactly normal. 28 days.. it was great

Af is due for me tomorrow, this is my break month this and next, off of clomid and then a few more tests and maybe back on after that.

 

[DAISYPRENCESS]

Hi, girls,

Nothing happen and this month. Tomorrow I start the last third round before we see the doctor again.

I can see just one good side of clomid. I ovulate at CD14 and my cycle is 27 days .

I was the same!! I ovulated every month on cd 14. And my cycles were exactly normal. 28 days.. it was great

Af is due for me tomorrow, this is my break month this and next, off of clomid and then a few more tests and maybe back on after that.

I feel pretty good because of my regular cycle . I hope if I don't fell pregnant my cycle will be regular even when I am not on clomid .

 

[Sabster]

Hi ladies, I was doing a search on Metformin and then this thread came up and it looks great!
short story: We've been TTC #1 since may 2011. i became pregnant in july 2013 which and ended in an MC at 7 weeks and i found out I was pregnant in december 2013, I MC'd at 8 weeks. ( 2 weeks ago)

We went to the fertility clinic a while back and we opted not to go anymore because I was dead set again any sort of "non-natural herbal pill blablablalba" intervention, plus the doctor was ready to do insemination right away... which I found very strange. needless to say, after almost 2 years, I AM DESPERATE, HOPELESS, and of course fed up.

We went to the doctor again today, and she sent me in to test my insulin resistance ( no idea what that means) and to see if there's any issues with blood clotting because of my recurrent miscarriages... My ovaries are both policystic, but i have regular period and i think I ovulate but I'm not sure anymore of anything. In any case, the doctor wants to put me on Metformin because she says it will help me with the pregnancy IF i get pregnant again ( which I thought was a f***** miracle to begin with)

I know Metformin is for PCOS, and everything points in that direction, although I don't have any symptoms (other than the obvious infertility)... I'm just wondering why the doctor didn't give me clomid right away, she seemed really adamant about the testing.. which will take 2 months before I get any results back. i was hoping she would give me clomid right away and send me on my merry way.

Anyone taking both ? can they be taken together? any thoughts? I'm lost over here...

thank you so much!

 

[lulu8254]

hmm. clomid is usually given to boost ovulation. I'm just taking a guess here, but the dr may not have started you on that because you have fallen pregnant naturally in the past, so it may be seen as unnecessary to boost your ovulation. I don't know much about metformin, but I have seen it taken alongside clomid. from what I gather it's used to help PCOS women with insulin resistance, how that helps fertility I am not sure.
I sure know what it's like to wait for test results. I had to stop trying for three months because I needed a booster shot for rubella before the dr would let me start trying again, and waiting for all these test results made me so anxious. good luck with everything, hopefully someone else can answer your question better.

 

[Sabster]

I need the booster shot for rubella too, but I refused it... maybe I should deal with that at some point in time...

I will have to read more on metformin... I'm really confused with this whole process, and I'm not very good at accepting any sort of medical intervention but at this point I'll do pretty much anything.

 

[lulu8254]

I understand that. I wanted to go the natural path with my PCOS but I've just been waiting too long for this so I'm going the medical path for my first one and then hopefully look into more natural ways to manage, which will hopefully help with the rest of my pregnancies. I've suspected I had PCOS for almost six years but I didn't get checked out until last year. I had been trying on and off for those previous years without any luck. I'm kicking myself now for not looking into it sooner. I only have a very mild case but have irregular cycles and the odd cycle I don't ovulate. The clomid was given to boost ovulation but the first round I think it didn't work but I ovulated of my own accord on CD24. This cycle I'm on CD16 with a + OPK so hoping this is it.
ahh sorry for the essay, it just feels good to write it all down and get out of my head for a bit.
i just did a bit of googling and came across this page https://infertility.about.com/od/infertilitytreatments/a/Treatment-With-Metformin-For-Pcos.htm
it says that metformin is sometimes prescribed for women who have miscarried as it may reduce the risk of miscarriage. perhaps that's why it was prescribed to you? I hope you find some answers soon, it's awful feeling confused and having unanswered questions. maybe you can email the dr?

 

[kiwilove]

Hey, im on metformin, have been for about 6 months. I don't have insulin resistance though. My doctor said it should help regulate my period, but it hasn't yet. My doctor told me that metformin helps the clomid work better and that I will have to take it my entire pregnancy(not pregnant yet). it is supposed to help prevent miscarriage. I start clomid next cycle. I don't usually ovulate and my cycles are usualy 3 to 4 months long, I do how ever believe that metformin has helped me ovulate every cycle since taking it. im expecting my period feb 5 and then get to start clomid for the first time (cd2-cd6) ttc for 31 months but only 9 cycles

 

[Sabster]

Thanks for your input. I actually have very regular periods, and I think I ovulate probably every other month. I dont know if Im insulin resitant yet, but will soon find out, either way, after asking Dr.Google ; it seems that metformin is pretty good to help reduce the chance of miscarriages.. I just hope I can get pregnant naturally, If not I'm gonna pop those clomid's like Candy... 2 years is too long!!!!