CBfM and Clomid

[LuluLauren]

Hi everyone,

I apologize if I am in thee wrong area for this topic, but I am brand new to baby bump.

I was just curious if anyone has use the CBfM with clomid? I am on month 2. Month one I toook the clomid cd 5-9, as directed by doctor. I got peaks on days 15 and 16. This month (month 2), I had highs from cd 6-25, and today, cd 26, I finally went back down to low. I did have 2 blue lines on the CBfM test stick on days 14 and 15 this month, but never peaked. I felt decent cramping in my ovary areas during this time. Did I ovulate? Is it possible I'm pregnant? I don't "feel" pregnant, only have sore breasts. With my four year old boy I was very sick, and had morning sickness with myth pregnancy from last year (miscarried at 7 weeks). I am starting to lose hope. It tought that the clomid was going to be my answer, but now

 

[bunyhuny]

Clomid can do a number on OPK's/CBFM's. Both can become completely unreliable for Clomid cycles. If you're going to be trying to figure out if you're O'ing or not and your doctor isn't doing ultrasounds, then you need to be charting your BBT. Everything else can go wonky on Clomid- even CM and CP.

Anyway, it does sound like you /might/ have ovulated, but Clomid is one of those meds that you can need an increasing dose of each month to make it work, so it's also possible your body tried to O but never did. This is why most doctors who prescribe Clomid do ultrasounds to check to see if it's working.

Some other notes about Clomid: Clomid stays in your system for a looong time after you stop taking it and it can cause pregnancy symptoms during your LP, it can also mask them. Clomid can cause thin uterine lining at ovulation which makes it so embryos can't implant- something you won't know if your doctor isn't doing ultrasounds. Clomid gives you a higher risk of miscarriage and it can affect your hormones for three months after stopping it (whether you're pregnant or not).

Truthfully I don't understand why Clomid is always the go-to drug for anovulation. Femara works better, doesn't affect lining, doesn't stay in the system as long, doesn't raise miscarriage rate, and has a much lower risk of multiples.... If your doctor isn't going to monitor you on Clomid, I honestly wouldn't take it!

 

[LuluLauren]

Thank you so much for your reply. I got my bp this am!!

Clomid can do a number on OPK's/CBFM's. Both can become completely unreliable for Clomid cycles. If you're going to be trying to figure out if you're O'ing or not and your doctor isn't doing ultrasounds, then you need to be charting your BBT. Everything else can go wonky on Clomid- even CM and CP.

Anyway, it does sound like you /might/ have ovulated, but Clomid is one of those meds that you can need an increasing dose of each month to make it work, so it's also possible your body tried to O but never did. This is why most doctors who prescribe Clomid do ultrasounds to check to see if it's working.

Some other notes about Clomid: Clomid stays in your system for a looong time after you stop taking it and it can cause pregnancy symptoms during your LP, it can also mask them. Clomid can cause thin uterine lining at ovulation which makes it so embryos can't implant- something you won't know if your doctor isn't doing ultrasounds. Clomid gives you a higher risk of miscarriage and it can affect your hormones for three months after stopping it (whether you're pregnant or not).

Truthfully I don't understand why Clomid is always the go-to drug for anovulation. Femara works better, doesn't affect lining, doesn't stay in the system as long, doesn't raise miscarriage rate, and has a much lower risk of multiples.... If your doctor isn't going to monitor you on Clomid, I honestly wouldn't take it!