do you mind me asking why you aren't using the clomid this time around? also if you don't mind me being too forward, how many follicles did you produce with the 100mg? thanks so much for your feedback.
You're not being forward! I don't mind the questions
Technically, I'm not using anything because DH and I are giving ourselves a little break to NTNP before our appointment with the new doctor. If we were still seeing the old one, I'd probably be doing Clomid again, although it would have been for the last time, because I only ever wanted to try Clomid for a max of three times.
But mostly, since I've already gotten my mind around trying IUI, I think I'm just ready to pull out the bigger guns. Everything I'm reading is saying that Clomid + IUI has about an 8-10% chance of working, whereas injectibles + IUI is supposed to have a 15-18% chance of working. Not a huge leap, but everything helps.
Also, I really don't know if Clomid had a positive effect for me or not. I asked about monitoring, but was totally brushed off, which is another reason why I'm moving on to a new doctor. I have no idea if Clomid did what the doctor said she wanted it to do, which is produce more than one follicle (I ovulate on my own). I assumed so because I could definitely feel some stuff happening in my ovaries each month, but I never really knew for sure what was happening. I also never really knew if cysts were forming or if my lining was shrinking, and that really worried me a lot. If I had been monitored and had seen follicles developing and knew everything else was okay, I might have felt more positive about it, but I just didn't. And I don't want to try a 'do-over' of those two months of Clomid with the new doctor because I don't want to look back and think I wasted the time when I should have just moved on to something else.
Also, Clomid made me feel weird emotionally
. I don't know a better way to put it but I just felt a little off and anxious the entire five days I was taking the meds (and then for a few days after) -- I was an emotional wreck the second cycle around on Clomid. One minute I'd be laughing with DH, and the next minute I'd be in the bathroom sobbing. I think this might have happened the first month too, but I probably chalked it up to just being nervous/sad about having to take a drug to get pregnant.
Since I was only planning to do three months on Clomid, I would have been doing my third month this cycle coming up (waiting for AF as we speak). But since we're going to be seeing a new doctor, I decided to just take a break. I am leaning toward asking about injectibles when I see the doctor, but if I decide not to, I think I'm going to ask to try Femara (and a trigger shot since I think most doctors will monitor you automatically if you choose to trigger ovulation) rather than Clomid. I keep reading that Femara is supposed to work in a similar way as Clomid, but with fewer side effects, and a shorter half life (meaning it stays in your system for a much shorter time than Clomid, so whatever side effects you might feel go away very soon after you stop taking it).
But I dunno. If you are happy with Clomid (and especially if you're being monitored), I wouldn't take anything I'm saying with more than a grain of salt. I'm still not sure what the new doctor will suggest, so who knows -- I may end up using Clomid for another month or two afterall! But at the very least, I really want to be monitored so I can know for sure what is happening.
this year, i no how tough it can be, wanting somthing so bad, 2 be knocked back at every turn, but hopfully 2012 will prove to be a great one, lots of baby dust 2 all u ladys x x
what is safe to take during the 2ww?
