Just Been Prescribed Clomid ~ Any Advice?

[itsy.bitsy]

Do not take clomid, I have only been TTC for this cycle, but I have read a few things about it. I just always read about a lot of things concerning TTC even if they don't apply to me lol. I have read that 30% of women have bad CM from taking it. I don't know if that means the lack of CM or what, but I know that to produce more CM, women take it with Evening Primrose oil. Even women who don't take clomid use EPO for better CM. There is a thread on here about it, and it is safe to take with clomid. Cough syrup is used by women TTC, not because it creates more CM, but because it makes the CM thinner & easier for the sperm to swim through. It doesn't have to robitussin, it just have to have Guaifensin in it, which is the ingredient that thins out mucous in your lungs, which will thin out all the mucous in your body, including CM. Most cough syrups will have 100mg of guaifenesin in it, but you can find brands with more. I have a Mucinex brand that has 400mg. So anyways, I am not giving advice on the clomid & EPO as I'm not using either at the time, I'm just telling you what I have read all over the internet. Oh I also heard grapefruit juice is good for CM. Not sure if it increases it, or thins it out. That will be something for you to research if you're interested. Hope this helps & good luck!

Was this supposed to say 'i do not take clomid' at the start?
I havent started taking it yet but i have heard about the cm problems and am going to try the EPO, if that doesnt work im going to buy concieve plus.
I have heard about the mood swings and my Dr told me because i am prone to acne it will probably make my skin bad and ovary pain and mid cycle cramping is common. Good luck hope it works for you xo

 

[TryinFor1]

Well it looks like you have been TTC a lot longer than I was but I know what a difficult time it is and I found it good to hear about other people's success with it! xx

Did you only take 50mg? And do you mind if I ask if you are having a boy or girl? And one more question, lol what made you need clomid? Were your cycles really long and you just werent ovulating, or what?

Only answer these if you dont mind. lol i dont want to pry

 

[Coco14]

Well it looks like you have been TTC a lot longer than I was but I know what a difficult time it is and I found it good to hear about other people's success with it! xx

Did you only take 50mg? And do you mind if I ask if you are having a boy or girl? And one more question, lol what made you need clomid? Were your cycles really long and you just werent ovulating, or what?

Only answer these if you dont mind. lol i dont want to pry

Don't worry, you're not prying!
Yeah I took 50mg, I don't know what the sex is.
I started my periods when I was 16 and only had 2 or 3 a year then went on the pill for 5 years which hid the problem. When I came off the pill it was soon apparent that something wasn't right. My cycles were about 4 months long (although did reduce to 2 months nearing clomid...) and I wasn't ovulating.

 

[TryinFor1]

Well it looks like you have been TTC a lot longer than I was but I know what a difficult time it is and I found it good to hear about other people's success with it! xx

Did you only take 50mg? And do you mind if I ask if you are having a boy or girl? And one more question, lol what made you need clomid? Were your cycles really long and you just werent ovulating, or what?

Only answer these if you dont mind. lol i dont want to pry

Don't worry, you're not prying!
Yeah I took 50mg, I don't know what the sex is.
I started my periods when I was 16 and only had 2 or 3 a year then went on the pill for 5 years which hid the problem. When I came off the pill it was soon apparent that something wasn't right. My cycles were about 4 months long (although did reduce to 2 months nearing clomid...) and I wasn't ovulating.

This story sounds just like me. I hope this first round helps me!

 

[Coco14]

I hope it does too

 

[nicky1119]

This is my 4th month on Clomid, I am not having any major side effects, the only thing that really frusterates me, is how much is makes you feel like your pregnant after you ovulate. the sore BB's, I always have pain in my lower back right after I O.....

but other then that, no complaints. dont' have hot flashes, my mood swings are not bad either...

you will know the first couple months how your body is going to handle it.

Good Luck and TONS of baby dust going your way!!!

 

[MrsPTTC]

Hi I've been given a 6 month Clomid prescription by my FS just last week to start taking next cycle. TTC almost 13 months & not a hint of a BFP. I've had a HSG which was clear but my blood tests came back that I didn't ovulate that month. DH has had a SA and the results were great so it must be me... I'm also going for follicle tracking my first clomid month to check the 50mg dosage is enough. Good luck ladies!! x

 

[BearsMummy]

I'm not sure exactly why I have been prescribed it, I'm in the unexplained infertility group, so I think they are just trying everything they can for me, which is nice, they could have just old me to bugger off!! I do have positive OPK's and regular(ish) cycles (between 27 and 35) so my thinking is they just want to strengthen my eggs?? (did I just make that up???) I also suffer with endometriosis.

OOOoooo, talking of OPK's.......... I've just been to the bathroom and I've had the most positive OPK i've ever had, so I'm going to use my CB digi to see if I get a smiley!!! And i've not even started the clomid yet, I'm on CD14 and due to start the clomid next cycle, keep your FX'd for me that I might not even get a next cycle!!

Ok, now here's where I'm going to confuse myself and everyone, and it's probably the stupidest question you have ever heard, but here goes.......................

Sometimes AF arrives at like 11pm, so say I get AF on Monday at 11pm, on my chart they count Monday as CD1 even though theres only an hour left of the day (are you still with me? lol) so I do I start taking the Clomid on Tuesday or should I count by how many hours into my AF I am, so by Tuesday night at 11pm I've had 24hrs of AF so thats CD1 done? Confused?? Much??

 

[TryinFor1]

No this happened to me last cycle. AF came really really really late Sunday morning. I called my OBGYN and he said to count monday as cd1 since I started so late in the night on Sunday. I started taking my clomid cd3, wednesday. Hope this helped you.

Lol I hope I answered your question too. I think I did.. haha

BTW, Good luck!! If you got a smiley get your butt busy!

 

[BearsMummy]

yep, that has answered my question, thank you!!

I did get my smiley!! So send my eldest to the park for an hour!!