Nervous! ttc for 3yrs finally starting letrozole(framera), chances of twins?

[serenity9712]

Hi all, I'm Heather. I'm 26 yrs old DH is 27yrs old. we have been trying to concieve child #4 for 3years. and for some ODD reason we aren't having any luck. so tomorrow night I start taking letrozole two 2.5mg (total of 5mg ) a day for 5 days. cycle days 3-7. I will have an ultrasound on Friday next week Oct 5th which is CD 10 but doctor isnt in office on CD 11 SO we're doing it a day early with the possibility of having to come back for U/S the following week. I'm curious what people have experienced as for the side effects. I will be taking it at night before bed. also twins runs in my family so with me being so young and that do you think twins could be a higher chance? I do ovulate and get regular AF's but we don't think they are strong enough ones. this last cycle I ovulated on both sides. my progesterone levels at CD 20 was 12.5. I had an hsg test sept 6th thIs yr and they are all clear. rIght after that I ovulated both sIdes. I never felt O pain on right side until this last cycle. so It may have cleared It? I went and bought preseed to try as well because my CM hasnt been as desirable eIther. any advice, stories anything to get out there for me would be greatly appreciated.

 

[karenh]

Hi all, I'm Heather. I'm 26 yrs old DH is 27yrs old. we have been trying to concieve child #4 for 3years. and for some ODD reason we aren't having any luck. so tomorrow night I start taking letrozole two 2.5mg (total of 5mg ) a day for 5 days. cycle days 3-7. I will have an ultrasound on Friday next week Oct 5th which is CD 10 but doctor isnt in office on CD 11 SO we're doing it a day early with the possibility of having to come back for U/S the following week. I'm curious what people have experienced as for the side effects. I will be taking it at night before bed. also twins runs in my family so with me being so young and that do you think twins could be a higher chance? I do ovulate and get regular AF's but we don't think they are strong enough ones. this last cycle I ovulated on both sides. my progesterone levels at CD 20 was 12.5. I had an hsg test sept 6th thIs yr and they are all clear. rIght after that I ovulated both sIdes. I never felt O pain on right side until this last cycle. so It may have cleared It? I went and bought preseed to try as well because my CM hasnt been as desirable eIther. any advice, stories anything to get out there for me would be greatly appreciated.

I took letrozole 7.5mg at night and i didn't notice any side effects. Now that could be because the side effects on Clomid were so bad anything I had seemed insignificant. The twin rate is quite low. Your family history could effect it, but there is still probably only a 10% chance. Good luck!

 

[serenity9712]

do you have anything wrong that is causing infertility? they can't find anything with us unless maybe not strong enough o and possibly CM. so we got something to help with both. I'm praying this is our month!

 

[karenh]

I have PCOS. I don't ovulate on my own. Not even with 150mg of Clomid. This cycle I am with and RE and he had me on 7.5mg of femara. I got a 21.3 mm follicle, trigger shot, and then IUI on the 26th.

 

[serenity9712]

I have unexplained infertility. everything's good and says I shouldn't concieve no prob but in 3 yrs it's been BFN . I'm optimistic that it'll happen soon

 

[karenh]

I really hope you it happens for you soon. Good luck.

 

[noelcallum]

Hi there, I am on the exact same protocol as you with femera! today is my 4th day of a 5th day stint. So far no side effects. I am on 12.5mg though. I have my monitoring appointment on Friday, same as you! Good luck!

 

[karenh]

Hi there, I am on the exact same protocol as you with femera! today is my 4th day of a 5th day stint. So far no side effects. I am on 12.5mg though. I have my monitoring appointment on Friday, same as you! Good luck!

12.5mg of Femara?!? I thought mine was high. I only had one large follicle though so if no BFP in a week I will probably ask to have a greater dose now that I know you can go higher. Thanks!

 

[amjon]

I had the same concern as I do ovulate on my own (and have had 3 pregnancies in the past 14 months, but lost all 3 from 9DPO to 27 weeks). The doctor told me the chance of multiples is very low. I was given the same dosage. I had major hot flashes at night and more pain than usual from around O on. The endo told me it could be PCOS/ IR related and afterwards I was told I have the Factor V Leiden mutation and will now have to take Lovenox when I get BFP.

 

[noelcallum]

Hi there, I am on the exact same protocol as you with femera! today is my 4th day of a 5th day stint. So far no side effects. I am on 12.5mg though. I have my monitoring appointment on Friday, same as you! Good luck!

12.5mg of Femara?!? I thought mine was high. I only had one large follicle though so if no BFP in a week I will probably ask to have a greater dose now that I know you can go higher. Thanks!

I know! This is my first time on it and for some reason they put me right on the maximum dose! Don't really get why. I'm taking 5 of those pills a day.
I do ovulate on my own so this is just to get more than one follicle... good luck!

 

[readyformore]

Hi!!

I am also ltttc #4. It's been 30 cycles for us, so not quite as long as you.

We are also unexplained.
We tried femara/IUI for 4 cycles and sadly we didn't have any success.


I specifically asked about femara twin pregnancy rate because I would like to avoid twins if possible. If a pregnancy is achieved, it's 10% chance with clomid, 7% with femara, and 3% for the average unassisted couple that a twin pregnancy will result.


I am trying to find peace and let go of ttc, but obviously it's proving difficult because I continue to come here to post.

I hope you have good luck with the femara.

 

[serenity9712]

I've taken a little break from posting. I guess I'm just at my breaking point and it will either happen or it won't. my period was weird this cycle and I'm not sure if it's the medication or not . TMI WARNING- it was longer then normal about 4-5 days and it was all dark brown I only got light pink once. doctor said it happens sometimes. I have my u/s in about3 hours. I'm nervous. I'm praying it shows follicles. at this rate I wouldn't care if I had twins or hell even got pregnant with triplet. that's how bad we want this. anything god blesses us with we will feel grateful. I know I have an increased chance for twins cause I'm only 26 and I've had 3 kids 5 miscarriages(8 pregnancies total) & twins run in my family. my side effects I had was hot flashes, diarrhea, cramping, & loss of appetite. my cervix has been super soft which is uncommon for me. but we're coming up to o time. fx for all of us. I won't be posting as often as I did last time this cycle but I'll keep everyone up to date. baby dust to us all. and hope my u/s shows good things

 

[karenh]

I've taken a little break from posting. I guess I'm just at my breaking point and it will either happen or it won't. my period was weird this cycle and I'm not sure if it's the medication or not . TMI WARNING- it was longer then normal about 4-5 days and it was all dark brown I only got light pink once. doctor said it happens sometimes. I have my u/s in about3 hours. I'm nervous. I'm praying it shows follicles. at this rate I wouldn't care if I had twins or hell even got pregnant with triplet. that's how bad we want this. anything god blesses us with we will feel grateful. I know I have an increased chance for twins cause I'm only 26 and I've had 3 kids 5 miscarriages(8 pregnancies total) & twins run in my family. my side effects I had was hot flashes, diarrhea, cramping, & loss of appetite. my cervix has been super soft which is uncommon for me. but we're coming up to o time. fx for all of us. I won't be posting as often as I did last time this cycle but I'll keep everyone up to date. baby dust to us all. and hope my u/s shows good things

Good luck at your ultrasound today! I hope you have good follies in there!

 

[serenity9712]

by the way Friday I had 4 follicles. they are 8mm, 11mm, 12mm, & 13mm. she said they grow at a rate of 2mm a day. what I read is 1-2mm a day. but I think she said 2mm because I do ovulate she just prescribed femara to cause a stronger ovulation. she said for sure the 13mm one will kick out possibly 2-3. they have to get to 17mm she said. my doctor also said it's possible for multiples but that's a small chance. (knowing my luck tho I'll end up with multiples, we shall see). fertility friend has me o on Wednesday. doctor said probably Monday or Tuesday. crossing my fingers and praying we bd on time and enough. wish us luck all. and I wish u all luck too

 

[karenh]

I wish you all the luck in the word. I will pray for you. I really hope this works for you.

I had my betta test yesterday and it was a . Now just waiting for AF so we can try again.

 

[serenity9712]

I'm scared I'm not gonna ovulate now. my temps are weird but I'm also temping vaginally rather then orally like last cycle. but my opks are negative I'm suppose to O tomorrow. but I'm thinking it might happen later or not at all. maybe ill just BD every other day till AF shows or doesn't show then test. do it old school and have fun like lil bunny rabbits lmbo

 

[serenity9712]

sorry your beta was negative. i had such a pronounced dream last night. that i had a little boy named him Isaiah and he was preemie cause of weight. and in the dream he was 5lbs 3oz but was healthy. i hate how my dreams make me crave a baby more and more. he was just precious in my dream.

 

[karenh]

Thanks! AF showed so now we can get started on round two. I would bd every other day and hope it works. I don't temp. Good luck!

 

[serenity9712]

thanks. keep me update as u can

 

[karenh]

I will! You too!