New here, Would LOVE some advice!

[1xBlessed]

DH and I have been TTC for just about 1 yr now for #2. Our daughter we concieved no problems after 2 months of trying. Now #2 is taking much longer. DDis now 3yrs old.

I have been using OPK's the whole time and the last few months the Clearblue fertility monitor. I do get to peak every month, but have never really seen any EWCM. I get the rest of the stages.

in December my OB sent me for some bloodwork including the 21 day progesterone (which I went for 7 days after I got the peak on my monitor) my level was 7.86 ng/mL She agreed to let me start on Clomid 50mg in March. I just finished my first cycle and got back my 21 day bloodwork and it was 5.66ng/ml I was so dissapointed!

Everywhere I looked online it says that unmedicated you should be over 5 minimum and medicated over 10 minimum (most places said higher)

I talked to my Dr who said anything over 0.63 confirms ovulation and to stay on 50mg for one more month. I feel like its a waste of a month & another round of wasted clomid - she will only allow me 3 months before a few month break.

I guess at this point Im thinking is she right? Could I have ovulated? Why would it be so low? my average LP is 11 or 12 days I ovulate around day 17 or 18.

Any Advice?
I should add I converted the measurements from nmol/l since Im in Canada (in nmol/l in December I was 25,March I was 18 & Dr said over 2 confirms ovulation)

 

[trying hard]

my FS says progesterone NEEDS to be at least 25nmol/L to sustain a pregnancy. Your levels will probably be a tiny bit better next cycle but I would push for a higher dose or different drugs if you can.

 

[kitcatbaby]

Agreed... my FS likes to see prog at 30+ for a good strong Ov. If you have a healthy bmi and didn't Ov on 50mg clomid I would absolutely push for 100mg. If doc won't prescribe perhaps ask for a second opinion. Good luck!

 

[trying hard]

keep in mind you are only allowed 6 months worth in a life time you dont want to waste on of those months on a dose that isn't high enough for you.

 

[Brittles]

Not true. I have taken about a year and a half worth of clomid ( at least!). That 6 months is a suggestion, not mandatory and there are lots of us who have used more than 6 months of clomid. It took me 150mg before I finally ovulated well and progesterone at 19 days (21 was on a Sunday, so they opted to do it early) and it was 27.3! so I was still on the rise. The level should be above 15 for day 21, and rise to above 25 or so in the first weeks of pregnancy. Good luck!!!

 

[trying hard]

brittles your progesterone is measured in a different measurement than ours are judging by the numbers you are talking about and 6 cycles is about average for the amount of months any doctor will give you unless you move onto IUI with it and even then you are a rare case being allowed to take sooooo many cycles worth. Some doctors as 1xBlessed well knows will not even let you do the 6 months worth. Over in the states they tend to give them out like candy but it is a lot harder to even get given clomid in other countries.