Starting clomid in February... buddies?

[RedRose19]

Im going to paris, taking ds to Disney land nervous as hell but hopefully he will be ok

 

[krissie328]

Sarah- it's really hard to know when your fertile days will be. I've o'd as early as cd 8 and as late as cd 20. In five rounds it's been very inconsistent. I'd highly recommend doing opks and temping.

As far as side effects I only had hot flashes on 50 mg. When I moved to 100 I had cramps, severe ovary pain, hot flashes, and emotional side effects.

 

[sarah2211]

Thanks Krissie and Vankiwi

I'm planning to take it at night to skip the side effects. Hopefully I'll be side effect free.

I'm thinking of temping from about CD11-18 to confirm O. But maybe I should start early? We plan to BD EOD regardless.

 

[Vankiwi]

Red that sounds fun!

Sarah Oh yeah Krissie's comment reminded me that I did have lots of o pain! I would temp earlier just in case and stock up on OPKs and start early with them too.

 

[AngelaALA]

Welcome Sarah temping and opks are a must to work out your pattern and to work out how long you LP is i.e after O to get AF.

I did clomid for 6 months I suffered with acne bad skin and emotions were on fire one minute really happy chatty next really down cry for no reason next feel really irritable it was crazy x

I also found when I first started clomid it shortened my O I od really early on CD10 but following month did not O till CD20 it stabilised after that and I could see a patter I would always O between CD12 -16 and AF would come 15 days afterwards goodluck I hope you get your BFP x

Also my CM dried up the first two months I found preseed helped with that and also drinking 2 glasses of grapefruit juice a day leading up to O xx

 

[sarah2211]

Thanks so much ladies.

I'll be stocking up on the grapefruit juice. I usually don't get much CM as it is but I've got preseed too.

I got some OPKs so I think I'll start doing those from about CD 9 until I get a positive. I'll also temp from about then until I get a rise. DH and I will BD EOD or ED regardless though.

I'm hopeful for a shorter cycle and a strong O. FX on only 50mg I won't get too many symptoms.

 

[RedRose19]

Good luck sarah, i hope clomid brings you a bfp! i didnt get much side effects headaches but soke water and i was ok. But it made me crave bad food alot haha not a great combo for pcos. Good luck with it x

 

[brandi91]

Good luck Sarah!

My experience with Clomid wasn't what I had hoped it would be, but everyone is different! I tried 3 doses (50, 100, and 150 mg), and unfortunately did not respond to any of them (no ovulation-so not even a chance of getting pregnant). I'm a pretty severe ovulation case, though. 80% of women will respond to Clomid, so it looks like I was just in that unfortunate bunch! I tried Femara too with follicle tracking and my follies never got to the right size to trigger. Now we are just trying some more natural methods before moving on with injections. I didn't really have any side effects while on the clomid.

Good luck! Let us know how it goes!

 

[sarah2211]

I'm sorry Brandi, that must feel so disappointing I really hope you can ovulate soon and get your BFP.

I think based on my blood test results, my PCOS isn't severe. My progesterone was 3 (8+ confirms O), Oestradiol 91 (100-570), LH 13.8 (2-13), Prolactin 521 (100-500), free androgen index 82 (<80). Both ovaries had more than 12 follicles. I'm not IR. I'm a healthy weight (although wouldn't mind losing 10kgs). I think my LH/FSH ratio is about 1:1.5. So fingers crossed things are on the milder end of the scale for me and 50mg will work.

 

[AngelaALA]

Sarah FX Clomid works for you and you get your BFP xx

Brandi I know how you feel I apparently have no idsues at all unexplained infertility but clomid didnt work and now we're hopefully moving on to IVF xx

 

[dogmommy]

Hi Sarah! Good luck to you!

AFM CD1 for me. I didn't track anything or take any meds but if I count backwards we did Bd during what would be my fertile time so I'm thinking IVF is going to be our best shot. Dr wants all my bloodwork updated and to check on some cysts so I have an appt on Friday. The nurse gave me a suspected timeline and it sounds like I could get my Bfp before the end of the year!

 

[krissie328]

Fx for your dogmommy! I hope you do get it before the end of the year.

 

[sarah2211]

Thanks. Only 3 more provera tablets to take. Hopefully AF comes straight away. I'm sick of waiting! I'm going a little crazy with the wait

 

[AngelaALA]

Dogmommy looks like we'll be hopefully starting the IVF journey around the same time Im just waiting for my appointment date to come through but theres no waiting list at present time so I should start this year could be pregnant before xmas if it works that is Im going to start acupuncture aswell Im calling them up today to book my first appointment next week xx FX Dogmommy that you get your BFP xx

 

[krissie328]

Fx you both get your bfp with ivf very soon!

I'm so crampy/bloated today. Hopefully it means o is coming.

 

[AngelaALA]

Here's hoping Krissie FX for you xx

My temps have risen today so I reckon FF will put O down as today me and DH BD twice yesterday once in afternoon then once at night so Im in with a chance but doubt it and Im not fussed if I am or not right now as too busy decorating the house and waiting for my IVF appointment xx

 

[krissie328]

Fx Angela.

Still no positive opk. So who knows. Just trying to bd and let it happen. I can't do anything at this point anyways.

 

[brandi91]

Anything today Krissie?

Sarah, has AF come?

Dog mommy and Angels I so hope you get your bfp soon!!!!!!

AFM, still drinking my spearmint tea. The recommended amount is 2 8 oz glasses per day. Some days I only manage to get one in, and every now and then I skip it completely. I wish I had temped last month since I did get a cycle so that I could see if I o'd. I will be really impressed if I get another period this month. We will see. I did read that the tea can just cause an estrogen breakthrough which causes bleeding, but itseemed like that is more common with people who were drinking tons of it per day. I'm hoping that wasn't the case with my last AF.

 

[krissie328]

Fx af arrives again brandi.

Nothing new here still waiting on o.

 

[dogmommy]

Krissie fingers crossed for a positive opk!

Thanks Brandi; fingers crossed the tea helps you!

Angela I'm really hoping it's not a long wait for you and we can be on this journey together.

I did get a baseline ultrasound and labs on Friday. I should receive those results tomorrow. Our plan has changed again :/ this cycle will be unmediacated and not monitored. Once my NEXT cycle starts ill be on birth control for 2-6 weeks depending on when my dr wants to start stims. DH and I have decided to try SMEP this month as our last shot before we officially start ivf process. CD 6 already fingers crossed the rest of the month goes quickly!