Ttc #1 with clomid

[EmilieBrianne]

maybe i'll just stick to wondfo's this month then. Thanks for the monitor tip Emilie. does he still live so far away from you?

So far no side effects from the clomid so that's nice.

My boyfriend? He lives 25 mins from me

 

[HopefullyOpto]

Hi everyone!

Swimmyj good luck with clomid, im taking provera to induce AF and then i will be starting my dose of clomid day 2-6. Do you take them in the evening or morning, i heard that the evening can reduce symptoms as you can sleep through most.

 

[heychrissie]

Hi everyone, is it okay if I join? I've only just finished my first set of tablets - I took them in the evening but have never taken them in the day so I can't compare - however I didn't find side effects too bad, a bit dizzy occasionally and a little headachey, hot flushes and irritability - I have read that it can cause a bit of insomnia though which I didn't get. Gl!

 

[EmilieBrianne]

Hi everyone!

Swimmyj good luck with clomid, im taking provera to induce AF and then i will be starting my dose of clomid day 2-6. Do you take them in the evening or morning, i heard that the evening can reduce symptoms as you can sleep through most.

I found right before bed worked best to reduce symptoms. I still got a lot but not as much I when I took them at like dinner time.

 

[EmilieBrianne]

Hi everyone, is it okay if I join? I've only just finished my first set of tablets - I took them in the evening but have never taken them in the day so I can't compare - however I didn't find side effects too bad, a bit dizzy occasionally and a little headachey, hot flushes and irritability - I have read that it can cause a bit of insomnia though which I didn't get. Gl!

I had nausea,hot flashes,I was emotional and Moody,dizzy,I was tired yet couldn't sleep, and very vivid dreams which I found out later is a side effects. I had a lot but they were not bad at all though while taking the pills. Now later around ovulation and period they were bad.

 

[heychrissie]

Hi everyone, is it okay if I join? I've only just finished my first set of tablets - I took them in the evening but have never taken them in the day so I can't compare - however I didn't find side effects too bad, a bit dizzy occasionally and a little headachey, hot flushes and irritability - I have read that it can cause a bit of insomnia though which I didn't get. Gl!

I had nausea,hot flashes,I was emotional and Moody,dizzy,I was tired yet couldn't sleep, and very vivid dreams which I found out later is a side effects. I had a lot but they were not bad at all though while taking the pills. Now later around ovulation and period they were bad.

Yeah, I'm a bit worried that they might get a lot worse later on in the month 😬

 

[swimmyj1]

I think most of my nausea is caused from my metformin it doesn't happen every time i take it but then other times i am crazy sick.
Clomid has been making me very light headed and dizzy. Last night at work I had a really hard time focusing so tonight I took myself off the schedule and am just on call fingers crossed I wont get called in!

 

[EmilieBrianne]

I think most of my nausea is caused from my metformin it doesn't happen every time i take it but then other times i am crazy sick.
Clomid has been making me very light headed and dizzy. Last night at work I had a really hard time focusing so tonight I took myself off the schedule and am just on call fingers crossed I wont get called in!

The metformin doesn't effect me Thankfully.

 

[HopefullyOpto]

Metformin made me soo sick for over a month, i still find it hard to eat certain foods without gagging because i associate them with making me ill. Im much better now however.

2 days left of provera... Feels like time moves so slowly when you need it to move quicker. How is everyone. Where is everyone in their cycles?

 

[RayinNY]

Hey ladies-

Popping in here because always up for chatting about Clomid experiences .

I'm on my 8th cycle TTC and 3rd with Clomid. Have had an HSG that was all good and my husband's SA was fine. First cycle did 50 mg and my follicles weren't maturing so they stair stepped me to 100 mg and I triggered. I had a really short LP with what I believe was implantation bleeding and then got my AF the next day (it was 9 DPO). Last cycle, I triggered on CD 16 after 100 mg of Clomid and used Progesterone suppositories, but i was very stressed out and anxious the whole cycle. Wasn't hugely shocked to get AF based on that, but had gotten my hopes up because I had indents on my FRERs that I thought were faint positives. I just went for monitoring today on CD 12 after another round of 100 mg and had 3 lead follicles: 15, 15.5, and 17.5 with good lining. I'm supposed to trigger Tuesday morning (and O Wednesday night) and BD from Tues-Fri. Progesterone suppositories start Saturday night at 3 DPO. Hoping that 3rd time is a charm - all of the monitoring and meds are exhausting.

How are you ladies doing?

 

[Jgirl]

Hello Ladies,
I am 28 years old and after a year of ttc we found out that my husband has Kleinfelters syndrome and does not produce any sperm. So, we are trying iui with donor sperm. I have had 2 unsuccessful iui's so far. The first two were natural cycles but now we're on to clomid this cycle. I go in for my cycle day 10 u/s on Friday and can expect my follicles to be around 20cm(based off of my previous iui and ultrasounds). However my RE office is closed on the weekends, so I will have to wait until Monday for the iui. The doctor seems to put off my concerns when I asked him if I could ovulate over weekend before the iui on monday based on the size of the follicles. The nurse then said you don't ovulate naturally until your follicles are 28cm......this doesn't seem right to me? Any thoughts or suggestions?

 

[EmilieBrianne]

Hey ladies-

Popping in here because always up for chatting about Clomid experiences .

I'm on my 8th cycle TTC and 3rd with Clomid. Have had an HSG that was all good and my husband's SA was fine. First cycle did 50 mg and my follicles weren't maturing so they stair stepped me to 100 mg and I triggered. I had a really short LP with what I believe was implantation bleeding and then got my AF the next day (it was 9 DPO). Last cycle, I triggered on CD 16 after 100 mg of Clomid and used Progesterone suppositories, but i was very stressed out and anxious the whole cycle. Wasn't hugely shocked to get AF based on that, but had gotten my hopes up because I had indents on my FRERs that I thought were faint positives. I just went for monitoring today on CD 12 after another round of 100 mg and had 3 lead follicles: 15, 15.5, and 17.5 with good lining. I'm supposed to trigger Tuesday morning (and O Wednesday night) and BD from Tues-Fri. Progesterone suppositories start Saturday night at 3 DPO. Hoping that 3rd time is a charm - all of the monitoring and meds are exhausting.

How are you ladies doing?

I am doing okay. Just been extremely tired today.

 

[swimmyj1]

Jgirl sorry I'm not familure with the side of follicles linked with when you ovulate naturally. It's crappy your RE is closed on weekends. I've met with one by me and they do iui on weekends if needed thank goodness. Hopefully you hold off and don't ovulate until Monday cd 14 lol which would be perfect. Fingers crossed for you!
If clomid doesn't work for me in the next few months I will end up booking an iui also.

 

[RayinNY]

Is this your first cycle on Clomid? I think that typically people ovulate a little later on Clomid, so you may not be at 20 cm as early on this cycle as you have been in the past. I've been triggering on CD 15 to O on CD 16, but based on my OPKs getting gradually darker, I probably would ovulate naturally somewhere between 17-19. My Dr has me trigger anyway because I wasn't ovulating on my own prior and OPKs haven't been reliable for me. With that said, you are most likely to O later than you otherwise would've without Clomid, so hopefully that will make up the difference of the two days

Hello Ladies,
I am 28 years old and after a year of ttc we found out that my husband has Kleinfelters syndrome and does not produce any sperm. So, we are trying iui with donor sperm. I have had 2 unsuccessful iui's so far. The first two were natural cycles but now we're on to clomid this cycle. I go in for my cycle day 10 u/s on Friday and can expect my follicles to be around 20cm(based off of my previous iui and ultrasounds). However my RE office is closed on the weekends, so I will have to wait until Monday for the iui. The doctor seems to put off my concerns when I asked him if I could ovulate over weekend before the iui on monday based on the size of the follicles. The nurse then said you don't ovulate naturally until your follicles are 28cm......this doesn't seem right to me? Any thoughts or suggestions?

 

[Jgirl]

Thank you! I sure hope you're right about ovulating later with the clomid. It is my first clomid cycle after 2 failed natural iui cycles. I think I will ask for a quick ultrasound before the iui to confirm that we didn't miss it!

 

[swimmyj1]

I don't blame u for asking for an ultrasound before hand. I wouldn't want to waste a try of it without knowing u have an actual chance.

 

[EmilieBrianne]

Well af showed up today. So both cycles I ovulated on cycle day 19 and which gives me a 32 day cycle. I also have a 13 day luteal phase. So should I expect this to be the same this next cycle?

 

[swimmyj1]

Idk for the last 4 cycles I ovulated cd 15 but last cycle my body tried to ovulate cd 15 and didn't so tried for a second time cd21 giving me a week longer cycle than usual.

I know the day you ovulate can change but you LP usually doesn't change more than a day or so.

Sorry clomid didn't work this cycle

 

[EmilieBrianne]

Idk for the last 4 cycles I ovulated cd 15 but last cycle my body tried to ovulate cd 15 and didn't so tried for a second time cd21 giving me a week longer cycle than usual.

I know the day you ovulate can change but you LP usually doesn't change more than a day or so.

Sorry clomid didn't work this cycle

I hope it does next cycle. I hate having to take Clomid.

 

[swimmyj1]

clomid definatly turned me into a crazy person that is for sure. idk I feel much more laid back about this cycle. I just don't feel like its going to happen this cycle (not being a downer about it or anything) so i just haven't been as on track to temping or anything like that.

I don't think i will be ovulating cd 15 either this time feeling like its gonna be later