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My fertility journey & now starting Clomid - Any advice or experience?

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Crazydoglady123 · 08/01/2021 13:43

I have a child who is 9 and fell pregnant easily. A year or so after I was diagnosed with PCOS after a scan. I suffered with an eating disorder and my periods stopped for 6 months. I then went onto various contraceptives (pill, depo) as my circumstances changed. I then tried the Mirena coil and everything seemed great on it till it disappeared and at the same time I started being in lots of pain so had a pelvic scan (to locate coil) and discovered I had a 6cm ovarian cyst which a few days later I ended up heavily bleeding so was admitted to hospital and had cyst removed. The consultant also removed my coil and upon waking from surgery told me that it'd started to embed in my uterus and it was that which caused the bleeding and pain.

Fast forward to more recent, I'd been on the depo again since (no probs). I stopped it two years ago to TTC with my partner (not my Childs dad) and finding it really, really difficult to conceive :( He has had two sperm evaluations as the first was low but the second was much higher (although slightly low morphology) but the doctors seem to be fine with him now and back looking at me. I've tried ovulation tests (which always showed a surge), I've had a Hycosy which everything was fine and just finished 3 cycles of Letrozole which was a high dose. My 21 day blood test showed my progesterone at 23 and it apparently needs to be over 30 to have ovulated. I'm not due to start tonight Clomiphene. He's prescribed me 100mg a day (day 2-6) so from what I've read again is another decent/high dose but I didn't get to speak to him properly and feel a bit anxious as hear lots of lovely side effects with these! Is it true they're better taken at night? Also online I read that there's a 10% chance of developing an ovarian cyst with these so I'm not sure if I should try and book a private scan after the first cycle to make sure I haven't got one again? I have two rounds of this then another blood test. If I ovulate on it then I'm allowed another 4 goes, if not on the sheet he gave me it said Gondatropins may tried after or keyhole surgery to make holes in my ovaries... Any experience or advice greatly appreciated!

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Crazydoglady123 · 07/03/2021 18:38

@Suki2020 ahh you must be going out of your mind waiting! I'm going to try Soy Isoflavones alongside my Clomid this cycle. I'm spotting a bit redder blood now so probably tomorrow will be AF.

@Ronnii oh bless you! I was really lucky with DS and had no pregnancy symptoms like that or sickness.

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Suki2020 · 07/03/2021 18:31

What cd is everyone ovulating on? I’m worried that mine is happening too late. Last cycle was cd19 this cycle I’m on cd17 today and still waiting for my peak. Really need some advice

My fertility journey & now starting Clomid - Any advice or experience?
Ronnii · 07/03/2021 17:16

I'm good thanks, symptoms have calmed down my main thing now is going off most things I used to eat and not having the stomach to cook. So it's cereal, sandwiches and fruit now

Suki2020 · 07/03/2021 11:45

@Crazydoglady123 no nothing new, still waiting for ovulation. On cd17 now, last cycle I ovulated on cd19 so hoping it happens soon. Doing OPK’s 3 times a fat now to make sure I don’t miss my peak. Getting on and off cramps on the left side but OPK’s defiantly not at peak yet.

Crazydoglady123 · 07/03/2021 10:56

@Suki2020 I'm usually like that, give nothing away as I am really sceptical! This was my third time but second time with her. Last time was Sept 2019 and she brought up then (without me saying anything that time) that I was having problems in my uterus/ovary area and I was worried I couldn't have more children but I could and I chose the daughter card amongst the cards I picked which she said shows I will have a little girl.
Any news your end? How are you both doing @Ronnii and @HT1507

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Suki2020 · 07/03/2021 10:14

@Crazydoglady123 aww that’s exciting. I’ve had one done before too. I told her nothing about me and she only knew I was joining about 10mins before haha as she was at my mother in laws doing it. Was that you first one?

Crazydoglady123 · 07/03/2021 08:47

Hey @Suki2020 I'm okay thanks! I had a spiritual reading last night and although I caved a bit too early in telling her I was having problems TTC I've taken from it I'm going to get pregnant on the Clomid next cycle, to twins, a boy and a girl and have them at Christmas 🤣🤣🤣 I'm cd27 and feeling like af is very due and spotted after DTD Friday night but she hasn't come properly yet... Have my AFC scan and AMH blood test Tuesday with the IVF clinic. How are you doing? Did you get a positive OPK yet?

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Suki2020 · 07/03/2021 08:03

Hey, how is everyone doing?

Suki2020 · 02/03/2021 13:26

@Crazydoglady123 yeah I’m good thanks, waiting for ovulation now. I’m cd12 now so it should be sometime this week

Crazydoglady123 · 02/03/2021 09:59

Hey @Suki2020 I'm okay thank you. Just waiting for AF 🙄 How are you doing?

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Suki2020 · 02/03/2021 08:53

Hi ladies how are you all doing?

Suki2020 · 27/02/2021 20:11

@Crazydoglady123 that’s a shame. No just some hot flushes. My scan is 15th March

Crazydoglady123 · 27/02/2021 19:23

@Suki2020 yeah, she wasn't THE most understanding but I need her help with this so we'll see how it goes. Have you had anymore side effects on the Clomid this time? When's your scan again too?

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Suki2020 · 27/02/2021 08:09

@Crazydoglady123 that’s good that you’ve told your mum Aldi gives you someone else to talk to, it’s so tough sometimes that I think we need help or just someone to vent to. I’m CD 9 now so finished taking the clomid and just crossing my fingers that I ovulate soon.

Crazydoglady123 · 26/02/2021 23:26

@Suki2020 a bit better now thank you. How are you and where are you now in your cycle? I'm pleased I can go from one to the other, just feel anxious about going back onto the Clomid. I told my mum about us TTC and all the problems today for the first time in case I do get bad again on it as was so hard with the dogs and my DS and other commitments last time when OH is at work so at least I have her for back up now.

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Suki2020 · 26/02/2021 08:13

@Crazydoglady123 that’s good. I just thought it would be another waiting game after the clomid before ivf. How are you feeling now?

Crazydoglady123 · 24/02/2021 16:21

@Suki2020 yep I can do next cycle Clomid and the cycle after IVF

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Suki2020 · 24/02/2021 15:54

@Crazydoglady123 that’s good. So if your next cycle of clomid doesn’t work the will your following cycle be ivf or is it a waiting game?

Crazydoglady123 · 24/02/2021 14:53

I double checked with the IVF clinic too and I'm okay to take Clomid the cycle before IVF so I will give it another try. Can't wait for more hot flushes @Suki2020 🥵

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Crazydoglady123 · 24/02/2021 14:52

@Suki2020 thanks lovely. Yeah I know, no one can understand how that can happen. My cycles just felt normal. Never really the same length but never more than 34 days. I always found I had one day of bloating a month around CD19 which was when I thought I was ovulating but when investigations started my bloods showed I wasn't ovulating. I never really tracked my CM over the years but I have been watching closely this cycle and haven't had any, which obviously now makes sense if I haven't ovulated.

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Suki2020 · 24/02/2021 14:46

@Crazydoglady123 oh no sorry to hear that hun. That’s crazy how you’ve got your peak but not ovulating. What were your cycles like before you started medication? Did you have EWCM?

Crazydoglady123 · 24/02/2021 14:29

@Ronnii I think my ovaries are on furlough tbh 😂😩 They need to start doing some bloody work 🙄

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Ronnii · 24/02/2021 14:26

@Crazydoglady123 yes maybe your ovaries just needed a month off 🤞

Crazydoglady123 · 24/02/2021 13:59

@Ronnii it's just so weird I got a peak and yet not ovulating. I just spoke to the lady at the clinic I get private scans with as I messaged her asking if a follicle could be missed and she just rung me and had a chat with her and she said there's no way my consultant could miss on but it is really weird to get a peak and not ovulate. She asked what he'd planned to do and I said one more month on the Clomid and she was shocked he was putting me back on 100mg but she said as long as he's scanning and monitoring me then go with it. Someone on another thread just said too maybe the build up from three months of Letrozole before the Clomid made me over respond but this time I've had a month off anything so I think I will try it. All you ladies have had such great results on Clomid

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Ronnii · 24/02/2021 13:46

I'm trying to be positive about clomid but I struggled with the side affects only on 50mg. Only good I can find is that it has the possibility of working so can be worth it.

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