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Anybody First round of clomid? Any success?

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AnnMii · 13/07/2022 13:51

Hey,
Is there anybody else on tww after 1st round of clomid? Haven’t seen much posts here re clomid.
we have been ttc for nearly 5 years, I have mild pcos, but so far no luck except for 2 chemicals last year. My gp gave me clomid prescription. I went for day 21 bloods, she said lh and pg looks good.
im on day 29 now, just tested and got very faint lines on 3 tests, praying this month is lucky, it has been heartbreaking time ttc for so long

Anybody First round of clomid? Any success?
Anybody First round of clomid? Any success?
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AnnMii · 15/07/2022 22:42

@Brunette1652
this is my first cycle, it’s cd 31 now and I’m getting positive lines, just hoping they will get darker. I did clear blue one this morning and it reads pregnant 1-2, just hard to believe it, I guess it’s still a waiting game, Im so afraid to get my hopes up, I didn’t even tell hubby yet, just so aftraid it’s not real.
I didn’t have any symptoms when taking clomid or after, didn’t track ovulation either, actually I was bit angry with DH and we dtd only like 4 times In whole month, so I taught it’s a wasted cycle . I didnt tell him i took Clomid, didnt want him overthinking, I like keeping those things to myself, I know how much he wants to have a child and I would hate to break his heart every month.

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SheepingStandingUp · 15/07/2022 22:41

Brunette1652 · 15/07/2022 22:32

@SheepingStandingUp how did you do it wrong the first time round? Did you go private for your clomid? I’d love to know how you found your clomid cycles

I was told to take it X days after my period started, I counted wrong. Think like take on day 6, and I did it after day 6. I knew as soon as I didn't it I'd misread what I was meant to do.

Next month did it a day earlier, tested a few days early as I felt so bloody awful and it was a strong positive.

I was having regular periods, but every 3 months and with the PCOS no sign the eggs were releasing.

Very nice doc took pity on my decrepitude and referred us to hospital, saw a nurse and she too took pity on my age and prescribed it v quickly. I'd had a previous successful pregnancy but after a LOT of effort and some weight loss so she accepted that it was going to happen quickly and I was mid 30s.

I was lucky - Dr was young and just saw me as v old. Nurse was my age and got it.

GrowlingManchego · 15/07/2022 22:40

Hi @AnnMii , hopefully it works out for you. I had exactly the same history as you’ve described and my 15 year old is the result of me taking Clomid for the first time 😊

shinyblackdog · 15/07/2022 22:39

I went on clomid when my period didn't come back after a mc. I caught fifth time but mc, then started again and it worked first time. Felt very lucky because the scan showed a very thin lining, so I wasn't even sure I should start the new course, very anxious the first few weeks. DD2 is now three.

Brunette1652 · 15/07/2022 22:36

@AnnMii sorry wrong tag and I don’t know how to delete it

genericusername789 · 15/07/2022 22:35

Also fell pregnant first round of clomid, now have 2.5 year old non-ID twins! Good luck, it really is a wonder drug ❤️

Brunette1652 · 15/07/2022 22:33

@AnnMii what cycle of clomid are you on now? How are you finding it

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AnnMii · 15/07/2022 22:32

@Brunette1652
Hi, didn’t get any scans, only day 21 bloods done, and she told me they look good, checked lh and pg

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Brunette1652 · 15/07/2022 22:32

@SheepingStandingUp how did you do it wrong the first time round? Did you go private for your clomid? I’d love to know how you found your clomid cycles

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AnnMii · 15/07/2022 22:26

@SheepingStandingUp wow that’s amazing, thank you 🙏

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AnnMii · 15/07/2022 22:25

@Brunette1652
i got metformin from private gyno, took it November and December but to be honest didn’t feel any changes so I just stopped using it.
I had holiday in Latvia in May, I went to very popular gynaecologist, I was a bit scared after reading reviews but look after 5 years I really had nothing to loose, he had helped many who had problems with becoming pregnant. He did manual therapy down there, basically with his hands, fingers, it was sooo soo painful and after I had bad bruising on my stomach. He said everything down there was quite stiff and didn’t move much so that could be problem why I’m not getting pregnant. I had period 2 weeks after and now I’m getting positive tests first time ever. I don’t know was it more from his manual therapy or clomid, but all together seems like it worked 🙂 fingers crossed for stronger lines xx

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SheepingStandingUp · 15/07/2022 22:21

I caught second time on clomid but I knew I'd done the first one wrong so technically yes, caught first time. PCOS and never had a positive ovulation test. Now I have twins 😂😂. Not clomid twins I should add, identical ones. Good luck x

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AnnMii · 15/07/2022 22:14

@Longbin wow can I ask where did you buy it? We’re u just able to get it over counter? Iv been same, have never seen positive opk that’s why I started pushing my gp and went private. I’m in Ireland and we have hse and they are very useless. Waiting lists for years and going nowhere. Hate health system here. Every gp appointment costs me 60e, every time they take bloods it’s other 25e 🤨

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FrankTurner · 15/07/2022 17:46

My 1st try on clomid is now 15 Yr old, 6ft 5 DS! I was told it looked liked I barely ever ovulated so prescribed the clomid to "kick start" ovulation.

When DS was 9 months old, we decided to crack on with dc2 as we didn't want a large gap & he had taken over 2 yrs of ttc. DD arrived 8 1/2 months later so looks like the kick starting worked!

Those are some lovely lines - congratulations!

Brunette1652 · 15/07/2022 17:39

@Hopeislost are you going private or through nhs? I will ask when I have my private appointment but probably is because clomid is cheaper 🙄

Hopeislost · 15/07/2022 16:16

@Brunette1652 I'm in the UK and was told I had to try letrozole first, because it's more effective than clomid. It's weird how things differ - monitoring also seems very varied.

Brunette1652 · 15/07/2022 15:51

@Hopeislost in the uk clomid is first prescribed over letrozole, it’s quite hard to get letrozole prescribed first over clomid

Hopeislost · 15/07/2022 14:35

Worth noting that NICE guidelines state that letrozole should be first choice of drug for ovulation induction. Higher success rate, fewer lining issues and fewer multiples than Clomid. Although treatment is v similar so feel free to join the ongoing Letrozole thread.

Longbin · 15/07/2022 12:58

@Brunette1652 no they wouldn't give it to me after I wasted yet more money on appointments so I bought it myself. I'm doing one round then going back for IVF next month instead. If I did continue clomid after the IVF round, I'm not going to bother with scans. I don't think people often have them after the first month on the NHS anyway.

Brunette1652 · 15/07/2022 11:35

@Longbin that’s great news! Did you go privately for the clomid also? So are you just going for tracking scans every month through the private clinic?

Brunette1652 · 15/07/2022 11:32

AnnMii · 14/07/2022 23:37

The top picture first test is from yesterday, the rest from morning and 2nd pic from this evening

That’s amazing! I’m in the middle of waiting for my private appointment to start clomid also, did you get tracking scans? My gp won’t get me clomid I’m trying to get metformin off her (anything to help me) hence why I’m going to go private to get it.

Melpainter · 15/07/2022 11:27

I have pcos and have a cycle once or twice a year. I was given clomid for my first child and it work first time been ttc again and not being successful So back on the clomid this month I was maybe 90 odd days since my last AF so they didn’t say wait for AF just take it so I had 50mg clomid on 4th July to the 8th July. I started feeling aching symptoms from left ovary on the 9th and 10th July I was using Pearl a home ovulation detection and the results were going up and down daily, as seen in the image below. The blue line is FSH and the pink is LH, So yesterday I had the gynaecology scan and she said I had definitely ovulated on the left side, so I ovulated somewhere within 6 days after finishing clomid I think around the 12th or 13th July, the scan showed an endo lining of 9.63mm too which I believe is good for implantation. now I’m in the two week window and praying we have timed everything correctly, my other half said he put arm bands on his swimmers so they have more chance of meeting the egg 🤣 got to love his sense of humour, that helps with my stressed head over obsessing about ovulation and tww and so on

anyways I hope this story helps and I will let you know the results in two weeks, fingers crossed 🤞 good luck to everyone on here xx

Anybody First round of clomid? Any success?
Longbin · 15/07/2022 11:22

@Brunette1652 I went for an IVF baseline scan privately and mentioned I had taken it so they checked how many follicles they could see. It was £200 and cheaper than continuing to pay out for these appointments and getting nowhere!

Brunette1652 · 15/07/2022 09:47

That’s amazing! I’m in the middle of waiting for my private appointment to start clomid also, did you get tracking scans? My gp won’t get me clomid I’m trying to get metformin off her (anything to help me) hence why I’m going to go private to get it.

Longbin · 15/07/2022 08:09

I don't know how to respond to specific posts, but the second test is definitely darker!!