CLOMID GANG - the new thread

[Roobedoo]

This should be clomid and IUI (for Katierocket) thread. Hoping this one will be luckier than the last - can't be any worse, don't think we had a single BFP did we?

Lots and lots and lots of luck to us all.

Congratulations Milesygirl!!!! Woohoo!

How many months of Clomid had you taken when you got your BFP and when is bubs due?

Well done, you're an inspiration to us all

Had a second scan today, the one last week showed my follicles were nowhere near as big as they should have been for day 12, but fortunately this week they are big so had the injection. Not feeling particularly optimistic and looking forward to a month off over Christmas. Having acupuncture on Friday which I'm really looking forward to.

Still very pleased about Milsey though - about time for this gang!

How's everyone else doing?

Well, Ive been to see our fertility specialist again today....

...and didn't really learn much that I didn't know already. He told me the results of my blood tests (which I already knew from my GP), I asked him about the mid cycle bleeding, but he didn't seem too concerned, and said as long as I know when my periods start, and know when to take the Clomid that it isn't an issue(??)

I explained to him my decision to have 2 months off Clomid which he was happy with, he gave me a prescription for 3 more months and said I would get an appointment to see him again at the end of April/beginning of May. I'm not having anymore blood tests, so no monitoring at all now - he seemed happy that because I ovulated last month, the Clomid is working now.

All in all, I suppose I was happy with the outcome, but I feel very much alone now - it's a case of here's another 3 months of Clomid (meaning I'll have had 7 months in total), go away and get pregnant!!

I tried asking him what the next steps are after Clomid (presuming it doesn't work) but he wouldn't be drawn in to it - his attitude is let's wait and see.

So, that's about it really, I just hope it pays off and I get a BFP early in the New Year

Good luck Roobedoo, sounds promising

Well Loubie you'll have the perfect opportunity for lots of BD on your honeymoon and unlike me you will probably be quite keen - so enjoy! Hope all the last minute wedding details are stressless.

Misley thanks you all for ur messages and will be online to chat and answer questions as soonas she can come over....xxx

Hi, may i join the gang, just been perscribed clomid 50mg, two days till my first pill !! What can i expect from it..... ( after reading the leaflet on side effects.... mmmmm)

Welcome Rachee. I was totally convinced I was going to have all the side effects, but actually have had none at all other than a bit of weight gain (which actually really annoys me) and I find ovulation quite painful. Some of the others have had some side effects though.

Katierocket - desperate to know how you got on with the IUI.

hi roobeedo - have been laying low. IUI was cancelled due to 3 follicles. I can't even begin to express how annoyed I am at clinic - It's a long dull story and when I'm feeling more robust I will relate it.
Thanks for thinking of me, hope you're OK.

I didn't have any side effects, even when on a 100mg dose.

BTW, I found follicle monitoring the BEST THING when TTC b/c it took all the guess work out of whether Clomid was working or not and the timing for BD. (Follicle monitoring is a vaginal sonogram of your ovaries). For me it was recommended on my 5th cycle of Clomid. The downside was trecking to the clinic every 2-3 days, but the reassurance from seeing that little egg ripen and pop was amazing. And that was the cycle I conceived on. Definitely worth asking for. Good luck everyone!

So sorry Katierocket, you must be totally fed up. I hope you're not having to pay for this treatment. Best of luck for next month. Just can't believe they are making a fuss about three follicles. You weren't even monitored on clomid and you could have been producing loads of follicles each month.

Sorry to hear your news Katierocket, what a rollercoaster ride this is turning out to be.

Stay strong, you'll get there soon - at least your body is working (perhaps a little too well now!)

Hugs xx

Well, not pg AGAIN. Wasn't even hoping to be - I'm that resigned to the fact that I won't get pg because there must be something else going on. Am actually now looking forward to the laparoscopy, hope I won't have to wait too long for it. I've got one more lot of clomid to take, but have decided to hold onto it until after laparoscopy.

Had acupuncture on Friday which was interesting. Going every week for the first month or so. It was quite enjoyable getting to talk about myself for half an hour!

How's everyone else doing?

Ooh, Roobedoo - I did acupuncture and it was fab. After the acupuncture treatment (which took about 4 months - initially once a week, then once a fortnight then once a month) we got pg first month trying. After 3 years of ttc + basal body temp charts, OPKs, that saliva thing, blood tests, Clomid, scans, an HSG and a miscarriage - I felt like screaming: why didn't anyone tell me about acupuncture before? I've posted on this (as Jen28) in other areas of MN. I did have to pay for it myself but the cost was the only downside.

I have been reading loads up about TTC and in every artical it reccomends accupunture !!

There must be something in it !!

( PS. haven't been able to take my first dose of clomid yet.... waiting for day 2.... now on day 22 .... very unusual for me not come on yet !! Got loads of ov pains though so won't be long

I am waiting for my lap too, missing out the ultra sound part... conultant doesn't think it will show up anything, so going straight for op.

Bad news all round then. I had a scan yesterday (4th cycle all in, but the first on 100mg) - and there's still absolutely nothing happening. Doesn't look as if there's much point carrying on with the clomid, so just waiting now for them to call me back and see where we go next.

Oh Lunarsea - sorry about your news - is 100mg the largest dose allowed? I'm sure there are alternatives to clomid, like the injectables that Katierocket is on. Hope you get some good news soon.

Jen28, I left you a message on the Acupuncture or Reflexology thread, I'd love to hear more about your treatment.

hello all
sorry I've been laying low as had hit (another!) low point. Well IUI was cancelled due to 3 follicles, really annoying as if i was at any other clinci they probably would have gone ahead. Anyway, it's all to long and boring to relate here. I have been very fed up with it all but feeling bit better now. We're not able to try IUI again until March because clinic closed over Christmas, then my next AF is due just before we go to Aus for 2 and half weeks (hurray, somethign else to think about other than bloody pregnancy!).

Roobeedo - sorry to hear your news, I really hope acupuncture helps, I've heard great things about it. I had it for 10 months and I think it did help (although obviously not too well...)It's very relaxing in any case.

Lunar - more bad news for you, so sorry to hear that. the injectables I was on for IUI are FSH. Apparently Clomid tries to fool your body into producing more FSH whereas this is the actual stuff so maybe it would work better? My consultant said it is a stronger drug. (although I had no side effects on it - unlike Clomid)
GOd I really hope we get pregnant soon. Surely we must..

By the way, i was thinking the other day that it feels as though I've been trying for so long (20 months) that I've almost lost sight of what I'm trying for and my 'life' is just TTC - does that make any sense? I literally cannot imagine being pregnant or having a little baby in the house - it's very weird.

I know what you mean Katierocket. I saw a friend the other day who simply said "How are you?" and my immediate response was "Not pregnant". I immediately felt really stupid - surely there is more to me than whether or not I am pregnant. It does become all consuming.

yes, roobee, it's hard to put your finger on it but when you first start TTC you are just assuming perhaps that you will get pregnant and that is what you expect. The longer it goes on the more the actual trying becomes the whole thing.

I have been lurking on this thead whilst waiting for a hopsital appointment. (My GP thinks I'll be prescribed clomid) I know what you mean about the all consuming nature. I got a date for an appointment today and I suddenly thought I may have a baby. It just seemed so odd as all I have been thinking about is days in cycle and hormone levels and when to bd. It doesn't seem anything to do with babies.

hi jane, yes that's it isn;t it, you spend so much time focusing on the 'means' you kind of forget/lose sight of the 'end' even though paradoxically that is all you think about!

Just posted re my acupuncture on the Acupuncture and Reflexology thread.

Now on day 2 of taking clomid...... Not got bad tempered yet... but watching for that. Thanks for the warnings. Does it lighten your periods.... normally by this time i am swimming in it all, but now on day two , calming down already.....

Could this be clomid, my magnetic braclet, or just one of those things?