CLOMID first timer....

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I can't seem to find any clomid threads that are active, so thought I would start this one.

Currently just finished taking my last tablet (50mg) on my first month of clomid, I'm very excited & nervous at the same time.

So many things going on in my head, no one to really talk to, symptoms are a bitch (but must mean something is working if I have symptoms yeah?!)

has anyone taken clomid without being monitored? My consultant isn't going to scan me to check on follicles, I just have to go back to see her in 3 weeks (not sure what for?)

Really hoping this works!

But if anyone wants to join me on a clomid ride, share info or success stories, feel free to......

Hi all, thanks for messages. Just spoke to the fertility nurse who said if still no AF by Friday to go in for a blood test to be sure one way or other. Of course I then asked if it's possible I could still be pg and she said yes but I needed to be realistic that it's a slim chance.

Hmmm. Pissed off, to be honest.

I am so sorry PinkCustard, miscarriage is a truly awful thing to go through. Take care of yourself and treat yourself lots. If you need to talk we are here, and you will find lots of support in the miscarriage threads too x

Highlove how totally frustrating, how many days late are you? Fingers crossed it is just too early for a BFP.The bloods will be 100%

Strange day for me at the EPU, firstly they seemed to think I was further on than they thought and warned me that the scan may show nothing and if it did that they would do blood tests. Had the scan and it showed what they think was a sack 4-5 weeks but it was far too early to see if there is anything in it. The nurse was lovely though and did my bloods and she will call me with the results tomorrow, they will then use the result as a base line and take further bloods on Friday from that we can work out of the levels have gone up enough to make the pregnancy viable. I will then be scanned again a week on Monday. Felt so anxious going there, I have spent loads of time visiting these wards over the past 3 years. She said that they will monitor me closely and if I have any ?'s to call her and she will always speak to me, so that is positive.
All I can do now is to keep everything crossed that this one is all good!

Have everything crossed for you con3used...I don't have personal experience but I think it's totally usual for scans at this early stage not reveal very much. Your bloods should give you some reassurance though.

I'm between 16 and 18 DPO according to my tracking scans. Just so confused and so fed up this afternoon. Just back to the usual, pointless 'why is this happening to me, why can't I get pg straightforwardly like everyone I kbow' thing. Pointless and self destructive...need to wallow for a bit and then kick myself up the arse and resume normal service shortly!

Keeping everyhting crossed for you highlove and Confu3ed that its sticking.

Lucytee I am on 50mg, this is my first month so not sure what to expect at all. I don't feel like I have ovulated but I guess its better to be liek that and (maybe) get a nice surprise than be crushingly disappointed when i get the results as I no doubt will be anyway.

What cycle day are you on Lucy? I have my Day 21 bloods (actually will be day 22) on Monday. Am stupidly nervous already, I so badly want to have ovulated.

highlove i go through the same ting all the time" why me ? and why carnt i just get pg easly like everyone else ! ect...but ther really isnt any point in me wolloing in self pity because thats just the way it is for me unfortunatly, i know one thing tho, if i am lucky enough to fall pg, i will know how lucky i am to be pg. sometimes a feel people pop babies out lieft rigt and center and just take it for granted ! :/

worryingtrend im on my second cycle only on cd7 , but at least ive got the pill taling bit out of the way ! fingerscrossed you have oved , dnt be anxious abou your bloods tho , the important ting is working out what dose is right for you! as everyones different.. ill keep everything crossed for u ! x

Ok so I tested this morning and a BFN :(

Have been reading up on clomid as I'm pretty sure i'm 18DPO and I have read it can increase your luteal phase so perhaps it's just playing silly buggers with me.

Highlove hope you are ok

Confu3ed everything crossed for you for a sticky little bean.

Everything crossed for you Aworrying & Lucytee

Oh bloody hell solars I'm sorry to hear that. I was thinking of you earlier and wondering if you'd test today. Hope you're doing ok? Maybe ov'd later than you think? I reckon it's worth contacting your clinic for a blood test now though.

Lucy you are totally right, but sometimes I think we all need an hour two to wallow. It is all bloody unfair. You're right though it's pointless and won't change anything. I'm over it today. How is your temping going?

worryingtrend will be rooting for your bloods on Monday!

I tested again, BFN. Am ok today though - normal service had resumed! Have a blood test tomorrow and still no AF but the more I think about it the more convinced I am I ov'd later than thought. That would mean my scans gave a wrong result but would mean my odd progesterone tests were right, why it was 6 at what we thought was 7dpo and rose to 40 by 11dpo! Disappointed because it means we definitely wouldn't have got pg just because we didn't SWI at the right time which is just annoying. But trying to stay positive; if I'm right it would make me 12/13 DPO now which means luteal phase has extended and no spotting which is usually anything from 7 DPO. So if we just actually have sex at thr right time next month maybe we're in with a chance!!

Xxx

Highlove maybe I did ov later, but a positive opk & unmistakeable ovulation pains makes me feel confident that I did ov on CD14 or possibly 15??? To be honest I'm just waiting for AF to arrive now so I can get on with the next cycle. If there is no show over the weekend then I may contact the clinic early next week. I'm sorry to hear another bfn for you though and can totally understand your frustration that you didn't SWI at the right time, but the silver lining is that your luteal phase has extended which is very good news xx

So sorry for the BFN's Solars and highlove. TTC is such a rollercoaster, I reckon the best thing to do is SWI from day 10 till AF turns up. I get ovulation pains on and off on more than one day when on clomid and I know that I cannot be ovulating that much so figured I would ignore them and just SWI from day 10-20.

Bloods came back and match with the 4-5 week scan yesterday more tomorrow so next milestone is Monday. I have been getting sharp twingy pains in my tummy today though so terrified.

con3used glad your bloods went ok, fingers crossed for Monday then.

solars how are you doing love? Hope all ok, any sign of AF? Totally get what you mean about just wanting it to come and movd on to the next cycle. Hopefully not too long!

So I never got the blood test this morning; started to spot yesterday afternoon which I always do pre-AF. It's actually a lot lighter than usual (sorry tmi!) but guess that's something else to thank the Clomid for. Just want it to start properly and start the next round of tablets..

What fun this is! Not!

Hope everyone is ok, at least it's Friday!

Xx

Confu3ed that makes a lot of senses just swi from days 10 to 20 and not worry about ov, that's what I'm going to be doing this month. I hope you twingy pains are better and good luck for monday x

Highlove I'm on CD1 today, but feel ok, i guess there's a lot to learn from clomid - I agree not fun at all! Hope you're ok and hope everyones else is too xx

Yep solars agree there's a lot to learn! Is this your second Clomid cycle now then?

I'm now CD1 and glad to just put the last one behind me. Luteal phase extended by a couple of days and no spotting till what I now reckon was 11 or 12 DPO as opposed to 7 or 8 DPO on a normal cycle - so just trying to focus on that as positives.

Fingers crossed for lots of BFPs before Christmas then x

highlove lots of BFPS before chrismas sounds like a very good plan ! :)

my temping isnt going very well to be honest the first 2 were qutie low 35.7 then 35.8 then this mornings was 36.4 . not very consistant.

had to sit through one of my colleges tell me .. " oh me , im a professional at the concieving children malarki ive got four !" .. proffesional ?? i cpould of slapped her ! ..she is the only one at work who no that im on clomid and she said it about 5 times to patients when ther where asking her questions ( she s of course 5mnth pregnant )!! not looking forward to tomorros shift! probs over reacting but feels like shes kind of rubbing it in , then agan thts probsthe clomid talking !

sorry! rant over lol ........hope evryone is well :)

Hi Lucy sorry to hear your temping isn't great. I've never tried, sounded way to complicated to me! Can't offer you any advice, hopefully someone who can will be along soon. Have you got the book Taking Charge of your Fertility? That is all about temping and interpreting results so might be worth a look.

Can't believe your colleague. If she knows, how incredibly insensitive of her.

I'm on CD4 of cycle 2...have got the clinic to agree to scans and blood tests again this cycle so fingers crossed it isn't so confusing this time. Just feeling a bit desperate that I've only one more go at getting pg this year now...I know it shouldn't make a difference but can't help feeling it's another anniversary to remind me I'm no nearer having a baby. Aaarrggghhh.

Hope everyone else is doing ok..

Highlove yes this is my second cycle on cloimd too and it looks like we are cycle buddies as well, I'm on CD5 (last pill tomorrow). You're so lucky you are getting bloods and scans at the clinic, because we've been 'diagnosed' with unexplained infertility we're not allowed any of the monitoring and have just been sent off with clomid in the hope that it will work. Fingers crossed this is the lucky month for both of us though, we will all get there and totally understand how you feel about the last chance of the year x

Lucytee I don't temp so not much advice on that front but your colleague sounds horrendous especially since she even knows you are on clomid! You have every right to be fuming.

Confu3ed hope everything went well for you yesterday and you're doing ok x

So sorry Lucy it sucks when people are so insensitive, my sister is the worlds worsed. Told me that she feelt so sorry for her friend who had been TTC for a year, for me it has been almost 3 and 2 miscarriages!

Highlove fingers crossed for you this month.

Thanks Solars, fingers crossed this will be your lucky month.

Got test results yesterday and my hormone levels had more than doubled, around 1000 more. They should double so taking that as a positive. Said that to the nurse who said all I can do is to keep my fingers crossed. Tough wait now till my scan next Monday. Hard as it was around this time that I lost the last two so keeping everything crossed and doing as little as possible. So tired at the moment which I am also taking as a positive I have to come home for a nap at lunch time. Plus feeling really sick today so again looking at the positive! x

Hi all, I got my Day 21 (actually Day 22) results today and the Clomid hasn't worked. My progesterone is 2.1. I am stupidly devastated even though I had told myself they hadn't worked as I haven't had any signs of ovulation. I am so, so upset. i feel like i am doing everything I can, I'm not very overweight but have still lost 9 pounds in the hope it would help, I have stopped drinking, I eat healthily...what more can I do?!!!

I have to ring the consultant later today with the results and she will probably say increase to 100m next month.

LucyTee your colleague sounds like a prize cow for saying that.

Confu3ed Yay! it sounds like everyhting is going the way it should, that is great news.

confused , really glad everything is going wel:) its rearsuring to hear x

so sorry abwt your prog test aworryingtrend i was in exactly the same place as you last munth... its so disapointing isnt it! my levels were 2.3, my doc has upped the dose to100mg for me this mounth, i havent had anyside effects as yet and i am on day 14 today, so dnt worry about doubleing the dose from a side effects point of view, all i can say is the 5days i didnt feel "myself" but tht went away 2 days after the last dose. i have beeen told it can also take a few munths to get into your system! tht didnt make it any easier to swallow for me tho i must say. best of luck x

Confu3ed i'm so glad to hear that things looking very positive for you, make sure you rest well and good luck with the scan next monday :)

Oh Aworrying I really feel for you and hope you can stay positive. I felt like that last month, I was doing everything right but still no bfp and you just end up wondering what else you can do but I guess it's just down to chance at the end of the day. I hope you got to speak to your consultant so fingers crossed for the next cycle x

Hi hope everyone is doing ok.

con3used how are you feeling? Lots of luck for the scan on Monday.

Lucy how's the temping going?

solars how are you doing? Can you at least push for a 7dpo blood test to confirm Ov? So annoying they won't monitor you.

Hope you're feeling a bit better worrying - 100mg seems to do the trick for lots of people, fingers crossed for you.

I'm cd 8 so tablets all done and first follicle scan on Monday. Am swinging between feeling positive and other times just feels like I'm never going to be pg and just can't even imagine getting those two little lines. Anyone else just feel like they can't imagine it happening, iyswim?

Xx

hi highlove , my temping is going okay , im on this site called fertillity friends a you enter your temps and dates of cycle ect , ill try and put a link on so you can have a look , it actully says according to my temps i oved on day 13, it is really good for showing if uuve ovulated but it can only tell u after it has happend, not before so its not good for timing bd ect like opks. I would recomend it to women who do not know if the are ovulating an also after 2 or so rwnds u can start to see a patern , its really good when is all written out in front of you. if you track your temps in the 2ww it will give u and idear if you are preg before you test with temp, if ure temo stays elivated for a certain amountof days ect ect ( it explains it all on the site and gives you free lessons on it when u register which is free also.) sorry for the essay lol

www.fertilityfriend.com/home/3902f8 , here is the link , take a look.

we will c if its right on wednesday when i get my 21 day bloods ! fingers crossed its worked ths time .

how are you doing highlove ? and how is everyone else ?

My Ovulation Chart

no i think this is the link lol x

Hi Highlove I know what you mean, I feel I'm getting used to it not happening every month. There would be no chance of a 21 day blood test we did ask that of the consultant when we were prescribed clomid, if we were private patients we could pay for it we were told.

Lucytee glad to here the temping is going well, fingers crossed for your blood results.

Sorry about the results Aworrying, is your doctor increasing the dose?

Lucy, glad that the temping is going well and fingers crossed for Wednesday!

Highlove, how did the follicle tracking go?

Solars, the last time I was on Clomid I went to the nurse at my GP surgery and said that I needed a day 21 progesterone test as I was on Clomid, as I was already there she filled in the form and did the test, no questions asked.

Good day for me, went for scan and at first it just looked like an empty sack, my heart sank. However the sonogropher did not give up and found a 4mm pole with a heartbeat. She said that there are no guarantees but that is the first scan I have seen a heartbeat at since DD 12 years ago! They have booked me for another scan in 3 weeks due to my history. But for now it is good news, fingers crossed it sticks!!

Hi con3used that's fantastic news, fingers crossed this is the sticky one for you.

solars that's so frustrating. Might be worth trying the gp's nurse as con3used suggests?

First scan today. One 14mm, three 10mm and one 8mm. Nurse said to go back weds but if they've all grown they will cancel the cycle as there's too much risk of multiples. So now really stressed about that. I wasn't expecting it at all. Does anyone have any experience?

Also, lining was only 5mm. Am trying not to stress about that as I figure with largest follicle at 14mm I must be at least 2-3 days from Ov so hoping it will grow a good few mms in the meantime. Has anyone got any idea how quickly lining can develop. I know it needs to be at least 6 and ideally 8mm so a way to go yet.

Anyway, hope everyone is doing ok xx