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 wannabemum. I'm on my first cycle it's my last tablet. I had a situation similar to you my period started mare at night so I just didn't count that day but probs should have, so really I took my tablet days 3-7 should gave been 2-6 for my cycle of 27 days with z 4 day bleed.

I've also hot high expectations as I've got 2 attempts on the NHS I will be gutted if it doesn't happen but I will solder on

I was a little bit quick to say I haven't had any side effects. Got cramping and feel very emotional and I've got a banging headache :(

I hope one of us will get pregnant I think that will give us all hope

Ooooh, everybody, I'm blissfully happy and exited! The left ovary showed no action at all but my right ovary showed TWO follicles ready to pop out an egg each (one was 23.5mm, the other 25mm - the size of cherry tomatoes the doctor said)! Even more exciting...she injected me in my abdomen with something which guarantees both eggs will be released in the nexy 32-48 hours (so precise!) She told me I could refuse the injection if I wished, as the follicles really were fit to burst, but that she would like to guarantee the popping-out of the eggs due to my age and time being against us. She was such a lovely woman and I swear she kept talking in terms of my being guaranteed a pregnancy this cycle . However, she said I must not get too excited if, 14 days after ovulation I have not had my period as Clomid can extend the luteal phase considerably. She said I should wait three weeks from today to do a pregnancy test. If it's positive she will have me back at 6-7 weeks for a scan!

I really must calm down here, I know, but bloody hell! I already feel pregnant I am so happy! To know that in the next 48 hours (much sooner than that, I reckon, from this morning's LH surge) I have a guaranteed TWO eggs being released is a phenomenal feeling. When I texted DP just then with the happy news he texted back: 'No pressure then!' I am quite, quite fretful about his 'performance' tonight and tomorrow. He suffers from erectile dysfunction issues around ovulation and he is on Viagra. When he feels really, really under pressure even they don't work. The doctor told me that sex tonight is not necessary and nor is it in the morning. Tomorrow night is when she would advise me to pounce. Of course, I am not prepared to wait until the 'prime' moment. Please, God, let DP be able to deliver....

Meluv...Do.Not.Panic! Are you weeing on an OPK at around 3pm after having refrained from drinking liquids for at least two hours? This is very important so as not to dilute your urine and skew the OPK result. I had a negative result yesterday at 5pm (just a faint line) and at 10am today it was a strong, juicy positive. Be patient and keep testing. What day of your cycle are you today? Let me know and I'll try and help you further regarding timing the bed rocking x

Dream, deffo buy the Pre-Seed - tons of women on the antenatal threads got preggo on that stuff, I kid you not.

Wannabemum, your CD1 will be Sunday. Do not count spotting as AF. This is my first attempt with Clomid and I took the drug each evening (not through choice; I was prescribed it by coincidence on day 2 of my cycle and had to rush to the chemist before it shut at tea time and swallow the damned thing there and then). I am a huge believer in being realistic about this drug - it is not a magic pill - but you only have to read my previous-but-one post about my scan results today to see that this bloody Clomid has worked!! Good luck to you.

annalou: Oohh, I'm not looking forward to the side-effects. I'm pretty moody at the best of times :) - DH look out!
goldengirl: Your results are quite exciting! - especially if it's your first attempt with Clomid. We too have issues in addition to the ovulation/conception ones as both DH and I have sexual issues. In the past 5 years, I can count on one hand the number of times we have had sex. We've "practiced" a bit the last week before af, and I feel somewhat optimistic, but I know he's worried about the pressure to perform. His problem is not getting the erection, but ejaculating when under pressure. Anyway, I'm ready to take each issue one step at a time. First off, get through the Clomid and hope for few/mild side effects. Ok, so Sunday was CD1. Since I'm supposed to take it on days 5-9, and day 5 is the latest day typically recommended for taking it (based on all the info online), I wonder if I should still take the first one on Wednesday before bed. That kind of makes it day 4 1/2. I may be over thinking this, but my periods are very irregular and sometimes two months apart, so I don't want to mess it up.
goldengirl: good luck with the BD - hopefully he gets enough wind in his sails to get the ship to harbour :)

Oh golden am so so happy for you lovely I realy realy am woo hoo I will say a lil prayer for u .... An if u can help me any further am on CD 9 today I took my clomid day 2 to 6 I have been getting pains today quite a bit an don't mean to be rude but I have been very wet down there too I do hope these r sighns of this working my cycles are norm about 34 days hope u can help x ... wannabemum welcome hunny i don't no a lot but am always hear to have a chat to if u need me good luck lovely x

Hi all have finally decided to join after googling clomid and reading lots of posts.
I'm 31 and been trying for a little bambino for 13 months.
In June I had ovarian drilling with no luck of conceiving and currently in my first month of clomid @ 50mcg.
(sorry I've yet to learn the abbreviations)
I'm day 22 and I feel so emotional and so tired ( I'm not pregnant as stupid me tested the other day, why I don't know) I can't help but feel maybe I'll never be a mum.
I know it's only 13 months and first cycle of clomid but ooooooooo I don't know.

Sorry to be so down be nice of some positives stories or any helpful tips that others have.
Also I'm not being monitored at all whilst on clomid. Is this normal?

Baby dust to you all
Xxx

Hello wishtobeamum an welcome lovely I realy feel for you but do read some if the stories in hear an they will pick u up an also give I hope in keeping your dream alive I am on my first round of clomid just finished my tabs currently on CD 9 I have my scan on Thursday ... One if the girls on hear has just had her scan today and she had great news two big juicy follicles ready to burst ... Can u not ask to be scanned lovely always hear to chat if u need too big hugs x

Hi MeLuv thank you for replying. I read her post earlier and smiled nice to hear someone is getting progress on clomid.
I think I will need to contact my consultant as I feel I've been left to get on with it. I don't think I've ovulated this month although I've had alot of cramps for the last 10 days. It's like their trying but just can't release a juicy egg.
Fingers crossed your scan shows a lovely one or two eggs sat there waiting to release. Thank you for replying nice to hear a response.
Hugs xx

Hey golden that's fantastic news I'm so chuffed for you :) how exciting

Wish2 I'm on my 1st cycle had my last tablet tonight. I'm not getting any scanns which I'm quite pissed off about my doctor told me to do my own ovulation tests I did ask but she said they don't monitor the cycle. I've bought them preg tests that say they can tell you 6 days before but if u read the packets and it's a % of woman it works on so maybe test in a weeks time as it may be too early, but I know I will be testing ASAP too.

I feel so much better after joining this thread as we are all going through the same!! Has anyone told their family and friends that you are taking clomid??? Me and hubby have not told a sole We are keeping it to our selves for now as we don't want the pressure of people asking if we are pregg yet!!! I've got 2 attempts on clomid so if this dosent work then we will tell our family that we tried and we will be getting referred to a specialist, having said that we may go private for a few more cycles of clomid.

Hi Anna I'm under a specialist and he told me not to use predictor tests for ovulation as clomid affects the results. Just sent me away with 6 months supply and said have fun!!!! All very well but when you've got the thought in your head you want to be a mum it's hard to vear from that.
I bought some pregnancy tests off eBay that can test with 10mil of hcg in urine which is alot sooner than any pregnancy test on the market.

It's nice to be able to discuss things with other people. A few close friends know we are trying and I'm clomid but haven't told family. Feel bit of a failure that it's me why we're not falling pregnant.
Why have you only two attempts of clomid ???

Wish2 you are not a failure hun we just have a few more obsticals than others but I'm sure we will all get there :) and will be better for it :)

My gp prescribed me clomid after trying metformin which I didn't get on with. She said they will only give us 2 cycles of clomid 1st 50mg and 2nd 100mg if they do not work she will refer us to a specialist, my worry is he waiting time so I'm hoping something may come if the 2 cycles.

Did your gp refer you to a specialist??

Thank you Anna I know deep down your right but for some reason I don't let myself think like that.
That's good that gp gave two cycles. My gp referred me to specialist as cycle was jumping all over the place and blood work showed something with hormones.
Had surgery in June and had to wait after to see if fell but didn't so next thing to try clomid. I don't think it worked for me this month thou :(
I was quite lucky with waiting time on referral just feel time between appointments is forever when nothing seems to be happening eachother and then you get the arrival of your period knowing its another month you haven't been blessed.

Wish2 I'm not being monitored either. Didn't even know that was a possibility. My specialist told me to use the ovulation tests. She didn't mention anything about Clomid messing with the results of those. Now I don't know what to think. I find this very stressful, and I haven't even started yet. Do others find that as well?
Annalou I told a close friend, but that's it. I don't think DH has told anyone. I'm with you in not wanting the pressure of ppl asking about it, and I don't want to get the hopes up for my family. I think they have given up on us having kids because I'm 34 and DH is 44.

Annalou an wishtobeamum u may not be getting scans an bloods as Use r under your gp please correct me if I'm wrong I went privarate an had to pay as my gp wud not prescribe me them they wud only carry out tests as to y I was not conceiving .. An that is because I don't ovulate every month even though I have periods it's such a complexed thing it's so frustrating but we will get there girls an wishtobeamum u r certainly not a failure lovely big hugs x

Meluv I'm the same I have reg periods every month but previous blood tests showed I was not ovulating. How much did you pay to go private if you don't mind me asking?

Annalou paid £150 to c my consultant in buppa an he done scans an spotted one cyst on my right ovary so he took me in under the nhs an took it away he put the die through my tubes y I was asleep too an it flowed threw quite fast he said so my tubes r fine me not ovulating every month was found by blood test ... So when I went back to c him he recommended clomid but because I have one child age 9 I had to pay for my treatment which was £360 that is for 3 months of clomid start at 50 mg an goes up to 100mg if 50 don't work a scan every month to check clomid working and bloods doing too Hun ... I have been trying for 2nd baby for 9 years ever since having my son I have only just plucked up the courage to get help an see y it was not happening .... How long r your cycles Hun mine r between 30 an 38 days

Wannabe I found out through alot of sites that women are usually monitored when on these for progesterone shots to release eggs or to see if eggs growing or blood work to see if levels change. I'm
Had none of them since starting clomid.

MeLuv I'm under consultant in private hospital as NHS patient. I don't ovulate every month but eventually have a period. All very confusing and never know if I'm coming or going.

I'm 31 and my partner is 41 so think our family think it never going to happen for us.
MeLuv thank you for saying I'm not a failure.

Big hugs to you all :)

My cycles are 27 days and a 4 day bleed they are regular x

Wishtobeamum don't give up hope lovely keep your dreams alive I no it's so hard lovely but try and think a little positive don't put an end to it keep trying lovely an am sure one day u will get there I will say a lil prayer for u an hope that helps always hear for a chat lovely just please try an bring a lil positivity back to the whole ttc it's heart breaking an gut wrenching I no but don't give up lovely big massive hugs to u xxxx

Wow that's very regular for not ovulating. I go from 27 days to 39 days and I'm not ovulating.
Fingers crossed my periods sort themselves out with clomid. Even better would be a positive test ;)

Thank MeLuv I will try to be more positive. Am hoping your prayers are heard and the same for mine.
I will try to not give up. Thank you for chatting with me always make you feel bit better. If you ever need to chat I'm here to.
Good luck to you all fingers crossed :) xx

That is a lot better than mine annlou by going privarate u cut a lot of waiting out to Hun that's another reason I done it as I am not getting any younger am 34 an time does go against u xxx

Ladies, I'm 41 and have never had children. I got pregnant in January this year after only two months of trying but had a missed miscarriage (mmc) at 12 week scan. I haven't had a sniff of pregnancy in the seven months since. I know how desperate you all feel.

Can I just clarify something about OPKs? Because Clomid works by telling the brain to produce extra amounts of Luteneizing hormone (LH) there is no point weeing on the sticks whilst you are on Clomid or for the few days afterwards. They would probably register a false positive. However, today (CD14) I got a big, juicy positive. As you know, I went for my scan which revealed two follicles the size of cherry tomatoes ready to pop. Now, this could mean tomorrow afternoon, tomorrow night or even Wednesday morning. Nobody knows for sure. But, this morning's OPK was correct, because a surge in LH tells us that ovulation is between 24 and 36 hours away. Are you still following? My point is this: start using OPKs from around CD9 or CD10 if you have short cycles, CD12/13 for 'normal' cycles and a little later for long ones.

Meanwhile, be sure to have regular sex every other day. When you get a positive LH surge have sex that night, the day after and finally the day after that. This ensures that you've overed all bases in the event that ovulation happens TWO days after you get your LH surge.

After sex, keep your hips raised for 20 minutes to encourage the sperm's journey (this is NOT an old wives' tale). Alcohol consumed in the five days prior to ovulation is particularly harmful to your chances of conceiving.

If you really want to take charge of your fertility, Wish2bamum, please visit www.fertilityfriend.com where you can learn how to chart your temperatures and pinpoint the exact date you have ovulated.

It's very, very early days for all of us. Let's calm down and take a deep breath...it may be a long and frustrating road for some of us (especially me 'cos I'm an old bastard). It matters not if you are not being scanned - as long as you are patiently and correctly using your OPK sticks and take a little time to visit fertility friend, and as long as you are having well-timed intercourse, you are doing your very best to optimise the power of Clomid. Good luck to everyone on here. We are all brave and strong, lovely women - and our other halves are fucking lucky to have us xx

I do hope I haven't come across as a bossy know-it-all. It's just that I am reading alot of panic and fearfulness on here when, in actual fact, we have only just begun our Clomid journeys. I feel angry that so many of you have been left in the dark by your health provider regarding what Clomid actually does, how it works and what to expect. Please don't be afraid. It's not a magic pill but it is the next step on our ttc journey and we're lucky to be regaining a little bit of control over our bodies (although I know it doesn't feel like that).

Can I recommend a fantastic book for trying to conceive when nothing seems to be happening? It is called Zita West's Guide To Getting Pregnant and it is a fucking eye-opener. I promise you'll be so grateful you read it. I got it off Amazon for a few quid.