***TAKING CLOMID FOR THE FIRST TIME - PART 2***

[DungunGirl]

Hi ladies!

Hope you find the new thread!!!

Hi pinkie,

I just wanted to say I have heard that acupuncture can be very effective when used for fertility purposes. I know a few people who have tried it.

Happy vibes to all,

V xxx

Hi all - well im on cd22 of my 2nd round of clomid. Had day 21 bloods yesterday but got wait a week for results. Am really hoping this could be my month but think may be getting hopes up.

Have been really tired last couple of days and had some funny feeling in tummy and boobs are starting to ache (think it different to af symptoms as more round nips than at sides - lol!!)

Trying not to get my hopes up tho as it is prob the OB being just round corner. Hating this 2ww it is awful symptom spotting all the time!!

My cycle on 1st round was 31 days so got a while before it worth testing i think and trying to hold off!!

Any one else in their 2ww??

hi cam
darling how are you hows things coming on ?

i am ok am 11+2 now going really quick i remember when i just found out i was 5 weeks now am nearly 12

are you still working ?

take care baby dust to you all

and keep your hopes up clomid does work it worked for me on my 2nd round and i have pcos and am overweight i just no it will work for you as well

talk soon love lauralou xxxxxxxxxxxx

Hi all,

I really hope this is not being rude Lauralou, I am overweight too, I was wondering if it's affected you in any way and what the doctors have said. Not sure I want to say exactly how much I am overweight by, but it's a lot.

Hi to everyone else, and hoping you are all OK.

Vic x

i will join the club - PCOS and overweight (by quite a bit!)!! Was put on clomid ok but was told if i had to go down IVF route i would be expected to lose weight

hi vik

i am reallly overweight as i said and my consultant said i wouldnt concieve unless i lost weight so we made a deal that if i see a dietition then he will give me clomid so off course i agreed my first month thay gave me provera to bring a period on then i started 50mg of clomid had my cd21 blood tests didnt ov then i had cd28 blood tests didnt ov again so they put it upto 100mg for my second month and they said they dont think it will work anyway i had my cd21 test for the second month and didnt ov then went for cd28 test and i did ov but only to 32.5 which is low the nurse said i should test in 5 days did the test and i was pregnant i couldnt believe it i called my consultant and told him he was wrong and i was right for 6 years i had been telling them i just need to release an egg but off course they think they no better lol...

my bmi is 39.5

did your doctor give you clomid straight away ?

i hope this helped if you need any other info just ask xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Hi all

Lauralou - thats gone so quick im glad all is fine and your doing well. It defo makes me feel more positive about clomid when hearing real live success stories. well done.

According to the stupid BMI chart im boarder line overweight/obese and im 13 stone and 5'5. Now I know this is overweight but I carry it quite well considering. That BMI chart is so crap as im meant to be between 18-25 and i think im 32. If my BMI was 18 I would be anorexic so its a loada tosh. Problem is this is the chart they use to determine whether you get IVF or not wish is a big shame.
One of my friends has pcos and has already lost 2 stone and has just been told to lose another 2 before they will treat her on NHS.
She is devastated as she finds it so hard due to pcos.
Im still going through tests so dont know if anything is wrong yet as waiting for results of scan which I had yesterday. Im just waiting for them to say I have to lose weight.

Hope everyone is ok

Hi all,

Lauralou, I am so cheered up by your success story, I had begun to think that because I am overweight, it was never going to happen for me. I had to wait a year with no joy, then be referred to infertility clinic, undergo lots of blood tests, etc. Then, after about 15 months of no joy, they discovered I am not ovulating. I was given clomid, and am due to start taking it this weekend.

CB, the stupid BMI chart says I am obese. Nice! I hadn't realised they woun't give you IVF if you are over a certain BMI?

There is a lot I don't know it seems!!!

Thankyou ladies for telling me what's what.

Love to all,

Vic x x x

hey all,
sorry for not posting often been out alot these few weeks.
CD25 today and not feeling preg or anything and dont have a HPT for my itchy hand to test so wont be testing anytime soon
only symptom i have is sore nips and thats it..
hope everyone is feeling fine today..

HI all,

Just waiting to do todays OPK have got slight pains in right side but could mean anything from the clomid

nandos hope those symptoms mean your BFP is on its way

Hi everyone..
hi pinkie,
oh, i just dont feel this month is the month the soreness has subsided now and im just waiting for my period to come in a few days time..
oh well theres a next month to try again..
btw what CD are u at?

Hi Nandos

am on CD10 today OPK was still negative but clomid meant to work 5 days after last pill which is tomorrow and they did blood tests last month to check it working so not worried about that but DH getting fed up with my obvious planning what is a girl to do.??

Last month stuck to every other day, this month am going to try the sperm meets egg plan as seems to make sense.

Acupuncture on wednesday morning so trying everything possible

Any more ideas ??

Has the witch arrived or did you do another test.

Baby dust to you
XX

Hmm, there seems to be a lot of things we girls try to do if month after month it fails isnt it.
We did with preseed but just with 1 this month cos' due to travelling, my hubby just brought one from home..lol.
My AF still hasnt come yet still 2-3 more days. Am not testing till im late cos' i just think its gonna come soon and now my whole bbs are paining so AF is imminent

Hello girls, I'm fairly new here. Dr thinks I have PCOS. Had my internal last week and having blood test today. This all cam about when I came off of Dianette at Christmas and found I didn't really have a proper period since.

Went to see Dr last month and went through it all. Told him about spots on back (new), excess facial heair (not new) and lack of periods.

Been TTC since Christmas and am only in my 20's so wondered why it was taking so long.

Anyway, kind of hoping I do have PCOS as it would answer the question as to why it hasn't happened yet.

Big problem though, terrified of needles and have to have the blood test this morning. Am psyching myself up this at the moment to have it.

Will no doubt be back on here later to share my experience!

Did any of you take Clomid ttc DC1 and get it again for DC2 that could help me out here

Hi

Does anyone know anything about mid cycle bleeding on cd11 while on clomid.

Have got bright red spotting today OPK was
-ive yesterday should i expect a +ive result this afternoon. Should i be worried??

Hi all

Pinkie - that's strange. I've not heard of spotting before (but everything else seems to be a side effect!). Did you get clomid from your hospital? It might be worth giving them a call?

Nandos - I really hope AF stays away..

Bit of news from me - I got a bfp last Wednesday! It was my first cycle of clomid, and I used preseed and drank grapefruit juice too.

My slight concern is that my consultant was going to change me to tamoxifen because my scan showed my uterine lining could be thicker, but I hoping that it wasn't terribly thin..

I had acupunture since my m/c in jan (though ironically stopped in September) but I know it encourages blood flow to the uterus which should help counter the fact that clomid thins the uterine lining?

Hi all

Thanks Heebeejeebee rang the consultant and they said its fine only get in touch if its prolonged or got pain.

I started acupuncture last week and was feeling really positive about it am def going to continue with it.

How often were you going?
were you making sure it coinicided with certain dates

That's a relief!

Well I went to acupunture once a week and she would ask me about what stage of my cycle I was on when I was there. However, the reason I stopped was because I was thinking about going to a fertility specialist (mine was a general chinese acupuncture shop) because I'd noticed on a couple of websites that, if you were having IVF, they wanted to see you twice a week around implantation... Its amazing what they can tell though - at one stage she told me that my progesterone levels were back to normal?!

Isnt it totally amazing.

The clomid made me really hot and not in a good way and the acupuncture has sorted that. Am still getting slight waves of heat but nothing like before.

Apparently in chinese medicine they believe clomid works better if the yin and yang are well balanced and the yin is the whole heating thing.

She also said she wanted me back around ovulation which is wednesday so will see what she says. I find the whole thing amazing.

Hi

Thats great news Heebee well done
Always good to hear the positives about clomid. I have just had my first reflexology so thought I would try that for a while then go onto accupunture if that doesnt work.
Well im on cd21 today and was pretty active last week ( if ya no what i mean ). Im just hoping i get that bfp next week as its my last month of clomid. Still got all my tests next month and waiting for results of last weeks scans.

I hope all is ok pinkie

Tigress - I know how you feel as it would be easier if something was wrong so they knew how to put it right. Very annoying not knowing as you feel like your DP is shooting into the dark ( litrally ) Good luck with your tests

Had my blood test!!!! Managed to relax enough for them to take the blood. Booked in appointment in couple of weeks when all results should be back. Think it will be a PCOS diagnosis. Hopefully this will mean Clomid + lovings = little tiger cub!

Hi Heebee
congrats on your BFP! its nice to hear clomid successes
Clairebear, good luck this month, hopefully you get your BFP too..
hi pinkie, yeah the clomid side effect-heatiness is really uncomfortable, its good that you got it sorted out ..
as for me, i just dont feel its my month and am not keeping my hopes up..

Hi nandos

dont give up hope for this month its not over til its over.

And i always think that it has to happen to us eventually it has to be our turn.

Heebee how long were you on clomid for and did you use OPKs at the same time.

Baby dust to all

Hi all,

Finally started on clomid Sunday, only side effects so far are a few hot flushes and cramping. Not so bad touch wood.

I was wondering what OPK's are??

Hoping everyone is OK. Good luck with all tests and hoping for some more successes.

Vic x