Clomid support thread 2018

[AliceScarlett]

Welcome clomiphene citrate people!

Come and chat about all things Clomid.

I'm Alice
33 years old
TTC#1
Cycle 31

Had all the tests and finally got the go-ahead today (a prescription and letter in the post!) So bit of a surprise. Will be starting on CD2 in about 4 days time hopefully.

Scared, excited, nervous.

Join in.

Hi AliceScarlett - not sure I fully understand your last post.... Do you mean that you've started spotting or are you responding to previous posts about spotting?! Sorry if I'm being thick / have missed something.

I'd started spotting. Now AF is in full swing

I'm going to have a month off, partly because I'm away from DH during the fertile window and partly because I have heard nothing from the hospital so I have no idea if Clomid is actually making me ovulate, and I don't want to take another round of 50mg as it will just be a waste.

Feeling sore, bloated ans sad :(

Awww, rubbish. We all feel your pain. How many clomid cycles have you done now? Are you not having any bloods / scans to tell you if you are ovulating?

A month off might not be a bad idea anyway... the monthly emotional rollercoaster can't be good for general health and wellbeing.

Hi everyone.
New to MumsNet and new to this infertility nightmare.... we’ve been TTC since our wedding last November, not long I know but I’m potentially working on half fertility due to one of my Fallopian tubes tying itself in a knot last year. Gynae doc said to try for 6-9 months before coming back due to this so I’m going to my GP next week to request a referral back to him. What should I expect to happen? It makes me feel sick that we’re going to have to go through all of this.
Also, how do you all cope with other people getting pregnant around you? My best friend is pregnant and it’s physically painful to me. Plus yesterday the last of OH’s friends announced they were pregnant at another friend’s christening and I cried all day. Comments like “ooo you’re the only ones left, no pressure!” didn’t exactly help. I don’t want to feel resentful towards other people getting pregnant (except this latest one cos she was 6 weeks gone at her wedding and got totally wasted- scumbag) but it’s so hard. Any advice welcome.

@AliceScarlett
Sorry to here AF has come along. Like @GettingImpatientNow said..maybe a month off isn't such a bad thing. We have to all think of general health as much as everything else.

When are you due to see someone again for bloods/scan or whatever x

CD10 today and scan is showing largest follicle at 14mm so growing as expected still. Mustn't forget to actually have the sex...it's easy for forget about that once it all becomes so clinical.

Anyone at a similar point in their clomid cycle? There's so many people on here now I'm losing track!

@GettingImpatientNow it’s interesting you say that about the sex part, I’m starting to feel like there’s no point in having sex if there’s no chance of conceiving, which is totally the wrong attitude I know, but I can’t stop those thoughts! I didn’t want to get to this stage but here we are 😢

Giraffemomma, try not to get so down on yourself....I know it feels like you're never going to get pregnant but you really are relatively early on in trying (8months?) so you're not doing yourself any favours putting so much pressure on yourself. I got pregnant naturally first time around after 9 months so it does happen.

Clinic this morning have said I might need to have trigger shot injection, overatelle, today or tomorrow to make me ovulate as follicles are approaching full maturity. Anyone got any experience of doing this? Not a fan of giving myself injections... might have to get hubby to do it!

Hey ladies

Everything went great with the last appointment. Start clomid on Monday as AF is due tomorrow,and have an ultrasound on Weds to see the follicles. I'm very excited but also scared about the whole process, feel like I'm setting myself up for heartbreak xx

Hi Ladies. Mind if I join you?

To cut a long ttc story short I have PCOS and a heart-shaped womb and am currently on CD 19 of my first current clomid cycle and have been on Metformin for 9mths. I have a 4 year old DD and DH’s sperm are fine.

We have been ttc no2 for 15 months but my most recent bloods suggest I haven’t been ovulating. My DD was conceived after about 5 months of roughly trying on my first month of metformin. (I had previously tried for 18months with my ex husband and had a laparoscopy, metformin and clomid with nothing-thankfully).

My question is: is anyone else’s OH making ttc difficult? Mine keeps changing his mind about whether he does or doesn’t want another and often makes the excuse that he doesn’t want to put pressure on me. He agrees to properly try each month but then we only seem to BD once or twice during my window. I’m getting very frustrated given how ill the clomid made me this month and I feel like I am wasting my time making these sacrifices.

I told him that if we’re going to stop TTC I need to know which actually gave it a real go so I can justify it to my DD and myself in the future. He agrees with me but then his BD actions suggest otherwise. As he has a lower drive than me I have to say when we should be trying as subtle hints and trying to charm he doesn’t seem to work.

I am very close to stopping ttc but know I’m going to resent him for it because I don’t feel that we have actually tried.

Hi ladies. I just wanted to share my clomid story to anyone trying.

I’ve been trying to conceive for 3 years with PCOS. Was finally put on clomid early Jan.

On 50mg, I didn’t ovulate the first month. Was put on 100mg and started ovulating. Was on clomid for 3 cycles and missed my 4th period. Turned out to be a positive pregnancy.

For anyone trying, don’t give up. If not this, something will work. I felt at my lowest when I got my period each month. I had really bad symptoms on clomid that I had to go to the A&E. But I thought, at the end of the day, if clomid is working, I’m ready for anything.

I pushed through it and I’m glad I did. Don’t give up ladies. Keep your hopes up.

Thank you so much for your story pinky & congratulations! You got your bfp :) I haven't ovulated on 50mg which is incredibly depressing so really hoping 100mg will work.

@Snowrose - are you starting today? Fingers crossed for no side effects?

@Grace83 - I've not had this exactly, but have got pissed of at my hubby for not being more proactive when it comes to initiating sex. He knows our fertile window but has been a bit 'i am here, you can have sex with me if you want'. Ffs, us women are having to go through so much crap to overcome infertility and he can't even bring himself to put the effort in to the easy bit! Rant over.

@Pinky3 - thank you for sharing your story and congrats on your pregnancy, hope all goes well. I'm trying to not get my hopes up for 1st clomid cycle or get too disappointed if it doesn't work, so stories like that help.

I'm on 2ww now...hate this time and to make it worse I'm going on holiday on Friday with a big group of friends. What is everyone's attitude to drinking alcohol during 2ww? I really want to give this cycle a chance so am thinking I'll stick to just the odd drink here and there, but will be a bit rubbish when the booze is flowing!

Thank you GettingImpatientNow. It’s good it’s not all plain sailing for everyone. We had a good chat last night about how we were both feeling. I think he still wants me to give up though and book a holiday or something. It feels like he’s just humouring me at times. I didn’t realise I was pg with me daughter and was drinking loads because I knew my fertility was low. I was literally drinking the night before I tested at about 5 weeks- I have irregular symptoms. I think it’s fine to have a few on your 2ww as there are never any guarantees and it’s important to carry on living and get yourself through. My friend used to order mocktails by pointing at the menu so we couldn’t guess she was pregnant each time.

I don’t think I’ve ovulated on this cycle and have currently got a cold (trying to ignore all the symptom spotting I’ve been doing on google) as I think we dtd too early too

@GettingImpatientNow yes, took the first dose this morning (did consider taking it at night) but I have my US on Weds and wanted 3 tablets in my system when she scans me, after lots of reading I am worrying 50 won't be enough :( Other than the hot flushes and feeling like I'm going to attack someone so far I don't think the systems are too bad.

Hi all, how is everyone doing? X

Hiya,
I'm expecting period this weekend coming and have been feeling a bit pmt-ish (mood swings) the last couple of days so think it's on its way. It sucks as have been on holiday with friends and holding back on the booze, just in case, while everyone else has been getting smashed.

How's everyone else doing?

Well I've started brown spotting today so that's me out for this month. I think the clomid must be doing something as I got more emotional today than I've ever been in the 2 and a half years of trying.

I'm only on day 25 and 12 days after ovulation and will probably spot for a few days now before period properly kicks in. Does anyone else have a similar pattern? I've wondered before about luteal phase defect but docs have always said that's not really a real problem. My accupuncturist reckons it's definitely an issue if I'm spotting for days before my period though as it means my hormones are out of balance. Any thoughts / advice?

Hi everyone juat wanted to join in..

Cycle 1 of clomid today..had my follicle scan today and apparently there was a follicle there and I've got to go back next Friday (cycle day 11) to see if the follicle has grown. I go away next Saturday so the lady who scanned me today said that I am compromising this cycle as I can't have all the scans they are wanting to do to ensure ovulation happens etc but I'll just take some opks with me and see if it happens x

Hi Ladies,

Just joined MumsNet after finding this thread through Google and hoping conversation is still active.

My husband and I have been trying to conceive for two years now. I've been under the hospital since an ovarian cancer scare turned out to be a huge cyst covering my ovary (that disappeared on its own) and gynaecologist diagnosed mild PCOS.

I've been on Metformin which didn't do much for me, had a recent HyCosy that was clear and a scan that showed my ovaries were also clear of cysts. I'm now on my first cycle of Clomid and have also been given Cyclogest pessaries to start from day 14 (tomorrow) with a day 21 blood test.

I'm not sure if it's the Clomid but I've been so emotional and hormonal over the last week and also suffering from some side effects like hot flushes and nausea. Today I feel like I could burst into tears. Hubby is working away, and all but one of my closest friends a pregnant.

I've somehow managed to work myself up today (after consulting doctor Google) thinking that it could be early menopause that hasn't been picked up. I don't know why but I'm constantly looking for answers or worrying about the outcome.

Also really nervous about my day 21 tests as if they come back negative and say I've not ovulated I know I'll get even more worked up and worry that it is something more than we thought.

Probably just the hormones going crazy as I've been fine before this but would love to hear if anyone else has suffered similar feelings and worries?

Natalie xx

@GettingImpatientNow how you feeling? Sorry to hear you missed out on the boozing...did you have a relaxing time at least? Xx

Hi Angel, Didn't feel too bad about the boozing and have been more on it tonight! It's been a nice break but I've been awful today - have been SO tearful and I never normally cry. Bloody hormones. Period has properly kicked in and I feel much better now (or is that the booze?!). Hope it's not like this every month, it's tough to keep a grip. How are you doing?

Good luck @mummylaura1988, fingers crossed for you.

@NJS13-yes I obviously know how you feel with hormones making you emotional so you're not alone there. It's probably just paranoia making you think about early menopause (Dr Google can be a menice) but also sometimes it feels like you put too much faith in the real doctors and they don't always listen to what you're telling them (or that's how I feel anyway), so always worth discussing any concerns I think, and persevering if they don't take them seriously.

I have my scan today to see if the first cycle of clomid is working I'm on CD13, 6 days post last clomid tablet. I tried an ovulation tear at home and for the first time a result came back with a second line, meaning positive or close to positive. It's the only time I have ever seen a second line appear on anything I've taken. Though don't want to get my hopes up

I got my period yesterday so my first round hasn’t worked.

On the plus said I was bang on 28 days and usually have a 34+ day cycle. I don’t think my bloods will show anything as I was told to go for them on day 28 but I do think I ovulated. I’m going to start again, up my metformin to 2 tablets and use a cbfm now I’ve a better idea of when I might ovulate.

Does anyone know with clomid is CD1 classed as whenever you start or your first full day? I’m meant to take the clomid on day 2 but not sure if that should be today or tomorrow as my period came very lightly late on yesterday x

@GettingImpatientNow
Sorry to hear you're feeling that way. Hopefully it will get better. Bloody hormones!

I've had my hyCosy scan which was thankfully all ok. I have my consenting appointment on 3rd sept. Scan to check lining then Provera to induce period. Then onto gonal f injections. So I'm going to enjoy the break between now and September