Clomid Question and Answer Thread

[Buffett1]

Emily-Just saw your post about the big jump in progestrone from ebing on clomid. That's great. Hopefully you'll be getting that sticky bean soon!

[GemGoddess]

I read really fast, and my brain read something about clomid on ebay (with the type-o)...ROFL!

Here...I want to pass this on to someone, since I am now a 'former' clomid chick...

[fran]

ttc 1yr. 1st & last mnth on chlomid-dried up cm. 3 50mg pills on day 5, 2 on day 6 & 1 on day 7. made me sick-nervousness, insomnia, hot flashes. last mnth i had 3 follicles & ov cd21. this mnth i only had 1 follicle & ov cd14. 1st iui 3 days ago- very painful.

[Diana361]

I have been taking clomid for 6 months now and no success my doc has put me up to 150 mg.

I track my menstrual cycles on www.mymonthlycycles.com
I track my bbt also which confuses me very much

My hubby and I have been ttc for 3 years now. I have two wonderful little boys from my ex but my hubby has none of his own so we thought his sperm count might be low but that was fine.

I have also had 3 miscarriages one at 6 months along.


If anybody has any advice or tips please share

Thank You

[GemGoddess]

Diana - I assume your doctor has bloodwork done already? If not, I'd request that. There are 7 or 8 simple things they can check for that can cause infertility, and your body can change over the years (secondary infertility).

I, like you, have had multiple miscarriages (ttc 2 years), though the late one at 6 months really puts you in a different group from me -- did they ever give you a reason?

I'd do something to improve your CM, the girls here like pre-seed, it's supposed to be swimmer-friendly. I was on clomid for 8 months with no success, after conceiving twice on my own (m/c both times). I think I had a CM problem.

You can also join us in the monthly thread for those of us who are having infertility struggles. http://www.conception-tips.com/viewtopic.php?t=1867

The girls there should be able to help you with the bbt, and everything...there is a lot of knowledge on this site.

I'm sorry about your m/c's.

[Kayla]

Diane - First off welcome to the boards! There are quite a few clomid chicks on here, I'm not one as of yet (Dr. talked about it yesterday at an appt. though) I am sorry for your losses. Secondary infertility is hard too, we understand and actually have a couple of women experiencing it, and pregnant after it. Maybe chatting with them about it will help? Wishing you all the luck and sprinkling you with baby dust!

[Lauren]

Welcome Diana! Join us in the April Infertility thread!
Have you had an hsg? I had one and found that I have a blockage in my tube, and never would have known had I not had an hsg.

Sorry for your losses.

[Diana361]

Thank you all for your support!
Steph my doctor told me it wasn't necessary to get blood work done, I think she is wrong I think they should be monitoring my levels.
She told me to make sure I tracked my bbt and I just started doing that but it is very confusing.

The baby I lost at 6 months was due to malnutrition because I had sever hyperemesis with that pregnancy and could not keep anything down not even a tbs of water. I was admitted in the hospital like 5 times and lost like 55 lbs.

My other to mc were 6 weeks along.

I am also sorry to hear of your losses.

Kayla thank you so much for your support I will look into those bbt tips

[Diana361]

what is a hsg?? never had one and my doc has never mentioned it.

[Buffett1]

Diana-welcome. I'm also a clomid chic. It's my first cycle using it. So far we have done testing and no issues have been diagnosed. So we're hoping that this does the trick. We've been TTC since Sept 05. I'm sorry for your losses. This is a great group of girls that will probably be able to give you some input.

[Lauren]

Diana~ I have been ttc for almost 14 months now, never been pregnant. This is my 3rd Clomid cycle and 2nd iui.

An HSG is when they insert a catheter and push dye into your uterus and fallopian tubes to see if there are any blockages. Many women have blockages that they do not know about, and that will show the shape/condition of your uterus and tubes. It is a pretty common procedure.

You should definitely talk to your dr about b/w and testing.

[Diana361]

I will defintely talk to my dr about b/w and testing thanks for the advice

Now not to change the subject but how do I get one of those cool tickers at the bottom that show your cd and dpo???

[Lauren]

There are several sites you can find them on, but mine is from www.tickerfactory.com

[Diana361]

okay how do I post it on my profile??

[Lauren]

Go into "Profile" tab at the top. Then post the "img" link on tickerfactory in the signature section in your profile. It must have "img" on each side of it.

[Diana361]

didn' t work

[Lauren]

The link should look like this