50mg clomid a bust ;(
on 1/7/13 3:15 am
My clomid has been upped to 100mg and I start tomorrow. Labs will again be drawn in 3 weeks to see if yet another increase is needed. I am like why not give me 150mg bc obviously the 50mg did nothing and I doubt the 100mg will do that much better. Ughhhhhhhhh! I have no one to talk to as no one knows that we are ttc but yet my MIL won't shut up and keeps asking if we pregnant! Arggggggg!!!!!!
Sorry that 50mg Clomid didn't work for you. I am on the same dose and I don't think that it's working for me either. At least your doc is being proactive and upping your dose. Hopefully you will have a BFP next month.
I did ask to be put on 100mg and the OB/GYN didn't want to risk putting me on that dosage for the chance of multiples or over stimulation. I told her that I would take multiples in a heart beat, because more than one is better than none. But alas I'm on 50mg, we are in the BD'ing phase this week...
on 1/7/13 6:31 am
Sorry your dr wouldn't up your dose. What about doing an IUI? I have heard soo many success stories with it! If anything consult another dr! They should want the BFP as much as you both do! Good luck girly and I pray the end of the ttw finds your pleasantly surprised!
Please continue to update, I know we are few among all those fertile mertiles , but I love keeping up with those in the same boat as me. Celebrating those BFPs are not "better" but we know how we have struggled and what we gone through just to see a BFP, and it makes it extra nice when we get to celebrate a miracle that was very muched worked on and prayed for 8)
I'm sorry to hear that the clomid didn't make you ovulate :( It's actually pretty common for those of us who struggle for it to not work every time. Have you been diagnosed with PCOS by any chance? There is a great website that I love www.soulcysters.net with lots of message boards and its super helpful. Are you sure you were fertile before you lost weight? How do you know?
Don't feel bad if you end up needing an RE. It was by far the best experience for me. We needed injectable meds and IUI to get pregnant, but it worked on the first round! The good news is there are lots of ways to make those eggs drop!
I will keep my fingers crossed for you!
on 1/7/13 10:55 pm
I will not do IVF, but will try everything else I am glad everything worked for you! What was your med regimen? How did they make you feel? What tests did they do prior?
I'm sorry your cycles went wacky after losing weight. You are definitely not the "norm" as I'm sure you know. But thats ok! I've really learned that almost everything is workable with an RE! The fact that you had one child already really is in your favor.
It took me 3 months to get in with the RE in my area. I would suggest getting an appt set up as you could end up with an appt a few months out. And in the meantime if you get pregnant with clomid you could just cancel your appt!
I took one shot of HMG daily for a couple of weeks to create multiple follicles with eggs to develop and then a shot of HCG to trigger ovulation. I had ultrasound monitoring to see how the follicles were developing along with blood work to test my estradoil level. I ended up needing a higher dose of the hormone than my RE thought I would based on my age. I ended up with one good follie on my left ovary and 4 on my right. I only have a fallopian tube on my left side due to a previous ectopic pregnancy :( When the follies were matture, I took the shot of HCG. 2 days later I had an IUI to ensure that there were sperm exactly where they needed to be, despite my DH having a great seman analysis.
I ended up pregnant with twins (RE thinks a second follie developed at the last minute on my left ovary) but one of the babies appeared genetically abnormal and my body reabsorbed it between 8.5 and 10.5 weeks gestation. Luckily we were blessed with one healthy, adorable baby.
I am headed back to my RE this summer, when my son is about a year old to discuss the plan for baby #2. I am nervous about doing injectable meds again because the risk of multiples is so high... but with only having one tube, I really only have a chance to get pregnant every other month at most even with clomid. I tried clomid for 3 months previously and I ovulated each time but didn't get pregnant. And never had multiple eggs release from just clomid. So I'm not toally sure what the future holds for us!
I didn't feel any side affects from the injectable meds. I did however have a pretty painful ovulation.... but that makes sense since I released so many eggs! I also developed a huge fluid filled cyst on one of my ovaries from the injects, but it didn't hurt and went away on its own slowly. I didn't have any side affects with clomid. I think I had general blood work prior to my inject cycle but I can't actually remember.... I had blood tests for hormones through my OB previously that I passed along.
Please keep me posted on your journey! I'm excited for you!
on 1/8/13 8:58 pm
I went ahead and made an appointment with an RE for February 1st I will be CD 27 that day (if I make it that long, they have only been 23 days). I plan to test that day and if I get a BFP then GREAT and I can cancel, but if not then I have the appointment and won't "waste" a month.
This is a question my husband brought up and didn't know what to say......
Say this round on 100mg DOES work BUT I don't get pregnant, should I keep the appointment with the RE? I will have labs drawn the Friday before the appointment and know the results on the Monday before, so I will know what my progesterone level was and if I ovulated. If my levels are bad again then I already know I have an appointment with an RE. But if they are good what should I do?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??! Ugh.... decisions!!!!
Do you have insurance that covers your appt with your RE? I went to my RE even though I did ovulate on clomid 3 x. RE's are really good at keeping you pregnant early on as well. I would definitely switch to the RE even if you do ovulate on clomid but don't get pregnant. My OB will only prescribe 3 rounds of clomid before referring to an RE, and I have friends that had similar experiences :)
on 1/10/13 12:04 am
I believe my dr said if I didn't get pg within 3 cycles of the right dose then he would refer me out. But the nurse said that if the 100mg doesn't work the 150 probably won't either and he would probably refer me out if the test comes back wayyy too low again.
I am going to ask about fermara, though I have read some iffy things about it.
I am praying soo hard this works but if not then I have the appointment on the 1st 8)