I dont know if I am pregnant but this was my second month on clomid and for the past week I have been very very tired and getting cramps on my sides and stomach. My back also hurts. I dont want to take a pregnancy test because I am afraid of a let down. I wonder if i'm pregnant?? ↑
Hi Sarah- This is also my second month on clomid and I am having the same symptoms. I am supposed to start by the 15th. I am going to wait until I am late (if I am late) to test. I've been let down too many times. ↑
well girls, i am right there with you. This is my 25th day of my cycle and i'm just going to see if i start this weekend. i don't want to be let down either and don't know if the signs I have are pg signs or pms signs. hope all goes well with both of you ↑
Hi Leslie, Thank you and I hope you get some good news too!! I'm supposed to start on the 15th, but for the past 2 days I've had this constant cramp, almost like a mestrual cramp, but it doesn't seem to go away until I lay down and relax. I sit all day at work and the cramp is just there all day. I told my husband if this is just some side effect of the clomid, I don't think I want to take it again. I'll probably talk to my Dr and see if there are other procedures or meds I can try. Good luck to all!!! ↑
Hey, went to the dr today. Got to see my folicles. Looking real good. I am very excited about this month. It feels good. And I just wanted to say thanks to all who continue on with this board because ya'll are keeping me sane during this. Oh, BTW, after using clomid, does anyone else go see DR for an ultrasound and a shot? I got a shot last month and today (made my bum sore for a week) that is supposed to help egg realse. I was just curious if this is the same process ya'll are going through! Thanks ↑
Monique - I was wondering the same thing as you. I haven't heard anyone mention any shots. Yes, I had a shot too. And I did have several ultrasounds after clomid. The dr wanted to make sure it worked, and it did. I had one on cd11, then cd15 and cd16. Not fun, but they wanted to watch closely. We found out on cd16 I had 2 follicles, 20mm & 17mm. So that's when I had my shot. That was this past Friday. Now I don't go back until I get a bloodtest on 8/22.
I am also 27, 6 weeks pregnant,and took clomid for two months. I also have simular stuff going on with my body. I worry all the time that the pain in my abdomin is not normal. So its good to hear that I'm not the only one having them. I Am so happy to be pregnant, and looked foward to moment for so long, Congrads and good luck! ↑
Wow Chris, they really were watching you! Last month (my first round) they only did one ultra sound and one shot. On that one they found 3 folicles, 1 very good looking, 1 horrible, and the other was so-so. Yesterday though, there was this one that was HUGE! Dr says thats the one, and she saw 2 more good looking ones. Doc even says there is a good chance of twins! That is really scary seeing is how I am only 21 and was praying to have at least one child...but hey if I am blessed like that, then bring em on right?! Anyway, I'll have my fingers crossed for you! ↑
Well ladies AF hit me this morning so I guess it is yet another month on the Clomid. This will be the second month on 100 mg. I have been on it since April but it was 50 mg, but since I never ovulated after three months on 50 mg after the miscarriage he decided to double it. So I guess it is just another month with the horrible side effects. Best of luck to the rest of you! I take Clomid on days 3-7. Metformin 500 mg twice a day. Is it better to take it in the morning or bedtime. I have heard different stories. We have been married 15 years and would love to have a child. I miscarried our first in March at 9 weeks. Baby dust to all! ↑
Monique - Yes, they are monitoring me closely. I also had an HSG. I was surprised to read a post from a few months ago from someone who's been on clomid already and not getting pregnant. So the dr now wants to send her for an HSG. That should be checked out first. A friend of mine was put on clomid by her gyno, not a fertility dr, and they didn't monitor her closely. Well, a year later they found out she was going into ovarian failure, kinda pre-menopause at age 33!!! Had she gone to a specialist they would have checked her out more thoroughly to see why she wasn't able to conceive and maybe had time to do something about it. So, I'm thankful my dr is watching so closely! It's great to see the meds work, because I know I ovulated this past weekend, exactly as planned. ↑
I'm on day 9 of taking clomid. I have one child and conceived naturally (she's 2) but seem to have trouble the second time. I'm hoping the 50 mg.of Clomid works. My doctor did it and conceived twins the first time. My doctor has scheduled to see me on the 21st day to check my progesterone and the 28th day. That way no waiting for results ↑
I took 50 mg of clomid (was not ovulating per 2 different fertility specialists) & after several months I did get pregnant but it was an ectopic pregnancy which can be a side effect. I continued to take clomid & developed severe cysts on my ovaries that have ruptured also a side effect of clomid. Therefore, I since stopped using clomid and have become pregnant on my own. Unfortunately, I have since miscarried this baby as well. Moral of the story..... clomid does have risks and take it with caution. ↑
Hello all, i have been reading your posts and it keeps me encouraged. I am on my first round of clomid. Day 14. Hope i get pregnant this cycle. I had a miscarriage in October of 04 at 12 weeks. We have been TTC ever since. Don't want anymore dissapointing negative results. Good Luck to all of your and God Bless! ↑
Hi Lauren, Well I took a test today and it was negative. I'm supposed to start on Monday the 15th. I talked to my doctor yesterday. I know the clomid is working (I ovulated both times with great levels) so this month (after I start) he wants to schedule a HSG test to check for blockages in my tubes. Sounds like fun, huh? I just can't believe we are all going through so much just to conceive a child. It's supposed to be soo easy! Guess not for everyone. Good luck hun! ↑
hello all. i have been taking clomid for 6 cycles.....and nothing. i think part of the problem is my husband travels a lot. i went to the doctors yesterday and she told me to go to a fertility specialist. i have been experiencing cramping in my lower right side. has anyone else experineced this? i am 31 and have been trying for over a year. i .am on 100/clomid days 3-7. please some advice....anyone. ↑
Hey KT- good luck to you too. Taylor- this month I had horrible constant cramping for 3-4 days. It just subsided today. I was hoping maybe my body was preparing for a baby, but I guess not. My Doc says that cramping is very normal on Clomid, some women experience more intense cramping . Mine were the abdomen and througout my upper thighs, sometimes my calves too. Hope it gets better for you. Good Luck! ↑
thanks kelly for your words. has anyones husband been tested. the doctor suggested that mine go for a semen analysis. i just hope something works out. ↑
taylor - my husband was tested a couple weeks ago and aside from being humilated, it only took a couple days for results. however, as much as i have been going through - it was not that big of a deal and he was fine. ↑
leslie- thanks for easing my mind a bit. i'm ovulating now (or that's what the kit tells me). it is really frustrating, not to mention exhausting:) i'm hoping we can do this alone w/o getting in to major fertility treatment. anyway, good luck to everyone who is trying as hard as i am. ↑
This is my 2nd month using the Clomid, and hopefully in a few days I will know if this time took or not. I have had some sharp pains in my abdomin, but I think it is all normal. Just keeping my fingers crossed. congrats. ↑
Taylor - My husband got tested before I did anything. That's so easy to do. Why go thru everything we are going thru (Clomid, progesterone, HSG, etc) if there may be a problem with him. My gyno suggested a urologist. The test came back with low counts in every category. The doc suggested surgery to "try" and increase his count, morph, motility. Then we went to a fertility specialist, at the recommendation of my friend who works for one. I knew I wasn't ovulating most of the time. The fert. doc wouldn't take my husbands test results as a for sure thing. He wanted to do another test there. His sperm would never leave their office. They have more experience what they're looking at, etc. That test came back with everything in normal ranges. So my advice is go to someone who does this and only this (i.e. fertility doc). And he should test twice. His results can vary depending on alot of things. ↑
Kelly - I'm so surprised your dr didn't send you for an HSG before starting clomid and whatever else. That's the 1st thing my dr sent me for. Because if your tubes are blocked then clomid isn't going to do much for you. See my post on 8/11 about what happened to a friend of mine. Good Luck! ↑
I have read most of the entries in this and I am touched by all the different stories. I just started my first round of clomid(days 5-9). I have had lots of tests completed and my obgyn is puzzled because there is nothing visibly wrong however I have not ovulated on my own in almost a yr. She put me on provera in hopes that it would trick my body into a cycle but after 6m. still no ovulation. So I have started clomid in hopes to start ovulating. As much as I would love to have another child my biggest concern right now is to be a normal woman. (I am 27) Does anyone know anyone that just dosen't ovulate? ↑
brandy - i do know someone who does not ovulate unless she is on medication. with her first child clomid worked and with the second she was on another medication. she never has a period unless she is on something to make her ovulate and only goes on meds when she is trying to get pregnant. it worked for her both times. good luck.
i go for my hsg test on friday. i am kinda freaking out. i want to know but it's immediate results and i'm just nervous. ↑
Thank you Leslie, that gives me some hope that there isn't something crazy wrong with me and the docs just aren't finding it. What my obgyn said is "I can't run anymore test, there is nothing else to test, by test results there is nothing wrong." But she does agree that it is odd and wishes that she could give me more answers. Does your friend have any idea why she does not ovulate on her own? ↑
Brandy, I have PCOS and never ovulate on my own. I always have to take meds. to make have a period (i.e. birth control) or ovulate (clomid and glucophage). I have concieved 3 times using Clomid. The first was a single girl, the second ended in a miscarriage, but now I am currently 33 weeks pregnant with boy/girl twins. Has your Dr. mentioned the possiblity of having PCOS? ↑
My dr has checked me for everything. She took 8 large tubes of blood, I have had an external and internal ultrasound, and I have had that procedure where they stick the little camera thing in through your belly button (whatever that does) anyhow after all the results were in my dr said "I have good news and bad news, there is nothing wrong and there is something wrong" She then explained that everything looked great no cysts/polyps/blockages--nothing. The lab work on my blood was all normal (with exception of estrogen was a little low). She says I have great looking female organs. The bad news was with everything being normal,she couldn't figure out why I am not ovulating. For the mean time I chalk up to stress. I worked in a very stressful environment up until last November (when I quit because of my test results) I work in a much better place now and I make more money too so all in all the stress level has gotten better. Anyone with any suggestions, please tell!! Melisa, congrats on the twins! and Leslie, hope your test goes well. ↑
chris, thanks for your response. my husband will get tested this month. i sure hope that's not the problem. like i said earlier, i was fertile this past week. needless to say, we tried very hard all month. i guess i should no something at the end of the month.....my husbands test results, period......but best of all IF i'm pregnant. good luck to everyone. i love hearing success stories and advice. ↑
