New 2018 Clomid AND Femara support threads!

Wishing you all the very best of luck for bfp’s ladies


https://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/35220b

Little update: I think I had a hormonally strong ovulation this cycle (I am now not naive enough to think this is a pregnancy symptom, just a stronger hormonal symptom which would have happened even if I didnt get inseminated). Basically, feeling extra hungry, tired, and moody than usual.

I think my attempt this time was weaker than usual. TMI but I aim for laying with my legs in the air for 30 minutes after insemination, and have always done at least 5 minutes, but this time I had bad positioning, and all the semen leaked out within 15 seconds. So I did an unintentional jump & dump.

All in all I feel like the strong hormones and the j&d probably balance each other out, so I feel like I have an average chance of pregnancy this cycle.

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Originally Posted by MrsEnglish

Hi! Welcome!

I was nervous too the first time I took Clomid, but it turned out just fine. I don't know anything about Femara, but I'd have two tops for anyone starting Clomid so might be the same: 1) take it at night right before going to bed to reduce side effects, and 2) stick with the smallest dose that doctors prescribe.

BTW, I am 100% with you on diet. I am just too lazy to stick to any kind of diet even ones where I'm not hungry at all. I don't stop dieting because I'm hungry, I stop because I want cake. I've been wanting to lose the last five lbs since January with no change. A few times I've lost 2 lbs, then gained them back. I do manage to be vegetarian, but only because I don't like the taste of meat anyway.

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:agree: we have had good results with people going vegetarian. That is ok to do that. And if u can go vegetarian and exercise, even better. :)

mrs english are you doing AI? i did it with DD3 and i know there is someone ttc girl #2 with ai on here but i cant remember who it is!! :-/ good luck for this month my fingers are crossed for you :)

i get those symptoms you describe randomly some months too its really annoying!! ive bin very hungry post-ov this cycle despite eating the usual amount of food that normally fills me up, its so weird.

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Originally Posted by MrsEnglish

Hi! Welcome!

I was nervous too the first time I took Clomid, but it turned out just fine. I don't know anything about Femara, but I'd have two tops for anyone starting Clomid so might be the same: 1) take it at night right before going to bed to reduce side effects, and 2) stick with the smallest dose that doctors prescribe.

BTW, I am 100% with you on diet. I am just too lazy to stick to any kind of diet even ones where I'm not hungry at all. I don't stop dieting because I'm hungry, I stop because I want cake. I've been wanting to lose the last five lbs since January with no change. A few times I've lost 2 lbs, then gained them back. I do manage to be vegetarian, but only because I don't like the taste of meat anyway.

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Thank you for your tips!!! Very well recieved.

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Originally Posted by atomic sagebrush

:agree: we have had good results with people going vegetarian. That is ok to do that. And if u can go vegetarian and exercise, even better. :)

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Yes! Will do...
Atomic, I have a question.. I was looking at the pink statistics spreadsheet and found there was no specific column for Femara. Should I take Clomid statistics as if they were Femara?

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Originally Posted by 4blue2pink

mrs english are you doing AI? i did it with DD3 and i know there is someone ttc girl #2 with ai on here but i cant remember who it is!! :-/ good luck for this month my fingers are crossed for you :)

i get those symptoms you describe randomly some months too its really annoying!! ive bin very hungry post-ov this cycle despite eating the usual amount of food that normally fills me up, its so weird.

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AI, yes but low tech at home, no doctors or clinics involved. With my DD, DH finished in a condom (regular) and I did manage to get pregnant that way, but condoms are somewhat spermicidal, so this cycle he finished in a sterile cup to increase the chance of pregnancy even if it is less of a girl sway.

Before I got pregnant we did try several cycles that were natural ( no AI), but I did not get pregnant from any of them.

I know AI reducea chance of pregnancy, but we are not ready to give it up yet, especially since it's such an easy thing to do, while other sway tactics like dieting can be really hard.

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Originally Posted by 4blue2pink

mrs english are you doing AI? i did it with DD3 and i know there is someone ttc girl #2 with ai on here but i cant remember who it is!! :-/ good luck for this month my fingers are crossed for you :)

i get those symptoms you describe randomly some months too its really annoying!! ive bin very hungry post-ov this cycle despite eating the usual amount of food that normally fills me up, its so weird.

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BTW, what did your AI tactic consist of?

that is identical to what we did :) he finished in a non-spermicidal condom ("pasante unique" was the type we used) also no clinic or dr's involved and it only took 2 cycles of trying with 1 insemination per cycle, it wasnt for sway purposes at the time but i really believe in it for pink and dh doesnt want to do it that way again :( i wont lie id feel much much more confident in my sway if it included AI!!

i did a thread on it at the time and put the whole thing in detail so i'll link that for you if you're interested :)

https://www.genderdreaming.com/forum...e-ai-sway.html

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Originally Posted by Happymommy1987

Yes! Will do...
Atomic, I have a question.. I was looking at the pink statistics spreadsheet and found there was no specific column for Femara. Should I take Clomid statistics as if they were Femara?

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We have a study (which is far more reliable than our statistics spreadsheet!) that shows Femara is actually even a stronger pink sway than Clomid and so it has nothing to do with our stats, it has to do with that study. We have been using Femara for the last 3 years and our results are better than ever!