Currently I’m on CD1 i planned to take clomid days3-7 for best odds of conception. I want to take it at night because of the side effects but shall i take it the night of CD2 or CD3?
Printable View
Currently I’m on CD1 i planned to take clomid days3-7 for best odds of conception. I want to take it at night because of the side effects but shall i take it the night of CD2 or CD3?
It doesn't make any difference. You can start it CD 2, 3, or 4 and still get good results. Just pick a day and good luck!
So Friday night I had the strong "heavy ovary" feeling, and today (Saturday) they felt lighter again and my ewcm was all gone. So I'm just going to say today was O, and I'm not even going to take more OPKs this cycle or temp.
I've marked April 27 as POAS day.
If I'm not pregnant this cycle, I'm considering taking time off, as this is my third consecutive Clomid round.
I just took my first dose of clomid! I’m so nervous ��
Wishing you the best of luck MrsEnglish! Keeping everything crossed!
I am day 23 now and still no pos opk but lots of ov signs so who knows - maybe tomorrow? Still baffled by this cycle - it seems v late to ov. I has pos opk on day 16 on my first Femara cycle. I keep thinking maybe I had a chemical or something and it has thrown everything off kilter.
Either that, or I have started thinking I have some other issues like hypothyroidism or PCOS (although I have v low amh and my previous scans haven’t shown this - I guess I am just trying to find a reason for my tendency to have late ov both unmedicated and now this). Although I don’t recall an ov later than day 22 before. Might make a doctors appointment- although not sure if I could have things like hormone levels tested while using Femara? I am going to also start the atomic fertility diet. I have just been doing general LE up to now.
I also hope if not preggo I have a longer luteal. Anything over 9 days will be great. I must keep remembering though that I am only 4 cycles post partum! My son is 7 months.
I probably just need to chill the heck out and not do stuff like do opks and obsess about everything! That might move ov closer. Also pleased that I have realised that I was doing E4D wrong! Will now do what I would call every three days - one day on and two days off!
Sorry - last random thing - I might up my dose to 7.5mg next cycle to give me a stronger o as worried my short luteal is due to weak ov. If anyone has any thoughts or experience on this, would appreciate it.
Best of luck onebigwish! Don’t be nervous!
Hoping this is it for you!Quote:
Originally Posted by MrsEnglish
https://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/35220b
Good luck, it’s so hard to not think about every little thing we could do or not do isn’t itQuote:
Originally Posted by ManchesterMrs
https://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/35220b
Hope it works magic for you!Quote:
Originally Posted by onebigwish
https://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/35220b
CD24 and think I had a temp rise today so think I ovulated but no pos opk. The more I think about it, the more I think I have PCOS tendencies but without the cysts part. Or just lazy ovaries in general. Thinking of taking pregnitude for the next cycle as I hear it sways girl but also helps ovulation in general. I took something with myoinsotol the two cycles before I conceived DS2 and it did help me ov on cd19 - moved it from day 21 so it did something.
MachesterMrs can you post a link or screenshot of your chart?
DS 2012 [emoji170] DS 2014 [emoji170]
After 3 losses had DD 2018 [emoji178]
Thanks Pbn - I don’t chart religiously but just do the occasional temp to see where my cycle is, especially if I have confusing opks!Quote:
Originally Posted by Pbn3
So far I am 4th cycle post bfing my youngest son:
1st cycle I am not sure how long as it was first pp cycle
Second cycle was 29 days (post opk on day 23)
Third cycle was 25 days (post opk on day 16) - 1st cycle on Femara 5mg
This is the fourth cycle (also on 5mg Femara) and I think I ovulated day 23 but can’t be sure as no clear post opk. Temp rise today.
MachesterMrs those are two very short lp's, and not what I would believe long enough to support a pregnancy (6 - 8 days). Not impossible but I would think unlikely. Is that why your taking femara? To try and lengthen lp?
DS 2012 [emoji170] DS 2014 [emoji170]
After 3 losses had DD 2018 [emoji178]
I'm assuming you o day after pos opk of course...
DS 2012 [emoji170] DS 2014 [emoji170]
After 3 losses had DD 2018 [emoji178]
I am taking Femara primarily to sway but also thought it might help with lp.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pbn3
I only had an 8 day luteal the month before I conceived my second son but ideally I would like it longer!
Thanks for any advice. I just got my pos opk now (day 24) so this morning’s temp rise must have been a fluke.
I deserve a title for Most Ridiculous GenderDreaming User Ever.
I am 1 DPO and I think I'm pregnant. 1.
not even close LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by MrsEnglish
but of course you can't tell if you're pregnant this soon. The thing is, there is a correlation between being extra "hormone-y" and being more likely to get a pregnancy test that month. So in a month you are high in estrogen and then high in progesterone, you may notice megasymptoms from hormones during and after ovulation that are caused by high hormone levels and NOT pregnancy, but those same hormone levels may make you more likely to end up conceiving that same month. So it can be confusing to people who are pretty darn sure they notice symptoms just after O, but mistake them for pregnancy when in reality the pregnancy does not cause symptoms for another week or so. :)
How sure are you about when you're ovulating?Quote:
Originally Posted by ManchesterMrs
Are you doing the full fat dairy and eggs?? Drop fiber if you're using it.
Hi atomic,
Thanks as always for the response!
I am doing eggs per week and one serving of full fat dairy but only really started doing this in the last couple of weeks. My luteal phase was short when I was TTC number two - it weirdly lengthened by exactly a day each month until I got to 8 days and then I got pregnant.
Can I get tested for hypothyroid / PCOS etc while on femara? If so, I guess no harm in going to the docs to get stuff tested.
My mum had irregular periods and so did my Grandma (both had chronic infertility) so maybe being a late ovulater runs in the family. I haven’t had one cycle the same yet but then again I only have a few cycles to go on as I conceived my first son on cycle 2 and my second son on cycle 4.
I am fairly sure I ovulate when I think I do. My pos opk, cm and o pains back it up.
I religiously opk. I think I am actually going to stop next cycle as it is causing me too much anxiety. I am a natural born worrierer - for example, my latest worry is that I have really high testosterone/ am hypothyroid or something which is causing late ov and my chances for a girl are doomed.
Unfortunately atomic & ladies it’s like clockwork the same as last month despite trying clomid later (5-9) to give my estrogen a chance to get going. Yesterday CD24 I had one bit of spotting & was so Hopeful it was implantation, but I have got up to see more AF like bleeding.
I think maybe it’s time for me to realise that my boys are my happy ever after & start living. I am so tired, tired physically & emotionally, tired of being scared of getting sick from my kids germs, tired of living daily for the future instead of being in the now. I don’t know if I can ever find a balance whilst I keep on this journey I’ve been on for years.
Our 2015 angel [emoji72] birthday should be next month, and then our recent successful baby girl HT loss [emoji72] should be due in July. Plus the transfers that didn’t take, they all carry heartache all the time, but dates on a calendar really make their mark.
Is it time to concede defeat, to give up in clomid, just let go of swaying?
Is my body even capable?
I’m sorry to burden you all with such heaviness but please know if I do disappear I am doing some soul searching, lots of crying & perhaps smashing a bag of crisps, some ice cream &/or chocolate for a day or 2, & then torturing myself with guilt [emoji51].
But if I’m not here, please know that I am still 100% thinking of you ladies fighting for your dreams & hoping beyond hope that you indeed get your happily ever after, you all deserve that xoxo thank you for hoping the same for me the last 2 months, it has meant the world [emoji847]
I may try in June, but I don’t know what I should do regarding the clomid, maybe 25mg would be more successful?
https://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/35220b
Emshe - I am so sorry to hear that this month didn’t work out. It must be so tough given the anniversary of your losses.
I did failed IVF PGD in 2016 so I know how you feel on that front, plus I am on my fourth cycle trying and I - like you - had a short luteal.
But I just think never ever give up on your dream of a little girl.
I would try one more Clomid round, do the atomic fertility diet. If this next round doesn’t work, just do every 4 days and stick roughly to the principles of the diet. Don’t do opks etc - just leave it up to nature.
You definitely need to do something about your inability to live life for now though. I am with you on that - feel like this is taking up a hell of a lot of headspace so I am not going to do opks etc anymore and will just try and chill and enjoy my boys.
Wishing you all the very best, big hugs xx
Thanks Mrs Manchester, if only we could switch the head off!Quote:
Originally Posted by ManchesterMrs
https://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/35220b
Hi i took CD 2&3 25 mg. Does anybody know can i continue CD4,5&6 with 50 mg??
Realistically, I know it's probably just because I especially WANT to be pregnant this cycle.Quote:
Originally Posted by atomic sagebrush
Hi, I posted this in the my sway forum too but wondering if anyone here has had similar experiences. Af showed up earlier than expected this month so I started taking clomid 2 days ago.
I'm really struggling with the side effects already, I'm having awful anxiety and feel quite panicked, I didn't sleep last night because of this plus hot flushes, which is probably not helping things. My question is should I ride it out? Is it bad for my health to stop after 2 days? I am so worried I'm going to feel like this for the whole month. I don't usually have any pmt symptoms at all so this is all really different for me.
Thank you in advance for any advice and sorry if I sound pathetic , I've never felt like this before in my life.
For clarity I am taking clomid purely for sway purposes and this is the first time I have taken it.
X
Hi! Sorry you are having problems. It is not bad for your health to stop after 2 days! If it gets to be too much you are better off stopping. Also if you have moderate+ vision disturbances you MUST stop.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hallie
You don't sound pathetic at all, btw. Did you buy it online? If you got it from a sketchy source, definitely stop.
Thank you , yes I did get it online but it is a registered pharmacy. I think I might try and take one tonight before bed to see if that makes any difference. I can't believe that taking something for only two days is effecting me so much , unless it's all in my head and I'm over thinking it xQuote:
Originally Posted by MrsEnglish
It's fine to stop taking it and yes it does affect some people strongly that way. You won't feel like this the whole month, only while you're taking the medicine, but you may feel off for most of the month (not this bad, but more hormone-y)Quote:
Originally Posted by Hallie
Yes you canQuote:
Originally Posted by onebigwish
Yes you can be tested for things while on Femara but you must let them know you're taking it.Quote:
Originally Posted by ManchesterMrs
Tendencies towards PCO (and the irregular cycles caused by those tendencies, even if you don't have the syndrome itself) can indeed run in famllies.
I think it's a good idea to ditch OPK for now and just BD every 4 days (Mon-Thurs pattern)
Thank you for the reassurance xxQuote:
Originally Posted by atomic sagebrush
Awww Emshe hugest ((((hugs))))).
We can always relax with swaying without giving it up totally. I feel like many times it seems an all or nothing proposition but it really isn't, we can do some things without doing EVERYthing and I help people adjust their sways for better chances of conception all the time.
If you think the Clomid is acting too strongly on you then 25 mg may be better. OR, the Clomid does seem to stay in the system and sway pink a month or two after stopping it and so it may be the case that trying next month may be a wise move (or not, if you can't do it, spiritually) But many of us, myself included, got girls without Clomid too.
The diet really doesn’t bother me & I love the exercise, nothing to do with the sway is difficult although my weight hasn’t really come back on, it’s staying more stable. I am having a break from exercise for a bit, 3rd day off now, and catching up on some sleep.Quote:
Originally Posted by atomic sagebrush
I guess my concern with the clomid is my luteal phase? But looking at it (see below) taking it days 3-7 was actually better for luteal phase as it bought ov forward. Maybe I should try day 2-6?
First clomid cycle I took it @CD 3-7
Positive opk @CD 15(9pm)
Likely ovulation @CD 16 or 17
AF started @CD 25, spotting 24
LP - 8-9 days
Second clomid cycle I took it @CD 5-9
Positive opk @CD 18
Likely ovulation @ CD 19
AF started @ CD 26 spotting from 24( start at CD 26 to be confirmed but things really seem to be kicking off now)
LP - 6 days
I am tempted to give clomid another go and then have a natural cycle the next 1 or 2. Then that’s it.
But what if I take it then feel like I just can’t go through with ttc that month? It’d be perfect for the next cycle but is it bad!?
Anything else I can do to lengthen the luteal phase? I do 4 eggs, salmon 1/week, yoghurt daily, & always hit 50-60g fat & protein. Maybe pull back exercise to 5 times? Any supplements or do they sway strongly? I’m hitting 1700 cals, but the amount of veg I eat that’s not included is quite a lot, I love my Veges. Should I go higher again?
I do feel a month off without trying is a good idea. I’ve booked a weekend away where we conceived our first [emoji72] and I plan to drink a few drinks beyond meal times for the first time in years... 2 days of not really adhering too strictly, something that will thrill hubby! He may not want to ever get back. I will definitely go over on numbers whilst away [emoji51]
Thank you so much atomic, you rock!
https://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/35220b
During most of my pregnancy, first thing I had to do upon waking up was blow my nose because it would get so boogery (sorry, TMI) over night. This morning, same deal. Even though to be fair, I tend to get this once in the fall and once in the spring even when not pregnant, and I don't recall getting it in my pregnancy before BFP.
I want to be pregnant this cycle so badly it hurts.
Omg i was so afraid of the side effects of clomid but i really dont have any! Im so glad :d
What day of your cycle are you on if you don't mind me asking ? XQuote:
Originally Posted by onebigwish
I’m on CD 5Quote:
Originally Posted by Hallie
That's great, I'm on day 4 and struggling! XQuote:
Originally Posted by onebigwish
Emshe - I forget but did you say they told you to move Clomid back from days 3-7 to 5-9 because of your short LP? Because I think my OBGYN told me the opposite - when he started me on it he said do days 3-7 because I have such short cycles and a shorter LP (about 10 days). Also - When I saw the RE last month, she said that Clomid works better (in terms of conception) when taken days 3-7. She didn't really tell me what that was based on (data/studies/her experience), but she seemed pretty confident in that. And I think I told you this before, but I definitely saw more changes in the way my body was responding to Clomid on my 3rd cycle taking it then I did in the first two cycles - it was like it really "kicked in" on that 3rd cycle.Quote:
Originally Posted by emshe
Are you thinking of taking this cycle off and then trying w/ Clomid again next cycle or trying this cycle and then taking a break next cycle?
What side affects are you having?Quote:
Originally Posted by Hallie