Dilemma/ need advice

[nuthinbutpink]

If you have never had a scan of your ovaries, you could have an antral follicle count of 30 depending on your age. You just need to understand the risks of taking a drug recreationally. It's your life of course but you asked and that's my opinion.

[maidentomother]

Yeah if you've NEVER had your ovaries scanned I'd be nervous.

[HealthyGirl]

Wow! I'm getting scared now.
I'm going to be 35 soon.
What is antral follicle 30?


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[atomic sagebrush]

I would not take clomid for fun without having a scan. That's what jon and Kate took and she had 6 babies.

I agree that my very great preference is that everyone is monitored while on Clomid but that is NOT the outcome that 99.99% of people would ever have on Clomid. Kate was likely taking a very high dose, she had severe PCOS, and had already had multiples so she is the exception and not the rule.

The problem with Clomid for swaying is that doctors themselves are not using it responsibly. They are handing it out without monitoring anyway, in higher doses than people need, upping doses after one BFN, and I think that we are using it more responsibly than many people's doctors are giving it to them. So it's not necessarily a question of , if you get it from your doctor, all is well, yk??

[atomic sagebrush]

So AF hasn't arrived ( due in 3-4 days) but pregnancy tests show up being negative.
Part of me is happy yet a bit sad bc I'm concerned as to why we couldn't conceive with our one attempt ( 2 days before positive opk).

Also I will be faced with the dilemma whether to take 25mg of clomid for this cycle or not.Last month I didn't have clomid and looks like my clomid is estimated to arrive on CD 4 ( I will be taking it CD 5-9).

So my question is what would you do.
If your husband didn't know about the medication and was opposed to twins would you still take it and not tell him ?

Would getting a scan at all help with lowering my chances of getting twins?

Please give me some input.

It takes fully fertile couples doing nothing to sway, an average of 3-6 months

It is silly to be concerned over one month's attempt yielding BFN. It is actualy unusual to conceive the first month of trying (for anyone!)

I would not take the medication without my husband's blessing. But fact is, you can still get twins without Clomid. I take the risks of twinning very seriously and I honestly don't WANT people to get pg with twins.

Yes, getting a scan is my very very very great preference for everyone who has taken Clomid. If it is ppossible, please do so. Then you simply TTC if there is only 1 or 2 follicles. The odds of both eggs getting fertilized is really not that high. Or, if you want to be absolutely sure you'd just DTD if only one egg was ovulated - but many times two eggs are ovulated even without Clomid.

[atomic sagebrush]

Wow! I'm getting scared now.
I'm going to be 35 soon.
What is antral follicle 30?


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THat 30 eggs are in development in your ovaries. Clomid could possibly make more of these eggs develop and be ovulated.

I have only ever seen 2 people take Clomid at 50 mg and get 4 eggs. Both had severe PCOS.

[atomic sagebrush]

Thank for the replies everyone.
Since the clomid was self prescribed when I call the scanning place what do I tell them? I don't want them to think I'm crazy.
If I tell them I want a scan aren't they gonna say why am I not going to the place where I got the clomid from?

Also what does the scan tell me as far as number of eggs/ follicles and is it a good predictor to minimize the chance of twins?


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Just say you've been TTC a while and think you're missing ovulation.

They can't tell anything and you then just don't TTC if you have more than one egg released. Many people would TTC with two eggs released, because evenwhen two are released, you have still pretty low chance that both are fertilized, but in your case you'd prob. want to hold off.

[nuthinbutpink]

At least tell your husband!!!

[HealthyGirl]

I think after reading all the replies my gut feeling tells me to just go at it natural.

I have been on the diet for 7 weeks so far and I will be on it for almost 9 weeks when we try this cycle. I have been mainly eating vegetarian and have lost 7 lbs ( currently weigh 100 lbs)
Husband is doing supplements and we will give it another one time BD attempt.

I just found out another mom here that had clomid for sway purposes only is having a boy so that makes me feel better about my decision ( she hasn't reported back).



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[HealthyGirl]

Hopefully I can stay strong and keep this mindset and won't get tempted once my clomid is here in a few days.


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