TTC & Taking Clomid &/0r Metformin ~ Nov/Dec 2007

[Indadhanu]

Well, 75mg of Clomid has done the trick! I am pregnant! 4th try lucky lol! Go to FS tomorrow afternoon, for BT referral.

[Emmalina]

Great news Alisia, well done!

Hi lynros and theresep, good luck with your clomid journeys, I hope it's a short sweet one. I am also unexplained and finally hit the jackpot in 2005 after a m/c and four years TTC, DD born in 2006. My FS last time did not start me on clomid, we jumped straight to ovulation induction using injections, then after a couple of those did IUI (again, using injections) and then onto IVF. After four failed IVFs we conceived naturally on a break after a chemical preg on IVF. This is probably the last thing you want to hear but when you're an 'unexplained' no matter what you do to try and get some control over this process, in the end it comes down to sheer luck and you never know when you're going to strike it lucky. That's why I don't use HPTs as a rule either. Except last month, which was my first month on clomid (my OB suggested I give it a try for 3 months) and I went a bit nuts on it and started testing as soon as I got my good day 21 progesterone back which just drags out the torture and wastes money!

I'm seeing my FS tomorrow and I suspect she will recommend I fast track it onto IVF. I think age has a lot to do with it. I was 31 when I first saw the FS. I'm 37 now. I don't think she'll want to waste time with clomid.

Injections aren't really so terrible, IVF sucks and costs a bomb, but when you do strike it lucky in the end, it all seems worth while.

Good luck to everyone!!!

Emmalina

[nicjay]

Hi everyone,

I thought it was time that I posted here instead of just lurking

We have been TTC since the beginning of this year and after one (possibly two) chemical pregs I was diagnosed with a probable LPD. My ob recommended I start on 50mg of Clomid which I did in July. Anyway, we got a BFP on our very first cycle of Clomid, but to our utter devastation the pregnancy ended in a missed miscarriage at 12 weeks in early October

Because we are not getting any younger (I'm 37 and DH is 41) we waited the recommended one cycle and I have started back on Clomid this cycle. I'm now in the TWW (2 or 3 DPO) yay (not!!) I can't stand the TWW, but after my miscarriages I have sworn away doing a HPT until AF is a week or more late. It hasn't been too bad this time around, all I've had was a bit of ovary pain last week and some hot flushes - pretty good compared to the first time where I got really bad mood swings. Obviously we are really hoping for a BFP this cycle in time for Christmas If not, I go back on Clomid for one more cycle then I'm not sure where we'll go from there (injections I suppose ) - I'm planning on having a chat to my ob about it next week when I get my CD21 prog result.

Anyway, that's enough about me! Look forward to talking more and congrats Alisia on your BFP