TTC & Taking Clomid &/Or Metformin ~ Jan/Feb 2008

[MrsB26]

I hope everyone is travelling well

AF turned up for me on saturday - right on cue for my best friends baby shower which i was having trouble coping with anyway let alone with HER lurking in my pants, grrrr

FS has advised that this cycle i take the clomid from cd2 - cd6 instead of the ususal for me cd5 - cd9.

He didnt really explain why except to say that it may give me a better chance of concieving and it was worth a try. Anyway, i should have asked more questions about it but i was more concerned with the chromasonal testing we are having atm to worry about it - so i want to ask you guys if you know the difference between taking it earlier in your cycle or later or does it even make a difference???

[TwoMums]

MrsB26 - I'm so sorry AF showed her ugly face!!

If you could imagine that as soon as AF arrives, your brain sends the signal to your ovaries saying that you are not pregnant and to start maturing the next follicle. When you add the clomid earlier it may (or may not) give more than one follicle the signal to grow. So theoretically the sooner you take the clomid (which tricks your brain into producing more FSH which makes the follicles mature) the more likely it is that you will produce more than one follicle.

When you take the clomid later, it only usually has time to signal one follicle to grow big enough to release an egg, and even another follicle might grow, but not big enough to release a mature egg. It normally would start shrinking if the dominant follicle is greedy and takes all the FSH it can to grow to maturity. Survival of the biggest if you like. This happens if you dont take clomid even, that is if you dont have PCOS or any other ovulatory problem

Now if you have PCOS, thats a whole other ball game, which i don't know enough about, but i am gathering that you have alot of little follicles and no dominant follicle, hence no ovulation and the aim of clomid is to mature at least one follicle big enough to release an egg. Maybe in the past, taking it later, the follicle never grew big enough, therefore didn't release a mature egg. So taking the clomid earlier gives it extra time to grow, so that it gets bigger and then releases a mature egg.

Hope that my raving on wasn't too hard to understand.... i confuse my self sometimes....

[MrsB26]

Thanks Twomums. I thought something similar about more follies but i wasnt 100% sure. Yep that definately makes sense. No I dont have PCOS, i am using clomid as a hormone booster and a cycle regulater.

Well something is definatley going on earlier this time, started the bloating and niggles all ready..................time will tell

[TwoMums]

I have edited that last post about 5 times....lol.... might pay to read it again!!

This cycle Kim took 100mg Clomid from day 2-5 and she got two equal sized follicles!

The cycle we got pregnant was 100mg clomid day 2-5 she got three!!! The scan at day 11 showed she had an 18mm follicle and a 12mm on one side and a 18mm one on the other side. So we were freaking out about having triplets!! But it is most likely that by day 14 (Day of Insemination) the 12mm did not continue to grow to maturity, and therefore she probably only released two eggs. That was the cycle she got pregnant (With one baby!)..

Kim has had cycles where she only got one follicle, mainly when she was on 50mg... and because she never got pregnant on the 50mg, and has had cycles where she didn't fall pregnant on 100mg with two follicles, we just take the 100mg and hope to get two each time and pray for the golden egg (and hopefully only get one baby - but if we get two.... oh well, not fussy at this stage!)

We are currently on 8dpo today... creeping closer to testing time!!!

[AJC]

Hi Everyone

You all have such amazing stories and I really hope I see some BFP's next to your names soon.

I'm starting my first cycle of clomid tomorrow - day 2. Am a little nervous about the side effects but I figure a little moodiness etc is nothing compared to holding a healthy bub in my arms (fingers crossed). Not sure what to expect over this first month so I'll probably be full of questions..... hope y'all don't mind.

[MrsB26]

TwoMums Oh the wonders of the tww, sending you ladies some positive vibes

AJC Welcome - another novocastrian!! Ask away, i have only just joined this group also but i have been taking clomid for 5 cycles. I get some side effects but mainly headaches, bloating and mood swings (watch out lol!). Good luck with your journey

[Mel A]

Well i'm back in the game.
AF turned up today, so were back TTC after our M/C. 100mg day 2-6 the DTD every 36hrs day 10-18.

cross fingers we don't have to wait that long...