https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:02:24 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-share-your-clomid-story#post-1385517 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 17:24:13 +0000 ShootingStar 1385517@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have PCOS and when I came off of BC I had one normal-ish cycle (42 days) and then had to go through a few cycles of provera to induce periods after my cycles stretched to almost 60 days. My GYN wouldn't do anything for me except prescribe provera and sent me to an RE (which is who diagnosed the PCOS).</p> <p>I did 2 cycles with Clomid. The first cycle I had to do 3 different doses (50mg, 100mg, 150mg) and it ended with a CP. The 2nd cycle we did 150mg and 200mg and no ovulation, cycle was cancelled. My RE told me I was a poor responder to Clomid and that if I kept going with it, it was possible it would work some months and not others, but she recommended I try something else.</p> <p>I did get pregnant 2 cycles later using Femara and Gonal-F. So don't give up if Clomid doesn't work for you. I have the most stubborn ovaries I've ever heard of, and I managed to ovulate two eggs on my last cycle, and it only took 4 to get a sticky baby :). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-share-your-clomid-story#post-1385337 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 16:40:01 +0000 PurplePumps 1385337@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I ovulate on my own but with pretty long cycles, 42-45 days. All test normal for me and my husband so we're just unexplained. I did one round at 50mg and had my shortest cycle at just 32 days, but BFP. Second time, 50mg again, but didn't O until CD35. This was unmonitored with my RE. I just ended a natural cycle, O'd CD29. Going to try 100mg with trigger this cycle. I'm also going to request to try an IUI with this when I go in on Friday for baseline u/s and bloodwork. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-share-your-clomid-story#post-1385298 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 16:30:03 +0000 Shutterbug 1385298@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@CupQuakeWalk: same to you! I hope a little Clomid is all you need :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-share-your-clomid-story#post-1385293 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 16:28:41 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 1385293@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Shutterbug: i'm so sorry about the unsuccessful IVF. Fx for a bfp soon :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-share-your-clomid-story#post-1385275 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 16:24:08 +0000 Shutterbug 1385275@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I ovulated on my own, although my gyn said I didn't because my 7dpo progesterone test was 3.1 :( However, I was temping and had a clear temp shift every month. My RE later said that the reason for the low progesterone reading was just that I was 2 days away from getting my period (I had a short LP).</p> <p>I started taking Clomid because we had been TTC for a year with no luck. I took 50mg for two cycles and I don't think it was a high enough dose, because I still ovulated at the usual time (CD 18-20), and my LP was still short. I then did 3 IUI's with Clomid (100mg) and on those cycles I ovulated earlier, I think CD 15 or so. I did one more IUI with Femara (only because I had done too many Clomid cycles in a row) and on Femara I ovulated on CD 13. None of those worked for me, and I just finished my first round of IVF, which was also unsuccessful. Our dx is unexplained IF - all tests within normal ranges. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-share-your-clomid-story#post-1385250 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 16:16:55 +0000 Modern Daisy 1385250@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was diagnosed with PCOS and referred to a RE before we even started TTC (since the treatments for my condition were either getting back on the pill or starting clomid). I was not ovulating and I bled for months on end. </p> <p>After months of testing I finally started my first dose of Clomid at 50mg. I don't know if I actually ovulated since the center shut down during hurricane Sandy, but I did get my period so they predicted that I did. </p> <p>My second cycle started out at 50 mg then I was bumped up to 100 mg after I was showing a weak response. I tested positive on an OPK and went in the next morning for an IUI. 9 months later my son was born :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-share-your-clomid-story#post-1385197 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 16:03:40 +0000 Tidybee 1385197@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If I remember correctly, it was supposed to be over 10 on a medicated cycle. I could be wrong though...or my doctor could have been. My progesterone was 37 at 13dpo. I actually released 2 eggs! I wasn't taking any progesterone supplements. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-share-your-clomid-story#post-1385073 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 15:30:28 +0000 Happygal 1385073@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I ovulate on my own with pretty regular cycles, but I took 50 mg of clomid to up my chances of getting pregnant after trying for awhile. It didn't work, and just one round really thinned my uterine lining. That's why I'm a big proponent of being monitored while taking these drugs. I hope you have better luck and it ends in a BFP for you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-share-your-clomid-story#post-1385055 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 15:25:37 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 1385055@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Tidybee: wait, so any amount of progesterone indicates O? So, when she says she's looking for a 10 or higher, that means strong O or what? Also, do you by any chance remember what your prog levels were after your 2nd round of clomid? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-share-your-clomid-story#post-1385047 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 15:22:10 +0000 Tidybee 1385047@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think I ovulated on my own. Progesterone was 4.5 at day 21 indicating ovulation (over 4) but my doc thought that it was a weak ovulation. I took 100 mg clomid days 3-7 and then had an IUI which failed. The second month, same clomid dose and got pregnant the good old fashioned way.<br /> ETA - that was on cycle 12 of TTC (not 2!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-share-your-clomid-story#post-1385042 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 15:21:02 +0000 Tidybee 1385042@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think I ovulated on my own. Progesterone was 4.5 at day 21 indicating ovulation (over 4) but my doc thought that it was a weak ovulation. I took 100 mg clomid days 3-7 and then had an IUI which failed. The second month, same clomid dose and got pregnant the good old fashioned way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-share-your-clomid-story#post-1385035 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 15:17:56 +0000 CatchAFallingStar 1385035@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@CupQuakeWalk: Just read the answer to my question. I think Clomid has excellent success rates for women who aren't ovulating. So, I bet your odds are really good!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-share-your-clomid-story#post-1385029 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 15:16:47 +0000 CatchAFallingStar 1385029@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@CupQuakeWalk: I had three rounds of Clomid, even though I ovulate on my own. No BFP for me yet. Do you ovulated on your own? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-share-your-clomid-story#post-1384953 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 14:53:24 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 1384953@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: this.is.my.story! I got pregnant "by accident" after having E, and MC'd right away. No more O for me after that MC. I hope I have your quick results :)</p> <p>@Mrs. Bee: thank you for your story; I didn't realize you had been through so much with it. I'm glad your body adjusted after some time:) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-share-your-clomid-story#post-1384902 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 14:45:15 +0000 blackbird 1384902@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I totally stopped ovulating after a mc. I took two doses, it jump started everything and I got pregnant quickly! She started me at 50mg and that's all it took </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-share-your-clomid-story#post-1384894 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 14:43:45 +0000 Mrs. Bee 1384894@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I took 50mg clomid due to not ovulating. i didn't get pregnant on my first cycle, but got pregnant on my second with iui. unfortunately i miscarried at almost 9 weeks just after my re released me to my ob. i had one prior miscarriage to taking the clomid. i took a 2 year break after that and had both kids without any fertility treatments.</p> <p>i have many friends that conceived successfully on clomid though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-share-your-clomid-story#post-1384891 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 14:42:46 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 1384891@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@CupQuakeWalk: yup, 100mg!</p> <p>My first ever dose was 50mg for 5 days in December 2010. I didn't ovulate that month, so she bumped me up to 100mg for 10 days. Then I got pregnant with Chloe! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-share-your-clomid-story#post-1384887 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 14:42:02 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 1384887@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jump Rope: ok, gotch ya. So, again it was 100mg? Sorry for all the Qs. I am a little obsessed with clomid at the moment. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-share-your-clomid-story#post-1384874 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 14:39:36 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 1384874@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@CupQuakeWalk: nope! Sorry, I left that part out.</p> <p>Since I had a mature follicle on 6 days of clomid, that's what we stuck with the next two cycles! I took it CD 3-8 &amp; started using OPKs on CD12-15. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-share-your-clomid-story#post-1384868 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 14:38:42 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 1384868@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jump Rope: Thank you for your response. So on your third cycle you took clomid again for 10 days? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-share-your-clomid-story#post-1384848 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 14:34:48 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 1384848@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@CupQuakeWalk: I blogged about our first clomid experience, if you want to look through my archives.. I went through a lot of IF testing before I was put on Clomid. I took 100mg for 10 days, and Od on CD17 the cycle I conceived Chloe.</p> <p>Since that regimen worked for one pregnancy, my RE repeated that when we tried to TTC #2. I had symptoms of OHSS, though, and stopped Clomid on day 6. I had a 28mm follicle on CD17, but had no signs of a surge, so I got the trigger shot to make me ovulate. BFN that month.</p> <p>I did get pregnant on my third cycle. I noticed EWCM on CD10 and that's it. I didn't O until CD15, which is early for me. I had no other symptoms while using Clomid that month. I found out on 10DPO that I was pregnant!</p> <p>Do you have any specific questions about taking clomid? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-share-your-clomid-story#post-1384841 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 14:33:11 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 1384841@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have not ovulated in a little over 9 months. My progesterone numbers on day 21 at averaging 5.3 :(<br /> I m taking 50mg clomid cd 3-7.<br /> FX it works.</p> <p>My doctor seems to think I am a good candidate for clomid to work the first time only because I have had a child before with zero intervention and everything else in healthy (my other levels are good). Also, I get STRONG positives for 2-3 days straight every cycle, so she believes my body is trying to O, but just needs a nudge. Let's hope she's right. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-share-your-clomid-story#post-1384835 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 14:31:12 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 1384835@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're trying Clomid. Half of me is like, "this is it!" and the other half is like, "here goes nothing..."</p> <p>Please share your story. What was the issue? How much did you take? Did it work? What finally worked?</p> <p>i'll post my story in the replies although I haven't finished my 5 day dosage yet. </p>