I am currently in the TWW and AF is due today. This cycle was my first month trying clomid ( my cycles are always on point, 26 day cycle, with a 12 day Lp).
My question is does clomid extend cycles? Lengthen the LP? I don't have any HPT to test and I would dash out to the shop to buy more but I don't wana disappoint myself with a bfn, so would rather wait it out. Thought maybe I should allow 2 more days for AF to show.
I did take a test at what I think was either 10 or 11 dpo but was stark white bfn.
Just looking to hear stories of those taking clomid whose cycles were extended bc of it.
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My cycle was a couple days longer but it was because I ovulated later. And I was on progesterone so I have no idea if that affected it.
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@travellingbee: I'm not sure when I O bc i didn't use OPK's this cycle bc I was on holidays! I usually have O pains but this month I didn't which I thought was strange.
Do u O the same time each cycle?
Am starting to wonder if clomid made me o later too even though I usually o on my own without issues. -
Mine was a couple days longer and I ovulated a few days later
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@blackbird: thank u. I guess I prob o later too then. Damn wish I had've taken OPK's now.
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I only did two rounds of clomid. First round, it extended mine from 22-23ish day cycle to 25 days. I ovulated day 14 as I always had. Second round, I ovulated day 14 and got pregnant. Didn't test until day 30 because I didn't want to get my hopes up since it had lengthened my LP the previous cycle. Good luck!
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@Bea: ok so u still O normal cycle day as u usually do just got your period late the first cycle? I was due yesterday for AF. HPT bfn, so assume it's on its way it's just late.
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@Emilia80: Correct. Started Clomid our 16th or 17th cycle and almost all previous cycles I Oed on day 14. Both rounds of Clomid I Oed on day 14 the same as always. It just lengthened my LP. My usual LP was 8-9 days and the first round it lengthened to 11 days.
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@Emilia80: yeah you probably O'd later on it. I definitely did and I triggered so it would have been even later naturally. We'll see if it's the same this time...
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@travellingbee: my fingers are crossed so hard for you!!! Good luck!
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@Bea: thanks!
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@Bea: @travellingbee: I agree with u ladies, am convinced I O later.
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My OBGYN is giving me clomid to make me O earlier, so this is really interesting.
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@Crystal: yeah I was also under the impression it would make me O earlier too so I was using opk everyday once AF stopped for about a week and it didn't happen. I went on holidays with the thought that it would obv hapoen whilst away that week as my normal o date but now not sure if that happened either.
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@Emilia80: usually you will O 7-10 days after your last pill, which for me is later than normal, since I ususlly O on cd 13/14.
@Crystal: if you normally O later than that, it will obviously end up being earlier than normal. -
@travellingbee: hmm... He has me taking it CD5-10, hoping I'll O CD13-14 (right now I O around CD17).
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@Crystal: just to give you an idea. Your cycle sounds like mine. I was O'ing around day 17-19 and I took clomid to bring it up to day 13-14
I took it day 3-7 though. I only used it for one cycle before switching to something else.
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@Crystal: That's funny but I'm sure s/he knows your body better than me! THis is what I was basing my comment on: From http://www.advancedfertility.com/clomid-treatment.htm
How long does it take to ovulate using Clomid?
On the average ovulation occurs about 7-10 days after completing a course of Clomid pills. This varies quite a bit, depending on whether the woman ovulates regularly on her own or not.
Some women will ovulate before seven days after the last Clomid tablet and some that have very irregular cycles will ovulate much later - as late as two or three weeks after the last clomiphene tablet. -
@YouGotMe: if you don't mind me asking, what did they switch you to?
@travellingbee: I'm not feeling super confident in this guy, so it's better to have more info! (For instance, he'd never heard of femara...)
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@Crystal: tamoxifen is what worked for me. It's primary use is to treat breast cancer. It was covered by my insurance (clomid was not)
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@Crystal:
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Fwiw, I took clomid days 3-7.
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@travellingbee: still no AF. I'm getting super annoyed now.
I just want it to come so I can start my next cycle.
I took mine from cd5-9 usually o cd13/14!!!!
Can it make u o a week late or just a few days? -
I'm also starting to panic that AF will never turn up.
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@Emilia80: yeah so average after Clomid on days 5-9 would be Oing on cd16-cd 19....
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@travellingbee: it makes sense bc I had cm on cd 19 and cd20 I had sharp left side o pains. So maybe I o cd21/22? I feel crampy and wet and keep thinking she's arrived but it's nothing.
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@travellingbee: @blackbird: @Bea:
Ok ladies I need some help, I just went to th toilet and sorry if tmi but I had a very very light blood like a drop or 2 when I wiped. I never spot! If I do spot it's a lot more than what I just witnessed. I will wait and see if I get full flow tomorrow bc if it's my period starting I will always get a full flow especially the second day.
Now I'm just thinking back. If I O a week late bc of clomid bc I remember having cm cd19 and cd20 left side o pain on that would make me 7-8dpo is it possible it could be implantation bleeding?? Your thoughts ladies. .? Would love some insight.
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