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Did you always try the same dose of Clomid, or did they up your dose each time?

@CatchAFallingStar: You could definitely try Femara, but if your side effects on Clomid were reasonable I would personally start with higher doses of that.

I did two cycles with Femara and did not ovulate either time I did another cycle with Clomid after that and ovulated but it was missed. The nice thing with Femara was that it allowed my lining to thicken up a bit so if the RE hadn't missed my ovulation we might have had a chance.

@CatchAFallingStar: Will the new OB monitor you if you take Femara?

@CatchAFallingStar: is your lining showing thinning on Clomid? How many follicles did you have on Clomid?

I switched to Femara b/c Clomid thinned out my lining. I liked it just fine, but it didn't do the trick for me.

@CatchAFallingStar: I'm sorry for not remembering more of your back story. Have you gone through all the testing? I'm assuming you can say that you know you're ovulating b/c you've done a progesterone test--is that correct?

It's sort of hard to know how to proceed without having more details about how your body responded to Clomid.

@CatchAFallingStar: That's good news--wait, did you change your username recently? Has your husband been tested as well?

My insurance doesn't cover IF, so I was surprised at how many visits I actually did get covered. Monitoring for me included a blood test the first time or so, then just an ultrasound. Maybe $400 each time? I'm not sure and would need to double check....so not cheap, but I feel really important.

@CatchAFallingStar: I got pregnant on my first cycle of Femara after 2 unsuccessful Clomid cycles (didn't ovulate with two different doses). I didn't have any major side effects with either med, but Femara was what worked for me so I'm definitely a fan I was monitored on both Clomid and Femara because I was being seen by REI.

(my first post on hellobee...woohoo!)