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I just completed my first round of 100 mg Clomid after 4 years of unexplained infertility. I am comforted to hear your stories, many of them successful, and it gives me hope. Unless you've been through this, you just don't get it. And I've found that people start to avoid you, because they dont' know what to say. All my life I wanted to be a mother, and when you are knocked down so many times, its hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel. But reading your stories has helped me more than you know. :)

Today is a hard day. My associate was leaving to take care of his preg wife, that is due today. He didn't seem excited or happy about it. He was more concerned that she just had a baby and got pregnant right after. Here I am, having to sit and listen to this when all I want in the world is to have one child at this point, and there are people that complain about having them at all. I had to walk away, for fear that I would breakdown and cry, which I did, outside. Im sure the clomid is making it even worse, I cry at everything, but this...I dont' think so. I start ttc tonight, and even though I'm trying to be positive, its things like this that break my spirit.

So I am beyond confused. I have been trying to get pregnant after having a m/c last Feb at 6 weeks. I have PCOS and didn’t find out until after my m/c that I am on a 35 day cycle. Everything has been like clockwork (as frustrating as getting AF each month can be) since the D&C, but this month AF is late. Currently she is three days late. Now, last time I was pregnant, I had the gamut of symptoms quite early: sore breasts, achey back, heightened smell and fluttery cramps even before I got a BFP. But now, I have taken 3 tests, one really fancy digital one and two of the “results five days earlier” kind and all three are BFNs! I am trying not to look into anything, but some things feel a little off to me, beyond the whole missing AF thing. Namely, I am sensing that I can smell some things better (this may all be in my brain, however), I get little crampy feelings after I pee (this happened last time), and the sight or thought of chicken whether raw or cooked is enough to make me blow chunks. And I normally love chicken. I’m mildly queasy from everything to be honest, but have not yet thrown up. So, here’s what I am getting at: Anyone else had weird symptoms (just feeling off), late AF and a BFN? I would love some input.

Ok, so I've been cramping EVERYDAY for the past 6 days some are more intense than others. Ive only done one cycle of 50mg Clomid. AF was due today & she didn't show . I take a HPT & to my beliefs I got a BFP!!! I'm still cramping though... Not sure if Clomid can give false positives or if this is normal I called my Dr & she can't seer until the Nov. 7th which is 4 wks from now. I don't want to get my hopes up .... What should I do?

Hoping, that's what happened to me and I'm 14 wks now! Clomid can cause cramping. See if you can get on a cancelation list for your doctor.

Congrats Hoping!! How exciting!!!! This gives me hope!
Can I ask everyone a question? I'm on Day 13 of my cycle, still not positive ovulation test (I'm taking 2 different kinds to be safe). Is that normal? I was under the impression you ovulated sooner with Clomid. What were your experiences? It's making me panic, because we started the BD on the 9th and 11th day..and now are holding off to "save up", well, because now that my husband is 38 even doing it every other day..well to be a bit TMI, he feels that he doesn't have enough sperm built up even if we do every day. I've started him on supplements but Im not sure if we should ask the dr. for medication that will build up more sperm. We are planning another IUI when the ov test os positive, but I would love to hear what days you did the BD on when on clomid and if you ov was late/early or on time? Help!

Stacker313- how long did you have cramps? I'm Super excited yet nervous at the same time.

THANKS NickiG! Because my cycles are So irregular I'm exactly sure when I ovulated. The time I thought I was supposed to I didn't so I'm not sure.

Hoping, I had the severe cramps for almost two weeks and I still have cramps but they are very mild now. I can't lie, I still worry often if everything is ok in there but my doc said that its normal to be scared after a miscarriage. It's normal for anyone to worry. It's hard not to when you can't see what's going on and just have to have faith that everything will work out. Try to stay positive and get that appt with your doc!

Stacker, I know exactly what you mean. After losing a pregnancy, I've often wondered how I will deal when I get pregnant again. I say "when" because I refuse to say "if". Keep this in mind, I've heard a hundred times from friends that had lost pregnancies that they were worried when they got pregnant again and then were fine, and went on having healthy babies. But its not fair that we have that worry all time, when you should be enjoying your pregnancy. Thats what you have to keep telling yourself that it will be ok, and take it easy, don't stress. Well..too much... ;)

Stacker, I know exactly what you mean. After losing a pregnancy, I've often wondered how I will deal when I get pregnant again. I say "when" because I refuse to say "if". Keep this in mind, I've heard a hundred times from friends that had lost pregnancies that they were worried when they got pregnant again and then were fine, and went on having healthy babies. But its not fair that we have that worry all time, when you should be enjoying your pregnancy. Thats what you have to keep telling yourself that it will be ok, and take it easy, don't stress. Well..too much... ;)

NickiG, thank you for your encouraging words. Keep up the positive attitude and I am sure that you will be pregnant faster than you know it. Good luck!

Hello everyone! I am new to this forum, and needing much encouragement and support, I decided this is the place for me.

Just to give you some back ground information on my baby journey, my husband and I had been trying to conceive for 3 or 4 months before we found out I was not ovulating to my fullest potential—I simply went in for a yearly exam and mention to my doctor we have been trying to get pregnant; he suggested blood work to determine whether or not I’m ovulating—They wanted me at a 13, but I was only at a 7 or 8. I was disappointed, but hopeful. I started Clomid that following cycle. After my 3rd round of Clomid, my doctor did another blood test to ensure I was ovulating, and I indeed was…just a matter of time before pregnant! My 5th round of Clomid did the trick. I honestly cannot remember a happier day or brief 12 weeks. At my 12 week check-up, I found out I had lost the baby at 8.5 weeks. My heart broke. It happened in May of 2012. After the D&C, I was given the "OK" to start again in August. My doctor wanted me to pick up where I left off at 50mg of Clomid. As of yesterday, I started my 4th round of Clomid. I called my doctor Tuesday to share with him some odd side-effects I have been having. The first time I was on Clomid I experienced none, but now I have incredibly oily skin and hair (it’s so bad I have to wash it in the morning and at night to keep it manageable). He wants me to do a blood test to see if we need to increase my dosage. He also wants my husband to have a sperm analysis test. My husband already has a child from a first marriage, so the doctor thought there was no reason to check him the first go-round…but now he does…it has me doubly worried.

Anyways, long story, sorry!--I am just looking for support through this difficult journey and am glad to know I am not alone.

Hello
I'm new to the forum. I am 23 and my husband 27. I was diagnosed with PCOS, Insulin Resistances, and Hypothyroidism two years ago. By than my husband and I have been trying for 2 years to get pregnant. Last December, I had somehow got pregnant but than had a miscarriage in the beginning of February. My Doctor thought I would had gotten pregnant again because of that but I have yet to become. So I was put on Provera and Clomid. I am on day 6 of Provera. I'm so nervous. I hope everything works out all right. I no longer have Insulin Resistance and I've cut my dosage for my thyroid in half. I am also on a few infertility supplements that my doctor wanted me to take. My husband has also gotten a sperm test and came back great. Now it's the waiting game.

Hi tai07, I'm new to the forum too and am in the waiting game. I go back to the doctor the first week of November to have another blood test to make sure I'm ovulating. I'm so nervous. My husband is about to go for a sperm test. I'm just hoping everything is OK and it's all just a matter of time. That's how it was the first time around...a matter of time. I guess it all is really.

I know. The first five days didn't really bug me but it is today. I hope everything comes back great from the sperm test.