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This is a discussion on Confused gr! within the Clomid forums, part of the Trying to Conceive - Infertility category; Hey everyone, my DH and I have been trying for a little of a year with no luck other than ...
Hey everyone, my DH and I have been trying for a little of a year with no luck other than a very early miscarriage. Question is..... Im brand new to Clomid, was givin the perscription yesterday and confused on what to do... the Doc said take it at day 5-9 of my cycle... but been reading where some took it on day 3 or 4 or so on and on.. another question.. I was put on it becouse of irregular cycles.. should this really help me at putting them back on track? ok ok ok and oneeee more question.. DH and I have just been babydancing every other day (haha we're young lolll) butttttt I read that, that could be the wrong thing to do?? Exactly when should we in order to make our odds of conceiving the best they can be!! thank you so much!!!
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TTC since July 2006
DH diagnosed with varicocile,low motility & count.
Only takes one!! June. 6, 08!!!
1st OB appt June. 10th-everything was A-OK!!
1st U/s June.17th @ 6 wks 5d dys.. WE HAVE A HEARTBEAT 118 bpm at 6-7 wks
the Doc said take it at day 5-9 of my cycle... but been reading where some took it on day 3 or 4 or so on and on
It's common for people to either be told to take it on cd 5-9 or 3-7. Not sure what the difference is, my doctor once mentioned something about cd3-7 working on people that 5-9 didn't work on.
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Originally Posted by lyndzkd
I was put on it becouse of irregular cycles.. should this really help me at putting them back on track?
It should help you to ovulate, which would make your cycles regular. If they are irregular right now, it's because your ovulation is irregular. So, clomid should help as long as they figure out the dosage right.
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Originally Posted by lyndzkd
DH and I have just been babydancing every other day (haha we're young lolll) butttttt I read that, that could be the wrong thing to do??
Every other day is usually good if your DH hasn't had a SA yet. If his counts are good, every day would be okay. You might want to do every other day until you get a + or darkening OPK, then hit every day for a couple of days.
HTH, good luck!
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Lisa
Me -29 DH - 32
Married June 13, 2003
Completely anovulatory without meds 10/07 - 12/07 50mg Clomid, 12/07 - DH's SA all normal! 2/21/08 - RE consult 3/08 100mg clomid cd3-7, no follicles, cycle cancelled 4/08 - 150mg clomid cd3-7, u/s on cd14, 1 follicle @ 24mm, trigger shot on cd14 and timed bd, 5/08 - HSG looks good 6/08 - IUI+INJ, 7/08 - IUI+INJ
Hello. I am starting Clomid this Friday on cycle day 5-9 as well. Not sure of the difference. I started spotting Monday so I am counting that as day 1 like my dr. said to. She said since I am starting Clomid day 5 if I take it a day early it would be OK. Hope it is. When do you start?
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TTC #1 sinceJan '07
Clomid 50mg Feb-July '08
HSG June 24th
IUI #1 June 28th=BFN
IUI #2 July
so what if im not off of my period?? should i still take it??
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TTC since July 2006
DH diagnosed with varicocile,low motility & count.
Only takes one!! June. 6, 08!!!
1st OB appt June. 10th-everything was A-OK!!
1st U/s June.17th @ 6 wks 5d dys.. WE HAVE A HEARTBEAT 118 bpm at 6-7 wks
The first time i tried clomid, i took it on day 3 to 7. We had sex every day from days 10 to 18 (i think till 18) and i got pregnant. So i guess it depends on what your doctor says. I had a miscarrige at 6.5 weeks. So now i'm taking my second round of clomid, just finished it 3 days ago so now we are starting the baby dance all over again. lol
I'm learning that it must be a preference among OBs to which cycle days you're to start on. This was my first month on Clomid as well, for the same reasons. VERY irregular cycles. She tested my hormone levels and I think everything was OK and since I already have a child she knew it was possible for me to conceive again.
Anyway, I'm not sure if it was you and I who discussed the protocol that I'm on with the Clomid on CD 3-7, then the Estrogen for 4.5 days, all while BD for 10 days after the Estrogen and then starting the Prochieve (Progesterone). She gave me a calendar that lists what meds I'm supposed to take when and when we should BD. Since I've been having issues with my OPKs, I called my OB yesterday and she told me that I should have Od on CD 13. Well, I didn't so she told me not to take the Prochieve until next month....and that they would probably up my dose from 100mg to 150mg. We've been BD every other day too and I figure since nothing is 100% reliable, we're going to do everything we can to somehow time it with O... I've also gathered on here that it does tend to make you have a longer cycle so you might not have Od until later. But who knows....
So, long story short...just keep BD til you can't BD anymore! You'll probably get your BFP soon!! Good luck!!
Confused gr!
June. 6, 08!!!
WE HAVE A HEARTBEAT 
