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Hi Blanketsandbottles, I was also on my first month of clomid cd5-9 50mg. I used OPKs from cd10 and I am now on cd35 and I still haven't seen a positive. My doctor is upping my dose for the next cycle. I have heard of lots of ladies not o-ing until day 16 or 18 on clomid. Hang in there and keep bding in case you miss your lh surge. Good Luck!

Blanketsandbottles, I just finished my first round of clomid 50mg (I don't ovulate on my own either) and I didn't get a OPK+ until cd16. Make sure you check around noon. And don't drink anything for ~3hrs before. This round didn't work for me. My AF showed up Sat. Maybe next time.

I am also wondering if anyone knows about anything about the bloodwork that sometimes accompanies Clomid. I hear some women talk about that is how they confirm O. Does anyone know anything about that?

I know that you can confirm ovulation by checking your progesterone levels in your leutal phase...I hope that helps.

hi ladies! thank you so much for responding. i tested neg again this am. that ok though i will test until i get a post!!! soimpatient...is your doc going to put you on a pregesterone supplement to make you have another cycle? just wondering b/c that is what my doc did. i was having really long cycles due to the not oing. molliejo... sorry that af showed. baby dust for this month! i go to the doc this coming tues to have my levels checked. so all i can do now is test and wait and see what happens! LOTS OF BABY DUST TO ALL!!!

babs hello, I'm glad the nurse said she didn't want to up the dose for you, thats good news. I heard the higher you go the more potential problems could occur. That's so weird that it's hard to get them to test for infertility in england. Here in Arizona they refused to put me on anything unless tests were done first...and to not scare you but they are so evasive and it hurt really bad. (they said I was sensitive on the inside, isn't everyone when probes are placed in foreign places? lol )Especially when they tested for blocked tubes (HSG)..but it was worth it to know that all the tests came back ok. I finished my first round of clomid about 3 days ago and my fertility monitor said I already have high fertility, not peak yet but that's ok. Usually I don't get high fertility until about cd 15 and it's only cd 11 for me. ( I ovulate on my own anyways but much earlier on clomid it seems ) Also I found the electronic Ovulation predictor kit from clear blue easy seems to work the best for me, because it senses high fertility close to ovulation then it gives you peak ovulation. I feel more in control. It was about $179.00 and the tester sticks were $50.00..I'm not sure what the currecny is for england though. 8) It really bites that the more we stress the more it can affect our bodies. But really, do they expect us to to stess when ttc for so long? 8) Well Babs please keep me posted and good luck to you, I'll pray for you like I pray for myself every night. 8) *********Baby dust to all ***************** PS. To blanketsandbottles..don't worry, you will O...Heck I didn't O until my 19 Cd last month, so they can't say everyone O's on the 14th cd..that's a load of BS! But good luck to you and please keep us posted as well. 8)

Hi Guys, clarcom- it looks like my dose is going to go up after all. My blood tests came back that there was still no evidence of o (CD26). I know that the first cycle of clomid, when we got pg, I didn't o till around CD21, but they seem to think that any later just prooves that it's not working well enough. I don't know for certain till the fertility nurse has spoken with the consultant, but I'm pretty sure it'll be 100mg for me as of this coming cycle. I don't care, as long as it works!! I can handle the side effects for a bit longer! I'm just getting really impatient now, I just wish I could see inside myself and know what was going on! I know what you mean about the stress thing, it's so easy for people who haven't experienced this to say to relax and let it all just happen!! Well, two years down the line........we're still waiting. Maybe my body still hasn't got over the m/c, but that was almost four months ago now, and I've heard of loads of people who've got pg straight after an m/c so it can't be that. Anyway thanks for your support, means alot. Good luck to all of you, and millions of babydust from Blighty!

Hi everyone! Well I just wanted to let you know that DH and I have been ttc for 16 months now. Last month my doctor prescribed me Clomid....but before she would do a second round of it she needed my husband to get a s/a. So of course he waits until the last minute right....I kept telling him to hurry up because AF was due in two days....well 2 days later I tested and got a BFP!! Im not sure if it was Clomid that gave my body a boost or just our lucky month....so I did concieve with my first round of Clomid..not injections no nothing...I am now 6 weeks pregnant and my doctors appointment is in a few days..I keep taking HPT to make sure I am getting those positives...so far everything is good...just really dont feel pregnant because I really do not have any symptoms..I guess Im one of the lucky ones...baby dust to everyone! ****

Babs-I know how you feel about doing whatever it takes! For as long as I remember I was the only one that had the dream to grow up, get married and have children..I think everyone else wanted to be a doctor or lawyer. I mean I do have a goal, but first in my life must come my family..we've been ttc for 4 years!!!! It's hard to believe sometimes that nothing is wrong..they say we have "unexplained infertility" the only thing that was a little low was my husbands sperm count, but they said that it wasn't low enough that it would make a difference. Then people tried to tell me I'm still young and not to worry, everyone else in my family had kids by the time they were 19. Well here I am 25, been trying since I was 21 and nothing, I do believe that it's in God's hands but maybe I can push him a little?Well at least you know clomid does work for you, that's a positive thing to think about. I'm sure you will ovulate fine on 100mg with no problems. 8) I know I am so impatient also..it's hard to sit back and have people in your family get pregnant after the first time of having intercourse..lol come to think of it my cousin got pregnant both times she had intercourse. Now she's scared to get intimate because she doesn't want anymore. I wish I had her problem. 8) How is your husband taking all of this? Mine is trying to stay positive for the both of us, I get discouraged so easy. He tells me not to worry, the clomid will work. You know I'm so pathetic I had went to about 3 physcics (however you spell it) of the past 2 years and all said the same that I would be a mother but it would be a couple years. It's weird I just needed that reassurance, even though I'm christian and I guess not supose to go to a physcic it helped me mentally. I also went to a new age store and got different crystals that were supose to promote fertility, I even made my own candles with certain oils in them that are supose to promote them as well. ( how desperate am I!! lol )Then you get tired of shoving out money for one and I found this message board that has helped. I like to hear success stories..it gives me hope. Please let me know what the nurse says..I was thinking, at least you don't have to worry about blocked tubes..since you did get pregnant once..that means no painful HSG's!!!! ( ya for you! ) that is also a positive thing I would put in your ear. 8) Baby dust to you!***********
debbie80 - That was nice to hear that it worked for you. it's good to hear when positive things happen, it gives us all hope..I think I would be doing the same thing and take a PG test over and over, just because it would be so hard to believe from trying so long. 8), well thanks for sharing your story. 8) **********Baby dust to everyone! *******************

Clarcom, I know how you feel about everyone telling you that you are too young to worry about getting pregnant. I get told the same thing. I'm 24. I've worried about my fertility since I was 16. I never had regular periods (sometimes only once a year) until I went on BC. I asked my doctor about it and he said I'm fine. After I got married I went to a new doctor who said if I'm not having periods I'm not ovulating. He gave me prometrium to start my cycle and clomid. No blood tests. He thinks I have unexlpained infertility. I got so depressed when this first round of clomid didn't work that my husband is making me go to a psychologist. He thinks I am too stressed about it. Well, of course I'm stressed. It seems like if I knew the problem then I'd know what I'd have to do to fix it if possible. But with unexplained, I feel like I'm shooting in the dark. I am going to try this month without Clomid and see if I get a positive OPK if not then I'll have to see my doctor again...Good Luck to everyone. It's great to be able to talk to people who understand...

Hi MollieJo. I find it so weird that alot of womens doctors on here do not do the testing first. Instead they put you on meds before they know what the problem is or isnt. That makes me feel a little more secure about the doctor I was going to. Not to be rude and please don't be upset but I don't agree with your husband making you see a psychologist, to me that seems like he thinks you're having mental issues. ( you're not, you just want to be a mother)8) It helps alot being on postings like this, then you know that you're not alone. It sounds to me that he doesn't want to deal with it himself. My husband has been very supportive, we went through all the fertility testing together, he was even checked..they did a sperm analysis that included count and morphology..it was minimul compared to what I went through but the support was there. Heck after all the testing at some points I wouldn't even touch my husband for weeks because I felt so invaded. But that's what a marrige is, is working things out together and dealing with them together. Did you try talking to him about it? And if your doctor thinks it's unexplained and your just not ovulating..it's not unexplained, they can't tell you that until all the testing is complete..if your doctor is not willing to do such things I would find a new one! I know how it feels for it to be unexplained, because you feel hopeless like your not in control...(I'm sure it's the exact feeling when you don't even know what's wrong before being tested) It's like when I was tested for everything I was hoping that they would find something wrong just so i would have a reason. But they didn't and said that they'll just try me on clomid and go from there..I refuse to do IUI or IVF...after all the testing I don't think I could go through something like that..I want a baby bad but I will depend on my clomid and prayer.. I know it will happen and I feel it's going to happen sooner than later..we even started picking out baby names again just to stay positive. 8) Oh and what dosage are you taking of clomid? Some women just need a higher dose to ovulate. Please keep my posted on if you O or not. 8) It's nice to have people to talk to and hear their stories. 8)...******Baby dust to all******

Clarcom, I reread what I wrote and I didn't really mean that he was making me in the sense that he was forcing me. He is in med school and on his psych rotation so he is superconcerned about how I am taking this. He talked to some people and found this women who deals specifically with women's issues like infertility. This Dr even had IVF, herself. He is very supportive, I just need better coping skills because I get extremely depressed everytime I take a pregnancy test. I think the reason that my doctor hasn't run any tests is that he is just a GYN and my insurance doesn't cover ANY infertility so when I go to see him, it's for amenorrhea. He knows we are trying to conceive and that is why he prescribed clomid but our insurance would stop paying for anything if it starts to look like fertility testing. My husband graduates next summer and will have better insurance so maybe then if we need to, we can have testing done. My husband is in the Air Force too and is doing a rotation on a base for a month and that's another reason I am not taking clomid this round. I would hate to ovulate and he is not even here!!! I am on CD7 and my last cycle was only 25 days long so I will start OPK this weekend to see if maybe last month's clomid will kick start me for this month. I think last month 50mg worked b/c I got a surge and my period but maybe the egg wasn't any good and/or we bd wrong time. Is this your first month on clomid? The only side effect I had was hot flashes a few days after I finished the pills. I hope this is your month. Keep me posted and thanks for listening :)

Hi Guys, Well, just spoke to the fertility nurse (not my best firend AT ALL!) She said the consultant has said to up my dose to 100mg as of next af. Here we take clomid on days 2-6, I know you guys over there do it on different days!? So I s'pose now all I have to do is wait for af to come and then think positive for the nest cycle! I def don't want to be on it at that high dose for too long, but it'll be worth it (if it works!) It's worked before, so I'm hopefull. I realsied that I hadn't told you we actually already have DD (2 1/2) She's amazing and really good fun, she was a result of not taking the b/c pill very carefully! Doesn't really make sense, I know. She wasn't planned at all, but we love her to bits and we're very gratefull for her. I'd love to have like three or four kids, although just one more sucessfull pregancy would be enough for now! DH is amazing too, he's been really supportive and remained very calm, even when I've had wobbley days! My self confidence (never been great) is very low now, because I've put on noticable weight from the pills, so I'm probably quite hard work at the mo! Here's a story to put it all into perspective......My sister and her husband were trying for over a year to get pg, they have two boys already but desperately wanted another. After one m/c and loads of tests they finally got pg and she's now 18 weeks with no problems at all. BUT about six weeks ago, her husband told her that he'd been seeing someone else and he didn't want to be married anymore. My sister is destroyed, and moving in with us at the weekend (she was living abroad and can't get back till Sunday) Every time I feel a bit sorry for myself I think of my sisters' situation, and realise that things could just be so much worse. So spare a thought (and a prayer) for her and her beautifull boys, and the one on the way (I'm going to be her birthing partner - how cool!) And just know how lucky we all are to be so supported by our wonderful men and families. Take care all, BABYDUST!x

MollieJo your doctor is pretty cool then to put it under a different cause for treatment...that's how doctors should be, concerned about the patient. I got lucky, when I had insurance I was covered for fertility testing, but my hubby wasn't, so we paid like 200.00 out of pocket for him and just co-pays for me. I knew I had the job for a reason at the time. 8) I did just finish my first round of clomid, and the only side effect that I had noticed was irritability,but know that you mentioned I did have hot flashes also, not bad though, I'm just glad I didn't get migranes..I cope bad with headaches. I didn't mean to come off wrong about your husband I was just concerned, I would hate for you to have extra stress from your hubby and have no support, but sometimes it takes a friend to listen and go through what you are to help, not a physcologist. 8) But if you think that will help you I say go for it, only you know what can help and make you feel better. I checked my clear blue easy fertility monitor and I"m still high fertility as of today... I have been for like 3 days, so I know that I will O very soon. At least I know the hormones are changing and getting ready to release an egg, or many eggs! HI babs, I wouldn't worry to much about the dose, I read some women are taking about 250mg to ovulate! Maybe that helps you a little..try not to worry, I know it's hard as heck, I just try to think about having a huge bump in my tummy to love. 8) My husband keeps telling me he can't wait for me to have a huge tummy so he can kiss on it and talk to it. (he's silly) I'm really sorry to hear about your sister...that sounds like my cousin, kindof. She has two girls and the dad wasn't there for either of the births, the first one he was in prison and the second, he was home taking a shower so he couldnt be there on time. What a dead beat, she deserves so much more. So I know how it breaks your heart to see your sister go through such pain, and how dare him even try to conceive when he was sneaking around on her. ( if you want I can give you a spell to seak revenge on his butt!! lol ) What an awesome experience you with have being the birthing partner, how amazing! Heck by then you'll be bulging out there yourself I"m sure! ;) You already have one beautiful daughter...it WILL happen again for you. I heard when people take the clomid days 2-6 it promotes more eggs...I hope so for you. LOL what would you do if you had twins or triplets!! That would be such and experience.8) I just found out my dad would like me to have twins! I would be grateful for two but I really just want one. Right now we live in an apartment, we sold our house so I could go to school to be a medical assistant, and chose to live in an apartment until I graduate in about a year and a half, then we were going to get another house..but with a two bedroom apartment and I already have my 17 year old nephew living with us ( we've had him for the past 4 years) Having two babies would be a handful and no room. We can cope with one! But if God wants to bless me with two then thats definatley fine with me. Please keep us posted everyone and BABY DUST TO ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!***********

Hi Everybody - clarcom how come you have your nephew living with you? What an amazing insight into dealing with your own teenage children (when they all get to that stage!!). I always thought I'd have twins this timw, don't know why......just a gut feeling I had, my first scan I had for the pg we lost I remember being really surprised that it wasn't twins! I could def deal with two (we recently moved house, DH is a carpenter so we buy wrecks and do them up.....alot of work, but really rewarding and certainly the only way we could afford to live where we do and have the space)!! I am so blessed to have our little girl (she's in here at the mo, not very well and fussing!) She's such a good girl and so bright, but I'd always thought I couldn't have children, so she was a bolt from the blue......now I know how very very badly I want more babies and they're just not coming! HOpefully this dosage change will be what we need and it'll happen quickly! DH is fantastic, and I feel so lucky, especially when I think of my poor sister. I can't wait to see her but I wish it was under different circumstances. DD keeps telling me she'd like to her a girl baby and a boy baby, and names them after cartoon characters (it changes depending on her mood!) Bless her! Better go, she needs me! Thanks so much for keeping in touch, GOOD LUCK ALL, x

hi ladies! i go tuesday for my bloodwork. really wanting to know the results like yesterday. all ot still neg! this is so frustrating!!! today is cd18, anyone else on the same?