Anyone take clomid and it worked the first time but not the second time?

[Anonymous]

It took me 1.5 years to get pregnant with my first DS and now -- at a little over 38 trying again and desperately want another child. We tried fro 2 months without any medical intervention and it did not work, so I went ahead and took clomid one month and it did not work either. I am really disappointed and looking for support. Worried that it "won't happen" for me again and just really depressed and sad. To top it off, DH is totally unsupportive.

[Anonymous]

OP here, the clomid worked on first try with first DS who was born a little over a year ago.

[Anonymous]

There are certainly a lot of factors that play into this, and Clomid is not a cure-all. It's simply the first step. If you are now 38 years old, time isn't as much as a friend as it was 2-3 years ago. It certainly wouldn't hurt to try 2-3 more cycles of Clomid. (I assume you are doing IUI?) You seem like you are in a hurry, though. So I would immediately move to IUI with injectables or a Clomid//injectable combo for 2-3 attempts.

[Anonymous]

00:14 here - should have added that you definitely should not feel disappointed or down at all. You've barely touched the surface of the options that are available to you. There are many more things to try and you really shouldn't be discouraged yet.

[Anonymous]

Hi PP, I am not doing IUI -- should I be? I just took the clomid and had sex on the days my doctor instructed. What is the advantage of IUI?

[Anonymous]

Hi PP, thanks for the encouraging post. I am very sad. What are the options out there for me besides the clomid? Should I see a fertility doc right away? I saw one before my first DS and had a HSG and egg count and everything was OK at the time, but that was 2 years ago or more.

[Anonymous]

PS - I went to Dominion in Arlington

[Anonymous]

Why don't you set up another appt. with an RE? One failed Clomid cycle is nothing to worry about! It might not have worked for a variety of reasons. But I like being monitored, knowing how many follicles are mature, if my lining is thick enough (a problem I've been having with Clomid) etc. You have every reason to remain hopeful (that it worked on the first try last time is amazing) but why not go ahead and see someone so you can let them worry about the details?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why don't you set up another appt. with an RE? One failed Clomid cycle is nothing to worry about! It might not have worked for a variety of reasons. But I like being monitored, knowing how many follicles are mature, if my lining is thick enough (a problem I've been having with Clomid) etc. You have every reason to remain hopeful (that it worked on the first try last time is amazing) but why not go ahead and see someone so you can let them worry about the details?

thanks I am going to call Dominion on Monday and see if they can help me

[Anonymous]

To top it off, DH is totally unsupportive.

Forgive me for focusing on something that might be painful, but this part seems important.

But first, I'm in 100 percent agreement with everyone else who has suggested that one failed Clomid cycle is nothing to worry about -- but that it would be a good idea to go to an RE again. Sometimes our bodies change and it's just good to make sure there's not anything going on that needs addressing before you take Clomid again. Clomid is not always the best choice in older women who ovulate regularly, because its main effect is to jumpstart ovulation. If you're already producing an egg monthly, then you may just be getting the potential bad effects of Clomid (like a thinned uterine lining) without much of the good.

Having said all that, if the doctors believe that a little more intervention is necessary, will your husband be on board with that? An IUI, for example, will require his active participation (the doctors would take his sperm, prepare it, and inject it directly into your uterus, hopefully making it easier for the sperm to find the egg -- that's the advantage) Is he going to be on board with having to provide sperm samples? Would he support you if IVF is recommended?

I just wanted to suggest that before you go too far down the road of interventions, you and your husband get on the same page. And I wish you the very best of luck.

[Anonymous]

Yes. For #1, took Clomid (50mg) one cycle + IUI and had a healthy baby at age 38. Now I am 39 and for #2 already have 2 failed Clomid50/IUI cycles. Currently on my third with 100 mg.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

To top it off, DH is totally unsupportive.

Forgive me for focusing on something that might be painful, but this part seems important.

But first, I'm in 100 percent agreement with everyone else who has suggested that one failed Clomid cycle is nothing to worry about -- but that it would be a good idea to go to an RE again. Sometimes our bodies change and it's just good to make sure there's not anything going on that needs addressing before you take Clomid again. Clomid is not always the best choice in older women who ovulate regularly, because its main effect is to jumpstart ovulation. If you're already producing an egg monthly, then you may just be getting the potential bad effects of Clomid (like a thinned uterine lining) without much of the good.

Having said all that, if the doctors believe that a little more intervention is necessary, will your husband be on board with that? An IUI, for example, will require his active participation (the doctors would take his sperm, prepare it, and inject it directly into your uterus, hopefully making it easier for the sperm to find the egg -- that's the advantage) Is he going to be on board with having to provide sperm samples? Would he support you if IVF is recommended?

I just wanted to suggest that before you go too far down the road of interventions, you and your husband get on the same page. And I wish you the very best of luck.

I think DH will move ahead and do the things we need to do to have another child, but he is unsupportive in that he dismisses my feelings and says I am worrying for no reason, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes. For #1, took Clomid (50mg) one cycle + IUI and had a healthy baby at age 38. Now I am 39 and for #2 already have 2 failed Clomid50/IUI cycles. Currently on my third with 100 mg.

thanks for the info! I wish you luck too

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes. For #1, took Clomid (50mg) one cycle + IUI and had a healthy baby at age 38. Now I am 39 and for #2 already have 2 failed Clomid50/IUI cycles. Currently on my third with 100 mg.

thanks for the info! I wish you luck too

No problem! And I agree that often people assume that everyone who BF-s for more than a year is dogmatic and militant about it, which is not true and is not fair.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes. For #1, took Clomid (50mg) one cycle + IUI and had a healthy baby at age 38. Now I am 39 and for #2 already have 2 failed Clomid50/IUI cycles. Currently on my third with 100 mg.

thanks for the info! I wish you luck too

No problem! And I agree that often people assume that everyone who BF-s for more than a year is dogmatic and militant about it, which is not true and is not fair.

where did this come from?