Trying again with Clomid

Hi Allison,
I am so sorry your children did not make it. I can't imagine how hard that must be. I don't really have any experience with getting pregnant quickly after another birth but I wanted to wish you lots of luck. I hope you have a long uneventful pregnancy!!!

Hugs,
Jackie

I just sat down with the calander to see when I can do a home pregnancy test and wouldn't you know it I can test on my twins due date. They of course came very early but the first day I can test is on their due date of Feb 9th. I don't know if I will just wait till the next day or not. It might be a sad day and I don't know how it will make me feel if I am pregs or not. Just so ironic that it falls on that day.

Good luck to you - no matter how it turns out. I am sure that will be a hard day - pregnancy test results or not.

Take care,
Kara

well I tested yesterday and it came out negative. I kinda thought it would but was hoping for a positive. I am so upset. Yesterday was hard and today feels even harder. I miss my two angels so much and long to have another baby badly. I am going to call my doctor in the morning if af doesn't show by then. Maybe there isn't enough hormone in my urine yet. Maybe a blood test might show i am pregs again. Can you tell I am trying to stay positive? Wish me luck ladies.

Allison

I wish you the best of luck! keep me posted! lots of baby dust to you!!

mammabaehr,

We have similar stories. I gave birth to two beautiful boys (clomid twins) on 2-11-08 at just over 23 weeks. Both passed shortly after birth and we miss them terribly (I still cry every day for them). We are going to try again as soon as possible.

We are worried about trying clomid again. My body cannot hold the weight of twins and we do not want to go through what we are going through right now every again.

Did you talk to your doctor about chances of twins again? Good luck! Keep me posted on your progress!

I did not talk to my doc about the possibility of twins again. DH and i know there is a very good chance it could happen again. I personally am ok if we have twins again. I honestly would love to be pregs with twins again. My Dh isn't so sure. He says he would rather have one healthy baby. I agree but I also get the impression that he feels another set of twins would be "replacing" nathan and hailey. I'm affraid of the risks that come with twins even more so now with the history of placenta abruption and preemies. But what other options are there for women who dont ovulate on their own?? What are you going to use (if anything) this next time? I also dont want to wait for a year or more to try without meds like before. I start my next round of clomid on march 12th. I'm scared and excited! good luck to you too! =)

I'm not sure what we are going to do. I had really good luck with a combination of ovulation kits and clomid so I think we'll try the first couple months with just the ovulation kits. If the ovulation kits show there is absolutely no ovulation happening, then we'll have to go back to clomid. I fell in love with the idea of twins and would LOVE to be pregnant with twins again, but can't image ever going through what I'm going through right now a second time. It would destroy me. I guess if we had were pregnant with twins again I would be on bedrest for most of the pregnancy (I lost them because they were too heavy for my body and I went into early labor... they boys were perfectly healthy otherwise).

For now, I'm just waiting for my cycle to return so we can start trying again. Good luck with your next cycle of clomid. If you aren't already, you might also want to use ovulation kits to help with your chances of success. Worked for me last time...

BTW, nothing will ever replace nathan and hailey. You'll just be adding to your family. Part of your heart will always belong to them. Perhaps they are in heaven playing with my William and Zachary!!!

I'm sorry you lost your Angel's. I lost my Angel Kylee on February 1, 2005 at the age of 7 1/2 months, she was my First Born, and She was a 34 Weeker.

Depending on whether you had a classical incision or a low transverse they say it is best to have 18 months between deliveries, (meaning it's generally safe to get pregnant again after your child/children is or would be 9 months old.) if you had a low transvere and want to try for a VBAC you should have the 18 month time frame from delivery to delivery. I delivered Kylee via c-section on June 18, 2004 due to a severe case o fPre-eclampsia/Eclampsia and failed trial of Labor, (I was stuck at 4 Centimeters for 36 Hours!)

I have since delivered a normal healthy Baby Boy via C-section on September 6, 2007. the reason I delivered him via C-section is because my doc didn't want to wait for Him to flip back to the vertex position as He flipped 3 days before my due date.

Can anyone tell me if it is safe to use Clomid for more than 6 months? I used clomid for 13 months before I had my son (32 weeker, now 8 months old) and if I need to I am considering using it again but I read that you should only use clomid for 6 months total. Has anyone had any experience with this

Thirteen months is a long time. Most OBs will use it for 3-4 months, and if it doesn't work....move onto something else. Same thing with fertility specialists.....if it doesn't work in the first 3-4 months (even on a higher does) chances are it won't.

Shonda

I only used the 50 mg dosage but I think my OB lost track of how long I was on it, after I brought it to his attention he tried to switch me to Femera but I read the drug was not intended for fertility treatments it is a drug for breast cancer survivors and increased fertility is just a side effect, there also was a strong warning about birth defects so I never took Femera. I conceived my son the first month after I stopped taking the clomid. We will probably try again within the next year and I was wondering if I should try the clomid again or if it should only be taken once in your lifetime.

I'm sorry, I think I misunderstood your question.

Yes, clomid can be taken again for future pregnancies. Usually your OB will start you on a low dose and if that doesn't work will continue to raise it. One I was at the highest dose and having no luck (although it helps 85% of women) I was referred to a fertility specialist, who identified a problem......and we went from there.

But yes, it is safe to use clomid again.

Shonda