Hi, I am on my third cycle of clomid and my clinic says they recommend that women take a break after six cycles, because of the risk of thinning of uterus lining. However, I am starting to read things that says some places limit it to 3 cycles and some have regretted going longer than that.
I know this is not a infertility forum, but it seems like there is quite a few moms here who have taken clomid. If you could let me know how many cycles your doctor allowed that would be great. I'm considering taking a break after this cycle if many other doctors recommend that.
Thanks!
Thank you for your responses! I saw a few of you who said that their doctor allowed only 3, so I am leaning towards taking a break after 3. Happy to hear your conception stories after being in the same situation!
My doctor limits it to three. I was pregnant the first time, so luckily I didn't have to find out what the next step was.
My doctor allowed me THREE cycles at a time with a three month break in between.
I did NOT get pregnant on clomid. WE did three cycles. NOTHING. What did it do for me? I FINALLY had regular periods. I lost weight (yes, you read that right, I LOST weight), my hair grew and my nails grew. And I didn't suffer from PMS while I was on it.
Only one other person that I know had these same "side affects" from it. We can't figure out why or what. Neither of us got pregnant using clomid though. My husband and I stopped at IVF - got a dog, stopped TRYING and started having sex for fun - no body temps, no more "It has to be NOW!!!" and 4 months later we were pregnant.
I TOTALLY understand what you are going through. I can't tell you how much better our marriage and WE were after we QUIT trying. Sex was fun again. The pressure was off. And **THAT** was great!!
I don't know how long you have been trying for. I know we tried for just about 4 years....hystograms, blood tests, semen tests, drugs, etc. it was nerve racking.
My BFF was allowed 6 on, 6 off. She was ready to take a break. She hurt and could not stand for anyone to touch her. She got pregnant the second year.
Not that you asked, but my mom had 8 miscarriages before there was clomid, etc. She started getting chiropractic adjustments, eating really clean and became pregnant with me (#9) and then my brother (#10). The MDs told her to have a hysterectomy, but they had no idea what was going on AND they told her she'd never have any kids.
My doctor only allowed 3 cycles. He said studies show that its effectiveness significantly decreases after three. I tried clomid and my husband and I also did a couple rounds of IUI, but none were successful. We decided to take a break before deciding our next course of action fertility wise. We focused on making healthier food choices, getting some exercise in and enjoying other activities. We were pregnant a few months after that. On our own even. The hardest thing for someone to say when you are trying to get pregnant is "Relax. Let nature take its course." But in our case it really was the best piece of advice we followed at the time. When my son was six months old we decided to start trying for baby #2. This time around we chose to use a digital fertility monitor. It completely takes the guesswork out of everything. We were pregnant within two months with our baby girl. I highly recommend getting one. For the money it is definitely worth a try before spending a boatload on expensive fertility treatments. Good luck and I hope this helps!
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My doctor was going to let me go 6 months as well. However, I stopped on my own after 3 months based off, what seems to be, the same reading you have done. The month after we stopped we got pregnant--my OB said he has seen that quite often in his practice.
I also wasn't a fan of how clomid made me feel, especially 3 months in. I also had an enlarged ovary my 3rd month--that was not fun at all!
We did three, and then moved on to IVF. Have two beautiful IVF babies.
Good Luck and Blessings to you!
One-but that's me. Switch your focus-take a daily dose of baby aspirin, vitamin D, zinc and magnesium. Drink reverse osmosis water ( i.e. AquaFina) and enjoy life. Don't eat food out of a package. Turn your body into a receptacle for incubating a human life and that will follow. God bless you!
we did three cycles and moved on. We took a break between each cycle and I think it was something like 8 months total. I decided it wasn't going to work and we moved onto IVF.
Mine said 4, but after the third cycle, my body didn't seem to respond well (My progesterone was 5.5 on 3rd cycle) and I switched to Femara. I am pregnant on my first cycle. Maybe ask him about Femara, because it seems not have the same side affects as Clomid. I think the general rule with Clomid is that if it's usually going to work within the first 6 cycles. Are you seeing an ob, or an re? Are they doing any monitoring or bloodwork?
We did 3 cycles. My OB limited it and said if it wasn't working, we needed to move on. And we did.
Due to insurance coverage, the doc who prescribed it wasn't covered, so I let my Ob-Gyn care for me with the clomid--except he didn't seem aware of basic problems with it. I had horrible depression from the drug and didn't realize that the drug was the cause. I think I had had about four rounds and got off. I didn't even know about the thinning of the uterus thing--boy, I knew nothing about the drug! Amazing! Then after a few months, right before we planned on starting a system of shots, we went on a nice, relaxing vacation. That's what did the trick.
Our doc allowed a total of three with one month breaks on between each. Then on to a fertility doc who did one round and iui. Thinning of the uterus can occur as well as cysts that can rupture. Have three fertility babies.
I did 6 cycles - then moved on to IUI to conceive my first son and got lucky with the first try. Good Luck - I hope everything works out!!
Mine was 3. After my 2nd cycle, I did the IUI procedure and got pregnant immediately. I couldn't take the hot flashes and mood swings anymore. (neither could my poor husband - ha ha) Good luck!
