Clomid
On Friday of last week, I had a sonogram to see if I was able to get on Clomid. My wonderful doctor was out of the office that day so I had to see one of the other doctors in the practice. He was an older man but I liked him. I asked him why I needed the sonogram on day 3 and he told me that it's a safety precaution. He explained that he wanted to make sure there wasn't a follicle left over from my previous cycle. He says if I had one, and they gave me Clomid, it could turn into one massive follicle which would cause numerous problems. It made sense to me after that. There were no follicles present so I was prescribed Clomid to take for 5 days.
I have very mixed feelings about this drug. The great thing about trying naturally, aka no medication, is that you can consistently try every month. What I like about trying every month is that I only have about two weeks to be sad and then it's time to start again and hope is renewed! Well, on Clomid, there are some variables.
Clomid is meant to produce more eggs by heightening estrogen in the body. The side effects are supposed to be hot flashes and tiredness, none of which I've had. The drug can produce anywhere from 0-5 extra eggs each month. The dosage directly affects the number of eggs produced. Here's the kicker though. If I produce too many eggs, they will make me wait a month. I HATE THE THOUGHT OF WAITING!!! I get their reasoning. If I produce 4 eggs, they won't want to inseminate me out of fear of all 4 fertilizing and me ending up with quads. BUT-the chances of them all fertilizing are so slim that it seems a bit much to me. But I guess stranger things have happened. The older doctor told me that he delivered quints himself that were produced by Clomid. That was a little scary. My doctor told me that he's a little concerned about me producing too many eggs so this first month might be a trial run. He said if I produced 3 or more eggs, we'll have to wait. That doesn't sit well with me, but I trust his judgment. It's just hard to go with it when you can't even get ONE of your eggs to fertilize and they are worried about 3? Seems stupid. But hey they are the experts, what do I know haha.
I stop taking the Clomid tomorrow and then I have to wear estrogen patches to build up the lining for my uterus since the Clomid thins it out. I go back next Monday to do a sonogram to see how many eggs I produced this cycle. I'm hoping for 2. Three would be fine if they would inseminate me but I'm thinking they might not. It's just more of gambling game with Clomid and I'm a play it safe kinda girl so I haven't completely wrapped my head around it yet. With two eggs and an insemination, worst case scenario would be twins. Even though it's possible, it's still only about a 5-8% chance of producing twins so I'm not feeling uneasy about two eggs being inseminated.
I always ponder the idea of twins. It would be hard, really really hard. But there are some amazing things about that scenario. One thing that I always love about twins, they always have someone to play with. ALWAYS. No matter what, they will have someone by their side when mommy is away. Another thing, you get BAM two right away! Yeah! 2 for the price of 1, baby! And I know that I would love twins as much as I would love one. Watching two children grow up together would be wonderful. VERY hard, but wonderful. I'm just so in love with wanting to be a mom that I am willing to take whatever is given to me. I will accept it with grace and be the best mommy I know how to be.
So yeah! That's where I am. I'm feeling a bit uneasy about the questionable "How many eggs did I produce? Can I try this month?" question I will have going into the sonogram on Monday. I am VERY MUCH a planner so not knowing is killing me. But in the mean time...
I'm going to Disney World! WOO HOO!! Tower of Terror 10 Miler Weekend is this weekend and I will be in Florida from Thursday to Sunday. I am REALLY excited about getting away and just having some fun. It's been a tough 6 months and I'm ready for some good times with great friends. Yay! :0)
I have very mixed feelings about this drug. The great thing about trying naturally, aka no medication, is that you can consistently try every month. What I like about trying every month is that I only have about two weeks to be sad and then it's time to start again and hope is renewed! Well, on Clomid, there are some variables.
Clomid is meant to produce more eggs by heightening estrogen in the body. The side effects are supposed to be hot flashes and tiredness, none of which I've had. The drug can produce anywhere from 0-5 extra eggs each month. The dosage directly affects the number of eggs produced. Here's the kicker though. If I produce too many eggs, they will make me wait a month. I HATE THE THOUGHT OF WAITING!!! I get their reasoning. If I produce 4 eggs, they won't want to inseminate me out of fear of all 4 fertilizing and me ending up with quads. BUT-the chances of them all fertilizing are so slim that it seems a bit much to me. But I guess stranger things have happened. The older doctor told me that he delivered quints himself that were produced by Clomid. That was a little scary. My doctor told me that he's a little concerned about me producing too many eggs so this first month might be a trial run. He said if I produced 3 or more eggs, we'll have to wait. That doesn't sit well with me, but I trust his judgment. It's just hard to go with it when you can't even get ONE of your eggs to fertilize and they are worried about 3? Seems stupid. But hey they are the experts, what do I know haha.
I stop taking the Clomid tomorrow and then I have to wear estrogen patches to build up the lining for my uterus since the Clomid thins it out. I go back next Monday to do a sonogram to see how many eggs I produced this cycle. I'm hoping for 2. Three would be fine if they would inseminate me but I'm thinking they might not. It's just more of gambling game with Clomid and I'm a play it safe kinda girl so I haven't completely wrapped my head around it yet. With two eggs and an insemination, worst case scenario would be twins. Even though it's possible, it's still only about a 5-8% chance of producing twins so I'm not feeling uneasy about two eggs being inseminated.
I always ponder the idea of twins. It would be hard, really really hard. But there are some amazing things about that scenario. One thing that I always love about twins, they always have someone to play with. ALWAYS. No matter what, they will have someone by their side when mommy is away. Another thing, you get BAM two right away! Yeah! 2 for the price of 1, baby! And I know that I would love twins as much as I would love one. Watching two children grow up together would be wonderful. VERY hard, but wonderful. I'm just so in love with wanting to be a mom that I am willing to take whatever is given to me. I will accept it with grace and be the best mommy I know how to be.
So yeah! That's where I am. I'm feeling a bit uneasy about the questionable "How many eggs did I produce? Can I try this month?" question I will have going into the sonogram on Monday. I am VERY MUCH a planner so not knowing is killing me. But in the mean time...
I'm going to Disney World! WOO HOO!! Tower of Terror 10 Miler Weekend is this weekend and I will be in Florida from Thursday to Sunday. I am REALLY excited about getting away and just having some fun. It's been a tough 6 months and I'm ready for some good times with great friends. Yay! :0)
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