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Clomid Question - Saint Augustine,FL

Has anyone used Clomid for their first pregnancy and then decided to have a second child? If so, did you go straight to the Clomid or did you try to get pregnant without it first? If you used Clomid again, did you have to go through the all the weeks of bloodwork again? Please only respond if you used Clomid for fertility reasons, not if you are a normal ovulator who used it to try to conceive twins.

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Hi N..

I used Clomid and a trigger shot with my first pregnancy and was finally successful. I met with my RE when we were close to ready to start trying again. I was BF and had not had AF since the birth. The RE asked me to stop BF so that my cycle would start and to come straight in on day 3 to start the US for the next round of Clomid. As luck wouldhave it, we were out of town when that day came and I missed starting Clomid. I was temping so I knew when it was time to try on our own and we did. We are pregnant. I am glad we tried on our own first. They say sometimes you are more fertile (or less) after having a child. It makes us smile to think we actually did this one on our own after having to try so hard the first time. I hope this helps. Good luck!

Hi N.,

Yes I used Clomid for my first pregnancy. After the birth of my first child I went back on birth control for ten months and got off. I was pregnant with number two within a months time. My boys are 18 months apart.

Like me you may not need the Clomid the second time around.

Good luck

My experience is very similar. I used Clomid for my first pregnancy and was lucky to only have to take one round before finding out I was pregnant. Being that my husband and I are older we had set a time limit to get pregnant with #2 or else only have one child. Things were a little hectic around here and we were kind of in a rough patch so we weren't really trying all that regularly. One night I decided to just see what would happen and WOW - I got pregnant all on my own. I have heard that you can be more fertile after the 1st pregnancy. I also think that (at least in my case) I was more relaxed the second time and not so worried about it. I think in the back of my mind I knew there was Clomid again if nothing happened. Oh, I had talked to my OB when we first started to think about #2 to see what was recommended and she had said that they would like me to try for 6 months first before using the Clomid the second time because in most cases you are more successful on your own the second time. I really do believe the part about being relaxed did play a role in my being successful. I know the first time I was very consumed with getting pregnant - However, I KNOW it's easier said than done to relax about something you really want! :>) Best of luck to you!

We used the Clomid for our first pregnancy. When we were ready for a second child, we decided to try it naturally again. We did this because after the first pregnancy, I had noticed that my cycles were different, and I was hoping that some of the fertility problems that I had before may be "fixed" now. We decided to try it naturally for a year, then if that didn't work, then we would go back to the doctor. Luckily, after only 4 months of trying, we were able to conceive.

I needed to use clomid to get pregnant with my first and ended up still needing it conceive additional pregnancies. I think it depends on how regular your cycles are. If you have regular cycles, it doesn't hurt to try on your own. I also used the Clearplan Fertility Monitor and with my last pregnancy, it turned out I also needed Prometrium as I was ovulating a day or two late causing a short luteal phase. But overrall I had a very regular cycle. Good luck!

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