dh and clomid

Daniellea22 · #1 January 27th, 2006, 08:12 PM

so i was watching special delievery on discovery health and a woman was pregnant with triplets..they said she had used clomid due to infertility. he over heard it and is FREAKING out..let me remind you, we are 21 and already have a 3 year old..i dont know if we could handle twins let alone triplets..twins maybe lol

my mom had stillborn twins and my dads brother has twins so they already run in the family..unless its just the men but now he has me all upset..i might need clomid! im going for the testing this month..im starting to home my progesterone and fsh tests are okay because he has me a wreck! grr

Can't Wait · #2 January 27th, 2006, 09:04 PM

My RE said the chances of having muliples while on Clomid only goes up 8-10% so that's not to bad. I wonder what her dose was?

Daniellea22 · #3 January 28th, 2006, 11:48 AM

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My RE said the chances of having muliples while on Clomid only goes up 8-10% so that's not to bad. I wonder what her dose was?[/b]

lol ..im just already nervous because multiples are in my blood..i also found out my mil has twin siblings..i had forgotten about that!..its okay though, id make due with whatever God gives me. And i was wondering the dosage thing too..maybe that plays a factor in it

instant_oatmeal · #4 January 28th, 2006, 02:43 PM

I don't know where I heard it but multiples run on the mom's side so dh's family doesn't really count when it comes to multiples. Its a good possiblity for you though since you have them on your side and with the added chance with clomid. I'm sure you won't be given any more than you can handle!

Blue Eyes 409 · #5 January 29th, 2006, 06:09 AM

I was told 8-10% also and I just have one,. I saw the woman on the TV and that was when I was taking my Clomid I made sure to change the station when DH came in ...lol I know when you take clomid CD 3-7 you release MORE eggs when you take it Cd 5-9 A more mature egg. Asbad as I wanted a baby I woud have been thrilled with twins also ...lol Good luck.

Daniellea22 · #6 January 29th, 2006, 08:19 AM

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I was told 8-10% also and I just have one,. I saw the woman on the TV and that was when I was taking my Clomid I made sure to change the station when DH came in ...lol I know when you take clomid CD 3-7 you release MORE eggs when you take it Cd 5-9 A more mature egg. Asbad as I wanted a baby I woud have been thrilled with twins also ...lol Good luck.[/b]

LOL! yeah twins are kinda exciting to think of..and DH couldnt blame it on the clomid..its in my genes haha..i always wondered if I would be the one to have the twins my mom lost..i dont think it would be a bad thing at all. Now triplets..i think id run away

i'll still be sure to take the clomid days 5-9 lol

also..what were your side effects from it? i read that some women are SOO emotional by day 4 of it =/

Blue Eyes 409 · #7 January 29th, 2006, 09:02 AM

I was a little moody but not a lot the main thing that got me was it made my cervix soooo sore when we BD. But I am telling you it is soooo worth t.

bookwormmommy · #8 January 30th, 2006, 04:23 AM

Just wanted to add. Our dr. wants us to do the IUI and chance of twins rises to 20-30% with the drugs you take for that! Of course the chance of getting pregnant at all is only 18-20% but still.
DH said he'd rather have twins and get two for the price of one. LOL.

Daniellea22 · #9 January 30th, 2006, 06:32 AM

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Just wanted to add. Our dr. wants us to do the IUI and chance of twins rises to 20-30% with the drugs you take for that! Of course the chance of getting pregnant at all is only 18-20% but still.
DH said he'd rather have twins and get two for the price of one. LOL.[/b]

aw thats so sweet dawn!..Dh wouldnt mind twins, i know it. But the woman on tv was pregnant with triplets and he freaked! haha..good luck to you with the IUI!!

iamkc · #10 January 30th, 2006, 07:53 AM

Oh, wow! Well, the good thing is, chances of triplets are pretty low!!! I'm sure that wouldn't comfort DH at all, but...

I'm sure that he'll be supportive if you have to go on meds. We'll just hope that you don't, to keep everything less complicated!

Dawn--HAHA! My DH said the same thing. "Can they MAKE you have twins? You know, so you get a 2-fer? Or so that women don't have to keep trying for so d@mn long to have 2?" Hehe. A man after all our hearts.

BLUDOLPHIN · #11 January 30th, 2006, 07:59 AM

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Just wanted to add. Our dr. wants us to do the IUI and chance of twins rises to 20-30% with the drugs you take for that! Of course the chance of getting pregnant at all is only 18-20% but still.
DH said he'd rather have twins and get two for the price of one. LOL.[/b]

HA! HA! my DH said the same thing. He is actually hoping for twins!!! we don't want an only child- I am one- and I want my child to have a sibling(s). so he thinks that since we are having such a difficult time conceiving this first time around, it would be great to have twins and if we couldn't get pg again then it would be okay.

I won't tell DH this, but I am secretly hoping for twins also!!!! although I don't care if it's one or two or three as long as I get pg, it sticks and we have a healthy baby or babies!

zoey · #12 January 30th, 2006, 02:44 PM

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Just wanted to add. Our dr. wants us to do the IUI and chance of twins rises to 20-30% with the drugs you take for that! Of course the chance of getting pregnant at all is only 18-20% but still.
DH said he'd rather have twins and get two for the price of one. LOL.[/b]

Can I ask Dawn, why did the doc suggest IUI vs Clomid?
We are going to the doc in April and Im just curious. It will be interesing to see what ours suggests.

bookwormmommy · #13 January 31st, 2006, 08:00 AM

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Just wanted to add. Our dr. wants us to do the IUI and chance of twins rises to 20-30% with the drugs you take for that! Of course the chance of getting pregnant at all is only 18-20% but still.
DH said he'd rather have twins and get two for the price of one. LOL.[/b]

Can I ask Dawn, why did the doc suggest IUI vs Clomid?
We are going to the doc in April and Im just curious. It will be interesing to see what ours suggests.
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Sure-Clomid is for no ovulation or trouble ovulating...Apparently my charts could be in a textbook my ovulation pattern is so clear and I have pretty regular cycles too. Before we actually do the IUI we have to get some tests done-I need the vaginal ultrasound and the X-Ray where they shoot dye into your tubes to check for blockage and dh needs the semen analysis. But our doc thinks that becaus we are so young, have no history of drug use or std's and no symptoms of anything else wrong, that we will most likely fall into the "unexplained" infertility category. At which point, IUI is our best and most cost-effective option for getting pregnant. Of course, if it turns out I have endo, or cysts, or blocked tubes, the plan will change a bit. If dh has a low sperm count we will still do the IUI.