My husband and I had been trying to conceive for 15 months, and had an RE appointment lined up for a few weeks later. The lucky month involved 100 mg of Clomid and an HCG shot. Even though I wasn't supposed to, I did pregnancy tests starting at 10dpo. The nurse had told me not to test until 15dpo because the HCG shot could still be in my system and could cause a fale positive. The pregnancy tests all came up positive. On 14dpo I did not tell my husband, but went in for a blood test. The doctor said that the HCG shot should be out of my system and that I am indeed pregnant. I was so excited and told my husband that night. I am now 6.5 weeks pregnant and go for my first ultrasound in 2 days.

My pregnancy symptoms -- early on --a lot of heartburn; the smell of cigarette smoke made me gag; tired ; now-- fatigue, urinating a lot, and somewhat sore breasts

For anyone who thinks it cannot happen to them, don't give up - it can!
Katie P.

I am 24,and 5 weeks pg. with #1. Here's my story.
My mother, my two older sisters and I all have irregular cycles which
obviously make it difficult to conceive. My mother took fertility drugs in the
60's to have each of my sisters and I was a surprise! My two sisters were
both off The Pill 2 yrs. One finally got pg without drugs the other got pg
after 3 cycles of Clomid. So I knew I'd need help conceiving. My doctor said
I only O'd about 1-2 times a year!! I went 3 months without a period,
took Provera and 50mg Clomid and my cd21 progesterone was .5! Nonexistent! :(

Took Provera again!
Clomid again, this time at 100mg and my cd22
progesterone was a whopping 42.9!
I got a faint + with a hpt on cd 28,
the nurse told me to take another in a few days.
I didn't know how long my cycles were since I
am never regular! Retested on cd30 and got a dark +!
Thank GOD! We're doing an early ultrasound at 6 weeks
to see if there might be twins!
I'm almost 5 wks now. We want 2 children,
so we would love to have twins and
have our instant family but as long as it/they
is/are healthy we're pleased!
Thanks Momma Kath for responding so quickly
to my question.
Your website has helped me through this so much!
You've done so much research and
made it easily accessible!
Candice

My husband and i have been married 6 years
and 3 and a half years ago i had a miscarraige at 8 weeks
and a year before that at 6 weeks.

My doctor finally said it is time to go on clomid after
3 and a half yearsof trying .So i was on it for 4 months
and walah i'm now 8 weeks pregnant and keeping my fingers crossed
that this is the blessing i've been waiting for.
Sincerely,

Jen from pa.

My husband and I tried to have a baby for over a year w/out success.
I started taking 50mg of clomid for 3 cycles no luck;
upped the dosage to 100mg and we got pregnant
our little boy will be 2 next week.
I started taking 100mg this year and after the 6th cycle
we are pregnant again and couldn't be happier.
My best advice is to be patient and
let it happen too much stress and fretting over not getting pregnant
the first time will prolong the agony.
Trust in God and it will happen -
it did for me twice now.

Barbara

PS I was 35 when I had #1 and am 37 now with #2 - so age is irrelevant

I am 24 yrs old and I began using Clomid in December of 2002.
My husband and I had been trying to conceive since May of 2001.
I got off the pill in March and had a period until July.
From July until September I was not having periods so
I went to the doctor after taking a pregnancy test
and having blood work done to make sure that I was not preg.
The doctor said that he would just begin giving me
a medicine that would induce my periods until they began regularly.
We did that until November of 2002 and we still had not gotten pregnant
and I still was not having my periods on my own.
(We spent lots of money on Preg Tests.
Anyway, in December we went back to the doctor
and had blood work done to see if I was Ovulating. The normal level of ovulation is between 12-40
(I'm not sure what those numbers represent?!)
I was not ovulating at all.
SO, they gave me the lowest dose of Clomid in
December which was 50mg (taken days 5-9 of cycle).
I went to the doctor on Day 21 of my cycle and had
blood work done to determine my level of O.
My level of O increased to 0.9 in December 2002.
They then increased my dosage (days 5-9 of Cycle) to 100mg.
Day 21of January 2003, my O level was up to 2.4.
Better but still not good enough.
SO, they increased my dosage to 150mg (days 5-9 of Cycle)
and I went back on day 21 of February 2003.
This time my level was 16.9.
FINALLY HIGH ENOUGH FOR REAL OVULATION.......and GUESS WHAT>>>>>
I am now 6 weeks pregnant.
We got pregnant on the first try with Clomid
when my ovulation level was high enough.
I love Clomid and I hope that it works for you
as well as it has for my husband and I!!!
Happy baby making and keep my husband,
baby and I in your prayers.
You are definately in ours!!

I've had two (2) miscarriages and my doctor suggested that
I try Clomid (being that my problem was hormone related
and not infertility related)....well after just one five (5) day
dose of Clomid (50mg) I am now pregnant and things are
looking good thus far. My only side effect were hot flashes,
they were tolerable.
I wish all of you who are experiencing
what my husband and I have experienced the best of luck!
Just have faith and don't give up....
things will work out.
Mar.... C

I am just now writing my success story
as it has taken this long for reality to set in for me.
From the time I was 12 and I started to menstruate,
I knew something wasn't quite right with my body.
It took eleven years before
I finally learned that I had PCOS.
Until then, I never imagined it
would be so difficult for me to concieve.
I started to do some research and learned a lot
from reading how others on this site
have coped with the same feelings, etc.
I visited a doctor in our area who prescribed Clomid.
I started out at 50 mg,
which worked the first time, but not the second.
She then bumped me up to the 100 mg dose,
which seemed to work effectively.
I charted my temperatures and took the pills faithfully
at the same time each day without success.
I would look forward to seeing that temperature spike
and counting the days to AF,
but each month I grew more and more disappointed.
My husband and I made it through
6 cycles with nothing but disappointment.
On the 7th cycle, just as I was contemplating "giving up",
I made an appointment to see
a reproductive specialist in September of 2002.
Three days after my appointment with him, my husband and
I learned we were pregnant with our very first child.
There would be no need for a follow-up to his office.
The only thing I did different in cycle 7
is that I took Robitussin
and I can't say if this is what did trick or not.
To this day, I think this was a sign from God telling us to never give up and
never underestimate what we think may be impossible.
Now I am 34 weeks pregnant
and am getting excited for the baby's arrival in May.
It is supposed to be a boy,
but either or would be a total blessing in my eyes.
Please let our story help you through your tough times
and know that miracles do happen -
maybe not on your terms or when you had planned -
but they can and do happen.
Let that be your inspiration to continue on your quest to have a baby.
Thank you for letting me share my story with you.
My thoughts are prayers are with you all.
-Tina

As long as I can remember I have always had irregular periods.
I got married october/19/02. We decided that we would try to have kids in Febuary.
I went to my gyno and since I was not ovulating at all, she put me on provera and clomid 50 mg.
The first two months, it didn't work! I was sooo depressed, I thought that I would never have children.
I just finished my third month and I am two days late for my period and 16 dpo so,
I decided to take a pregnancy test for the hell of it. I knew that I would get a negative result-
I always did and I was sick of looking at it! But would'nt you know.....it was positive!!!
I almost fell off the toilet! I cried for about an hour! I could'nt believe it
so I went out and got another one and it was positive too!
I have an app. with my gyno in a few days to confirm 100% that I am pregnant.
Don't EVER give up hope ladies because,
if it can happen to me and my clutsy body,
then it can happen to you!
God bless.

Hi Momma Kath
I have just found out I am pregnant after the first round of Clomid at 50mg
I was so happy and surprised the information you have is really great...
My estimated due date is Jan 20, 2004. Wish me luck.
Bye for now
Karen

just wanted to say that i never had a normal menstral cycle
and i thought i would never get pregnant.
i went for years having sex and never getting pregnant.
i took clomid for just one cycle and boom - i was pregnant.
After my baby was born and after my 6 weeks checkup
I had sex with my husband without any birth control methods
because i still felt i wouldn't be able to conceive without fertility pills.
wrong- i was pregnant again. And 10 months later, i had another baby!!
so my one dose of clomid seemed to work for not just one baby,
but 2!!! best of luck to everyone- if it happened to my irregular system,
it can happen to anyone!
sharon from VA

Hi there.
I was one of the 10%
who conceived fraternal twins
while taking Clomid.
It was the 4th cycle
(two cycles of 50mgs and
two cycles of 100mgs -generic brand).
In fact, the doctor estimated that they
were conceived three days apart. :)
Good luck to everyone.
Kristi

I was on Clomid (50) for 2 months,
and got pregnant the second month.
Luckily, my symptoms were only minor.
The period after month 1 was excrutiating,
and I was convinced it would never happen.
The 1st month, I O'd on day 18.
Second month it was day 15,
and I was using pre-seed, by the way.
I never had great cervical mucus,
so I think the pre-seed helped!
I started having PMS symptoms (or so I thought),
so I got my hair dyed and drank regular coffee.
That night, I realized that my BB's were
changing shape and were HUGE.
Next day (10 DPO), I took a test and had a faint positive!!!
I took 5 in all,
just to make sure.
The blood test was positive,
but the HCG was low (40),
but it was only 12 DPO.
I'm at the beginning of week 6 and
am constantly worried about complications,
but so far so good!
Thank God for clomid!!!!
Lauren

I started clomid @50mg on days 5-9 on the first cycle,
and felt like a raving lunatic! No luck...
BUT on the second cycle of the same dose we got
PREGNANT!!!
we are 9 weeks and counting our blessings.
We had tried for quite a while,
so I'm here to tell you girls, it works.
Thank heaven though because my husband was threatening
to move into a hotel if we had to undergo another cycle...
he joked that he'd come over to make his (donations)
and go back to his room...(SMILE).