Femara round #1 coming up in December, anyone with me?

[Tinabee88]

So we've been TTC since June 2010. We've done 4 rounds of Clomid with 2 O's and no BFP with the last round being in April 2012. I was disappointed since I lost 72 pounds between Nov '11-March '12 and was told weight loss would for sure get me pregnant by one OBGYN and 2 RE's.

Fast forward to September 2012 and I had enough. I made an appointment with an RE 2 1/2 hours away and in one visit we were swept off our feet. Since then I've had blood tests galore. My CD 3 bloodwork came back PERFECT and now we're waiting to do Femara round #1 and my RE is convinced that timed intercourse is all we'll need since it looks like our only fertility issue is my PCOS, secondary amenohrrhea, and anovulation, once I ovulate consistently it'll be a matter of time before I get pregnant.

I'm anxious because I was to give my body every chance to conceive. I'm also optimistic that we've found our solution. Anyone else doing Femara round #1 or have done Femara already? What was your experience? 

[Eshadowgirl]

 Im on round 4 of Letrozole/Femara.....it does help me ovulate(along with hcg trigger shots).  I was also told weight loss would help me. I lost 60 pounds, and still have yet to have a cycle without letrozole.  I could stand t lose more, but thats neither here nor there.  My fertility issues are also hereditary(My mom and grandmother both had problems concieving their first children).

 

I like the letrozole(Femara). I dont get any noticable side effects. Along with with trigger shots my cycles are now 31-33 days..more regulated than the twice a year periods...

Good luck!!!

[Tinabee88]

There are definitely fertility issues on my mom's side, but none as severe as mine with the PCOS. I'm just glad I finally got some answers about my body since every other doctor I saw refused to take me seriously and blood test me. I wasted so many months getting nowhere, but I'm ready for the future.

I'm glad Femara is making you O. That's half the battle for some of us. I have the option of using a trigger shot, what are the side effects like?

[nicole2884]

im on my first round of femara, right now pill day 2 , we are also doing a trigger shot on day 12 or possibly day14 depending on my eggs, im just praying eggs mature, optimistic however realistic to, if this doesnt work after a few rounds its to a specialist for us, i have pcos

[Dani1009]

I'm right in the middle of my first femara cycle. Did the trigger shot last night! And am so nervous/anxious/excited! Tuesday I start progesterone & baby aspirin. After all of this, I hope we get pregnant, we can test around thanksgiving.
I have PCOS, but am a normal weight, so I don't have experience there, also no one in my family has PCOS, so I'm just unlucky. My sister has a baby every year, and I can't get pregnant to save my life.
Good luck with femara! I had mild hot flashes and a lot of aching in my ovaries. But no mood swings like clomid.

[charm2mama]

I've never done femera, but 72lbs weight loss is amazing! Congratulations on that. And good luck & baby dust.

[Tinabee88]

It wasn't confirmed by my RE, but I've read numerous times online that women with pcos respond really well to Clomid.

Good luck to you this cycle!

Quoting nicole2884:

im on my first round of femara, right now pill day 2 , we are also doing a trigger shot on day 12 or possibly day14 depending on my eggs, im just praying eggs mature, optimistic however realistic to, if this doesnt work after a few rounds its to a specialist for us, i have pcos

[Tinabee88]

Don't get me starter on fertile sisters! I'm alone with not being able to get pregnant.

I hope this is your bfp cycle! How many mg did you take?

Quoting Dani1009:

I'm right in the middle of my first femara cycle. Did the trigger shot last night! And am so nervous/anxious/excited! Tuesday I start progesterone & baby aspirin. After all of this, I hope we get pregnant, we can test around thanksgiving.

I have PCOS, but am a normal weight, so I don't have experience there, also no one in my family has PCOS, so I'm just unlucky. My sister has a baby every year, and I can't get pregnant to save my life.

Good luck with femara! I had mild hot flashes and a lot of aching in my ovaries. But no mood swings like clomid.

[Tinabee88]

Thank you!

Quoting charm2mama:

I've never done femera, but 72lbs weight loss is amazing! Congratulations on that. And good luck & baby dust.

[Dani1009]

I took 5 mg from cd 3-12. And 1500 mg extended release metformin. It's an aggressive treatment plan but I did produce some nice big follicles, so it worked in that regard.
What is the plan for your cycle in December? Are you doing a trigger shot? Ultrasounds?

Quoting Tinabee88:

Don't get me starter on fertile sisters! I'm alone with not being able to get pregnant.



I hope this is your bfp cycle! How many mg did you take?

Quoting Dani1009:

I'm right in the middle of my first femara cycle. Did the trigger shot last night! And am so nervous/anxious/excited! Tuesday I start progesterone & baby aspirin. After all of this, I hope we get pregnant, we can test around thanksgiving.


I have PCOS, but am a normal weight, so I don't have experience there, also no one in my family has PCOS, so I'm just unlucky. My sister has a baby every year, and I can't get pregnant to save my life.


Good luck with femara! I had mild hot flashes and a lot of aching in my ovaries. But no mood swings like clomid.

[HisB0107]

Go you for losing all of that weight! I won't be joining you but wanted to jump in and say good luck. I took 3 rounds of Clomid, with no success. Got pregnant on the second round of Femara... and then this round, I got pregnant first try with Femara. I had hot flashes as a side effect, but no big deal. with Clomid I had every symptmo in the book and then some, it was awful.