After the 1st round it was normal- some cramping. My second round I had extremely bad pain and that cylce I found out I had 3 cysts- interestingly enough the flow on the cycle was barely anything, just spotting.
Natural cycle Dec 2010 BFP M/C 6 1/2 Weeks, D&E Jan 2011 1 Clomid/Ovidrel BFN May 2011 Natural cycle Aug 2011 BFP M/C 4 Weeks 1 IUI Sept 2011 BFP M/c 7 weeks Provera Dec 2011 BFP M/C 3 Weeks
DQ ALPHA HLA MATCH, High NK Cells Diagnosed Dec 2011 IVF March 2012 BFP m/c 4weeks 5 days (IL, Prednisone) IVF#2w/DS July 2012 MEGA FAILURE BFN (IL, Dexamethasone) Diagnosed No real HLA Match, DQ Beta Triad, High TNF, Low NK Cells Oct 2012 Natural Cycle m/c 4wks (Lovenox, Prednisone) Went to Beer Center- high tnf, low lad, implantation failure
Nov/Dec 2012 LIT Treatment
Dec 12 Humira Jan 2013 BFP Humira,LIT,Prednisone, Lovenox, IVIG, Baby Aspirin Miracle Born August 2013 Premature
Yes and YES! Oh my gosh, I had the WORST pain after my clomid cycles. Seriously doubled over crying until the 800 mg of ibuprofin kicked in. It was awful for about a day and a half both times.
TTC since March/April 2010
DX: MFI - less than 1 million sperm, 26% motility
DH put on anastrozole to increase counts
June/July 2011 100 mg Clomid + TS IUI#1 & IUI 2 - BFN :-(
Forced break due to DH getting spinal surgery in August 2011
IVF - January 2012: BFN
FET in April 2012 - BFP at 6dp5dt! Beta #1 at 9dp5dt: 82.5, Beta #2 at 12dp5dt: 352 Beta #3 at 19dp5dt: 6000, saw heartbeat and one little bean at 5W6D!
After nearly 3 years of waiting our LO was born December 18th 2012!
Mine was extremely heavy and painful. I could hardly stand straight, the pain was so bad. My periods normally are heavy and sometimes painful, but after the clomid it was taken to the extreme!
Hopefully you won't have the same experience.
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My post clomid cycle periods were hell. The cramping, bloating, and bleeding were all magnified. It was one of the reasons we didn't use all 6 of our clomid cycles.
Before medicated cycles, I generally had a 10 day luteal phase. Since I'm on prometrium, it lengthens the LP, but I think my body knows that it should be having a period because a few days before my beta, the cramps start and they don't stop until a couple of days after I get my period. I'm in so much pain I can't stand up straight and I don't technically know if I'm pregnant or not, so can't take my normal cramp stoppers. The flow seems to be about the same though.
TTC #1 since Sept 2010 DX = Endo and right tube blocked IUI #1-3 - 50mg Clomid, 75iu Gonal, Ovidrel, Progesterone = BFN IVF #1 - ER = 9R, 9M, 8F; 5DT of 1 embryo (3 frosties) = BFP!! Beta #1 (17dpo) = 496, Beta #2 (20dpo) = 1318, Beta #3 (22dpo) = 2190 EDD Oct 9, 2012
I did not have painful or heavy periods, but they came later and lasted a little longer. Good luck!
Married June 2007
IUD Removed Dec 2009
TTC April 2010
HX: IF workup in June '11
Me: 29, Left Tube Blocked
DH: 28, Low Sperm Count/Morph
Trying for IUI Aug, Sept, Oct '11 - no go O'ing on left Nov - 50mg clomid, 4 follies, wrong side - BFN
Dec - 100mg Clomid - IUI#1 - BFN Jan '12 Break Cycle and RE Consult 19Jan2012 - CD#1
Seriously bad cramps and really heavy for a day, then light and shorter than normal. I started Clomid the cycle following my lap to remove endo though, so I don't know if removing endo affected my cycles or not.
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CousinVicki
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Re: Is your period exceptionally painful / heavy after a clomid cycle?
TX: IUI #1-4 = BFN + 1 c/p
IUI #5: Clomid 100mg + Bravelle + Trigger + B2B IUIs + 800mg Progesterone = BFP!
Beta #1 (14dpiui): 460 Beta #2 (16dpiui): 998 Beta #3 (23dpiui): 21,832 Beta #4 (29dpiui): 129,771
Anovulatory cycles, increased Synthroid Diagnosed Sep 2010
1 Clomid/Ovidrel BFN May 2011
Natural cycle Aug 2011 BFP M/C 4 Weeks
1 IUI Sept 2011 BFP M/c 7 weeks
Provera Dec 2011 BFP M/C 3 Weeks
IVF March 2012 BFP m/c 4weeks 5 days (IL, Prednisone)
IVF#2w/DS July 2012 MEGA FAILURE BFN (IL, Dexamethasone)
Diagnosed No real HLA Match, DQ Beta Triad, High TNF, Low NK Cells
Oct 2012 Natural Cycle m/c 4wks (Lovenox, Prednisone)
Went to Beer Center- high tnf, low lad, implantation failure
Jan 2013 BFP
Humira,LIT,Prednisone, Lovenox, IVIG, Baby Aspirin
Miracle Born August 2013 Premature
Yours doesn't have to be a sad story
TTC since March/April 2010
DX: MFI - less than 1 million sperm, 26% motility
DH put on anastrozole to increase counts
June/July 2011 100 mg Clomid + TS IUI#1 & IUI 2 - BFN :-(
Forced break due to DH getting spinal surgery in August 2011
IVF - January 2012: BFN
FET in April 2012 - BFP at 6dp5dt! Beta #1 at 9dp5dt: 82.5, Beta #2 at 12dp5dt: 352 Beta #3 at 19dp5dt: 6000, saw heartbeat and one little bean at 5W6D!
After nearly 3 years of waiting our LO was born December 18th 2012!
Mine was extremely heavy and painful. I could hardly stand straight, the pain was so bad. My periods normally are heavy and sometimes painful, but after the clomid it was taken to the extreme!
Hopefully you won't have the same experience.
TTC since 2010
lots of IUIs and 1 IVF all BFNs
FET currently on hold
TTC #1 since Sept 2010
DX = Endo and right tube blocked
IUI #1-3 - 50mg Clomid, 75iu Gonal, Ovidrel, Progesterone = BFN
IVF #1 - ER = 9R, 9M, 8F; 5DT of 1 embryo (3 frosties) = BFP!!
Beta #1 (17dpo) = 496, Beta #2 (20dpo) = 1318, Beta #3 (22dpo) = 2190
EDD Oct 9, 2012
IUD Removed Dec 2009
TTC April 2010
HX: IF workup in June '11
Me: 29, Left Tube Blocked
DH: 28, Low Sperm Count/Morph
Trying for IUI Aug, Sept, Oct '11 - no go O'ing on left
Nov - 50mg clomid, 4 follies, wrong side - BFN
Dec - 100mg Clomid - IUI#1 - BFN
Jan '12 Break Cycle and RE Consult
19Jan2012 - CD#1