Re: Clomid for ttc, while still nursing first baby

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At Thu, 5 Sep 2002, Jennifer wrote: >
>Background history: TTC since 7/99. (On the pill for nearly 10yrs.) 3
>quick periods, then nothing for 6mo. Bled 30d straight. Nothing for
>3mo. Small period. Nothing for 2mo. Dr checked progesterone - low.
>Had (prog?) to kick-start cycle. Dr checked again - apparently not
>ovulating. 50mg clomid for two cycles - still not ovulating. 100mg
>clomid - not ovulating. 150mg clomid - ovulated. No longer needed
>(prog?) to start the cycles. My daughter was conceived 4/01 after four
>more months of clomid (only three proved positive ovulation with blood
>test at d21).
>
>Daughter born 1/7/02, no complications for either of us! Now almost 8mo
>old. I am still nursing her, although not nearly to the extent as
>newborn. (OB/GYN consultation appt in two months.) Would there be any
>harm in using clomid again, *while* still nursing? Do you think she will
>suggest to stop? Any harm to baby (via breastmilk) if I keep nursing?
>..I've read that sometimes baby will stop nursing due to flavor change
>in breastmilk, after becoming pregnant....
>
>Current info: After 6wks postpartum bleeding, had two mini-periods in
>3/02 and 4/02. Then normal period mid-5/02, checked pg-test, negative
>7/02. Another normal period 7/02 (heh, day after, must've been stressss
>holding it back). Just finishing third normal period end of 8/02. For
>me, 45+ day cycle is close enough! I'm not a 28d person! But basal body
>temp is indicating no ovulation (all in 97, whereas the months in 2001
>where I confirmed ovulation, jumped to 98+) Do periods return, even
>without ovulation, postpartum? That's why I think I might end up with
>clomid again!
>
>Thanks for any insight. -Jennifer

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Alicia M. Lapidus M.D.
Chief of Staff Obstetrics, Hospital Fernández
Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Barcelo University
Vicepresident of Argentine Society of Hypertension in Pregnancy
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