Clomid Side Effects?

So the past 3 weeks I have been having a sore abdominal area and a very sore chest.

Did a little research and was not relieved about what the possible causes of this could be.  I will make an appointment at the doctor's in the next few day or two and have them check me out to make sure things are okay.

Take a test tomorrow and we will see how that goes.  The doctor's appointment will be for any follow up work regarding the test and to schedule proper infertility testing for both J and myself.  A complete workup this time.

I'm honestly not too hopeful about a positive test result tomorrow since there hasn't been one in the past 10 years but I guess it could happen. 

Some information about work in how it relates to all of this is forthcoming...not wanting to jinx anything by spilling the beans early.

Oh..and no, we haven't been trying for a kid the past 10 years, we've just not been trying to prevent one.

Clomid Experiement

Day 1:  New Year's Eve

Happy New Year everyone!

I began our night at 9:30pm by taking 100mg of clomid.  Went to bed about 2am and didn't notice any side effects except for a slight headache and feeling a little drowsy.  Thought that might have just been due to it being New Year's, so wanted to wait until Day 2 to see what's what.

Clomid for Hire

Well, it is easy to get a prescription for Clomid in Korea.

I went to the doctor today and asked about Clomid. 

I asked if I needed to have an examination first or if my husband needed to be checked out first.  The doctor said it is okay to have him checked out but we can try Clomid first.

He prescribed 100mg of Clomid. This is my first time using it and he said to take it day 3 to day 7 of my cycle then we can try from day 12-18.  Take a test on day 28 and go from there.

English Teacher musings

Deciding to have a baby in South Korea is fine.  Doesn't bother Joseph or I a bit.  We have no questions regarding when the baby is born and what to do from there regarding paperwork, etc.  for passport information, etc.  It seems pretty cut and dry.

What we have yet to learn is all the stuff that happens before you get pregnant and during pregnancy.
Since we are so far having a bit of trouble getting pregnant we have not found information for foreigners for this.  Also, this brings along more questions than answers at this point.

Ponderings

So after 2 negative test results and a little bit of reflection I decided to check www.babycenter.com and see what other women are going through trying to get pregnant.

Some women on that site are plain crazy.  I don't know about some of them but whew.  To each their own I guess.

The Adventure Begins

August 1, 2012

Joseph and I have decided it's time for us to have a baby.  

We live in South Korea and we are American's working and living here. 

In looking for information online we found some--but not enough--information to answer our questions for being foreigners and our desire to have a baby.

This blog will chronicle most of the experience and have specific information about our experiences for anyone who has questions or would like to do the same thing.