Fertility drugs?!?

It's official, I'm starting fertility drugs today. This starts my 10th cycle since coming off all forms of contraceptives. I had my day 3 blood work on Monday, and after talking to the doctor today, I now know that there is nothing seriously wrong... no medical reason that I shouldn't be able to get pregnant if my ovulation could be regulated. Enter the star of the show: clomid. At first, I really felt awful about needing fertility treatments. I mean seriously, who needs fertility treatments in their mid-twenties? However, now that I have a plan of action, and my doctor has encouraged me to be optimistic about this treatment, I can't help but be EXCITED!!!! Who cares if I need fertility treatments, I don't think my son or daughter will ever be ashamed that I didn't conceive naturally. He/she will just know how much I wanted a child!

Concerns: Well, there's the fear of twins for sure. I certainly wouldn't mind AT ALL to have a healthy set of twins, but my sweet husband is terrified of multiples, and I think a first child will be overwhelming enough for him without any extra stress/fear/worry. Twins scare me only for the reason that it's a more risky pregnancy, and after one miscarriage, I cannot imagine the pain of losing another one (or two)! Basically, studies have said that the average person has about a 1-3% chance of twins. I assume I'm about a 3% girl myself as my dad is a twin and his mom was a twin too! Clomid increases your chance of multiples to about 8%, so there is a chance, but not that great. Multiples or not, I'm just praying for favor, that this treatment will work for us.

I'm also worried about the side effects of the medication. There's a fairly short list of side effects: blurred vision, abdominal pain, vaginal bleeding, nausea, headaches. The scary one: a 10% chance of ovarian cysts. The cysts can be extremely painful, require surgery, and require obstaining from trying to conceive for several cycles until cysts disappear (nightmare!).

Ultimately, I'm trying not to stress (any more than normal), and to be optimistic. One way or another, I will know if clomid works for me in about 6 cycles. Praying that is does and this marks the start of our family!