IUI

[prayin4miracle]

Going for our first IUI in the morning... I only have one good mature follicle.... UGH..what are the success chances?

Wish me baby dust...

PS... We have been trying for 11 years!!

[prayin4miracle]

I don't think the worry ever ends!! The numbers are alot to remember...it's insane, Maybe i pay too much attention to it.... i am usually in control of matters and frustrates me to death this is one thing i have absolutely no control over!!

[kp752]

Started fertility drugs yesterday...10 mgs of femera. I've been on DHEA for several months now too. I had 2 follicles last time and with this combination of drugs, there are supposed to be less follicles but better quality. There are so many numbers to remember, that I've given up trying. When my doctor tells me to keep going I just keep going. I'm holding on to the fact that I've had one pregnancy which tells me I can get pregnant...I miscarried but I'm really trying not to focus on that. Does the worry ever end...seriously!

[prayin4miracle]

I have had two laporascopies, found I have endometriosis.... but other than that my tubes were open and everything else looked good.  


Super_sally888

I am so sorry your 4th one failed, it really ***** having to go through this...

My follicle  study is tomorrow... hopefully more than one this time.

[Super_sally888]

Hi,

I have now tried 4 iuis.  I got pregnant on 2 of them (the last one failed - just found out today), and 2 not.  Only problem is that i then had miscarriage.

Seeing I can apparently get pregnant fairly easily with IUI we'll keep doing this for as long as it takes (well at least all this year)....

[kp752]

This will be my first...have you had one?

[prayin4miracle]

She told you 9 times!!?? My doctor told me that if doesn't take after 3 tries the chances of it taking are slim.... wow amazing how all doctors have different opinions....

Have you ever had a laprascopy or will this be your first?

[kp752]

Went to the doc today and started another cycle of fertiltity meds. This is my last sperm sample and I'm hoping to have a good shot at it this time. My doctor is not ready to give up and says it can take as many as 9 or more tries at IUI. I can' t think that far ahead. She also taked about a stronger fertility drug which is very costly but before I consider that she may look at doing a laproscopy to make sure that there's nothing going on inside that may be causing my infertility. Gottta say, that sounds like lots of fun....I have decided that it's going to work this time and then I can get on with it! I will update as this develops!

[prayin4miracle]

Isn't it IRONIC? How you have a life plan that you try to follow and things just don't pan out....

Grew up being told ...Don't get pregnant, ( my mom had me at 16) so I had such a fear of becoming pregnant.

I got married, bought a house and started ttc, and here we are 11 yrs later... deciding to do something about it... but we are not going to do more than 3 cycles, if doesn't go, we're done.... we can't afford IVF :(

Keep me updated.....

[kp752]

Thanks for the encouragement. I'm 40 and yes I am using donor sperm. I go to the doctor tomorrow and see if this cycle has potential for another try. I'm quickly running out of time and hoping my doctor can help me make some decisions about how much longer i should continue. My whole life plan is not working out the way it's supposed to. I'm supposed to have 3 or 4 kids by now....Ah the irony of it all :)

[prayin4miracle]

Congrats Renny!!!!

SO so so happy for you !!! Keep the faith, you will have a healthy baby :)

[renny320]

I guess it was a false negative I got at 14 dpo because I tested this morning at 17 dpo and got a BFP!!! I don't go to the doctor to test until Wednesday and I don't feel like I will totally believe it until then but I am still excited. After 13 months of ttc I finally got to see the "Yes" instead of "No" on the First Response Digital test. Now I just need this little bean to stick.

Good luck to everyone testing this week and everyone starting a new cycle. SSBD to you!!!

[prayin4miracle]

Hi there,

How old are you and what meds did you do with the first IUI ...and no partner so are you using donor sperm?

I am with you on how hard it is... I am 34 trying for my first, been married 11 years and we haven't had luck and never really persued it as much as we are now......

Just got through my first IUI cycle also and did not take, so they upped the meds on the 2nd cycle...and it's making me feel so sick all the time and not to mention how bitchy I am all the time too.... I feel bad for my husband!!

Keep us updated on your cycles- join me in my IUI cycle #2 thread :)

[kp752]

My af arrived so I'm on to my second try at IUI. More fertility meds and crazy moods, followed by a 2 week wait and fingers crossed. Because of my age and lack of a partner, I need to talk about how much longer I go on with this. Has anyone had a similar situation?

[renny320]

It was 13 cycles of trying to conceive with only one of them using meds and IUI. I believe this cycle I was only on 50mg of clomid. They said they would up it next cycle but didn't say how much. Good luck this cycle. I am keeping my fingers x'd for both of us. I love to see happy results, even if they aren't mine.

[prayin4miracle]

You said 13 cycles? OF what.... I mean at home intercourse with or without meds... you said this only going to be your second IUI cycle, right?

I am very sorry about your BFN .... we sure know how it feels.

We'll keep at it, I am on my second cycle now... how much clomid on you on.... i am on 150mg.

[renny320]

I just got a bfn at 14 dpo. I am a little bummed but after 13 cyles of ttc I am use to it. This is actully only the 3rd time I took a hpt and the other two times af came just hours after getting my bfn. I just hope af comes soon so that I can start IUI round 2. The clomid has messed up my cycle so much I don't know when to expect af. This is the longest cycle I ever had. The nurse said that if they up the dosage of clomid on my next round this shouldn't happen again. I hope she is right. Good luck to everyone who is still waiting to test. SSBD to all of you!!!

[Super_sally888]

Hi,

Sorry to hear about AF and BFN.  They say the chances are somewhere between 12 and 25% per cycle.   Hope your next cycle is the one.  Stay with it.

Hugs!  I'll be looking out for you on your next cycle.

[renny320]

I don't know the answer about if the HPT and OPK are positive and all that. I just know that my doctor's office said I needed to wait 14 days until after the trigger shot before doing a HPT or I could get a false positive. That means the soonest I can test is tomorrow morning. I am trying to hold of until Sunday morning, but I don't know if I can this time. This has been a long cycle for me since the clomid pushed back ovulation 1 week. I have no idea when to expect my AF now. I am usually on a 28-30 day cycle and am already at CD35. I know if I take the test tomorrow, I won't 100% believe the results no matter what they are and yet I am still tempted.

Good luck to everyone still waiting to test. I want to see lots of BFP postings!!!

[3puppiesnobabies]

Sorry to hear about your BFN. Its always such a bummer, but stats say that it can take up to 3/4 times for it too work. So, your chances will be better next time! If you can look at it that way:) Also, I read a pretty cool study recently that used cows to test ovulation induction. The conclusion was that pregnancy occured more often in mammals whose follicles ovulated as close to natural ovulation as possible.  The follicle size did not seem to be as big of a factor as long as they were over 12mm. Just a thought! Maybe there is something to not doing the trigger  until the first follicle is about to ovulate naturally. Worth a conversation with the Doc. Hope you are feeling okay!

[3puppiesnobabies]

Okay, I asked this question on another forum but I didn't get a response. So...Ovidrel makes your body produce both HCG and LH, which the LH is what stimulates your ovulation and is detectable by an OPK. So as you near the end of the 2ww at 9/10 DPO when an early pregnancy test can show positive, the big question seems to be whether or not it would be a true positive HPT given that Ovidrel can stay in the system for up to 12 days. But if you got a positive HPT and a positive OPT, then wouldn't that tell you that the ovidrel was the reason for the positive HPT. On the other hand, if the OPK was negative and the HPT was positive, then it would be from a true positive HPT because the ovidrel  affects production of both hormones? I know this seems a little heady, sorry!

[aliaa82]

Oooh am so sorry to hear i guess iam going to follow you i start feel my af sumptoms today mornig so i guess am over i know my body and i know that am not pregnant i can feel it so i will just wait for my period which will be friday or saturday then ill meet my dr and see wht is the next step oooh god am so tired from the med's

[prayin4miracle]

And to All.....

I had the same symptoms, I had cramping every in the 2ww..headaches, fatigue, nausea you name it.....

I got beta back today BFN :( AND THEN STARTED MY AF 30 MIN AFTER I GOT THE RESULT...GO FIGURE!!

SO I AM STARTING A NEW THREAD FOR CYCLE 2 :)

[Peytonsmommy1977]

Hi! This is the first time I posted! I had my second iui on mothers day may 8 so I'm hoping that will give me extra luck :) it hurt really bad when they dud the iui. The first one I felt no pain. My symptoms are on d1piui I had mild cramping. Day 2 piui I had severe cramping on my left and right side same on day three and four. Also on day 3piui I had a severe headache that lasted all day! I feel tired, emotional, and scared! Now my left side has a little pain that cones and goes and I'm having alot of headaches. Just wanted to know if anyone else has had these symptoms. I'm testing on may 24.

[majja82]

Hello ladies again, so my AF didn't show up yet...yay...we shall see, however if it doesn't show up I will do hpt and beta. Last time my hpts never showed pos, even when my beta was 108: not sure why, so aliaa go for beta if you can....SSBD to all.