3 failed IUIs. How do you cope?

[Bma11]

Strawberry- new RE sounds great!! Good luck! And yes, so excited, I can't believe it's almost here!!!

 

[Strawberry13]

Hey Strawberry, welcome back!

It sounds like your RE has a smart approach, I kinda wish mine did that! I always wonder if the eggs have actually released on the day of the IUI and that should give you some comfort to know for sure. Do you do pretty well on the clomid, symptom-wise? I don't usually have many issues with it other than that I seem to think more slowly! haha.

I had my IUI on Friday afternoon and it went pretty well, although more uncomfortable/painful than usual, the nurse was not the most gentle. We ended up having about 12 million total count after washing and 3 mature eggs (which caused quite a bit of ovulation cramping from Friday thru Sunday). Those are about the same #s we had on IUI#1 for what it's worth. No real symptoms for me other than slight cramping (which I think is residual ov pains) but I have been paying a lot less attention this time around...mentally easier I guess. We have a consult w/ the RE on 5/29.

Good luck with your upcoming monitoring appt and keep us posted!!

I don't get too many symptoms from clomid just the occasional hot flash or headache so can't complain! Keep us posted this month, when r u gonna test?

 

[StayHopeful]

Bma, what does a FET involve? Do you have to do a lot of the same drugs as a fresh cycle?

 

[Bma11]

Oh no!! It's a breeze. I've been on estrogen pills and patches since may 8, and have had two ultrasound and blood work and this Friday I will start progesterone in oil shots and that's it! My body was able to recover from all the hormones and the egg retrieval.

 

[Maverick007]

Good luck Bma on your upcoming FET! I feel like every FET I read about is a positive, so I'm hopeful for you!

Strawberry, I think I will test around Tues/Weds of next week. Wondering if it'll be a good idea to test before our consult w/ RE, which will be on 12dpiui.

 

[Bma11]

Thank you!! & good luck to you.

 

[SashimiMimi]

Hi everyone! Apologies for not keeping up with this board and BnB, I had my baby boy on Friday May 17... Two days before my EDD. Labor didn't go as planned, the baby wouldn't fit so I had a c section and it was much easier than I feared. Recovery has been a bit painful but so worth it. I couldn't see my baby come out but when I heard him cry all I could think was the journey to get here has been so worth it!! When I saw out baby it was so surreal and OH could not stop crying.

We named him Levi and he is adorable. The first week has been tough, no sleep means literally no sleep! We are nervous as first time parents but its all worth it. I think the first tho I said to OH when they handed Levi to us was 1000 failed IUIs or IVFs would have been worth it for this.

I'll try to catch up in here when I can. I think of you ladies often and send positive thoughts your way during your fertility journey.

 

[Sunshine24]

Sash!! I have been thinking about you!!

Congrats!!! Sorry labor didnt go as planned, but glad all is well.

Love that name!! Love everything about your post!!!!

What a blessing you have been to all of us on here, I TRULY believe my first IVF attempt worked because I had a clear mind and positive attitude because of the support of you and all the ladies on here.

I wont have my baby in my arms until November, but I understand what you mean when you say that 1000 failed IUIs would have been worth it. At 14 weeks pregnant I feel the terribly, sad, long journey I had to take here made me stronger and made more grateful to be pregnant.

Many blessings to you and your family. Best wishes for a speedy recovery!!!!!
Enjoy your new SON!

 

[fisher640]

Yayyyyy shashimi!!!

My LO is 8weeks now and the no sleep has gotten much better already. Still not more than 4-5hrs at a stretch but not bad. It helps now that I'M feeling better. I was so roughed up after delivery it's hard to take care of someone when you don't feel well.

 

[Maverick007]

Congrats Sashimi Mimi!! I loved what you said about it being worth a thousand iuis or ivfs. I know I will feel that way too, that moment will be all the reward for the struggle.

I am feeling so terrible today but it's way too early for any symptoms right? The RE's office keeps telling me I shouldn't have any symptoms prior to a missed period. I'm only about 7 dpiui and i am feeling lightheaded, muscle weakness and nauseated. I am wondering if it could be due to sugar b/c I ate a snickers bar and about 15 starbursts thinking my blood sugar was crashing...maybe I sent it way the other direction! Anyway, I just feel overall awful. Another 5 days or so before testing though.

Strawberry, how did your monitoring appt. go today? Hope they told you you are ready to go!

 

[Bma11]

Omg maverick! You so could be having symptoms. But at this point you could still test negative... So holding out would be best yet... I'd never make it! FX FOR YOU!!!

 

[Maverick007]

Thanks bma! I was fixing to lie down on the floor in my office cause I was feeling so bad, but it seems to be subsiding now. I have gotten too cautious (cynical?) to get my hopes up too much (i know you can probably relate!) but it would be lovely to have these be actual symptoms and not just my body acting a fool! Seems like every month I have some weird symptom though which turns out to be nothing, so I will definitely hold out for the test. I'm thinking weds. morning will be the day.

 

[Bma11]

Yes, I can relate. I have this meme that's "Murphy's law of infertility" and one of them is period symptoms that you previously ignored will be possibly signs of pregnancy every.single.month!! And your body will aquire new PMS symptoms just to mess with you.

But there is a thing called early pregnancy factor EPT, where your body suppresses your immune system as to not to register the embryo etc as a foreign thing in your body and fight it off, thus giving you cold symptoms etc.

 

[Maverick007]

bahaha..i went and looked up that murphy's law thing and i love it. it's so true. i once had a woman, who was a friend of my mom's that i barely knew, tell me "jokingly" that i must not understand how babies are made since i wasn't pg yet. she told me this after we had just walked out of my grandmother's hospice room having just said our last goodbyes to her. there are really no words to explain the ignorance of some people, no matter how well meaning.

 

[Strawberry13]

Maverick those symptoms sound awesome!! Haha it's so funny that during the tww we get so excited about feeling sh*tty and our bodies doing weird things. But from what I hear anything different than normal is good!

My scan went well I have 3 follicles at 13 17 and 20. They want the 2 small ones to grow a bit more then I will trigger tomorrow morning and do an iui on both Sunday and Monday. Really keeping my fingers crossed for both of us! I hope this is our month.

Sashimi congrats on your newest addition!

 

[PinkPeony]

Congrats Sashimi!! Welcome Levi!!!!! I love the way you describe hearing him cry for the first time. I can't even imagine that at this point - so inspiring to read that.

I think a couple ppl asked about me doing an IUI - I'm not doing anymore of those. But good luck to you guys!! Sounds very promising Mav!! I have a good feeling for you.

I'm just chilling waiting for my next appointment in June to get all my latest test results and hopefully schedule my IVF. I have my sonohysterogram on Monday.

 

[Maverick007]

Maverick those symptoms sound awesome!! Haha it's so funny that during the tww we get so excited about feeling sh*tty and our bodies doing weird things. But from what I hear anything different than normal is good!

My scan went well I have 3 follicles at 13 17 and 20. They want the 2 small ones to grow a bit more then I will trigger tomorrow morning and do an iui on both Sunday and Monday. Really keeping my fingers crossed for both of us! I hope this is our month.

Sashimi congrats on your newest addition!

awesome, sounds like your scan was great! Fingers crossed big time for you this month!!

I know, it's so funny how we "want" to feel bad during the tww. I am not sure if I'm having symptoms but I'm still feeling not good. Just crampy, still having muscle weakness and occasional queasy feeling. It seems when I get really hungry, I feel a lot worse in terms of queasiness so not sure what is going on. Just gotta persevere until Weds. prepare for the worst, hope for the best!

 

[Sunshine24]

Thinking about all of you on this board and hoping for quick BFPs for you all.

I pray for everyone on this board every night.....I know all too well how confusing and sad this journey can be, but please believe you will have your happy ending. I always clung to that hope, and now I am 14 weeks pregnant ( after 5 failed IUIS! ) BELIEVE IT WILL HAPPEN!

Love to you all.

 

[fisher640]

Maverick, Murphy's law of pregnancy symptoms is totally true, I swear when TTC I had a new symptom each month. None of them ever meant anything.

The month it did work, I took a test after work 10dpiui because I just had this weird thought at work that when my stethoscope bounced off my boobs it seemed to hurt more than it did at 7dpiui. I didn't start getting nauseated or anything until 6 weeks pregnant. So I think it's prob too early for u to have symptoms. Good luck tho!!!

 

[StayHopeful]

Sashimi, congratulations! I love his name! Hearing you say that everything we're going through is worth it is really inspiring.