3 failed IUIs. How do you cope?

[Nicedips]

Stay - how was your OB appt?
Howz everyone else doing
Starting stims from tomorrow!

 

[Strawberry13]

Stay- let us know what happens sounds like everything is ok but it's nice to have the OBs confirmation that it is I'm sure. Must've been so scary though

Pink sorry to hear about the MS. I was feeling kinda nauceous yesterday too so I think it may kick on for me sometime soon too... Hope your doc gives you some good meds!

Nicedips yay so exciting!! It'll all go very fast from now on. Hang in there and make sure you give is a report on your first sono!

 

[StayHopeful]

Thanks, ladies! I took it easy all day yesterday and tried to do the same at work today as much as possible, we didn't have students today so I was at my desk the whole time. I talked to the nurse at my OB's office this morning after she talked to the OB. They got my records from the ER and the doctor didn't seem too concerned. She didn't ask me to come in today or anything. She said take it easy, no bd for now, and call if the spotting either gets heavier or turns bright red again (today it was just a little brownish spotting). I have a regular appointment with her on Thurs so I'll talk to her more then.

 

[PinkPeony]

Happy stimming Nicedips!!

Stay - that's very scary. I know it's so common but I would be totally freaked out too to see blood. Glad that everything looks ok. Just take it easy the next few days.

Strawberry - hope you don't get too sick!

 

[Luciola]

Hi Ladies, I am new here but I have been following this post since August - by when I have just found out that our 3rd iui failed. We were in Canada for our belated honeymoon and the last day I took a test and cried for whole night before taking the long-haul flight back home (we work in Asia). Totally devastated. I then had a hysteroscopy and got mild endo removed. My tubes are fine. Now hubby and I have tried 1 natural cycle post-operation but BFN, we went to see RE again and now planning to do our last iui next cycle (End October) and IVF in 2 cycles (End November).

Congratulations to all the BFPs! I hope that I will be one of you soon. xxx

 

[Maverick007]

Hi Ladies, I am new here but I have been following this post since August - by when I have just found out that our 3rd iui failed. We were in Canada for our belated honeymoon and the last day I took a test and cried for whole night before taking the long-haul flight back home (we work in Asia). Totally devastated. I then had a hysteroscopy and got mild endo removed. My tubes are fine. Now hubby and I have tried 1 natural cycle post-operation but BFN, we went to see RE again and now planning to do our last iui next cycle (End October) and IVF in 2 cycles (End November).

Congratulations to all the BFPs! I hope that I will be one of you soon. xxx

Luciola, I'm so sorry to hear that you are in the same boat with so many of us and the failed IUIs. It's especially hard because we are sometimes led to believe the chances are high with IUIs and so we get extremely hopeful only to be let down. I think this thread has shown that more often than not, IVF seems to work, so if you are not successful this last round, I am hopeful that'll be the answer for you...best of luck to you!

 

[PinkPeony]

Welcome Luciola! :wave: Sorry to hear that your honeymoon ended on such a sad note. I definitely remember times that should have been great memories being sullied by BFN's. Hopefully this cycle is the one for you but if not, it's always nice to know that you can move to the next level if it doesn't work out. Let us know how you get on.

AFM: My scan turned out just fine today! Looks like we're having twins! I can finally get excited!! Little "A" has come a long way from last time and is just a few days behind the other one now. My doc basically said at this point (9 weeks) if it shows up on the ultrasound with a good heartbeat there's a 95% chance I'll deliver both babies. What a relief!!! So I have been released into the wilds and no longer have to keep going there for poking and prodding. And the icing on the cake is that my thyroid bloodwork came back as normal so I can stop the medication now and I only have a few more days on prometrium.

 

[Maverick007]

Woohoo great news Pink!!! You must be thrilled!

 

[Jlh1980]

Amazing news pink, congrats!!!

 

[StayHopeful]

Great news pink!!!

Welcome, luciola! The ladies on here are so wonderful and I hope they'll be a help to you on your TTC journey.

 

[Strawberry13]

Pink that's amazing- I knew that little guy was a fighter!!

Luciola I'm so sorry about the failed attempts, we all know all too well about how awful it is to get your hopes up every month only to be let down. It's so heartbreaking. But you're sticking with it and taking action so you will get there. Keep us posted.

Nicedips how are the meds so far?

 

[Luciola]

Thank you so much everyone for your kind words! and Bravo to your little A Pink!

Hubby and I would be blessed by one but definitely hoping for more ... We want lots of babies (in our dreamed, ideal life!) but time ticks for him, and for me probably. Moreover, infertility seems extremely hard to cope, when you are a step-mother AND a woman who fights along side her husband against an ex who suddenly kidnapped the children to another country and asks for more money. It may seem off-topic here but there were, and still are moments when we run around in-between our stressful jobs, our lawyers, our fertility clinic - I feel so depressed and wonder when the darkness will at last go away.

Stay positive!

 

[Nicedips]

Pink - Yay for the little one, way to go!
Luciola - sorry to hear, keep faith and stay positive!

DH gave first injection last night, it isnt that bad. My first bw and sono is on Saturday. I am taking 300IU follistim, is that ideal quantity?

 

[Maverick007]

Hey guys, quick update! I had my 12w5d checkup today and of course was anxious as heck as usual especially b/c i had to wait over 45 min to be seen! But I got to hear the heartbeat on the doppler and everything looked really good, thank god! Next checkup in 4 weeks again.

 

[Maverick007]

Nicedips, I think my dose of Follistim was pretty low, like 150 a night, so 300 sounds pretty decent!

 

[PinkPeony]

Glad to hear it Mav!! You're basically out of 1st tri already!!

300iu sounds like a good dose Nicedips. I was on 200 of gonal f... not sure if they're basically the same or not. I think you'll get some nice follies with that. Looking forward to hearing how your scans go. Remember the first one (or 2 or 3) often doesn't look like much is happening.

Luci - sorry about the tough situation. Try not to let it all get you down too much. I'm sure things will start going your way soon.

 

[Strawberry13]

Maverick awesome news!! Hello 2nd tri!

Luci ugh that sounds so stressful. Feel free to vent all you want here. I'm sure the financial burden of fertility treatments doesn't help. I hope insurance covers some of it...

300 sounds normal. I started on 225 I think, then after a few days they started decreasing my dose.

 

[Luciola]

Hi ladies thank you for your encouragement ! Yesterday was a bad day - I fainted when receiving lawyer's bill, almost twice as much as an IVF treatment. We are totally lost.

Something around the topic actually: When RE talked me through the IVF procedure he said I would probably start with 200iu gonal-f using the short protocol.

Mav so happy to hear your scan went well!

 

[StayHopeful]

Luciola, so sorry to hear things have been tough! Stay positive and we're here for you.

Nicedips, good luck! That dose sounds about normal. I know I started on a pretty high dose of gonal f but that's because I didn't respond well to menopur in my last IUI cycle.

Mav, hooray for the 2nd trimester!!! Glad everything went well!

I had a doctor's appointment today too, baby had a nice strong heartbeat on the doppler and the doctor didn't seem too concerned about the spotting. She thinks it's because of low-lying placenta and said to just not do anything too strenuous for a while.

 

[Maverick007]

That's great news Stay! I'm so glad that it didn't seem to be anything serious.