3 failed IUIs. How do you cope?

[Strawberry13]

Hi guys- clomid queen I'm so sorry your iui didn't work. I agree that iuis tend to work you up for nothing it blows I'm going to be starting my 3rd (but 1st w new FS) when I get AF next week but my DH and I said only 2 more max until we move to IVF. How many more are u gonna do before u move on?

Pink peony and maverick where are u guys in your iui cycle? Hoping to find some iui buddies here!

 

[Maverick007]

thanks CC, appreciate the good wishes!

Strawberry, my IUI is going to be on wednesday the 15th. I took clomid 50mg again days 3-7 and my midcycle ultrasound is monday morning. my fingers are crossed that i'll have more than 1 mature follicle again as I did on my first IUI. I had 3 mature on that cycle - only 1 last month. Keep me posted on what happens with your IUI too! So you guys are feeling like 5 is the max? We have six covered by insurance in my lifetime but I'm not sure whether we will push on and use all of them. We're not sure we can go through this another three months!

 

[Bma11]

thanks CC, appreciate the good wishes!

Strawberry, my IUI is going to be on wednesday the 15th. I took clomid 50mg again days 3-7 and my midcycle ultrasound is monday morning. my fingers are crossed that i'll have more than 1 mature follicle again as I did on my first IUI. I had 3 mature on that cycle - only 1 last month. Keep me posted on what happens with your IUI too! So you guys are feeling like 5 is the max? We have six covered by insurance in my lifetime but I'm not sure whether we will push on and use all of them. We're not sure we can go through this another three months!

Hey there. That's awesome you get 6 covered. Do they cover ivf at all? I've heard of some insurance companies make you try the other routes a few times( IUI) before going on to ivf.

I personally did three iui's. 2 with clomid and one with injectables. I got an awesome response with the injectables. Clomid can really thin your uterine lining as well. Do you have any known issues? I ask because I had endometriosis where it matters. On my tubes and ovaries and I can bet anything I'd never would have gotten pregnant off of an IUI. :/

I hope this IUI works for you!! Good luck

 

[Strawberry13]

thanks CC, appreciate the good wishes!

Strawberry, my IUI is going to be on wednesday the 15th. I took clomid 50mg again days 3-7 and my midcycle ultrasound is monday morning. my fingers are crossed that i'll have more than 1 mature follicle again as I did on my first IUI. I had 3 mature on that cycle - only 1 last month. Keep me posted on what happens with your IUI too! So you guys are feeling like 5 is the max? We have six covered by insurance in my lifetime but I'm not sure whether we will push on and use all of them. We're not sure we can go through this another three months!

Oh that's so soon good luck this week!! Yeah I'm thinking 4 or 5 is our absolute max it doesn't seem like they're very successful after that unless something is changing. I'm kinda anxious to just go to ivf now to be honest cause at least our chances go up a lot.

Bma when do you do your FET? Also if you don't mind me asking did u have symptoms of endo? Or was it a surprise when they found it?

 

[Bma11]

Strawberry- you can ask me anything my FET is scheduled for may 30! My estrogen got way too high and I was at risk for ovarian hyper stimulation, so they retrieved my eggs and froze them on day 5 or 6 as blasts.

As for the endo question. I should have known. My mom had endo. And that put me at 11% increased risk. Anyhow... NO, I never had any real symptoms. And then my third IUI failed and I was so sad. So, I did as much research as possible and I had one sign of endo. And my RE said if that was my only symptom then that meant the endo was advanced and he just didnt think I had it. Humph. I pushed for a laparacopy instead of going straight to IVF. I just had to know, you know? So, yea my one symptom which was during my period when I had a bowel movement it hurt SOOO bad. There was endo and scarring everywhere. My tubes, my ovaries, front and back of uterus and my bowel. They got most of it but left what would make me infertile or hurt my bowel. Needless to say I still have that one annoying symptom. Anyways- the endo I had definitely affected my fertility. Not all endo does affect fertility.

So, short answer is if I hadn't pushed for a laparacopy I'd never know I had endo. I had one symptom. And to be honest no symptoms can be the biggest symptom! Good luck to you!

 

[StayHopeful]

Good luck on your FET, bma!!!

AFM, AF surprised me today. The other times I took Prometrium to induce AF, it took about 10 days after I stopped taking the pills. I finished the pills for this round on Fri, so I was surprised when I started spotting today. Looks like my IVF cycle is officially here! I'll call the doctor tomorrow morning to get things started.

 

[Maverick007]

Bma11 and Strawberry, thanks! I am hopeful because I think there's a good chance we're not going to go beyond 3 IUIs, at least for the moment. I know what you mean about just being eager to go on to IVF and at least have the better chance of success...i keep reading that doing more than 3 IUIs is not the best, statistically speaking.

Bma, I'm not sure if there is anything wrong with me but I've had almost all of the diagnostics that should identify if there is. Every test I've had has come back "normal." Your experience w/ endo is interesting, I have never had a lap so I guess I wouldn't truly know if anything was wrong. I keep hearing about that but I have no idea if I have it. Good luck with your FET though, that is exciting!

From what I've learned so far, I do not have IVF covered at all - only the diagnostics but since the deductible has to be paid first, they might as well not be covered at all!

 

[Maverick007]

Good luck on your FET, bma!!!

AFM, AF surprised me today. The other times I took Prometrium to induce AF, it took about 10 days after I stopped taking the pills. I finished the pills for this round on Fri, so I was surprised when I started spotting today. Looks like my IVF cycle is officially here! I'll call the doctor tomorrow morning to get things started.

That's awesome! Lots of luck to you!!

 

[PinkPeony]

Good luck BMA!! I was reading about how there's a clinic in Japan (I think?) that never does fresh cycles and just freezes for transfering later and they have amazing success that way. The thinking behind it is that bc the stimming is so hard on the system, it's better to give yourself a break before trying to get implantation to happen. FX for you!!!!

 

[Maverick007]

Well, sort of bummed but the follicles were not mature enough today - two on the right @ 14 and 16 and one around 14 on the left...so back on Wednesday for another check. Looking like Friday will be the day.

On the bright side, at least I will get Friday off which will make for a nice 3 day weekend!

 

[Bma11]

Stay hopeful- thanks! And yay! How exciting you get to start!

Maverick- all my tests came back normal too. If I didn't insist on laparoscopy, I'd never known. It was a personal decision to do the lap instead of going straight to ivf. I wanted to know before I spent the money on ivf, plus if I had it and have girls, ill know to be aware of them having it. Sometimes they can see what they call chocolate cysts and that's a endo adhesion I believe. But not everyone's endo is detectable! Sorry they aren't mature yet, but yay for a possible long weekend!

Pink- thanks! I'm glad it happened this way. I feel normal now and hopefully that will aide in a bfp! I believe the stimulation is hard on your body as well. I just hope my lining thickens nicely!

 

[Maverick007]

Thanks bma, that is something I had never considered (having a lap) so it's good to have one more option in case we are not ready to move to IVF right away.

 

[StayHopeful]

Well things got kind of thrown for a loop today, one of my test results showed I'm a carrier for factor v deficiency which interferes with blood clotting, so I can't do bcp. I'll take progesterone again in 2 weeks and then start my stims right away with AF.

 

[Maverick007]

Stay Hopeful - what are the consequences of not doing the birth control first? i have never heard of that condition - is it a bad thing or just something that requires you to change your approach?

afm, follie check today went well and 2 follies are mature with a 3rd likely to be mature by friday's iui. we decided to schedule a follow up consult w/ the RE in a few weeks just in case this doesn't work out so we can get an idea of what's next.

 

[StayHopeful]

It doesn't sound like it's a big deal, I hadn't heard of it either. They just don't want me on BCP because of an increased chance of blood clots, so we have to change the approach. The paperwork they gave me said it won't impact anything as far as TTC.

 

[Bma11]

Stay hopeful- will they have you on baby aspirin?

 

[StayHopeful]

I've been on baby asprin daily since about October, I had a thin lining during my 2nd IUI so they started me on it daily.

 

[Strawberry13]

Hi girls- I've returned from vacation ready for a new cycle! Catching up on everyones updates now.

Bma thx for the insight in your lap, good info to have and I'm glad they found your problem before you did more treatments that wouldn't have helped. You are getting close to your FET are you excited??

Maverick and pink where are you with your iui cycle right now? Any symptoms?

Stay hopeful good luck the next 2 weeks, sounds like your setback was pretty minor but I can imagine you're anxious to start.

I go in on Friday for monitoring and today is my last day of clomid. My new RE does his timing different than my old one- he actually does a sono both the day before and the day of your iui, if the follicle still hasn't burst the day of the iui then they do another iui the next day. I'm hoping this timing will lead to better results!!

 

[Maverick007]

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!!

 

[StayHopeful]

GL, Strawberry and Maverick!