3 failed IUIs. How do you cope?

[StayHopeful]

Woohoo and happy early anniversary, Mav! My protocol was a little different and I did my doxycycline before I started stims, but it definitely made me nauseous. I had to eat with it and then it wasn't so bad. None of the other meds made me nauseous, though.

 

[Maverick007]

Thanks Stay

The nausea is so bad right now I can barely function so I'm trying to get some lunch down because I know I should feel better w/ food in my stomach...but it's really hard to swallow anything and I just feel awful. Is this really what some women experience for months at a time during their pregnancies?? I can't imagine!! Still waiting to hear from the nurse...

ETA: I can trigger tonight! So relieved! 7 mature with 3 stragglers that are close to mature...7:30 am on Friday is the ER.

 

[Strawberry13]

Ugh that does not sound fun at all hang in there. Are you triggering tonight?

 

[Maverick007]

Thanks...I forced myself to eat lunch and it helped a ton. I am triggering at 7:30pm sharp tonight! So relieved to be done with stims.

How are you doing?

 

[Nicedips]

Mav - Good luck!

Straw - when are you testing?

Pink - how r u coping with nausea
As for me I am thinking I am out this month, have beta anyway on Friday
How is everyone doing?

 

[StayHopeful]

Nicedips, I hope your beta on Fri is a pleasant surprise.

Mav, woohoo for triggering!!! I know ER will go great.

I had my second beta this morning, numbers were more than doubled! My first was 915, this one was just over 2000.

 

[Maverick007]

so exciting!!! congrats!

 

[Strawberry13]

Yay stay! That's awesome!

Mav-hope your nausea has gone away. Good luck with the trigger, yay for lots of follies!!

I'm doing ok, still feeling crampy... I'll probably test Monday.

Nicedips fingers crossed for you in Friday!

 

[Nicedips]

Thanks Stay, strawberry
Your beta numbers look very good!
Mav - Happy anniversary! Let us know how things went after ER

I am trying not to get my hopes up bcoz of the cramping I am having. If I don't get BFP, I guess I will be ok knowing I will be starting IVF in Sept

 

[Maverick007]

Nicedips & Strawberry...thank you so much for your support. I pray you get your bfps very soon, whether it's this IUI or IVF...sometimes being patient just gets unbearable but I know that when we look back on this process, we will believe it was all worth it.

 

[PinkPeony]

Nicedips & Strawberry - hang in there. Hope the witch stays away.

Mav - GOOD LUCK with the ER!!

 

[StayHopeful]

Good luck tomorrow, Mav! I know it will go great!!!

 

[Maverick007]

Thank you both!! I am a wee bit nervous and the discomfort/cramping is getting bothersome but I'm excited to finally be at this point too. Just gotta stay positive and hope for the best!

 

[Strawberry13]

Mav- will be praying for you tomorrow morning. It will go great!

 

[baby.wish]

Hi ladies,

Need your help...I'm going to be starting my Stims tonight and am travelling out of town for a few days with friends. I dont have to be back at the clinic until Monday. My concern is how will my body react to the meds? Did any of you have any side effects? I keep hearing tired but anything else? I'm going to be taking Gonal-F and Menopur. Thanks so much!

Maverick how did it go??

 

[Sunshine24]

baby.wish-- I had no side effects, especially that early on in my stims. By day 7 or so my one side effect was feeling very bloated, but other than that---I had nothing ( and was on the same meds as you are ) Good luck getting started!

MAV- Thinking of you!

 

[StayHopeful]

baby.wish, I didn't have side effects that early on either. I just had bloating as well and that took a few days to kick in. I started my stims on a Friday as well and didn't really feel anything until Tuesday or Wednesday.

Mav, hope everything went well! Update us when you feel up to it.

 

[baby.wish]

Thanks ladies, feel better now!! I am sooo thankful I have joined this group, its like a new set of friends that know exactly what you are going through and are there for you if you have any questions or concerns.

 

[Maverick007]

hi friends, thanks so much for checking on me. the ER went extremely well...they got 13 eggs but no idea how many of those were mature. all RE told DH was 'we expected 7 and got 13 so that's great'...i was in a minimal amt of pain leaving the surgery center b/c they gave me a small amt of morphine in my drip. all was well until the end of the 30 min drive home when i came within an inch of throwing up into a coffee cup in the car...and then a few hours later while i was resting in bed i threw up quite a bit it was very unpleasant but feeling better now. we believe it's from the tylenol 3 (the codeine). so i am just taking it easy and praying for no more of that. pain is very manageable but we will see once the tyl 3 wears off. i do not plan to take more of that b/c i am dying to eat something substantial!

babywish i agree w/ what the others said, the side effects were pretty nonexistent for me until late in the stims when i just had some discomfort and bloating. best of luck to you starting, that is exciting!

 

[Bma11]

Ohh maverick!! Can't wait to hear your fertilization report!!! Sorry you aren't feeling to well

Baby wish: I had a reaction to the menopur the first night I used it. Horrible headache and dizziness, I had to leave work. But after that I was fine. other than that j had no problems with anything else ! Good luck