I haven't been on for a few weeks and I have missed all of you ladies. I've been a bundle of nerves and while I have been reading various things on here, I just didn't feel like contributing. It has been emotional for me and there have been times I didn't want to think about thinks like trying for a baby.
Kat, I fully agree with you. When the women on here have been here for a while and are sharing their stories and experiences with others, it is happy to hear that one of them has a BFP, but for someone coming in once with one, I hate that and that is not acceptable for this group. Thanks for the words you said.
As for me. I went to FS in November. AMH is .35. Had HSG in November, which was completely clear. Had hysteropscopy/laproscopy done in December and it went well. Had to wait 2 cycles before trying IUI.
First day of AF was Feb 3 and I was put on Follistim. On day 11 (Wed), I had about 5 decent follies on right side and just really small ones on left side. He was expecting that I would be ready for trigger at that point but my largest was only 14mm. He left me with the instructions to do O prediction kits, and first two days both times were negative, but I got a positive this morning so I went in for a U/S and bloodworm right away. My largest follie is at 16 (I also have one at 14 and 2 at 12), which he thinks won't grow fast enough by tomorrow morning, which is when he wants to try UIU. Tomorrow morning I go in for another U/S to see where I am with everything. This evening I did start to have O pains and the O test I took this evening was still positive. So we will see what the Dr says tomorrow morning. I think my choices will end up being 1) take a chance on the IUI with a follie that is a little too small, b) skip the IUI this month and see how things go next month or c) wait a couple months to see if my cycle becomes more regular. Oh, and by the way, I have been using injectibles - Follistim in varying dosages. I didn't need the trigger since I was O-ing today.
It looks like I may have to skip this cycle if my largest follie isn't quite big enough. I have a couple questions for him, such as do I need to take a break for 2 months and see if my cycle is even regular (I was on birth control for 5 years and didn't even have an AF for 3 whole years before going to the dr. That and the fact that my hysteroscopy could have messed up my cycle a bit. My other question, is if he thinks that I would be going through the exact thing every month with follies that don't get large enough by the time I O. Since I am doing this on my own, using donor sperm, I don't have money to keep trying partial cycles to be told my follies are too small again. It having a baby naturally doesn't see to be a good fit for me, I want to pursue the option of adoption (and even like the idea of an older child (say over 4), which would be easier to adopt in my single status and probably less expensive.
So hopefully, the largest follie will grow enough for me to do my first IUI. I'm so nervous. My 40th birthday is on Sunday, so if I can do the IUI this weekend, it would be a great present to me, especially if I get a BFP out of it. We will wait and see how the appointment goes in the morning and I will update y'all after.
Thanks again for sharing your stories. I am learning so much from all of you and feel comfort in the fact that I am not alone in this journey. Thanks ladies - hope you all have a great weekend!
and it's not snowing for the moment!!! Have a blessed weekend!
