anyone over 35 going for fertility treatments this year? IUI, IVF etc
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Only because I promised DH I would..lmao..if it were up to me I'd still be TTC, I got an email from the Clinic and even if I see the name in my inbox I start to have a mini panick attack. I might be a bit wackier at the end of this
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I'd be scared they's give me the wrong hormones and I'd start growing a beard instead of eggs,lol
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When does sarah come hme??
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She's back...there's a post a few pages back.
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I still havent had time to catch up on all the posts in this thread but will very soon I promise! bfn for me this morning & low temp so Im sure the evil one is coming on thursday. but Im fine with that, this cycle whizzed by.... I suggest we all go to vegas every month on our 2ww!!!
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Sarah....
R u still skipping August?
R u still skipping August?
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Sarah....
R u still skipping August?
what do you think!!!! have I stuck to any plan so far
no Im not skipping anymore....my husband doesnt want to skip and says who cares that his sister is getting married in may...if we end up getting pregnant and give birth that month then so be it. so him telling me that made me think differently as its HIS family.
also before I did the IUI cycle I thought the whole thing was so much more detailed and intense, and now Ive been through it Ive realized I can do it even with my family is here as its only 3 appointments and it was a breeze (not much different to the clomid only cycle).
so we will be doing IUI every month until December if they allow it which I think they will as we pay for it.
how are you?? I think you have a similar cycle to me so are you nearing the end?? any bfps this week that I missed??
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I didn't think you would skip August...no...
There have been very few BFPs in July...
I took a test yesterday...bfn...
Today....my first invalid...
I think you already knew about LL, right?
So, you really think IUIs r a breeze?
There have been very few BFPs in July...
I took a test yesterday...bfn...
Today....my first invalid...
I think you already knew about LL, right?
So, you really think IUIs r a breeze?
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Hi Girls...Just had my first IUI on Saturday...not fun for me...20 minutes of trying to get the catheter in...so hopefully the no pain no gain comes through for me...DH & I have been TTC for over a year (6 months on clomid) & had to use clomid for our 3 year old, but had success on our own on the first try... unfortunately now I'm 3 years older so therefore harder to get pregnant...I have a friend that got pregnant on her 4th cycle of IUI....anybody have any suggestions for increasing success? taking asprin, guffaesin etc...I hear people talking about the low success rates for IUI, but I look at it as I obviously had an almost 0% chance of conceiving on my own, so it might just level out the playing field since it's pretty much the same success rates as "normal" couples.....good luck to everyone!!!
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I didn't think you would skip August...no...
There have been very few BFPs in July...
I took a test yesterday...bfn...
Today....my first invalid...
I think you already knew about LL, right?
So, you really think IUIs r a breeze?
what do you mean invalid????
I really do think it was a breeze...the only thing I dont like is the blood being taken everytime, thats the worst part and that I can live with as Im sure theres lots of blood to be taken when you are pregnant so might as well get used to it! the nurse who did the IUI was great, barely felt anything when she put up the contraption thats just like in a pap smear and when she put in the small catheter I just felt a warm feeling and a tiny bit of cramping....it was nothing. the catheter they use for the IUI is extremely small, a few mm thats all and your cervix is open as its ovulation time. My sono was more painful than the IUI.
are you thinking about anything further? even the clomid has been great for me, no side effects and I respond well. just have to see if it thins my lining then I may have to move to injectables.
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omg 20 minutes wth???!!! was it a student doing the IUI? thats insane. next time (if there is one, hopefully not!) ask for someone experienced. My nurse was great and I barely felt a thing, I was so happy as Im so squeemish about that stuff.
IUIs do have a fairly low success rate but I feel thats because all the people who go for IUI a lot of those people are already having problems and a lot of them will need IVF or may never be able to have children. My nurse said it brings up the % from 15% to 20%, thats not much more! unbelievable, but my feeling is that I think it will work if I keep doing them.
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how old are you again I forget? thats exciting, are you going for IVF this next cycle or do you have to wait?
sometimes Im tempted to go for it as I like the idea of possibly being able to freeze some embryos to use in my early 40's. But I wont have the money until the new year so might as well keep doing IUIs till then ....$325 plus medication ends up at $500 per month.
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oh wow I didnt know there was a cut off then they use donar eggs, then I see why they suggest it then. are you definitely going for it? how exciting
p.s your avatar is lovely, you are a very beautiful 41 yr old!
thanks...I feel 22 HAHAHA
There is a cut off because even though you may have a ton of eggs left over they start to spoil and creating abnormalities (hence why Downs increases with age) If I get a bunch of eggs I can freeze them and use them up to about 50 I believe I was told...so the age for being pregnant is fine ...just not your old eggs... A friend of mine had suggested years ago (before even meeting my husband) I do that and freeze eggs for later...but it was not in my budget at the time... I did meet a lady at the place that is doing exactly that!
There is a cut off because even though you may have a ton of eggs left over they start to spoil and creating abnormalities (hence why Downs increases with age) If I get a bunch of eggs I can freeze them and use them up to about 50 I believe I was told...so the age for being pregnant is fine ...just not your old eggs... A friend of mine had suggested years ago (before even meeting my husband) I do that and freeze eggs for later...but it was not in my budget at the time... I did meet a lady at the place that is doing exactly that!
