Can anyone shed some light on IUI odds?

[lola13]

Zee - I wouldn't consider the one with FMU. My clinic said to test with the day's second urine. Your second one looks close but not yet positive. If I were you, I would BD tonight, fully expect a true positive tomorrow morning, then schedule IUI for the following morning. Just my opinion! Good luck.

 

[Britt11]

hey Zeezee, I agree its almost there but not positive. I have heard from girls on my Clomid thread that after you finish taking Clomid you can get an early surge of LH, but its not accurate and the real surge of LH for the egg comes about 5 days later. Not sure if that is the case for you but it does seem too early yet- i would wait on the iui and see what tomorrow's OPK shows? i did an opk a couple of days ago for fun and it was pretty dark and now it has gone lighter, i usually O on CD14
good luck hon!!

 

[Isi Buttercup]

Hi lovely ladies. Just wondering. Wouldn't a HCG trigger shot be able to more accurately time ovulation, especially when doing IUI?

 

[Britt11]

Hi lovely ladies. Just wondering. Wouldn't a HCG trigger shot be able to more accurately time ovulation, especially when doing IUI?

thats what I thought too Isi, and I questioned them about it- but my doc said the HCG trigger shot and follicle tracking is only for women who do not ovulate regularly on your own. If you O on your own the research has shown that coming in the day after your +ve opk is just as successful

 

[Isi Buttercup]

Okay....thanks Britt

 

[Chris77]

My FS gave me Clomid and a trigger shot for IUI eventhough I ovulate on my own. The trigger shot was for a more carefully timed IUI.

 

[MarsMaiden]

zeezee - I agree with the others, they say not to do opks with FMU, about 2pm is meant to be the best time. You are also meant to hold your urine and not drink for four hours before your sample so i don't know if that would rule out the second test also as it was so close to the first. They don't look positive yet but they are pretty dark so you could well get a positive tomorrow. It is also possible to almost surge but not quite and then your body will surge again later on.... Good luck!

The differing approaches to IUI baffle me entirely, its no wonder the results vary so much! My cycles are medicated so I have a hcg trigger as I don't think I would ovulate otherwise due to the meds shutting down by own body's hormones. My understanding is so that the IUI can be timed appropriately but even with the trigger there seems to be a 12 - 24 window of error for ovulation so by my reckoning they can still miss it!

MrsJPC - thanks so much for asking the question, that's really useful to know! It certainly seems to have been that way for me, I think I ov'd on CD16 or 17 compared to 13 or 14 normally. I'm 7dpo now so firmly in the tww, at least its not as painful as last time! not being 100% certain if I ov'd or not is actualy easier cos I'm telling myself I didn't and therefore have no expectations. I'm not going to test before Saturday! Honest!

I am taking norethisterone at the moment ready for the next IUI cycle which is making me marvellously bloaty, crampy and crabby - oh the joys!!

 

[Britt11]

My FS gave me Clomid and a trigger shot for IUI eventhough I ovulate on my own. The trigger shot was for a more carefully timed IUI.

hmmm interesting
I'm wondering if our clinic is just trying to cut costs by not doing the HCG shot and follice tracking lol....well hopefully we time it ok as this is my last IUI attempt
Marsmaiden- hope you feel better, good luck in the 2ww!! yeah, 7dpo wish I was there as well

good luck everyone, Zeezee let us know what you decide

 

[Wallie]

I ovulate on my own and I'm doing a medicated IUI and it will also be monitored with scans and then and HCG shot too.

I was at hospital today and came away with my little blue bag with my Gonal-F drug pen etc. Was shown how to do the injection, pretty easy I suppose but I came out and I was a little upset. OH wasn't there and I just felt a little overwhelmed by it all

Anyway, I've decided rather than do the injections in the morning when OH is not here, I'm going to do it at 22:00 hours, just so that he'll be here and we can go through this together. Hopefully it'll help both of us.

 

[MrsJPC]

Good luck wallie - I did my injections in the evening. I was told it was best to so you slept through any side effects

The whole experience is overwhelming. Don't beat yourself up if you end up having a good sob.

I wish you loads of luck!

x

 

[zeezee]

Righto, CD11 and just got back from IUI #2! Clinic looked at all my pee tests and said "ovulating: so in I went, no scan either which is unusual (I hope there are not 10 follies!). It hurt this time, sharp pain and cramp - apparently this is normal because the cervix clamps down on the catather as it goes in. The nurse today thinks the last time didn't get in at all because I had no pain and no feeling of it, so at least the pain is positive!

I confess that I am anxious having the IUI so early, but I have to trust in the clinic, and I love my people there, so I am trying to be zen about it. I will keep using OPKs for a week and if I get a digi + or a super positive I can either rely on timed BD or ask for a second IUI.

Hubby's swimmers were awesome time time too - 51 million and 98% motility!!! He is uunnnnbrearable right now...

Thanks to you all for all your support these last few days (and weeks). I am rooting for you all now.

Z
xx

 

[Wallie]

Good luck Zeezee. Geeze, what are men like! lol

 

[yomo]

Righto, CD11 and just got back from IUI #2! Clinic looked at all my pee tests and said "ovulating: so in I went, no scan either which is unusual (I hope there are not 10 follies!). It hurt this time, sharp pain and cramp - apparently this is normal because the cervix clamps down on the catather as it goes in. The nurse today thinks the last time didn't get in at all because I had no pain and no feeling of it, so at least the pain is positive!

I confess that I am anxious having the IUI so early, but I have to trust in the clinic, and I love my people there, so I am trying to be zen about it. I will keep using OPKs for a week and if I get a digi + or a super positive I can either rely on timed BD or ask for a second IUI.

Hubby's swimmers were awesome time time too - 51 million and 98% motility!!! He is uunnnnbrearable right now...

Thanks to you all for all your support these last few days (and weeks). I am rooting for you all now.

Z
xx

Good luck Z got everything crossed for you. xx

 

[yomo]

Morning ladies, hope you are all well. My FS got back in touch with me he has agreed to put me forward for IUI

He said the waiting list is about 2 months at the most! Which is making me panic as my BMI is exactly 30 oh no so I am on a mega diet, is this don't make me want to lose weight nothing will. So wish me luck girls.

Will the clinic just get in touch with me? xx

 

[lola13]

Good luck, Zee!

Just a quick notes about scans & timing. The doctor that did my IUI said they used to do scans in the past, but their statistics are actually better now that they rely on OPK's. He said sometimes relying on the scan would be a little too late & cause them to miss the window. I'm sure there are different opinions. Still, a scan is the only way to see if you're comfortable with the number of follicles.

 

[Chris77]

Oh how exciting! Good luck Yomo!

 

[Britt11]

Good luck Zee, best of luck to you as well Yomo for your upcoming IUI.
I am not sure how it works over there but here, you call in day one of your period and then you call the day of a positive opk and they get you in next day....if you are doing scans it might be different though

afm- I am just on a work trip right now and was keeping my fingers crossed that I didnt get a positive opk while I'm away....so far so good. I think I may get a +ve on Thursday so IUI on Friday...but you never know

how are you feeling Lola?

 

[CrazyBird]

Hi All

Hope you don't mind me joining, it's taken me ages to read all the posts
I went for my first iui today cd13, it went quite well, was only painful for a few seconds and only took a couple of minutes. Really hoping it works but i know the success rate is only between 15-20%.
It's made me more positive reading some of the success stories, hopefully there will be a few more.
Dp and i have been ttc for 2 years. It really is so depressing that it is taking this long...

 

[MrsJPC]

Welcome Crazybird (love the name)

I hope your time here is short - in a good way!!

I find this site fab - no one understands like fellow IUI'rs

Good luck

x

 

[ilovecheese]

Hi everyone! I finally started AF, and am starting my second round of Clomid tomorrow. I was supposed to have an IUI last cycle, but it got canceled due to lack of follies. They upped me to 100mg so let's hope it works!