Clomid, IUI & Exercise

[dizzikel]

Hi ladies,

Hope you are all well!

Harvest: Hope you got on ok with the IUI today.
31: How you feeling today?!
Gingerbaby: Great news about your follies... keep us posted!!
Touch the Sky: Fingers crossed you get a postive over the weekend!

I went for another scan this morning and was shocked to find out that my follies have grown loads since yesterday.

Rt: 17mm & 12mm Lt: 20.5mm & 14.4mm

They have given me an injection (Top of my bottom...ouch) and said that IUI will be tomorrow Ekk!! My lining was a little thinner at 7mm but she said it can fluctuate and the injection should thicken it up. I did have some fluid in my uterus too so she wanted to get the iui done tomorrow I have spoken to someone at work who has told me to take the whole of tomorrow off! My head feels all over the place but I am kind of excited too!

How is everyone doing today?!

xx

 

[HuskyMomWI]

Ginger - Congrats on your brew of follicles!
Dizzikel - Good luck tomorrow!!! I see this is your first. Try to relax - It really isn't much worse than a pap. I would recommend taking the day off as well.

My IUI yesterday went well. I felt fine right after it (a bit tired from being nervous about it) but last night I had pretty bad cramps. I am going to call the office today to see if that is normal. I remember having them last time but they seemed worse this time. I took off from my regular job but went to work at my second one last night where I am on my feet for only 2 hours but man was I cramping.

This morning I feel Great! Back to normal. Now the TWW begins

 

[Springy]

I'm off for my IUI in a few hours and I am coming back to work after. I did this last month and was fine. I do have a desk job so I am not moving around or being strained at all. I figure I can sit at work as easily as I can sit at home.

Will not be doing any excercise tonight or tommorrow and will do a Yoga class on Saturday. As much as I don't want to regret anything there is a large part of me that thinks if not getting pregnant was as easy as exercising after ovulation then there would be a LOT less women pregnant. While I will not go out and run a 1/2 marathon in the next two weeks I will do light jogs, some spinning and yoga ... that is unless I'm told otherwise today!

I only had 1 follicle this month (AGAIN!!!) but hoping it is developed enough to help with conception

 

[dizzikel]

Thanks 31: I am going to try and stay as calm as possible tomorrow. So pleased your IUI sent well yesterday...hopefully the cramping is a good sign. Let us know what the clinic say.

Springy: Good luck with your IUI....let us know how you get on! It is great that you feel up to going into work, I am a teacher and on my feet most of the day so figured it would be as well to come home and relax. Good idea, RE exercise.... will you let me know what your consultant says? I will ask tomoorrow too! I hope your one follie does the trick - are you classed as unexplained inf?

 

[Springy]

Thanks 31: I am going to try and stay as calm as possible tomorrow. So pleased your IUI sent well yesterday...hopefully the cramping is a good sign. Let us know what the clinic say.

Springy: Good luck with your IUI....let us know how you get on! It is great that you feel up to going into work, I am a teacher and on my feet most of the day so figured it would be as well to come home and relax. Good idea, RE exercise.... will you let me know what your consultant says? I will ask tomoorrow too! I hope your one follie does the trick - are you classed as unexplained inf?

Back from the IUI - was slightly crampy during it but all in all not bad. Now just sitting at my desk for the rest of the day and will curl up on the couch tonight and watch trashy TV all night

DH had 321 million with 99% motility - he was "SUPER" proud of those numbers. Hopefully one of those 321 million find their way .... plus I have a second IUI tomorrw.

I talked to the Dr today about exercise and she said "what type of exercise" and I said "spinning or running!" and her response was "no" .... the guidelines are that you are not to raise your core body temperature as this will affect the chances of getting pregnant. She said light exercise, brisk walking & swimming would be acceptable as they tend not to get your core body temperature too elevated. And she said "yes of course yoga - but not hot yoga!" So this month I will limit it to brisk walks, some light biking and yoga. I don't want to think I jeopardized the chances by insisting on going for a run.

Maybe I'll just make a pact to go to the gym everyday and walk on the treadmill.

Good luck tomorrow and let us know how it goes! It will be an exciting end of april for us

 

[HuskyMomWI]

Maybe instead of running I will use the next two weeks to create the habit of walking my dogs for an hour each night. They could use it This is going to be hard with a half-marathon planned for 5/7. it is what it is I guess. all about priorities.

 

[dizzikel]

Hey Springy,

Glad the IUI went well, those numbers sound GREAT! Fantastic news! Thanks for sharing what your FS said about exercise. I wasn't expecting them to be so strict if I am honest but I suppose we just need to ease off the training and take it easy for a couple of weeks. The comment about HOT yoga made me laugh though Will deffo let you know how I get on tomorrow, I will be stuck to the laptop all afternoon!! Told DH that he has got to treat me like a princess for 2 weeks!!

31: That sounds like a plan! We have got to put everything into perspective!

Take care ladies

xx

 

[HuskyMomWI]

It's official. I just put my gym membership on hold Off to walk the dogs of course they are thrilled. me, not so much

 

[Harvest2009]

Hi Ladies, just returned from my IUI. It went really well, over a million swimmers with 99% motility. I guess those numbers are OK? Nothing to compare to as this was our first time. Dr seemed to think it was great. Now I'm just vegging on the couch for the evening, better safe than sorry. As for the exercise, I will take it a little easy, bike riding, yoga and maybe some light weights. Off we go for the 2ww!

GL Dizzi and Ginger

 

[Springy]

It's official. I just put my gym membership on hold Off to walk the dogs of course they are thrilled. me, not so much

How was the walk??? I can't put my membership on hold so I will utilize it and walk on the treadmill and I can do the yoga or body flow classes.

 

[Springy]

Hi Ladies, just returned from my IUI. It went really well, over a million swimmers with 99% motility. I guess those numbers are OK? Nothing to compare to as this was our first time. Dr seemed to think it was great. Now I'm just vegging on the couch for the evening, better safe than sorry. As for the exercise, I will take it a little easy, bike riding, yoga and maybe some light weights. Off we go for the 2ww!

GL Dizzi and Ginger

Glad to hear it went well Only takes one good strong swimmer to meet the egg! Just relax and enjoy the TWW.

So far no real cramping which is a lot different than last month ....

 

[dizzikel]

Hey ladies!!

31: Wow!! Putting your membership on hold IS showing commitment lol! Hope you and your dogs enjoy the fresh air Take it easy.

Harvest: So glad your IUI went well and the numbers sound great! Hope you had a relaxing evening.

Springy: Hope you are ok!

As for me, I feel quite tearful this morning, I don't know why. DH has an appointment at 9.30am so all being well I will be having the IUI at 11.30. I am quite nervous about it, I suppose it is because I feel like it is out of my control. Will update later

 

[dizzikel]

Hey ladies,

Just got back from my IUI, the nurse said it went really well and had 14.71 million swimmers Nurse said NO running...so I am just sat relaxing at home now.

How is everyone today?

 

[Springy]

Great numbers dizzikel! Welcome to the TWW

I'm feeling ok today ... cramping last night and was actually really sore this AM when they did an ultrasound! In for another one this AM so hopefully it goes as smoothly.

 

[HuskyMomWI]

Not so bad. At least it is getting nice outside.

Springy - good luck on round 2 today! Although I don't know if the other 135million will move out of the way to allow the new recruits in! lol thank you for the info about exercising from your FS. It makes sense about the body temperature.

Harvest - Yeah!! See - wasn't so bad right? Now the wait begins. How fantastic would it be to have a few BFPs at the end of this month!!!

Dizzikel - Yeah!!!! Welcome to the TWW As far as being in control - the hard part is that we really aren't. We have to hand it over to the FS and whatever higher power we believe in and let it be what it is going to be. Hopefully it is going to be a BFP!!!

That is probably one of the hardest things to deal with in all this fertility junk for me. I am so used to being able to have a goal and do whatever it takes to accomplish it. Getting pregnant? not so much. But have to hand it over and let it be. (Cheesy but true)

 

[dizzikel]

Thanks Springy! Good luck for today! Looking good.

31: Thanks for your support... I know it is out of my hands now. Just going to look after myself for the next couple of weeks. It is lovely that there are a few of us going through it at the same time.

I am off on holiday for a week tomorrow so will not be able to post as much. I do have the internet on my phone so will get on as much as I can. Thanks for everyones support ...you have been fantastic over the past week and have kept me sane xx

 

[Springy]

Not so bad. At least it is getting nice outside.

Springy - good luck on round 2 today! Although I don't know if the other 135million will move out of the way to allow the new recruits in! lol thank you for the info about exercising from your FS. It makes sense about the body temperature.

Harvest - Yeah!! See - wasn't so bad right? Now the wait begins. How fantastic would it be to have a few BFPs at the end of this month!!!

Dizzikel - Yeah!!!! Welcome to the TWW As far as being in control - the hard part is that we really aren't. We have to hand it over to the FS and whatever higher power we believe in and let it be what it is going to be. Hopefully it is going to be a BFP!!!

That is probably one of the hardest things to deal with in all this fertility junk for me. I am so used to being able to have a goal and do whatever it takes to accomplish it. Getting pregnant? not so much. But have to hand it over and let it be. (Cheesy but true)

Tell me about it! Who knows if there will even be room for them after the large amounts yesterday .... I know DH will be upset as the count will not be nearly as high today At least we can laugh about it right??

I can't agree with you more when you say that the hardest thing to deal with is the "lack of control". I am a planner and this 18 months of trying does NOT fit into my plan! My plan had me with a baby already!!! I'm trying to just let the controlling and planning side of me go and just let nature take its course. So very hard to do with a type A planning type of personality!

How was the nice long walk with the dogs last night???

 

[dizzikel]

I think there must be something in the 'Type A planning type of personality' - this is my biggest problem and it made me quite poorly last year. I am trying really hard to let go and think what will be will be! People that don't appear to plan seem to get pg straight away. Grrr!

Sending everyone lots of baby dust!!!

 

[HuskyMomWI]

the nice long walk with the dogs didn't happen last night. lol Hubby and I were very lazy and just grilled dinner and sat around. It was quite nice. Tonight - We walk

 

[dizzikel]

Hey girls,

I have a really bad headache, is this normal after IUI. I am thinking that it might be just the release from all the anxiety.

Any ideas?