Clomid, IUI & Exercise

[dizzikel]

Hi Kel - I had spotting with my 2nd IUI but not my first and I was panicking so I asked the dr on the second day of my IUI if that was normal and he said yes that the Dr on the first day had "nicked" my cervix - fun fun!

Thanks hun!

 

[Harvest2009]

Hi ladies, I have missed so much! Touch the sky so sorry to hear about your cyst and your dad, can't imagine what you are going through. Hang in there
Dizzi-hope your IUI went well and your 2WW goes quick
31-FX for you, only another week? Hope the travelling helps pass the time and your legs have recovered!
Springy, good news on the surgery date, hope that it goes well for you. How are you liking the golf? We are golfers also (me more so than my DH) but he comes along sometimes. We also workout together everyday after work, It sure helps having someone to keep you motivated I find.
IUI number 2 for me tomorrow. This cycle has been wierd, I got my LH surge on day 12/13 and it normally comes on day 16. My Dr was so surprised at my ultrasound this morning to see a 21mm follicle, he told us to go home and BD asap and come in tomorrow for the IUI. Hopefully we are not too late and it all works out. We are going on vacation during this 2ww so hopefully that helps take my mind off it all

 

[Springy]

Well ladies even though we aren't doing assisted I saw that cute little happy face late last night so made sure to BD early this AM and will the next few days too just to cover off things JUST in case this was our month

Golf is ok - I'm just learning. Bought all my equipment at the end of the summer last year and took some lessons. I was hoping to get out tomorrow morning but its suppose to rain all weekend so that kind of messed up my plans!

Touch - how are you feeling? Any news about the cyst or do you have to wait to the start of next cycle?

Good luck tomorrow morning Harvest. I don't think you are too late. If they saw the follicle on your scan this morning it hasn't released yet so BD tonight and then the IUI tomorrow is perfect timing! Not sure if I mentioned this before, but naturally on my own I normally O around day 16, however, on the clomid it made me O on day 12 or 13. Ironically today is cd14 and I detected the LH surge last night so even without the clomid I seem to have O earlier than normal.

31 - only one more week! keeping my fingers and toes crossed for you!

 

[Touch the Sky]

Hey I've been feeling better. I'm enjoying the break. I go in next month on CD3 for a scan. I have a feeling the cyst may still be there.. I still feel it now.

Good luck everyone!

 

[HuskyMomWI]

Hi ladies, I have missed so much! Touch the sky so sorry to hear about your cyst and your dad, can't imagine what you are going through. Hang in there
Dizzi-hope your IUI went well and your 2WW goes quick
31-FX for you, only another week? Hope the travelling helps pass the time and your legs have recovered!
Springy, good news on the surgery date, hope that it goes well for you. How are you liking the golf? We are golfers also (me more so than my DH) but he comes along sometimes. We also workout together everyday after work, It sure helps having someone to keep you motivated I find.
IUI number 2 for me tomorrow. This cycle has been wierd, I got my LH surge on day 12/13 and it normally comes on day 16. My Dr was so surprised at my ultrasound this morning to see a 21mm follicle, he told us to go home and BD asap and come in tomorrow for the IUI. Hopefully we are not too late and it all works out. We are going on vacation during this 2ww so hopefully that helps take my mind off it all

Legs are back to normal! I went for a couple of runs this week that were a bit painful but things seem to be ok now. I signed up to do a 1/4 marathon memorial day weekend so we will see how that goes. (back to the minor leagues)

One week down, one to go. I don't feel any symptoms. If it works..bonus. If not, I can schedule the surgery date and start to move forward. It is nice to be able to see the problem on an ultrasound. Although I know my FSH is high that didn't feel like an answer to our infertility because the Femara produces multiple follicles. Now it feels like we may have our answer. I am less nervous about the surgery knowing that there is an issue there that they are going to take care of that could lead us to our BFP.

Hope everyone is doing well. All this talk about golf is making me consider buying couples golf lessons for my husband for our upcoming anniversary. Both of us are pretty terrible at it and it would be something nice to do unrelated to babies!!!

Have a great weekend ladies!

 

[Harvest2009]

Hi Ladies, had our IUI last Sturday, it went well with 60 million sperm at 95% motility. Now onto the dreaded 2WW...Dr said that if this doesn't work we get 1 more try and then onto the next step which I think will probably be IUI with injectibles. Hope we don't need to go there but we will see.
31-glad to hear you have a plan for the next step!
FX for you touch, hope your scan goes well next month!

 

[dizzikel]

Good afternoon ladies,

Harvest: So pleased that your IUI went well, great numbers so fingers crossed for this cycle.

31: Any symptoms? Hope your final fews days go quickly. Great news about your plan.

Touch / Springy: Hope you are both doing ok!

I'm doing alright at the moment. It is nearly a week since I had my 2nd IUI but don't feel any different to this time last month so no real symptoms to report. The spotting finally finished yesterday which has made me feel better! I am going for a blood test tomorrow to check my progesterone levels...should get the results back towards the end of the week. I really feel like going for a run tonight though ... I know I can't so might go out for a walk instead.

xx

 

[Touch the Sky]

Alls good here. I'm kind of loving the break. In fact, I am taking June off too, for financial reasons and also to give myself time to lose the 10 lbs I've gained since my knee surgery. My birthday is in July, maybe I will get the gift of pregnancy

 

[dizzikel]

Alls good here. I'm kind of loving the break. In fact, I am taking June off too, for financial reasons and also to give myself time to lose the 10 lbs I've gained since my knee surgery. My birthday is in July, maybe I will get the gift of pregnancy

Arr great to hear to sounding so positive Touch Let's hope you get a nice birthday surprise in July xx

 

[HuskyMomWI]

Hey ladies! How is everyone doing? No luck with round 3 here. This weekend we have to decide if we just do the office procedure to remove the polyp or if we do a LAP also to be sure everything is ok. Was thinking the lap but am not leaning toward just doing the polyp removal to avoid a potentially unnecessary surgery. And they could go ahead and remove it this week. Dr says it is up to us.

 

[dizzikel]

Hey ladies! How is everyone doing? No luck with round 3 here. This weekend we have to decide if we just do the office procedure to remove the polyp or if we do a LAP also to be sure everything is ok. Was thinking the lap but am not leaning toward just doing the polyp removal to avoid a potentially unnecessary surgery. And they could go ahead and remove it this week. Dr says it is up to us.

Sorry to hear that hun! I only heard yesterday of a lady who had a polyp removed and got pg straight after the procedure. It is a difficult decision (lap or remov) but sounds good that they can do it this week.

Keep us informed xx

I'm doing ok, I finally gave in and did some exercise yesterday. I feel so much better for it now... I think the thing that changed my mind was hearing that my instructor is 14wks pg and has carried on exercising throughout so I figured that if it's not going to stick..it's not going to stick!! ATM I don't feel pg and have not had any symptoms other than sore boobs which I always have. It will be 2 weeks on Wed since I had IUI so I figure I should expect AF from Thurs onwards if it is going to show. I am going on holiday next Saturday, can't wait to have a nice break xx

How is everyone doing?

 

[CRC]

Hi Ladies, I've just joined this thread and I think its the best one I've read and wished I'd joined earlier! I am having my first IUI on Wednesday morning. I've been taking Puregon injections for just over a week (to stimulate ovulation) and tonight I have to take a Pregnyl injection (well hubby will give it to me!) then on Wednesday morning go in for the IUI. I'm actually amazingly excited and positive. It helps that we just had a lovely weekend away to a spa hotel..

I've also been very confused by the excersise and what you can/can't do after. I asked the hospital and they said ''carry on as normal'' she said even lifting weights (I do body pump once a week) and aerobics is fine. I have also read you shouldn't get ''too hot'' but I think that really applies to thinks like Birkram yoga and hot baths/saunas etc - which applies to anyone that is pregnant anyway, I don't think we are special cases in this area. She explained that IUI is so different to IVF that we don't have anything to worry about. I think I've been ''assuming'' that I'm going through something similar to IVF and should therefore act the same but I guess its still quite different!

I'm going to wait and see how I feel re the excersise, I also don't want to stop - I enjoy it and it helps me relax but I also don't want to beat myself up if something goes wrong. I already know there is a great yoga class I like on Saturday so I think I will do that instead of my usual body pump and also yoga on Tuesday night before the IUI.

They told me that the pregnyl injection will likely make me ''feel pregnant'' so I guess I might not actually want to do any excersise. I live in Amsterdam so my main means of transport daily is my bike - which I'm on 20 mins each way to and from work - I hope to keep that up especially in this sunshine.

One other question - are any of you having accpuncture? I had one session last Friday which made me feel great. My accpuncturist said I don't need any more now and the doctor at the hospital told me not to at all - I guess this is part of the ongoing traditional vs non-traditional medical approach. I know in Zita West's book she recommends one accupuncture before and one after IUI - but does that literally mean on the same day or a few days either side? I'm a bit confused on this one.

I've taken Wednesday off work - just told them I have a ''medical appointment''.

Any other tips from anyone that has been through this would be great. Thank you!
x

 

[dizzikel]

Hey CRC,

You are very welcome to join in! Good luck for your first cycle of IUI this month, try to remain relaxed and positive!!

To excerise or not to exercise IS the question! lol Having been through IUI twice now all I would say is "just see how you feel". I didn't do anything the first month and got a BFN. Mentally, I found it very difficult doing no exercise and finally decided to do pump with light weights last tuesday (6DPIUI) and saturday after my 2nd cycle of IUI.

I don't see anything wrong with continuing with your bike ride to and from work. Swapping pump for yoga sounds like a good idea and will be great for you mentally. At the end of the day.... it is only 2 weeks without exercise and whilst you might be a little sore when you get started again, you have to do whatever you will "least regret".

I have not tried accupunture...to be quite honest I have a phobia of needles but I have heard it is good.

Fingers crossed for you xx

 

[CRC]

Hey CRC,

You are very welcome to join in! Good luck for your first cycle of IUI this month, try to remain relaxed and positive!!

To excerise or not to exercise IS the question! lol Having been through IUI twice now all I would say is "just see how you feel". I didn't do anything the first month and got a BFN. Mentally, I found it very difficult doing no exercise and finally decided to do pump with light weights last tuesday (6DPIUI) and saturday after my 2nd cycle of IUI.

I don't see anything wrong with continuing with your bike ride to and from work. Swapping pump for yoga sounds like a good idea and will be great for you mentally. At the end of the day.... it is only 2 weeks without exercise and whilst you might be a little sore when you get started again, you have to do whatever you will "least regret".

I have not tried accupunture...to be quite honest I have a phobia of needles but I have heard it is good.

Fingers crossed for you xx

Hi Dizzikel, thanks so much for this its really helpful and I think overall the advise I'm getting is do what you feel best/what you will regret the least and you are so right in the fact that 2 weeks with no hardcore excersise is not the worse thing! I'm actually on vacation just a week and a half after the IUI so that will be a great chance to relax. Thanks for the reassurance on the bike riding and the yoga - I think that should be enough for me. I do recommend accupuncture if you just look away at the needles. If you find a good person that you feel comfortable with its a brilliant way to relax (I almost fell asleep with the needles in which is bizarre!) and there is so much research compiled that says it really helps with fertility. Have you read any of Zita West's books or checked out her website?

When do you get the results of your second IUI or when can you test? How did you feel after pumping the weights btw?

I must say I'm looking forward to a day tomorrow of not working and just lolling about at home!

Good luck and thanks for the advise. x

 

[Springy]

I did acupuncture with a massage during the second IUI cycle and I am TOTALLY afraid of needles - it is actually an irrational fear and I didn't mind them.

I am seeing a naturopath who does acupuncture next week for the first time to see if there is anything in my diet that I can change to help with my fertility as well as adding acupuncture into the mix. I am "au natural" for May, June and then surgery in July so if there is something I can do to "enhance" my chances on my own I will add it to the mix.

I am starting to be more and more convinced that my issue is stress and the constant obsession of ttc.

 

[dizzikel]

Hi Girls,

AF arrived in full flow last night I am having a break next cycle due to DH being away so will hopefully have my final cycle of IUI in July.

Springy: I totally agree with you in thinking that stress is a big factor in TTC. I feel convinced that this is my problem too!

CRC: Hope your IUI went well today and you enjoyed slobbing out!

xx

 

[Springy]

Hi Girls,

AF arrived in full flow last night I am having a break next cycle due to DH being away so will hopefully have my final cycle of IUI in July.

Springy: I totally agree with you in thinking that stress is a big factor in TTC. I feel convinced that this is my problem too!

CRC: Hope your IUI went well today and you enjoyed slobbing out!

xx

Have the doctors suggested using drugs other than clomid for you? I know here in Canada they only use clomid for 4 to 6 cycles and if you haven't responded they switch you. Hence my switch to Gonal F when we go back to monitoring, drugs and assisted conception.

I feel like my life is consumed with TTC and that for this reason it isn't happening! Even though we were "on a break" this month I have still thought about it a lot. But I haven't lived my life in the headspace of "what if I'm pregnant" so if I wanted wine, I drank it, if I wanted to go for a run, I did! Maybe that will do the trick for me I will know by the end of the weekend if au natural worked!!!

 

[HuskyMomWI]

Dizzikel - sorry to hear it didn't work

I go in tomorrow for the office procedure to remove the polyp. Hopefully it isn't painful.

 

[dizzikel]

Hi Girls,

AF arrived in full flow last night I am having a break next cycle due to DH being away so will hopefully have my final cycle of IUI in July.

Springy: I totally agree with you in thinking that stress is a big factor in TTC. I feel convinced that this is my problem too!

CRC: Hope your IUI went well today and you enjoyed slobbing out!

xx

Have the doctors suggested using drugs other than clomid for you? I know here in Canada they only use clomid for 4 to 6 cycles and if you haven't responded they switch you. Hence my switch to Gonal F when we go back to monitoring, drugs and assisted conception.

I feel like my life is consumed with TTC and that for this reason it isn't happening! Even though we were "on a break" this month I have still thought about it a lot. But I haven't lived my life in the headspace of "what if I'm pregnant" so if I wanted wine, I drank it, if I wanted to go for a run, I did! Maybe that will do the trick for me I will know by the end of the weekend if au natural worked!!!

They actually said about trying a cycle WITHOUT any meds as I am ovulating TOO well on a small amount of clomid. I overstimulate so am only taking on 50mg on days 2, 4 & 6 I will probably do my final cycle with the clomid though....I am sure my dates were slightly out last month as I started spotting early and didn't start my clomid until 4/5 days later ...until I got the full flow.

I hope you get some good news soon! I never expected to be sat here 4 years after starting TTC still without a baby. It is so frustrating!! On the positive at least I can exercise properly and start to feel like ME again!

Take care and fingers crossed xx

 

[dizzikel]

Dizzikel - sorry to hear it didn't work

I go in tomorrow for the office procedure to remove the polyp. Hopefully it isn't painful.

Thanks hun!

I hope it goes well tomorrow...good they are working fast

Fingers crossed x