Clomid to Femara with iui support

[FutureBabyG]

Hi ladies. I am currently 26, dh 27. We have been trying since May/June 2013. I had a early miscarriage in January 2014 with a natural cycle. August 2014 I had a HSG and dh had SA. HSG was normal. Dh SA showed high count low motility. We started clomid with hcg trigger and iui August/September. Our 3rd round of iui with clomid I got a bfp that we later found out was ectopic. I had surgery December 2014. Due to the ectopic pregnancy I had my left fallopian tube removed.

We had spoke with my doctor prior to all this and agreed if the clomid failed or needed more iui I would try femara. I am waiting for my first real af after my surgery then I can start femara.

Anyone else out there on clomid or Femara or any other fertility medications with IUI? Would love to hear others experiences.

 

[waitingongod1]

I switched from clomid to femera a couple months ago. I feel great on it! Not really any cramping. Hot flashes. Or emotional craziness. I do ovulate on it. And doesn't dry up fertile cm! Miracle drug! Now if I could only get pregnant. I am now just about to do iui so can't help you there. Going to do hcg trigger shot with it and progesterone suppositories. What medications will you be taking?

 

[FutureBabyG]

Have you done a SA to see if the swimmers are good? Or an Hsg to see if tubes are open? I really dont think that Iui is that bad. I dont feel a pinch when the catheter goes in through the cervix. Sounds like you are ready to go soon. Do you do ultrasounds before the trigger and iui? Sorry for all the questions.

AFM I will take femara cd 3-7 and the ultrasound cd 12 and hopefully trigger that night then iui cd14 morning. Then I will start progesterone 3 dpo.

 

[waitingongod1]

Yes great sa and clear tubes! Lap surgery to check for scar tissue too. Had a little they took out but nothing that would have been the problem. Yes I will be doing ultrasound on cd 12 also. Which won't be till the last week of january. Still in 2weekwait now and waiting to start next week. When will your next iui be. I am mostly just worried about the shot at home. ..

 

[FutureBabyG]

Hoping for iui January 31

 

[waitingongod1]

Me too!! With in those days at least. We will have to keep in touch!

 

[FutureBabyG]

Yes please. I would love to hear and see your bfp!

 

[FutureBabyG]

How are you doing? Any bfp or af?

AFM cd 2 today.

 

[waitingongod1]

Yep af! On cd5. On femera till cd7. Then ultrasound next week and iui. What about you?

 

[FutureBabyG]

Cd 4... Yay bump buddies here we come. Femara cd 3-7 then ultrasound cd 12. Probably trigger cd 12 night. Iui Saturday morning. Is my guess. Looks like we are golden.

 

[FutureBabyG]

Waiting how are you doing any news or updates? How did your ultrasound go? Was it today? When's IUI? So excited to hear from you and see you bfp in February.

Afm I went in for my ultrasound yesterday and I was very negative because I didn't feel like the femara was working. Yesterday was my first high on the monitor cd 11. On clomid I started highs cd 8 or 9. Well low and behold lining measured 10 and follicule on the right was 21. Perfect. Triggered last night and will do iui friday.

 

[sugargully]

Hi FBG, I'm kinda in the same time line, can I join the tread? I triggered on Thursday and IUI on Saturday! My follies measured 18 and two 16s. I'm surprised the RE wanted to proceed. I just read that they keep growing so maybe that's what she had in mind.

I'm having some cramping. It's unusual but maybe that's the trigger working. I also can't sleep!

 

[waitingongod1]

Hey! I couldn't remember what this thread was called! Glad I found it again. Ultrasound was one follicule. Measured at 20 on cd 12. Triggered that night! Iui now! In waiting room haha. Did you just get one good follicule too? My doc said that's all I might get on femera. And that if this cycle doesn't work might have to go back to clomid or injections :/

Taking or doing anything during 2 week wait?

Surgar- sure join us! Did you get those two follicule on femera? I've been cramping since ultrasound really too!

 

[FutureBabyG]

Hi FBG, I'm kinda in the same time line, can I join the tread? I triggered on Thursday and IUI on Saturday! My follies measured 18 and two 16s. I'm surprised the RE wanted to proceed. I just read that they keep growing so maybe that's what she had in mind.

I'm having some cramping. It's unusual but maybe that's the trigger working. I also can't sleep!

WELCOME Sugargully! I am not surprised with your RE decision. In November I had an 18 and either two 15 or 16 size follicules. I was very disappointed in the sizes and then timing. Dh and i were not expecting to trigger so soon so we had planned to bd that night and not the night before. He had lower count but in the normal range. Anyway we ended up getting our bfp. Unfortunately my egg implanted in my fallopian tube.

Basically I believe you have an amazing chance to get your bfp. Relax and enjoy your dh.

 

[FutureBabyG]

Hey! I couldn't remember what this thread was called! Glad I found it again. Ultrasound was one follicule. Measured at 20 on cd 12. Triggered that night! Iui now! In waiting room haha. Did you just get one good follicule too? My doc said that's all I might get on femera. And that if this cycle doesn't work might have to go back to clomid or injections :/

Taking or doing anything during 2 week wait?

Surgar- sure join us! Did you get those two follicule on femera? I've been cramping since ultrasound really too!

Waitingongod1 my doctor told me the same thing. Clomid get you quantity but not quality and affects your lining and ovaries over time. Which I was worried about it thinning my lining and ovarian cyst. I took a baby aspirin daily through my cycle to prevent my lining from thinning each cycle. I have had history when I was younger with ovarian cyst so I always used a trigger to try to prevent any cysts from forming.

I felt the same way as you about only getting one follicule. I thought about asking to go back on clomid because femara only gives me one follicule and NP told me if my follicule was on my left side no iui since my left fallopian tube was removed. I worry that will be next month.

 

[waitingongod1]

I know it is so hard to decide but I will probably go back to clomid. My iui didn't go that great. Wasn't even excited at all. Already disappointed as soon as we got out hubby has always have good sperm. His sperm was half of what it was before. We've never worried about sperm before. Doc said if this doesn't work we would have to look into it :/ my iui was also very painful they couldn't get it in right and took forever :/

How did yours go? I feel drained

 

[FutureBabyG]

Great dh had amazing sperm count. Post wash and assessment he had 61.1 mil for iui.

 

[waitingongod1]

That's good news. My husbands was around 30million. Think that ridiculously low? Before it was 63 million..I don't know why it was so much lower. He had the stomach flu week before. Think that would have affected it?

 

[FutureBabyG]

That's good news. My husbands was around 30million. Think that ridiculously low? Before it was 63 million..I don't know why it was so much lower. He had the stomach flu week before. Think that would have affected it?

Yes illness can affect sperm count. Anything that causes body temperature to rise decreases sperm count if it's too long or too often.

Our NP recommended icing throughout the week every so often because my dh works in warm conditions and wears jeans for safety.

We choose to ice and a few other things to get the numbers above normal. Dh does take lots of vitamins which has done amazing things and we make sure to keep an active sex life to keep the swimmers fresh.

 

[FutureBabyG]

I am not really putting much thought into this cycle because there is just too much going on. We are thrilled with dh numbers and follicule size. If something happens it will be a true blessing. Otherwise there is always next month and we have an appointment with fertility specialist.

Sugar and Waiting when do you plan on testing?