Clomid to Femara with iui support

[Miraclemaking]

Hi all
We did menopur and gonal f for the last three nights. Going in tomm to scan ovaries. Only left one matters as no longer have the right tube.
Exciting to start this process again but hate the needles!

 

[momwannabe81]

Fx on ur scan tonorrow. I know the feeling about needles i hate them too but i'll do whatever it takes to get my bfp so hang in there

 

[rebecca822]

Hi ladies, how is everyone doing?
Question, I'm having a trigger shot with my IUI and I wanted to ask you what is that all about? Is this just 1 shot done in the office, or are these the shots that I need to give myself (eew).
Also, can anyone give me an estimate of how many appointments o should anticipate per month? We are doing our first IUI this coming cycle. AF is due Tuesday. Aug 11. I'm supposed to call and schedule and appt once AF arrives.
I need to warn my boss about all the appointments...

 

[Miraclemaking]

Fx on ur scan tonorrow. I know the feeling about needles i hate them too but i'll do whatever it takes to get my bfp so hang in there

Thank you ....
Dunno what to do
Went in today got like 7 follicles on my left side... The side that matters..
They suggesting canceling iui because of multiples.
Go back tomm am for another scan then suppose to do iui fri.

 

[FutureBabyG]

I wouldn't cancel an iui personally. I hade , 10 follicules on my good side and the dr told me there is no studies showing increase in multiples due to increase eggs. She did say it could happen but unlikely for someone seeking medical treatment for infertility. I am now prego with 1 of the 10 follicules. Never saw a second gestational sac only one. I would say if they allow it and your feel ok with rare possibility of twins go for it.

 

[momwannabe81]

I had 8-9 follies but but only a few that counted. At this point its the size that counts not the # of them

 

[Miraclemaking]

I had 8-9 follies but but only a few that counted. At this point its the size that counts not the # of them

So had my scan today
Had 6 follicles that's over 18 on left with some 15 and 16

Similar results of right side.
Dr said since my etocpic took my right tube the eggs can still be picked up on the left side.
Also last year on our first iui we got a healthy baby girl with 3 follicles over 18. So with me having so many they are canceling it. Unless I'm ok with possible 3 or 4 and then at about 12 to 14 weeks aborting one or two. Says not safe for baby or me to carry more than 2.
I don't want to make a decision to get rid of a baby so I went a head and cancel the iui. We will just try natrually. If no pos this cycle we will be in a lower dosage next cycle. So no trigger shot. Ovulation in the next 7 day.

 

[momwannabe81]

i'm sorry but i understand

 

[adidrea]

I got a BFN today as well. *sigh* This was IUI #2. I'm going to take a few days and just try to get over it and we'll be increasing the Femara dose for next cycle.

Sorry about your cancelled IUI miraclemaking, I hope that it just happens naturally for you. You have some good follicles and it only takes one. FX for this cycle!

Rebecca 822, the trigger shot is one subcutaneous shot. I usually just do it myself right in the tummy. You can look away if it scares you or have your husband do it, or even go in and have them do it. But it's really not painful, it's mostly just mental.

For my IUI appointments I have:
- a baseline appointment on cycle day 3
- another appt a week after that to check follicles
- 1-2 more appts for them to pinpoint when the follicles are big enough
- IUI appointment (this one is long as you need to wait an hour after you drop off or collect the sperm sample, then they do it and you have to lie there on the table for 20 min to let everything go in more)
- One week after IUI they do another blood work appointment to make sure you have enough progesterone
- 14 days after IUI is your blood hcg test.

Good luck, let us know how it goes!

 

[Miraclemaking]

I got a BFN today as well. *sigh* This was IUI #2. I'm going to take a few days and just try to get over it and we'll be increasing the Femara dose for next cycle.

Sorry about your cancelled IUI miraclemaking, I hope that it just happens naturally for you. You have some good follicles and it only takes one. FX for this cycle!

Rebecca 822, the trigger shot is one subcutaneous shot. I usually just do it myself right in the tummy. You can look away if it scares you or have your husband do it, or even go in and have them do it. But it's really not painful, it's mostly just mental.

For my IUI appointments I have:
- a baseline appointment on cycle day 3
- another appt a week after that to check follicles
- 1-2 more appts for them to pinpoint when the follicles are big enough
- IUI appointment (this one is long as you need to wait an hour after you drop off or collect the sperm sample, then they do it and you have to lie there on the table for 20 min to let everything go in more)
- One week after IUI they do another blood work appointment to make sure you have enough progesterone
- 14 days after IUI is your blood hcg test.

Good luck, let us know how it goes!

Sorry ididrea
How many follicles did u have?

 

[adidrea]

I had one follicle. It would be nice to get 2-3...maybe that would increase our chances, so we're upping the Femara dose next cycle and trying again.

Just feeling discouraged about the whole process... As I'm sure you ladies all understand, this is not how I pictured making a baby would go. I feel so much stress and anxiety, and now sadness when it doesn't work. These negative emotions are certainly not helping me conceive! Ughhh. I even went to yoga today to try and chill out (I've never done yoga before, hah).

How do you get over the disappointment month after month?

 

[FutureBabyG]

Adidrea, I can't count how many times I felt upset and frustrated at my body failing me and me failing my husband. After my last iui I was approximately 9dpiui and I had a major break down. I got a bfn after several days of faints due to my trigger. My poor husband had to deal with me breaking down majorly and crying throughout the night. I was ready to move on to ivf. The very next day the line reappeared.. I didn't/couldn't believe it. I blew it off. My dh did not. The next day it was still there and frer verified it. I called my dr the next day because I started bleeding and thought it was over. They told me there was nothing they could do. Found out I had low progesterone and estrogen and hcg was on the low side. Our peanut held on and is kicking away. I love being pregnant and feeling everything and I believe I love it even more because I had that breakdown that made me believe I would never ever experience it all. Plus I have had the best pregnancy to woman.

 

[rebecca822]

I got a BFN today as well. *sigh* This was IUI #2. I'm going to take a few days and just try to get over it and we'll be increasing the Femara dose for next cycle.

Sorry about your cancelled IUI miraclemaking, I hope that it just happens naturally for you. You have some good follicles and it only takes one. FX for this cycle!

Rebecca 822, the trigger shot is one subcutaneous shot. I usually just do it myself right in the tummy. You can look away if it scares you or have your husband do it, or even go in and have them do it. But it's really not painful, it's mostly just mental.

For my IUI appointments I have:
- a baseline appointment on cycle day 3
- another appt a week after that to check follicles
- 1-2 more appts for them to pinpoint when the follicles are big enough
- IUI appointment (this one is long as you need to wait an hour after you drop off or collect the sperm sample, then they do it and you have to lie there on the table for 20 min to let everything go in more)
- One week after IUI they do another blood work appointment to make sure you have enough progesterone
- 14 days after IUI is your blood hcg test.

Good luck, let us know how it goes!

Very informative, thank you!

 

[rebecca822]

Update:
Af showed up today, 2 days early.
Will call RE tomorrow to see what they want me to do.

 

[adidrea]

FutureBabyG - Thanks for sharing your story! I feel like the breakdown happens to me as well, a couple of days before the beta test. I got myself really down and so when the beta test came back negative I was actually "mostly" over it because I had already exhausted myself with the belief that it would be negative! Haha... There's really no other way when all of the HPTs are negative. I hope I have good luck like you, we are giving IUI two more tries and then moving on to IVF which will be a whole separate rollercoaster. I really hope it doesn't get to that.


rebecca822 - I think that's a good thing! You can get started 2 days sooner!

 

[FutureBabyG]

Adidrea- I did 3 rounds of clomid. The last round resulted in ectopic pregnancy that I had to have emergency surgery to remove my left tube. After I recovered we got to try femara, which I didn't have anything happen.. we had follicules but no bfp. So I had already made an appointment with a fertility specialist. We went there. She had me just try naturally for one cycle to get my body back to normal, then we started injectables. I was on bravelle and menopur with a hcg injection for ovulation. I had 10 18mm size follicules on my right side. Some clinics would transition patients to ivf at that point but with our hx she felt safe with iui. So we did iui and it worked. She explained that the injectables help the eggs mature without causing chromosome problems that lead to miscarriages. She felt strong that women needed to try just one injectable cycle plus they get a baseline to how responsive your body is to the medications.

 

[rebecca822]

rebecca822 - I think that's a good thing! You can get started 2 days sooner!

Yes! I agree, I am very eager to start. I have my first appointment tomorrow morning.

 

[rebecca822]

I had one follicle. It would be nice to get 2-3...maybe that would increase our chances, so we're upping the Femara dose next cycle and trying again.

Just feeling discouraged about the whole process... As I'm sure you ladies all understand, this is not how I pictured making a baby would go. I feel so much stress and anxiety, and now sadness when it doesn't work. These negative emotions are certainly not helping me conceive! Ughhh. I even went to yoga today to try and chill out (I've never done yoga before, hah).

How do you get over the disappointment month after month?

Every month when I get my period I allow myself 1 day/night to cheat on my diet. It helps
I usually get takeout because it's my favorite. Sometimes I'll eat 5 chocolate bars, bags of chips, ice cream, whatever it is that I am in the mood of. And then I tell myself it's time to get back to reality.

I also feel like it's been so many months of negatives that I don't get my hopes up anymore. I don't bother with HPT's because I know what the result is going to be. I think that helps me not get so bummed when af arrives.

We're going to be doing our iui a few days apart, we can keep each other company. I'll likely ovulate on 8/29 or so.

 

[tag74]

Update:
Af showed up today, 2 days early.
Will call RE tomorrow to see what they want me to do.

I'm sorry!

I am back from vacation and catching up.

Trying and getting AF each month is just heartbreaking to me. And as I am now 41, I feel my chances keep getting slimmer and slimmer especially with the MC last month.

Hang in there...we are all there for you!

 

[JMUBumbleBee]

Hi ladies,

I'm butting in on your posts after reading through several over the past few months. I've been looking at all these forums for a while (we've been unsuccessfully trying to conceive since our wedding in May 2014) and have found them really helpful, so I thought it was finally time to post myself.

I had my work up with Kaiser (3-day blood work, HSG, ultra sound) before being referred to Shady Grove Fertility. My FSH the first time tested was 18, so that was heart breaking. My husband didn't have great numbers, but at the IUI yesterday I was told he had 10 million motile sperm, so not sure if the analysis was just inaccurate or what.

Shady Grove has been great, but I feel kind of in the dark compared to how much everyone seems to know about their numbers. They did the 3-day blood work again (7/30), but never told me the numbers. I started Chlomid (days 3-7) and two shots of Gonal-F (days 7 and 9). Then I went back day 11 and the tech was marking things on the screen, and then trying to find egg sacs on the left side and couldn't at first, but then she found it and said, "How was that one hiding?!" But they never told me how many I have or how big they are. Part of me thinks it's better so I don't obsess over every little number, but like I said I also feel like I'm in the dark. They had me trigger that night.

Yesterday we went for the IUI and they said they like to see 5 -8 million motile sperm and my husband had 10 million, so hopefully that helps. I was incredibly bloated and sore the past few days and I woke up this morning and that was all gone, which I assume means I ovulated. Now it's just the waiting game. They want me to come in for a pregnancy test on 8/24. Is that really necessary? I feel like paying for a pregnancy test that is negative is just adding insult to injury. I'm considering waiting until I test on my own and if it end up positive I will schedule to go in.

Good luck to everyone on here! My friends and family are all supportive, but it's nice to have support from people that actually have had these experiences!