Clomid to Femara with iui support

[Miraclemaking]

Ugh- how discouraging. I think this cycle preps you for next month and educates you. Do you think you'll do the trigger shot next time?

So went to doc yesterday I had 16 follicles/cyst. I had a light period sicr fri. So I'm on birth control pills for the next month. To get rid of the cyst... Hopefully they all gone by next cycle. If I had done the trigger with 16 follicles I'm sure would of had multiples. I had a lot going on this month... Was evicting a tenant and we put in a offer on what would be out new home (got accepted ) and I was really worried about more than two multiples so I think my body didn't ovulate.

 

[MrsAmk]

Hello everyone! Hope you don't mind if I join you in here?! I am 4dpo on our 4th cycle TTC baby #3. We lost our first during birth and have a 16 month old son at home. Praying this cycle is it! I am already mentally exhausted with TTC.

Oh and I had an IUI on 8/21 with just 1 follicle. I was on Clomid again like my previous BFP cycles. My husband has low motility.

 

[momwannabe81]

I'm sorry about ur loss. Hope u get ur bfp this month

 

[tag74]

So very sorry for your loss...and welcome!

 

[MrsAmk]

Thanks girls! How is everyone doing today?? I am 5dpo and feel nadda....just like every bfn cycle. Hopefully something changes

 

[tag74]

So my update is this...my blood work came back and I go back again for more betas tomorrow but a week ago I had my RE telling me prepare to miscarry again but there may be a glimmer of hope. My number more than doubled yesterday...still in disbelief.

DPO Beta Doubling Time
12 13.0 (Undefined)
15 122.0 22.3 hours
17 173.0 95.3 hours
19 344.0 48.4 hours
23 1647.0 42.5 hours

 

[MrsAmk]

So my update is this...my blood work came back and I go back again for more betas tomorrow but a week ago I had my RE telling me prepare to miscarry again but there may be a glimmer of hope. My number more than doubled yesterday...still in disbelief.

DPO Beta Doubling Time
12 13.0 (Undefined)
15 122.0 22.3 hours
17 173.0 95.3 hours
19 344.0 48.4 hours
23 1647.0 42.5 hours

Oh that's so awesome! So much hope for this bean to stick!!

 

[momwannabe81]

Praying for ur bean to stick

 

[adidrea]

Omg Tag, congrats on your BFP!!! Your numbers look great! That's so exciting!

Welcome MrsAmk and so sorry to hear about your loss. Sending prayers for a BFP for you this month!


I had my IUI #3 on Wednesday 8/26, so taking beta test on 9/9 which is just a couple of days before DH's birthday. I really hope this is our month so that I can give him the best birthday present ever!!!

I had one follicle that was 18mm 3 days before IUI but he had a great count of ~80 million motile so I'm hoping one of those guys makes it

Hope you're all enjoying the last few weeks of summer! I can't believe it's about to be September. Yikes.

 

[MrsAmk]

Bfn

 

[tag74]

Omg Tag, congrats on your BFP!!! Your numbers look great! That's so exciting!

Welcome MrsAmk and so sorry to hear about your loss. Sending prayers for a BFP for you this month!


I had my IUI #3 on Wednesday 8/26, so taking beta test on 9/9 which is just a couple of days before DH's birthday. I really hope this is our month so that I can give him the best birthday present ever!!!

I had one follicle that was 18mm 3 days before IUI but he had a great count of ~80 million motile so I'm hoping one of those guys makes it

Hope you're all enjoying the last few weeks of summer! I can't believe it's about to be September. Yikes.

Thank you! I'm trying to stay optimistic since I miscarried in July.

I think the follie size is great as well as DH motility!! Praying for you!!!!

Bfn

So sorry, what DPO are you at?

 

[MrsAmk]

Omg Tag, congrats on your BFP!!! Your numbers look great! That's so exciting!

Welcome MrsAmk and so sorry to hear about your loss. Sending prayers for a BFP for you this month!


I had my IUI #3 on Wednesday 8/26, so taking beta test on 9/9 which is just a couple of days before DH's birthday. I really hope this is our month so that I can give him the best birthday present ever!!!

I had one follicle that was 18mm 3 days before IUI but he had a great count of ~80 million motile so I'm hoping one of those guys makes it

Hope you're all enjoying the last few weeks of summer! I can't believe it's about to be September. Yikes.

Thank you! I'm trying to stay optimistic since I miscarried in July.

I think the follie size is great as well as DH motility!! Praying for you!!!!

Bfn

So sorry, what DPO are you at?

11dpo. Ive always had +s by 9dpo and feel 100% not preggo so just waiting on AF

 

[tag74]

I'm sorry.

 

[TTC74]

So my update is this...my blood work came back and I go back again for more betas tomorrow but a week ago I had my RE telling me prepare to miscarry again but there may be a glimmer of hope. My number more than doubled yesterday...still in disbelief.

DPO Beta Doubling Time
12 13.0 (Undefined)
15 122.0 22.3 hours
17 173.0 95.3 hours
19 344.0 48.4 hours
23 1647.0 42.5 hours

I sure hope this is your sticky bean!

 

[TTC74]

I know I've been away for a while, but it looks like all is go for an October IUI cycle with follistim. I had a natural pregnancy last month but they had to clear me out because they are pretty sure it was ectopic (they couldn't find it on the 6 week ultrasound and my betas were staying in the 150 range the whole time). Because of the shot they gave me, they want me to go through one natural cycle. So, I'm a no go this month but next month, I'm in the game again.

 

[calinina]

Hi Ladies,

I'm on my 4th IUI cycle this month, and switching from clomid to femara. I actually got pregnant using clomid 100mg on my 2nd iui cycle, but that was a chemical pregnancy . My doctor told me I should give femara a try, so that's what I'll be doing this month. Praying this cycle works out!

 

[Julesxo]

Hi ladies,

I hope you don't mind if I join the group:wave: You all seem like a super amazing and supporting group of women!

A bit about me; I have been married for 1 year to the love of my life, however my husband was diagnosed with testicular cancer shortly after our wedding. The amazing news is that we caught it super early and it hadn't spread!! He was able to get the treatment he needed quickly and is now officially in remission thank goodness!

We recently told our doctor that we wanted to start a family immediately and because of our situation we were referred right away to a fertility specialist. We had all of our tests run and unsurprisingly, due to the cancer, his counts and morph are quite low, but borderline sufficient for IUI, so we are on that path. I am now on CD8 of my first IUI cycle and I go in for my first scan tomorrow to see how I'm responding to Clomid and am feeling pretty nervous about everything. This is all so new to us. Any suggestions for what I can expect with the scan and with the IUI?

Thanks so much!
Jules

 

[tag74]

Welcome Jules!

I'll let the other ladies speak to IUI as I never had to cross that path but I did try Clomid 1 month (which sadly ended in MC) and with Clomid, expect bloating, some weird cramping and that's about it while taking the pills for me.

But during Ovulation...I completely felt when I ovulated. And there was some residual ovarian pain after for a few days.

I would also request a cycle day 10 ultrasound if they aren't monitoring you or haven't told you they will. On cycle day 10, it will show how many follicles you have and what size. This will be super important. Around cycle day 10 if they are 15mm or higher that's really good!

Post MC, I conceived naturally and really hoping for the best with this little baby.

Good luck!

 

[Julesxo]

Thanks so much for the welcome and all the information Tag! I am so sorry to hear about your mc but it's wonderful that you are pregnant again! Wishing you so much luck with this one

I just had my cd9 scan and am going back tomorrow for a cd10 scan . My clinic is extremely good for monitoring it would seem as they are basically bringing me in every morning until I'm ready to trigger to make sure they don't miss anything. As of today I have 4 leading follicles 14mm, 12mm, 11mm and 10mm. They said they would do the IUI with up to 4 follicles but if more are in there they will cancel, she said I'm where they hoped I would be. So that took a little bit of stress off.

They said they will be doing IUI on me twice, on two back to back days.
Does anyone know if this is the norm??

 

[tag74]

Yes back to back is completely normal. They are just covering all their bases. And your follies sound super good. They grow 1-1.5mm a day so that is awesome!!!