IUI + Femara Buddies!!

[steph_466]

Looking for some IUI + Femara buddies. Starting my first IUI cycle this cycle coming, this is also my first time on Femara. I tried six cycles of Clomid, ovulated on all six cycles but didnt fall pregnant. Looking for some ladies going through the same and want to keep in touch

 

[katiecakes]

Hey girl!
I'm Katie. Just had my iui this morning after first cycle of femara and trigger. I did 2 clomid cycles prior, 3rd got cancelled due to cyst. On the 2 clomid cycles we did one with bd and one with iui- both with trigger. Last month we did trigger and iui. I always produced multiple follies on clomid and ovulated but nothing. I am hoping femara will treat us better! I had one follie with femara at 20 mm and several smaller, 11 mm and under. Iui today hurt like hell- lots more than the others did. Dreading the 2ww and hoping for a miracle!! Happy to be cycle buddies with you

 

[steph_466]

Ahh thats so exciting!! I only have one tube so it will depend on what side I ovulate out of on this next cycle if they can do the iui.. Why did the iui hurt? Lol I thought it was painless?? Im hoping femara has less side effects. Wondering if maybe the clomid thinned my lining or made the cm hostile? To many questions that wont be answered!

Do you temp??

 

[katiecakes]

Tbh idk why the iui hurt.
The last 2 didn't hurt more than a pinch. The dr who did it today was not very gentle- maybe that's why. I'm sure it won't hurt for you bc it is generally supposed to be painless. Clomid does both- it
Thins lining and reduces quality cm. femara apparently doesn't do either so let's hope for the best! I have heard so many stories of people who got pregnant on femara when clomid didn't work for them!im not temping since I am being monitored. Are your cycles going to be monitored with bw and us?

 

[steph_466]

Im not sure on blood but u/s for sure, day ten anyways is all they have told me. Im just waiting for af to arrive to call and tell them im in for this month Here's to hoping femara is the key for both of us!

Im located In British Columbia Canada btw. Im 24, DH is 31. TTC for three years. He has no issues, im recently confirmed diagnosed PCOS and the one missing tube.

 

[katiecakes]

Is the one missing tube due to an ectopic?

I am located in USA/ east coast nice to "Meet" you! Hah

 

[steph_466]

Nope just had a rather large cyst they didnt feel they could remove without taking the tube so im stuck with one.

 

[katiecakes]

Oh wow! Was the cyst from the clomid? Sorry for so many questions, lol

 

[cupcakestoy]

Hey ladies! I did IUI with Femara in January & got a bfp after 14 months of TTC, sadly ended in M/C due to a blighted Ovum. I'm 3dpo my 1st cycle after M/C. DH has mfi & I have short tubes after a tubal reversal in 2012. If we don't get a bfp this cycle, which isn't likely, then we will do IUI with Femara in a few weeks again.

 

[steph_466]

Katie, the cycst was way before ttc, I was 18 and the doc found it on the routine pap test. Lucky it was five pounds and the size of a grapefruit

Cupcake, thanks for joining us! Hope you'll stick around and tell us how your iui goes. Im sorry to hear about your loss. Did you have any issues with femara? Im not sure of side effects yet. Im happy to see that the iui works for you with the mfi, there is so much to learn on how all this works. But I dont want to drive myself insane by googling everything.

 

[Molly123456]

I am going in for my third IUI on Wednesday, this is my second try on letrozole (femara). I did 5 rounds of clomid with no BFP last summer/fall. And then one round of clomid + ovidrel + IUI. But the clomid thins my lining to much. My first IUI didn't hurt at all, but last months hurt quite a bit. The doctor said it was because the catheter was running into and getting caught on the glands in my cervix. Which sounds weird. Hopefully this month won't hurt though I will take it being painful if it just works!!

 

[steph_466]

I am going in for my third IUI on Wednesday, this is my second try on letrozole (femara). I did 5 rounds of clomid with no BFP last summer/fall. And then one round of clomid + ovidrel + IUI. But the clomid thins my lining to much. My first IUI didn't hurt at all, but last months hurt quite a bit. The doctor said it was because the catheter was running into and getting caught on the glands in my cervix. Which sounds weird. Hopefully this month won't hurt though I will take it being painful if it just works!!

How did they figure out your lining was to thin? Monitor with a u/s? I wish I would have requested that to at least have my mind at peace why it didnt work for us either. What does the ovidrel do??

 

[cupcakestoy]

Katie, the cycst was way before ttc, I was 18 and the doc found it on the routine pap test. Lucky it was five pounds and the size of a grapefruit

Cupcake, thanks for joining us! Hope you'll stick around and tell us how your iui goes. Im sorry to hear about your loss. Did you have any issues with femara? Im not sure of side effects yet. Im happy to see that the iui works for you with the mfi, there is so much to learn on how all this works. But I dont want to drive myself insane by googling everything.

Thanks! I guess we are in for the long haul :/ Femara was a little easier than Clomid. Just a few headaches, bloating & feeling hot. Ovulation pains weren't very noticeable with Femara, but were harsh on Clomid....

 

[wildchic]

Hi Ladies hope you don't mind me joining! I'm 27, dh is 38. We have a case of a slight male factor(dh has low morph). We have been ttc for 2 years. I've been on 3 rounds of Clomid and to many timed cycles and not a hint of a bfp We've got a dd who will be 7 in October. I started my first round of femara on cd3-7. I had a u/s on cd3 and they saw 5 follies on my right and 6 on the left. Not much s/e from the meds besides a bit of cramps on cd3 &4(it wasn't af cramps because by cd3,my af was finished) and I had a headache on cd4. I go in on Wednesday(cd11) for another u/s to see how the follies are and then hear then if iui will take place. If there are more than 3 follies, we will have to cancel the iui. Baby dust to all you ladies

 

[Molly123456]

I am going in for my third IUI on Wednesday, this is my second try on letrozole (femara). I did 5 rounds of clomid with no BFP last summer/fall. And then one round of clomid + ovidrel + IUI. But the clomid thins my lining to much. My first IUI didn't hurt at all, but last months hurt quite a bit. The doctor said it was because the catheter was running into and getting caught on the glands in my cervix. Which sounds weird. Hopefully this month won't hurt though I will take it being painful if it just works!!

How did they figure out your lining was to thin? Monitor with a u/s? I wish I would have requested that to at least have my mind at peace why it didnt work for us either. What does the ovidrel do??

I am being monitored...had an ultrasound on Monday where they measured the lining and it was 6 mm, and I think the goal is 8 mm maybe. The ovidrel is a a shot that triggers ovulation. I give it to myself 36 hours before the IUI.

 

[Molly123456]

Hi Ladies hope you don't mind me joining! I'm 27, dh is 38. We have a case of a slight male factor(dh has low morph). We have been ttc for 2 years. I've been on 3 rounds of Clomid and to many timed cycles and not a hint of a bfp We've got a dd who will be 7 in October. I started my first round of femara on cd3-7. I had a u/s on cd3 and they saw 5 follies on my right and 6 on the left. Not much s/e from the meds besides a bit of cramps on cd3 &4(it wasn't af cramps because by cd3,my af was finished) and I had a headache on cd4. I go in on Wednesday(cd11) for another u/s to see how the follies are and then hear then if iui will take place. If there are more than 3 follies, we will have to cancel the iui. Baby dust to all you ladies

Good luck on Wednesday! The femara gives me a headache as well.

 

[cupcakestoy]

Good luck & Baby dust to all you IUI'ers out there!!!! I'm just laying low this cycle...lol around 4dpo, hoping for a Miracle bfp but ready for next IUI!!! When are you all testing?

 

[steph_466]

Thanks for the info ladies! Im excited to start all this. Still waiting for af to show.. im four days late now. Bfn sunday, wait a few more days and test again I guess. Frustrating, just when It seems like my cycles are balanced out and things are starting to progress my cycle goes backwards..

 

[katiecakes]

hi girls! hope you are all well. Steph, I hope AF stays away. Molly and Cupcake, thanks for joining! I hope we all get our BFP this month!

I am ok~ 4dpiui and headaches are all I have to report. I don't have the itch to POAS yet and I hope it stays away. I don't want to "break the seal" and start testing like a lunatic! It makes me crazy!

 

[wildchic]

Hope all you ladies are well! So I went for my scan(cd11) and I have 2 follies 1 on the right at 14mm and the other was on the left at 13mm. There were also 2 smaller follies at 10mm on the right. They only want 3 follies at most, coz if there's more, the iui will be cancelled! My lining however, is only 5.1mm! They put me on Progynova 2mg 1/day in the hopes my lining will thicken. I go in again on cd16 for another u/s. I hope that my lining is thicker and we get to do the iui. Argg! The waiting is so frustrating! Good luck ladies