IUI Jan/Feb/March/Apr/May 2012 - Status updates on page one 12 bfp

[Nicker]

Woo hoo! The is back! Or at least on her way

 

[Hopeful42nd]

Yeah, perfect timing for you! Get ready for that cd2 ultrasound, and an agressive go this month! Good luck

 

[BlueBird2372]

Thanks bluebird. Yeah!!! We'll tell those doctors what's what!

GL this next cycle - what are you going to differently? are you going to ask for progesterone?

Hi Daisy,
Yes - plenty of things to do differently next time!
1) better timing - am not going to be pushed to do IUI on same day if my LH surge falls on Sat again (as it happened for my no. 1) - just give it a miss, as my clinic is shut on Sundays
2) no more exercise during 2ww (yes, i simply couldn't help it - i reduced the intensity of my workouts but perhaps not enough)
3) no more super long days in the office, work related stress and business travel during 2ww - difficult but not impossible!
4) i am looking into acupuncture options - hopefully, i can find something locally
5) doing more yoga, relaxation and meditation during 2ww (instead of aerobic workouts)
6) no more (even short and warm rather than hot) baths - shower only
I am not sure about drugs - i have been totally anti-drug all my life. And i have never had a problem with luteal phase before, i has been steady at 13-14 days - until this last cycle.... so am not sure about progesterone, but i will do some research on it....
Any other suggestions are kindly welcome!
Best wishes
BlueBird

 

[drsquid]

bluebird- i tried the no exercise... still bfn and i felt fat and gross for the two weeks.. i know i feel terrible when i dont work out so you have to balance it all out. this time.. i think im going to go do my regular workouts mon and tues.. but then im going on vacation tues night/weds am. i plan on doing whatever i want there.. hiking, snorkeling etc.. im not gonna scuba but.. i dont like scuba =) it def helps to feel like we have some sort of control though

 

[Allie2009]

I have a question for you guys.....I am 3dpiui and I have been having cramps all day....is this normal?? Is it a good sign???

 

[bastetgrrl]

Hi ladies :wave: Can I join you? I'm hoping this month I'll be able to have my first IUI since my cycle was cancelled due to overstimulation. If it happens again this time we'll convert to IVF. My scan and bloodwork is scheduled for Monday and I'm hoping there are no cysts.

 

[Nicker]

Allie, I haven't had it with my two IUIs but I think many others do. I don't know if it is a good sign or not. I would say at that stage it is normal but probably not a sign of anything as it is too soon for implantation. Good luck!

 

[Nicker]

Hi ladies :wave: Can I join you? I'm hoping this month I'll be able to have my first IUI since my cycle was cancelled due to overstimulation. If it happens again this time we'll convert to IVF. My scan and bloodwork is scheduled for Monday and I'm hoping there are no cysts.

Welcome!!!

 

[Hopeful42nd]

I have a question for you guys.....I am 3dpiui and I have been having cramps all day....is this normal?? Is it a good sign???

I've heard other ladies talk of this. One asked the nurse at her clink who said its totally normal. It's caused by mild almost contractions forcing the egg down through the tubes. No idea if that's right, but it sounds comforting

 

[Allie2009]

Thanks i'm just going to keep my fx that I get a on the 21st!!

 

[Nicker]

Thanks i'm just going to keep my fx that I get a on the 21st!!

fx for you!!

 

[isela]

Hi ladies i have a question im 5dpo and i been feeling very tired, swing moods and left side pain could be a good sing?

 

[Nicker]

Hi ladies i have a question im 5dpo and i been feeling very tired, swing moods and left side pain could be a good sing?

Isela, its really hard to tell. Fingers crossed it is a good sign for you!

 

[DaisyQ]

Bastet!

Alli, I am now 3 dpiui (2dpo) and have had some mild twingey cramps.

 

[froliky2011]

Nicker - I had it for the IVF doctor, andt it's not as bad as you think. And like you said, they see it all the time.

 

[Nicker]

Pondering next cycle..... Opinions welcome. It is so hard to know what is right. Each doctor has their ideas and they all believe that they are right. I don’t know who is right and it is hard to get information you know is accurate. I am a little afraid to ask my doctor as I don’t want him to feel like I am disrespecting him. I believe I have a responsibility as a patient to ensure that I understand my treatment. As a person who lives daily with Crohn’s disease it drives me crazy when I meet other people who have the disease and they know nothing about it and know nothing of the treatment options available to them.

Most research I seem to find is message boards or else blogs by fertility doctors. The information on message boards often is what women are told by their doctors who all believe they are right yet often we get different stories. Very seldom can I find information that points directly to a scientific study to back up the data. The information I tend to believe, only because it seems to be more commonly found, is that women will ovulate approximately 36 hours after trigger if they are not already starting a natural LH surge and approximately 24 hours after trigger if they have already started to surge on their own. My doctor does not do blood work to detect LH surge he goes by scan and once he sees mature follies (at least 18mm) I do the trigger then IUI 24 hours after trigger. I was considering buying opk strips but I have read that many women never detect their LH surge with them. Am I correct though that the line will start to appear and be as dark as the control when the surge has peaked? If there is a line at all, that should indicate a surge has begun and a trigger then would mean O in 24 hours or less?

I am also quite confident in the information I have found regarding IUI 6 hours before or after O is the ideal time. According to California Cryobank washed thawed sperm live 12-24 hours. I am thinking the 24 hour after trigger IUI is a good protocol for fresh washed sperm that can line 72 hours but for thawed washed sperm I question this protocol.

I am thinking that tomorrow I should ask about the information above. I want to tell the doctor that I don’t wish to disrespect him but since this may be my last shot I want to make sure all my bases are covered and my odds are the best possible. Here is the scenarios I am kicking around.

1. Ask for blood work to be done before I go in for my CD10 scan. By the time I get there for my scan the lab should have the results back. If my LH has started to rise, trigger and IUI 24 hours later. If not IUI 36 hours later. (last time I had a 23mm follie on CD10).
2. Ask for IUI at 30 hours after trigger. If I O before 24 hours, the egg should still be viable. If I O closer to 36 hours the sperm should still be viable.
3. Ask for back to back IUI. This, to me, seems like the least favourable option. I say this because If I O closer to 24 hours, the first IUI will do the job. If I O 36 hours after the egg is already losing viability by the time 48 hours rolls around.
4. Maybe ask for back to back 24 and 36 hours rather than the standard 24 and 48 hours.

 

[froliky2011]

Hi Ladies..

Allie - I have not had any cramps, but everyone is different. Welcome and Good Luck! FX'd for you!

Bastetgrrl - Welcome! I remember you from other threads.

Nicker - So glad finally arrived. Waiting sucks!! Cheers to moving forward!

Bluebird - Sounds like you're trying everything and doing it so perfectly. I admire you. I felt like I did that last time and had a mc. Now, I am just doing pretty normal stuff. Good Luck!

Isela - I don't symptom spot and usually for me the symptoms mean nothing. Except last time I got a cold pretty bad around implantation 8-9dpo). Good Luck!!

Tella - You're almost there!!

Daisy, Oneof14... Hang in there!

Cheers to the rest of us in the TWW!

Sorry if I forgot someone!

I noticed that if I get a this month, my next o will be the weekend my Sister-in-law, her DH, DS, DD and my DH's parents are all staying with us. They have no idea what we are doing and the only weekend they are all here and my DH and I don't work, I will be o. Great. I guess I will have to make up some b.s. lie and what about hiding all my stuff (fertility monitors, funny tea, prenatals, books, etc.). It should be interesting. My DH does not want to tell them until I am pregnant at least 12 weeks. Sigh.

 

[Nicker]

Hi Ladies..

Allie - I have not had any cramps, but everyone is different. Welcome and Good Luck! FX'd for you!

Bastetgrrl - Welcome! I remember you from other threads.

Nicker - So glad finally arrived. Waiting sucks!! Cheers to moving forward!

Bluebird - Sounds like you're trying everything and doing it so perfectly. I admire you. I felt like I did that last time and had a mc. Now, I am just doing pretty normal stuff. Good Luck!

Isela - I don't symptom spot and usually for me the symptoms mean nothing. Except last time I got a cold pretty bad around implantation 8-9dpo). Good Luck!!

Tella - You're almost there!!

Daisy, Oneof14... Hang in there!

Cheers to the rest of us in the TWW!

Sorry if I forgot someone!

I noticed that if I get a this month, my next o will be the weekend my Sister-in-law, her DH, DS, DD and my DH's parents are all staying with us. They have no idea what we are doing and the only weekend they are all here and my DH and I don't work, I will be o. Great. I guess I will have to make up some b.s. lie and what about hiding all my stuff (fertility monitors, funny tea, prenatals, books, etc.). It should be interesting. My DH does not want to tell them until I am pregnant at least 12 weeks. Sigh.

You aren't getting a it's all good.

 

[froliky2011]

Pondering next cycle..... Opinions welcome. It is so hard to know what is right. Each doctor has their ideas and they all believe that they are right. I don’t know who is right and it is hard to get information you know is accurate. I am a little afraid to ask my doctor as I don’t want him to feel like I am disrespecting him. I believe I have a responsibility as a patient to ensure that I understand my treatment. As a person who lives daily with Crohn’s disease it drives me crazy when I meet other people who have the disease and they know nothing about it and know nothing of the treatment options available to them.

Most research I seem to find is message boards or else blogs by fertility doctors. The information on message boards often is what women are told by their doctors who all believe they are right yet often we get different stories. Very seldom can I find information that points directly to a scientific study to back up the data. The information I tend to believe, only because it seems to be more commonly found, is that women will ovulate approximately 36 hours after trigger if they are not already starting a natural LH surge and approximately 24 hours after trigger if they have already started to surge on their own. My doctor does not do blood work to detect LH surge he goes by scan and once he sees mature follies (at least 18mm) I do the trigger then IUI 24 hours after trigger. I was considering buying opk strips but I have read that many women never detect their LH surge with them. Am I correct though that the line will start to appear and be as dark as the control when the surge has peaked? If there is a line at all, that should indicate a surge has begun and a trigger then would mean O in 24 hours or less?

I am also quite confident in the information I have found regarding IUI 6 hours before or after O is the ideal time. According to California Cryobank washed thawed sperm live 12-24 hours. I am thinking the 24 hour after trigger IUI is a good protocol for fresh washed sperm that can line 72 hours but for thawed washed sperm I question this protocol.

I am thinking that tomorrow I should ask about the information above. I want to tell the doctor that I don’t wish to disrespect him but since this may be my last shot I want to make sure all my bases are covered and my odds are the best possible. Here is the scenarios I am kicking around.

1. Ask for blood work to be done before I go in for my CD10 scan. By the time I get there for my scan the lab should have the results back. If my LH has started to rise, trigger and IUI 24 hours later. If not IUI 36 hours later. (last time I had a 23mm follie on CD10).
2. Ask for IUI at 30 hours after trigger. If I O before 24 hours, the egg should still be viable. If I O closer to 36 hours the sperm should still be viable.
3. Ask for back to back IUI. This, to me, seems like the least favourable option. I say this because If I O closer to 24 hours, the first IUI will do the job. If I O 36 hours after the egg is already losing viability by the time 48 hours rolls around.
4. Maybe ask for back to back 24 and 36 hours rather than the standard 24 and 48 hours.

I think it depends on your body. Do you typically o early, average or late? That is what I would go by. I o before 24 hours after LH surge, so for me I wanted an IUI 12 hours post LH surge at least. I don't know much about Chron's disease. One of my gf read a book about some guy who had it and changed his diet dramatically and cured himself? I hope you are OK and that it does not stop you from living life to the fullest.

 

[Nicker]

I think it depends on your body. Do you typically o early, average or late? That is what I would go by. I o before 24 hours after LH surge, so for me I wanted an IUI 12 hours post LH surge at least. I don't know much about Chron's disease. One of my gf read a book about some guy who had it and changed his diet dramatically and cured himself? I hope you are OK and that it does not stop you from living life to the fullest.

I have no idea when or if I even O. I am just trusting the hcg does its job.

I have great drugs for the Crohn's. Unlike fertility, they are covered by my emplyee benefits. Good thing! A single dose every 8 weeks is $6100. I have been in remission for 7 years now because of it. I did have to get off one of the drugs before ttc because it strips the body of follic acid. According to my fertility dude that drug may have diminished my ovarian response. My GI disagrees.