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

[oneof14]

Tella, that's great, grow embies, grow!!

 

[Blue eyes 81]

Sam> My doc explained that it just insures that the is there when the egg drops. But personally I believe it is because my insurance does not cover infertility treatments and I am paying on my own. I work with a women whose insurance does cover infertility treatments and she goes to the same doc as i do and she only has one IUI per cycle.

 

[Blue eyes 81]

Thanks ladies. I did take another test ant it was bfp. I am def calling the Dr ASAP tomorrow. This def was a huge surprise. I am still in shock and disbelief, I want to say I don't have my hopes up, but this is my first ever bfp. I am so nervous.

Congrats.

went for my Beta bloods this morning, waiting to hear if its BFP or iui#3......

Good luck! Hoping to see a
post from you soon.

 

[Blue eyes 81]

Hi girls, update from my phone.

All went well! We retrieved 12 eggs from my 14 follies. Will only hear from the clinic on Friday @ 11am about the progress of my beans! I will pray for them every night, to grow and become stronger every day! Also transfer will be confirmed on Friday! But so far I think its gonna be Sunday!

That is awesome tella! Good luck. I have a big feeling we are all going to see your announcement soon.

 

[L4hope]

Hi girls, update from my phone.

All went well! We retrieved 12 eggs from my 14 follies. Will only hear from the clinic on Friday @ 11am about the progress of my beans! I will pray for them every night, to grow and become stronger every day! Also transfer will be confirmed on Friday! But so far I think its gonna be Sunday!

GL Tella!

 

[L4hope]

Notoptimistic - yes monitoring is important but won't control how many eggs develop.

My doc usually cancels with more than 4 follies. We have discussed my options. With my methotrexate history he does not know what kind of egg quality I have. The plan is to increase my doses of repronex next cycle so I get more eggs and increase the odds that at least one is good quality. He will only do it though if I am prepared to reduce. That is one of the reasons I have been quiet actually. I have been doing a lot I thinking and I am really torn. I have until June to figure it out.

I'm sorry you have to make such a tough decision. After reading the article and the comments on here, it has made me think about being in that position. I just couldn't imagine how to make that choice. I hope that it won't reach a point where you have to decide and you get your one happy healthy baby!

 

[L4hope]

Had my cd9 scan today. Lining is 5.3, one follicle on the right at 17, three on the left at 13,12,10. The plan is two more nights of Follistim and ultrasound Friday. Doc is hoping my lining will have thickened and the smaller follies don't all get too big. IUI tentatively Sunday or Monday.

 

[dde3]

Hi ladies! Not to be noisy or anything. But just wondering if you all have insurance coverage for IVF??? We do not have any infertility coverage and just did our 4th and final iui with donor sperm. We could really not afford this but will have to make payments. How does everyone afford IVF? It just amazes me how people do it. We would love to be able to but financially it seems impossible. We would also need IVF with ICSI which I have heard is more expensive. There are some scholarships I'm going to look into to apply for. It would be a long shot if we got picked I can imagine there are many applying. Any insight would be great. I just think it's so sad that money has to determine wheather or not you can have a child...not fair.

 

[ellemar]

Sam79 - Some Dr's do back to back IUI's, ie) one today, one tomorrow. However, some don't.... I think you should do your research and see what you thinK? Ask your Dr what he/she thinks? For me, IF it gave me a greater chance I'd be all for it, however, I'm not sure that it would.... The trigger is what is confusing the heck out of me! LOL!! Good luck!

Tella - Fantastic!! I can't wait to hear Out of curiosity, how was the egg retrieval? Painful? I know the implantation is like NADA (according to my friend), however, she was not a fan of the retrieval.... BFP for you!!! Do you know how many you will implant??

MommyMel - FX for you..... I hope it's a BFP and you don't have to do this again!!

L4Hope - that is great news, fantastic results!!! FX

Nicker - I wish you the best while you try and come to a decision on the matter....It's only a good decision if you are the one who makes it.

 

[ellemar]

dde - Many people on here pay 100% out of pocket, myself included, and many others have some sort of insurance coverage.....

Overall for my 3 IUI's I will have spent about $8500 usd.... My IVF will be that, plus some....Hubby and I have been saving for quite some time, and so far haven't had to borrow any money. We may need to take a LOC from our home to cover the IVF if we are a bit short... My BFF spent $12,000 Cdn dollars on her IVF and borrowed from her home LOC. I'm not sure what everyone does, but so far we haven't had to borrow any money - no credit cards, etc.... I hope it lasts! We have absolutely ZERO coverage. I can't believe infertility drugs are not covered by our benefit plan!! Ugghh...

Good luck with your application process...FX you are chosen

 

[L4hope]

Sam 79- I'd say it's best to talk to your doctor to see what they think. My doc has been doing one iui, but when I switch to all injectables they do btb iui's.

Dde- it's extremely unfortunate and frustrating for those of us without insurance coverage. As if we don't have enough stress with this process as it is! For us, so far we have been able to handle paying out of pocket. Starting next month when the cost increases it will be a huge challenge for us. If we have to do IVF, and I'm praying if won't come to that, we will most likely need to take out a loan. Thankfully my husband and I have wonderful and supportive mothers who want to help us. At this point we have wanted to take care of things ourselves, but if IVF comes into play I think we will take some help from them. Hopefully you won't have to worry and get your bfp this month!

Mommymel- hoping to hear good news!!
Ellemar, when do you test this month?

 

[Hopeful42nd]

Blues Eyes,
I've just been reading this thread and noticed that you had 2 iui's in a row. Is this normal. My dr has spoken to me about doing iui for the first time this cycle but as far as I'm aware I only have to go in one day to get it done. I'm just wondering if I should be asking about a second one and if it would up my chances of conceiving? Thanks for any help you can offer.

Hope you get your

Sam,
Everyone has given you great advice about talking to your doctor about single or double IUI. In terms of what I can offer you, my knowledge gathered and personal experience with both. As far as studies there is virtually no difference in results between double IUI's and doing one single well timed IUI. Timing it properly in accordance with ovulation is key as you want it to be done within 6 hours of either side of ovulation. Sometimes when people go for a first time and haven't yet been monitored the docs suggest a double to ensure they don't miss the window, as they may not be sure when you will o yet after your lh surge or a trigger shot. My clinic wont do a second iui unless there is cause for it (a sperm issue in which case it's free) or unless you specifically ask for it and pay extra. Personally I can vouch for the single IUI being very effective if well timed. I've had a total of 4 IUI rounds when trying with 2 pregnancies now. The only IUI I did double on didn't work, 2 of the 3 single IUI's worked (one 24 hours after natural lh surge, one 36 hours post ovidrel trigger shot). Hope that helps. Just remember, ask how you will be monitored and what protocol is for when you surge? Your clinic should be able to show you their success rates and see how well their timing of IUI is. You have the right to make the decision on time frame, but they are usually pretty experienced with getting ladies preggers

 

[ellemar]

L4hope - Sounds like we are in the same situation with paying out of pocket... If we go IVF we will definitely need to borrow money, but most likely a home LOC. Thank goodness for those! You are very lucky your parents will help. Mine don't even know that we are going through any of this... Actually, I haven't told anyone....I couldn't handle the stress of questions every month! I saw what my BFF went through.... Everyone means well, but I know the stress was getting to her bad. That's why I'm so grateful for a board like this!! FX for you this cycle...I hope those follies hold up for you!!!

I officially could test on Friday, but I feel AF coming...I have been pregnant twice before (both m/c), and I definitely don't feel it now.... I have cramping, and AF symtpoms (PMS!!!) bad!! I'm not even buying a test. I just have that feeling I'm not....Not to be a downer!! LOL. I sound horrible, but I know it's #3 for me.... My last IUI I got AF on day 11 piui.... today I am 12 dpiui...

 

[diliapickle]

Tella - That is awesome about your embabies!! Hope they grow, grow, grow!!

Sam - my Dr. does back to back IUI's because we have sperm issues so they want to try and get as many up there as possible so they do two. They haven't worked yet though so not sure how helpful it is...

Dde - as everyone has said already is it really frustrating paying out of pocket! I wish insurance had to cover this stuff! If my IUI this round doesn't work we have to go to IVF and if that is the case we will have to take at least a 6 month break to save for it as we will pay 100% out of pocket.

Ellemar - I have my FX for you that your last IUI did work and AF stays away because you have a BFP waiting for you!!

l4hope -sounds like you have a good plan!! Hope your checkin on Friday goes well so you can have your IUI Sunday/Monday and then a BFP two weeks later

AFM - had my CD 10 us today. I had 1 follie at 16 and 2 at 14 so they want me to have two days unmedicated and go back on Friday for another check up. They think I should be ready by then to trigger Friday and have IUI on Saturday and Sunday! Also get the results of my DH's indepth SA tomorrow so hopefully we can find out what is going on to cause problems and if it is something fixable...

 

[ellemar]

dilliapickle - sounds like you have some good odds there!! Over the next couple of days those follies will grow, and be ready for IUI!! FX for you!!

Thanks for the well wishes.... I just know that AF is coming. I have "those" cramps... Ugghh... I'm a little depressed but what can you do!

 

[drsquid]

ive paid everythig out of pocket and i wish i had a clue how much i spent. last cycle was over 2000 for meds alone and 1200 for us and doctor visits. then to find out it was all done with bunk sperm sigh.. plus i ordered the meds for this cycle (about 1600 cause i had some left over). only to find that i cant use them cause i have cysts. so frustrating. luckily i make good money and my biggest issue is the time from work (i CANNOT call out, once the schedule is set, it is pretty much in stone and i have no way to know in advance when ill need to be off).

 

[L4hope]

Ellemar I'm sorry you can't talk to your parents. I initially didn't say anything for the same reason, we put enough pressure on ourselves without any additional pressure and questions from our moms. However, it just reached a point where I felt like I couldn't keep them in the dark anymore. Thankfully they have been great about it. I explained to my mom why I didn't tell her at first and she never brings it up. We only talk about it when I want to. It's great to have your parents support but with that said, I have thoroughly appreciated having all of the women pn this site to ask questions, share experiences, and vent to!!!

Dillapickle it sounds like your follies are looking good for iui! GL!!

 

[ellemar]

Hey ladies - well do I know my body , or do I know my body... AF just arrived...I just told DH, and een he said should we even do another IUI? Or just use that towards IVF....??? I'm seriously thinking IVF may be the route to go?? Ughhh

 

[diliapickle]

Ellemar - I am sorry!! Good luck making the decision on what to do next. I just went through that and opted for one last IUI (#4) before IVF but it was a tough call so my thoughts are with you!

 

[ellemar]

Thanks Diliapickle - I think we really may go straight for IVF .... The cost of 3 iuis would have covered IVF from the start... It's just so expensive and I'd really need to take time off work for that