IUI until we get our BFP!!! Team 2013!!

[Hatethewait85]

Hatethewait,
Last time I tested at 12piui and it was negative.
So that showed me that the trigger shot was cleared out.
Ill probably test somewhere bw 12-14 dpiui.
At this point, after so many, I can usually tell 1 week in if its a go or not.

Good luck to all!

1 week in is so early!! How can you tell?!

After trying for over a year and especially with each iui it's almost like I can tell bc I don't feel anything. I feel twinges and slight cramps, but now I know after so many that that's normal. I think I know bc I don't feel any nausea or major fatigue. With my first, I got something almost like a runner's cramp.

Only time will tell...

I know what you mean, but so many ladies on here say they had no symptoms when they got their bfp. So who knows?! You are right though only time will tell... Good luck!!

 

[Hatethewait85]

Morning ladies!! TGIF!! Not that I have anything fun planned or anything, but it's still a relief to know it's friday lol.

Samoorah - if there is any safe place to vent it's here! Hoping you see some glimmer's of hope as the days progress though !

Hatethewait - so sorry the witch found you...a new cycle always brings me new hope though, hoping you're feeling the same . I'm not sure how to answer the CD 1 question, but I've often wondered that myself...I've stressed a couple times with that same dilemna. And I know now it's even more pressing now given we need to start meds at a certain time! What did you end up going with as your CD1? What was your protocol this past cycle, I can't remember? The one you stated for this cycle is pretty similar to what mine was...letrozole 7.5mg 3-7, then follistim 75iu day 8 and 9. What dosages of each are you taking? If this cycle isn't successful for us, I think he's going to increase my follistim, not sure to what and how many days though. Here's to hoping this is your BFP!!

vkj73 - any updates?? Fx'ed for you!!

gingmg - I think your timing sounds good too...but I understand what you're saying as I too stress about timing as well. The things for us to stress about is so plentiful ! Those follie sizes sound great . I'm with you on the IVF front...we have three or so more rounds of IUI we can muster the financing for. IVF is definately not in the budget right now, so the thought of us getting to that point is quite an unsettling one...fx'ed we don't have to cross that bridge!!

River - you made me laugh...hopefully you hid it well!! I had my meds delivered to my dad's house for that exact reason...didn't want to have to store them in the work fridge lol. Good luck on this cycle...keep us posted on how you progress!!

IsaacRalph - Welcome!!! Hopefully this natural cycle works for you guys and you can bypass all this IUI nonsense ! If not though, I know for me and my hubby moving onto something more monitored and aggressive helped ramp up our feelings of hope and enthusiasm towards this crazy thing called ttc! Fx'ed for you and definitely keep us posted!!

AFM - nothing new really to report...still in this extended tww. No crazy symptom spotting going on...just kinda in limbo mode right now. I'm 9dpIUI but still have another 9 days to go before I can test cuz if this darn hcg booster shot !! I did have a bit of a temp drop a couple of days ago, didn't take it yesterday due to some really badly interrupted sleep, took it this morning and it had gone back up...so we shall see...

Hope everyone has a great day

Well I ended up asking the Doc what to count as day 1 and they weren't very helpful! I ended up going to bed at about 11 and af was still pretty light. I woke up at about 330 am with very heavy/normal day 1 flow so I went with yesterday as day 1. So hopefully that was right! I figured a couple of hours shouldn't make a huge difference right?? Who would've thought this could all hinge on whether I picked the right day one! Glad to know I'm not the only one to struggle with that! My letrozole this cycle is 12.5mg, I think my follistim dose is 125... Have it written down somewhere. Can't believe I have to take off work Tuesday so I can sign for it! Good thing I have a somewhat flexible job! I hope this gets me my bfp too! I really want to avoid ivf if possible!

I don't know much about temping... Didn't find it helpful or fun when I tried...think it's bc I'm a terrible sleeper! But can't temps dip for implantation? Fingers crossed!!!

 

[gingmg]

Did anyone else get super irritable with their meds? I'm 4DPO so I thought it should be over now. But for no reason I just want to yell and cry over EVERYTHING. Is this normal? My OH is ready to send me away. Anyone else experience this?

 

[summer2011]

Hi :wave:
Can I join this thread? Would like to hear others experience with iui and hopefully some success stories. Had iui #2 5 days ago. First one ended at 5.5/6 weeks (suspected ectopic). Hoping this one brings some success.

 

[LoveMyTripawd]

Hi :wave:
Can I join this thread? Would like to hear others experience with iui and hopefully some success stories. Had iui #2 5 days ago. First one ended at 5.5/6 weeks (suspected ectopic). Hoping this one brings some success.

Welcome! Many of us are also in the tww right now, and there's always room for more!

 

[IsaacRalph]

Hi again girls just wanted to say can't wait to update you with news when I have my iui I'm estimated to start mid Oct! Summer good luck for your 2ww, 2ww are torture at the best of times and I can imagine even worse when its assisted? Am I right ladies? X

 

[Hatethewait85]

Did anyone else get super irritable with their meds? I'm 4DPO so I thought it should be over now. But for no reason I just want to yell and cry over EVERYTHING. Is this normal? My OH is ready to send me away. Anyone else experience this?

What meds are you taking? Last cycle was my first time taking the ovidrel shot and I was VERY irritable, unfortunately. My poor hubby did very well at keeping his cool while I was going off the deep end

 

[Hatethewait85]

Hi :wave:
Can I join this thread? Would like to hear others experience with iui and hopefully some success stories. Had iui #2 5 days ago. First one ended at 5.5/6 weeks (suspected ectopic). Hoping this one brings some success.

Hi Summer! Sorry to hear about your loss. I hope you get your sticky bean this time around, too! How have you been feeling since your IUI this time?

Sending lots of your way!

 

[summer2011]

Hi :wave:
Can I join this thread? Would like to hear others experience with iui and hopefully some success stories. Had iui #2 5 days ago. First one ended at 5.5/6 weeks (suspected ectopic). Hoping this one brings some success.

Hi Summer! Sorry to hear about your loss. I hope you get your sticky bean this time around, too! How have you been feeling since your IUI this time?

Sending lots of your way!

Thank you
I'm feeling good so far. Fairly calm and trying not to obsess too much. lol. We've been trying for 2 years on our own, 1 iui with clomid/ovidril in April/March (ended at 5.5/6 wks), and now iui 2 with femara, ovidril and crinone. I have alot of luteal phase spotting so think I may have a progesterone problem (hense the crinone). I think I'm feeling less symptoms this time. A little crampy now and then. So far I've taken well to this series of meds. I had one nice follie at cd 14 (20mm) and 8.5mm lining which was better than my clomid cycle (17 mm follie & 6.5 mm lining). I'm on 5 dpo now, so 9 more days to testing.

Good luck all. Hoping to see some iui bfp's soon

 

[curni2112]

Morning ladies!! TGIF!! Not that I have anything fun planned or anything, but it's still a relief to know it's friday lol.

Samoorah - if there is any safe place to vent it's here! Hoping you see some glimmer's of hope as the days progress though !

Hatethewait - so sorry the witch found you...a new cycle always brings me new hope though, hoping you're feeling the same . I'm not sure how to answer the CD 1 question, but I've often wondered that myself...I've stressed a couple times with that same dilemna. And I know now it's even more pressing now given we need to start meds at a certain time! What did you end up going with as your CD1? What was your protocol this past cycle, I can't remember? The one you stated for this cycle is pretty similar to what mine was...letrozole 7.5mg 3-7, then follistim 75iu day 8 and 9. What dosages of each are you taking? If this cycle isn't successful for us, I think he's going to increase my follistim, not sure to what and how many days though. Here's to hoping this is your BFP!!

vkj73 - any updates?? Fx'ed for you!!

gingmg - I think your timing sounds good too...but I understand what you're saying as I too stress about timing as well. The things for us to stress about is so plentiful ! Those follie sizes sound great . I'm with you on the IVF front...we have three or so more rounds of IUI we can muster the financing for. IVF is definately not in the budget right now, so the thought of us getting to that point is quite an unsettling one...fx'ed we don't have to cross that bridge!!

River - you made me laugh...hopefully you hid it well!! I had my meds delivered to my dad's house for that exact reason...didn't want to have to store them in the work fridge lol. Good luck on this cycle...keep us posted on how you progress!!

IsaacRalph - Welcome!!! Hopefully this natural cycle works for you guys and you can bypass all this IUI nonsense ! If not though, I know for me and my hubby moving onto something more monitored and aggressive helped ramp up our feelings of hope and enthusiasm towards this crazy thing called ttc! Fx'ed for you and definitely keep us posted!!

AFM - nothing new really to report...still in this extended tww. No crazy symptom spotting going on...just kinda in limbo mode right now. I'm 9dpIUI but still have another 9 days to go before I can test cuz if this darn hcg booster shot !! I did have a bit of a temp drop a couple of days ago, didn't take it yesterday due to some really badly interrupted sleep, took it this morning and it had gone back up...so we shall see...

Hope everyone has a great day

Well I ended up asking the Doc what to count as day 1 and they weren't very helpful! I ended up going to bed at about 11 and af was still pretty light. I woke up at about 330 am with very heavy/normal day 1 flow so I went with yesterday as day 1. So hopefully that was right! I figured a couple of hours shouldn't make a huge difference right?? Who would've thought this could all hinge on whether I picked the right day one! Glad to know I'm not the only one to struggle with that! My letrozole this cycle is 12.5mg, I think my follistim dose is 125... Have it written down somewhere. Can't believe I have to take off work Tuesday so I can sign for it! Good thing I have a somewhat flexible job! I hope this gets me my bfp too! I really want to avoid ivf if possible!

I don't know much about temping... Didn't find it helpful or fun when I tried...think it's bc I'm a terrible sleeper! But can't temps dip for implantation? Fingers crossed!!!

Hey there! I think you did the right thing with calling the next day, day 1. I would have done the same thing. Oh wow, I'm not sure I've ever heard a dosage of more than 7.5 on the letrozole...that regimen hopefully brings on some decent follies! Can't wait to hear how it works! That whole signature thing was a pain in the you know what. I'm not sure who you're using, but one of mine (can't remember if it was Mandell's or Freedom) after I asked said they could send me a signature waiver via email, but that ultimately it was at the discretion of the driver as to whether or not they used it. Ended up they didn't require my dad's signature. It's worth a shot to see if something like that exists...or just stick with a forced mental health day . I hate temping, but I'm so addicted to it now, it sucks . I have missed a couple of temps the last few days. I missed the one after the dip, but the next day it was up...so maybe it was an implantation dip??!! Who knows, as it's been reiterated here...only time will tell . I have been feelin a little blech today...but I'm trying to ignore it and not read anything into it lol. A WHOLE WEEK TO GO BEFORE I CAN TEST...ugh.

 

[curni2112]

Did anyone else get super irritable with their meds? I'm 4DPO so I thought it should be over now. But for no reason I just want to yell and cry over EVERYTHING. Is this normal? My OH is ready to send me away. Anyone else experience this?

Me, me, me!!! It's been ridiculous...lol. Luckily my husband hasn't taken it too personally and after it passes we can laugh at it lol.

 

[curni2112]

Hi :wave:
Can I join this thread? Would like to hear others experience with iui and hopefully some success stories. Had iui #2 5 days ago. First one ended at 5.5/6 weeks (suspected ectopic). Hoping this one brings some success.

Welcome!! The more the merrier . So sorry for you loss, I had one around 6 weeks back in February, actually on my birthday...it's still hard to deal with sometimes so I understand what you're going through. Here's to hoping IUI#2 is it for you!! It sounds like the med changes were a huge success for you ! Sending you lots of sticky bean vibes!!

 

[samoorah1983]

Hi ladies sorry haven't been around this week as much, but I'm been taking quick peeks at you guys, looks like everyone is doing well. As far for me I had a weird thing happen to me. At 6 DPO which was Friday night.. Me and hubby wanted to go to the market to get some BBQ stuff for dinner at in laws, on the way I had a horrible feeling of nausea and I told my husband to turn around and go home I felt horrible and then vomited TWICE!! I cried because I hate vomiting it just happened out of nowhere that never happened t me before!! Then had a pounding headache and just went straight to bed. I was so tired... Now I'm 9 DPO been having sore boobs since last night and today.. So not major symptomatic I'm kind of chilling now and see what happens.

 

[curni2112]

Those symptoms sound very promising!!!! I can't remember...did you have a trigger shot? If so, the only thing I would wonder would be if they were associated with the trigger shot. But all appendages crossed that all of those are very positive signs !! When are you testing??!!

 

[samoorah1983]

Those symptoms sound very promising!!!! I can't remember...did you have a trigger shot? If so, the only thing I would wonder would be if they were associated with the trigger shot. But all appendages crossed that all of those are very positive signs !! When are you testing??!!

You give me hope!! This cycle we did it naturally but if AF showes her face we go in for IUI.. I'm not doing trigger shot or anything all natural.. I'm holding off testing so I'm gonna wait to test on Tuesday next Tuesday that's when AF normally showes her face..

I'm hoping it works that would be wonderful!!! It would be the best pre birthday gift. God willing..

 

[samoorah1983]

I remembered I had a hot wave of hot flashes I felt my face was on fire ... That was when I had the nausea and threw up..sorry!! (TMI)

 

[curni2112]

Oh yeah, you are on a natural cycle!! I'm getting there, but it's hard for me to keep everyone straight lol!! You're waiting as long as I am...unless the witch finds me beforehand I'm testing next Monday...it feels like FOREVER away!! I have the hcg booster keeping me from testing, you've got some great willpower to wait that long. You must have a pretty long luteal phase! Many of us I think are on the last stretch of this tww...baby dust all around!!

 

[samoorah1983]

Oh yeah, you are on a natural cycle!! I'm getting there, but it's hard for me to keep everyone straight lol!! You're waiting as long as I am...unless the witch finds me beforehand I'm testing next Monday...it feels like FOREVER away!! I have the hcg booster keeping me from testing, you've got some great willpower to wait that long. You must have a pretty long luteal phase! Many of us I think are on the last stretch of this tww...baby dust all around!!

Ya I have tested over and over with BFN!! I feel like its a waste to start testing so early and get disappointed I'd rather wait and see, I don't know if my lutel phase is long but I felt like I ovulated earlier than usually.

Well here's what I have on my calendar:

CD 10- Did the saline ultrasound Specialist said there's follicles on my right ovaries, will ovulate from 2 to 3 days.

CD 11- nothing.

CD 12- Baby Danced, twinges and pulling on right ovary. (Possible ovulation?)

CD 13- Baby Danced, twinges on right ovary, right side lower backache. (Possible ovulation?)

CD 14- Baby Danced

CD 15- lower backache

CD 16 to 18 nothing

CD 19 bad headaches and nausea and vomiting

CD 20-21 Nothing

CD 22 -sore boobs

Pretty much my cycles are excellent on time they're 28 days or 29 days exactly.

What'd ya guys think?

 

[gingmg]

I hope its all good news for you samoorah! I've got nothing here. Anyone else?

 

[samoorah1983]

I take it back!! I have a frer at home I'm going to test!!!!!!!