IUIs 2014!!! Let's do this!!!

[3chords]

Hi Regalpeas - welcome! I have had 2 myomectomies so I totally understand the fibroid fear. I also have 3 small fibroids right now (they are all 1-1.2 cm and deep in fundus so inconsequential), so I do feel a hurry to get pregnant before these start to take over my life again.

jaan613 - I'm really sorry about your cancelled cycle. It's just heartbreaking and I know that the month-long wait is brutal and seems like an eternity. FX that next month goes much better!

 

[gabbygabz]

Hi ladies,

Hoping I can join you as I go in for my first IUI this afternoon! I've done 3 rounds of Clomid (Miscarriage with the 3rd round in October) and this is my first IUI with 150 mg Clomid. I have 3 large follicles that are ready to go so I'm really excited.

I'm 32 and my DH is 40 (his bday is actually tomorrow!) so I'm hoping party planning will distract me in the beginning of this TWW. to all of us, especially those of you who just had your IUIs recently!

 

[lamago]

welcome to the new TTC'ers!!


jaan613: I'm sory to hear about the cancelled cycle. It is definitely frustrating!!! It feels like all the meds were a waste! Here's hoping to a better next cycle.

 

[Regalpeas]

@Jan so sorry. I feel your pain. Hope af comes soon so you can try again!

@3Chords thanks for the warm welcome! Yes, on top of everything else the fear of return fibroids. That is why we are acting now. The removal process was an ordeal of its own. Don't want to go through that again.

 

[Kaylen]

3chords - all women in my family have had fibroids (mom, aunt, grandma) and I am just waiting for mine to appear. So far I haven't been told that I have any but I am dreading it. My mom had to have hers removed as they grew too big but thankfully that was in her 40s. Fx that you don't get any more any time soon.

 

[moni77]

I just had a friend that announced pregnancy. I am happy for her but it's just another hurtful reminder of my own misfortune. I also had nightmares last night that another fried got pregnant and she didn't tell me cause she was afraid I will feel bad. I don't know which is worse!
Anyways I am trying not to obsess this month and I actually kind of successfull. I will test on Thursday which is 10 DPO for me and I usually start spotting on that day. I am not taking any meds this cycle, not even progesterone so everything should be right on schedule as usual.

My highschool BF just told me she got a faint positive on 10dpo. I am happy for her. She has been trying since the fall. I am taking it as a sign that this is my month as well (we were always very competitive with each other) - so my body won't let me down right!?!

 

[welshgem]

Hi ladies, I am officially inseminated! IUI was quick and relatively painless, just felt a little pressure.

Moni, Dini - have either of you felt ovulation after the procedure? I've been feeling a bit crampy this afternoon but can't tell of that's from the iui or not? We've been advised to BD tonight and then we'll do it again tomorrow for good measure I think. I won't be testing the trigger out as I want that BFP to be real when I finally see one!

Jaan - so sorry to hear about the cancelled cycle. I can't even begin to think how frustrating it must be for you. Stupid question but why didn't they keep going until the follies developed?

Welcome to Regalpeas and gabbygabs!

 

[Flannelsheets]

Ugh, Jaan, that stinks. Must be such a let-down.

I went in this morning for my CD3 monitoring. Got some potential follicles and no cysts, so we're all set (so far) for this IUI cycle. Starting round 2 of Clomid tonight. Happy hot-flashes to me!

This whole process is such a waiting game. My goal for myself this month is to try to focus on the rest of the parts of my life -- the ones I CAN control and that I AM good at -- so that this TTC business feels like just one other thing (instead of *everything* -- and a failed everything...). So much easier said than done..

FX for everyone in the TWW!

 

[gabbygabz]

Thanks welshgem and good luck this cycle!

I am headed in at 4pm for IUI #1 and then will go back tomorrow morning as well. Have any of you had experience with 2 back-to-back samples from your DH? Mine is a little concerned that tomorrow's little guys won't be up to par!

 

[moni77]

I was very crampy all day on sat after the IUI - it started before the IUI and progressively got worse. I dont normally have cramps - so I am guessing it is a combo of the meds and IUI. My temp was up this morning, so I know I ovulated. We were supposed to BD sat night, but I was so crampy we couldnt. Got it in yesterday AM and PM though!!

Gabby - I have seen lots of ladies who do the back to back IUIs - the numbers are usually pretty similar - some are even better on day 2! FXed for you!

 

[Regalpeas]

Woohoo Welsh!!!

Good luck Gabby!


Wishing you ladies the best fx fx!

 

[welshgem]

Ooh Gabby, another one on the same 2ww then!

Our clinic doesn't offer back to back, they just recommend bd'ing afterwards! Whatever the 2nd sample is, it can't hurt!

 

[heath81003]

Kaylan - I know exactly how you feel in regards to your nightmare about your friend. That is the main reason why I try not to tell a lot of ppl about TTC because I don't want them to feel sorry for me. One of my good friends got pregnant when I was only a few months into TTC and she didn't tell me because she was afraid to hurt my feelings. I think that upset me the most that she felt like she couldn't tell me than that she was pregnant.

jaan - so sorry about your cancelled cycle. I hope next month you will get your BFP!

Good luck to everyone who just had their IUI. I pray for a quick TWW and a BFP at the end!!

 

[Kaylen]

I don't know how true this is but I found it just now:
https://www.fertinatal.com/blog/newdevelopmentunexplainedinfertility/
It talks about reason for infertility that according to them accounts for 80% of unexplained cases.

 

[Regalpeas]

Hi Kaylen I read this in a medical journal not so long ago. I believe it. The next questions is what causes high sperm damage. Can it be prevented?

 

[Dini]

Hi everyone and welcome to the newcomers! We have a lot of us on the TWW together! My IUI #2 was Saturday so I'm 3 dpo and nothing really to speak of. I'm trying much harder not to symptom spot this time around.

Welshgem - I had a little cramping during IUI, and some after for a few hours. Last cycle I could tell the minute I ovulated, lots of severe cramping on the left side for about 15 min almost exactly at the 36hr mark but this time I couldn't tell you when or if I did. I didn't temp because it just stresses me out more so I guess I will wait until the results of my Progesterone test that I'll have done at work Saturday.

This time around all my symptoms have been drastically less than last time. Last time I had sore bb starting about cd9 until AF appeared and this time it's minor and didn't start until 2 days post trigger.

Jaan - I feel your pain about not responding, that's pretty much what happened to me this cycle. Last cycle I had a great follie with just 50mg of clomid, but got a BFN, so this time we went to 100mg, my cd12 scan was terrible, only two worth measuring at only 10 and 13mm, so the had me take 150mg right away and come back in a week, to find nothing had happened except there was now an 11mm to add to the collection, but nothing that would work. So I too 200mg starting that day and went back 9 days later fully expecting to cancel this cycle but somehow I had a 26mm follie so we did IUI the next day. I don't feel good about this cycle, probably because I didn't respond and had to take such a high dose of Clomid. I really truly hope your AF shows soon and you have a better response to whatever you take next cycle.

Kayan - That nightmare came true for me last year, a good friend of mine waited to tell me about her pregnancy until she announced it to everyone because she didn't want to hurt me, but actually I think that hurt worse. We started trying around the same time over 4 years ago and she now has 2 beautiful boys.

I am hopeful for all of you because we all deserve this and have worked so very hard for it!!

 

[brittany12]

Sorry I haven't really had time to read through this thread too much but I will try to!

Is anyone in here doing IUI because DH has slow sperm?

 

[beaglemom]

Sorry I haven't really had time to read through this thread too much but I will try to!

Is anyone in here doing IUI because DH has slow sperm?

I will be next cycle if this one is a bust. It will be my first. No known issues with me, SA count 12 million.

 

[Dini]

We are doing IUI due to low morphology. I do have PCOS but we are doing the IUI mostly because of his morphology.

 

[beaglemom]

We are doing IUI due to low morphology. I do have PCOS but we are doing the IUI mostly because of his morphology.

Have you tried femera? I dont know much about it. But i follow this vlog and she had pcos, he had no issues. They went in for iui. She had to do 2 rounds of femera. She had eggs they were waiting to get larger. In between scans she ovulated. So she goes in and no egg. She is devastated. By chance they had had sex 2 days earlier. Well after 4 years trying that did the trick! Their vlog on YouTube is Ellie and Jared. I love watching them.