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

[moni77]

FXed dovka! I had my 3rd IUI this morning, so in now in the 2 week wait. I had 2 large follies (34 and 26) on the left and one small on the right (14). Trying to make it through work today...

 

[Godisgracious]

Hi everyone,
This is such a great way to find support when TTC. I had my first IUI on Monday at around 37 hours post trigger shot. I was on Gonal F and had femara in the mix as well. I am currently taking progesterone suppositories. Right now I am 4dpiui. Yesterday 3dpiui I had terrible cramps in my left ovary and was so hungry and tired. I was eating everything in sight. Is this cause for concern? I know it was too early for any symptoms. Could it be the progesterone/prometrium that was causing that? Today I am actually feeling great!!! Any insight or experiences would be so helpful!!! THANKS!!!! Love and best wishes to you all!

 

[summer2011]

Dockav i notice you are on an anti inflammatory diet? What did you have to change? My naturopath suggested going gluten free and at least halving dairy, and using goat milk instead of cow. 1 week in and feeling pretty good so far.

 

[dovkav123]

Dockav i notice you are on an anti inflammatory diet? What did you have to change? My naturopath suggested going gluten free and at least halving dairy, and using goat milk instead of cow. 1 week in and feeling pretty good so far.

I am on low cholesterol, no sugar diet. This is a lifetime one. I eat very little diary products, and only low fat and organic. Goat milk is great! Make sure you choose organic one.
I added all wonderful spices, herbs, teas to my daily life, which I researched online. I beleave they helps me heal, physically and emotionally.
I didn't get my BFP. Howerver, my periods got lighter and less painful...I have no more spotting from AF to O.So I do feel that I achieved a little step forward to BFP.

Godisgracious, moni YAYYYY for IUI! Sending blessings for BFP this month!
Godisgracious, it is a bit too early for implantation, I think it's progest. playing tricks on your mood and appetite. Is prometrium estrogen? Why do you take it? My dr. doesn't check my hormones before IUI or IVF.

 

[summer2011]

Ugh, now feeling like a cold is coming on Anyone have any natural remedies to help ward it off? Ill try anything.

 

[xopiinkiieox]

Hope all are well and FX for BFPs!!

We are doing IUI #2 (hopefully) this week. My follicle scan is tomorrow. I did a step down protocol with my Follistim this time, 75iu the first two days and 50iu for 4 days. We will see if I need a couple more shots tomorrow. FX this one works! Our RE only does 3 IUIs before we start talking IVF. Nervous...and kind of sad about all of it. Hubby and I are praying to be blessed this cycle!

 

[dovkav123]

summer, take vitc high dose 5-7gr. Hope you'll feel better
xopi, good luck on your scan tomorrow.

MY iui tomorrow. I am excited!

 

[moni77]

so I ended up sick the last couple of days with a low grade fever included. Hope this doesn't mess up my chances... FXed to all those doing the IUI this week!!

 

[French Toast]

Hello! I had my third iui on Feb 27. So I am 10 dpo today. I caved and took a frer this am, BFN. Very distressed.

I did 50 of Clomid days 3-7 and 37.5 of Menopur days 7-10, then 75 of Menopur day 11. Trigger on day 12, IUI on the 13. I'm in 200 of progesterone nightly because of pre-AF spotting and short luteal phase.

My guy had 30 million post wash and I had two mature follies. I have no known fertility problems...I'm a single mom by choice...and if this doesn't work, I'm going to be at my wit's end! I've had tons of tests, everything was normal. I'm 36, btw.

I have had an incredibly stressful week and got very bad news 30 minutes before my iui. I told my nurse about it, she said to pray...im trying. Then to top that off I slipped and fell very badly on ice a few days ago. I'm afraid all this stress and pain killed my chance.

 

[jaan613]

Hi everyone,
Sorry I have been MIA - so much going on for me.

I am at CD 13 today and had an ultrasound this morning.
Left Ovary: (has not produced an egg for almost 9 months now) has a follie!!!! I have one follie here measuring 1.4 - quite excited that this ovary is alive!

Right Ovary: My leading one here is 1.72 so my doctor advised me to do have another shot today. I have a small one which hasn't grown in 4 days (1.1 only) so she said it probably will not catch up now.

Have another ultrasound tomorrow; hopefully the leading egg hits 1.8 so can do my trigger. I was hoping to go into this IUI with two follies at least to increase the chances but she said as long as one hits 1.8 we are good to go; temporary schedule for IUI is for Wednesday!

I am hoping to do IUI back to back this month - it is crazy expensive but the Puregon shots itself are expensive too so want to make the most of it. She said it all depends on my husband's sperm count on the IUI and if he has a high enough count.

Best of luck to all of us for this month!!

 

[moni77]

FXed Jaan.

AFM - woke up to a 102 fever today and had to go to work so took cold medicine all day - now I'm worried I have destroyed any chance I had this month.

 

[dovkav123]

moni, please don't got o work, stay at home to heal

jaan, hoping the left follie will bring you good news! I am sure you'll have 2 follies during IUI.


I had 23mm follicle during IUI, 12mm uterine lining, My dr. used a tubal catheter, cos it's very flexible and thin. We had 45 mil sperm postwash, 20%morfology, 33%motility. I felt a cramp during the procedure. Dr.told me that bleeding after it is normal. I did have a drop of blood an hour later. Later in the evening still brown spotting.
Do you bleed after IUI? I didn't bleed last month.
I am testing around 24th at home.
Praying and hoping to be a bump buddies!!!

 

[nicole_rc]

Hey Ladies Im back I was so disgusted that the last IUI failed especially since we had 84 million sperm post wash, but only 1 mature follie. I decided to begin follistim last night in hope to increase my follies and have a better chance Praying so hard this is our month and your alls too!! hugs!

 

[summer2011]

I second Docav Moni, stay at home and rest. Take care of yourself and rest up. My naturopath gave me some yummy licorice tea to help with sore throat and feeling much better today. Also load up on vits and drink lots of water. Get better soon.

Dockav, did you happen to have a different nurse this time? I only bled one time and I think it was because the nurse had a hard time getting the tube in. Other times, with different nurses, it has been painless and uneventful.

Thank goodness my flu is starting to fade and didn't get too bad. Next US is on Thursday. Hoping that I'll O a little earlier this month as the clinic doesn't monitor on weekends (although they do IUIs if triggered on Friday) which would be day 13/14 for me.

Question for you all....
Does your clinic monitor follies on weekends? If not do they have a specific plan in place to make sure you don't ovulate over the weekend? I'm thinking if they're afraid I'll O cd14 (sun)-15 (mon) that I'd ask to take an ovulation test over the weekend and trigger if I get a positive, then go for IUI the next day. Make any sense?

 

[summer2011]

I'm on my 4th too Nichole, 2nd with injectables. Hoping for 2-3 good follies.

 

[moni77]

thanks guys. Fever broke about 3am. Had to go in (I am a trial attorney) I won my case though so I can take off the rest of the week. I am trying to schedule a doctors appointment in the am.

I have never bleed after the IUIs but I believe it is common enough. My clinic does offer weekend monitoring just at a different location, so cant help you there. Sounds like a plan though.

 

[xopiinkiieox]

Hey ladies! Hope you're all well!

My trigger shot for IUI #2 is tomorrow, and the IUI is Thursday at 11:30.
During my follicle scan Monday, had 12mm endometrium, 2 15s on the left side and a 14 on the right. Did Follistim again last night and tonight to grow those little follies, and hoping for a great outcome this time around! These follicles are bigger than last time already, and only had 2 then. Here's hoping!

 

[jaan613]

Hi ladies,

Had my ultrasound today.
Left ovary: 1.86 and 1.4
Right ovary: 1.4

My doctor wanted to do the IUI yesterday but I told her I'd like to wait incase for some reason the 1.4's would grow but they didn't want to, even after another last shot of 75 IU.

So regardless, I had the trigger shot today at 2pm and IUI is scheduled tomorrow at 1pm. Hoping this is it!

All this is so expensive it is crazy.

I posted a thread on the main board asking if anyone had any idea if doing back to back IUI was worth it in my case? As you can see from below on my signature my husband had only 1.8m post wash (the cycle with the BFP) and 5m post wash last month. What do you all think?

2pm today: Trigger
1pm tomorrow: IUI #1 (24 hours later)
Morning day after tomorrow, If I want, IUI #2. That would be almost 48 hours or a little under.

Any suggestions?

Please help me decide what to do; I am so confused Really bummed about going in with only one follie too.

 

[crystal8]

Hi ladies,

Had my ultrasound today.
Left ovary: 1.86 and 1.4
Right ovary: 1.4

My doctor wanted to do the IUI yesterday but I told her I'd like to wait incase for some reason the 1.4's would grow but they didn't want to, even after another last shot of 75 IU.

So regardless, I had the trigger shot today at 2pm and IUI is scheduled tomorrow at 1pm. Hoping this is it!

All this is so expensive it is crazy.

I posted a thread on the main board asking if anyone had any idea if doing back to back IUI was worth it in my case? As you can see from below on my signature my husband had only 1.8m post wash (the cycle with the BFP) and 5m post wash last month. What do you all think?

2pm today: Trigger
1pm tomorrow: IUI #1 (24 hours later)
Morning day after tomorrow, If I want, IUI #2. That would be almost 48 hours or a little under.

Any suggestions?

Please help me decide what to do; I am so confused Really bummed about going in with only one follie too.

I had the same dilemma last month. From the studies I read back to back seems to only have value when:

1. They use the natural LH surge instead of triggering (timing is more approximate).
2. There is some issue with male factor (post wash is a little low).

I did back to back since both those applied to me. I feel your frustration with the single follie, I've had only one for both my IUIs despite smaller ones earlier on.

 

[nicole_rc]

Hi Summer~ So this is your 2nd IUI with Injectables? Did you do any IUIs prior with meds? Also curious to know how many follicles you had the first time on injectables? I started follitism on cd 4. Im so anxious to see what this brings me!