July IUI, anyone?

[KBrain3377]

So I'm not sure if I'm DPO 3 or 4 - I had the IUI on Saturday, but my opt had been positive for a few days due to the trigger shot (grrr, so annoying that it reacts to that, and has been showing a steady positive for the last 4 days!). So I'm not all that sure as to my exact ovulation date, since I stopped temping due to my obsessive personality But I'll say it's DPO 3. Do any of the other ladies here in the tww want to start in on any symptom spotting? So far I've only had slight cramping, mostly on the left side, and not much else. Not very exciting, but I'm just trying to pass the time. Join me if you're in ttw too!

I, too, had positive OPKs for 4 days with my trigger shot. I tested my trigger out, first negative hcg test two days ago at 7/9 - 6dp trigger. Had my IUI 7/5 so that makes me 6 dpiui. I have had severe bloating. Which is kind of unusual for me. I've had this at an increasing rate since 1dpiui. Weird vivid dreams. Last night I was nauseous and this morning I have heart burn. Will start testing daily on Sunday ( who am I kidding, probably Saturday) at 9-10 dpiui.

My IUI was two days after yours (7/7), and I'm hoping to wait to start testing till next Wednesday. It seems like a good mid-point of the week, since there is NO way I can wait til l Monday the 23rd, as my nurse instructed. Seriously, who could? I'm also testing out the trigger, although for a few days I swore I would just refrain from all pos-ing. (But it's like crack, or what I imagine crack to be like...) Last night's test showed a very faint line, but the trigger is still there, so I'll give it a couple of days. I'm excited for your, can't wait to hear your good news!

 

[sweetc]

Ali I'll be 4dpiui in the AM.
I'm pretty sure I O'd the day before. They swear to come in the day after the positive but I seem to O every day I get a positive. :-/

Fisher - I am exactly the same way. I got my +OPK on Saturday morning, so IUI was scheduled Sunday morning. I know I O'd Saturday night with IUI about 14 hours later. I try to tell myself that the egg will live longer (maybe especially Clomid eggs=better ovulation??) than washed sperm. So the morning after may still be the best? If it keeps failing, I think I'll push on this more with my RE and try to at least get later in the day of the +OPK for the IUI.

 

[alicatt]

Ali I'll be 4dpiui in the AM.
I'm pretty sure I O'd the day before. They swear to come in the day after the positive but I seem to O every day I get a positive. :-/

Fisher - I am exactly the same way. I got my +OPK on Saturday morning, so IUI was scheduled Sunday morning. I know I O'd Saturday night with IUI about 14 hours later. I try to tell myself that the egg will live longer (maybe especially Clomid eggs=better ovulation??) than washed sperm. So the morning after may still be the best? If it keeps failing, I think I'll push on this more with my RE and try to at least get later in the day of the +OPK for the IUI.

OH My! Yes, don't you just hate the timing issues? I started surging on Monday afternoon, and so we did the IUI yesterday and I woke up this morning and I'm still surging! AHHHH. So I called down to the clinic and she assuaged my fears. She said that I probably did ovulate last night, or while I was sleeping, and the LH just takes a while to simmer down after the ovulation. With that said, timing of these things is critical! So I know how you both feel.

Do either of you do ultrasounds up until the day you ovulate? That would be another way to determine when you are going to surge. For my first IUI my FS brought me in on days 12 and 15 to see how my follicles were looking. He then triggered me with an HCG shot on the CD 15 after seeing my nice follicles. I then ovulated 12 hours later (which was around 11pm) and had the IUI the following morning. I ended up ovulating too quickly I think, and that is why my IUI failed last month, or at least was one of the reasons. However; my point is that you might want your FS to use a combincation of ultrasound, blood tests and trigger shots to get your timing right. I'm in Canada and they use a combination of ultrasound and blood tests to determine when you are going to ovulate. They are lucky enough to have a blood test machine right in their office. So you give a sample of your blood, run down to the ultrasound gals, have that done and almost by the time you return she has the blood test results!

Her reason for saying that I had to have ovulated last night was due to the following: My E2 had fallen from what it was the day prior (a sign that you are about to ovulate), my LH had almost doubled (again a sure sign that you are about to ovulate) and the third sign was that my P4 was on the rise (once you ovulate your progesterone starts to rise).

There really is an art or science to determining when someone O's, and yes we all need to get our Dr's to make sure that they are doing all they can to get it right! GL and FX'd to you guys.

 

[tulip1975]

Tulip I can't believe how patient you're being, I wish I had that kind of will power! I'm also on progesterone, using the Crinone gel and not really sure if it gives me any side effects or if its in my head. Good luck to you!

Thanks!

I don't feel patient at all. My job is super-boring, so each day just crawls by. I'm getting really antsy to test.

 

[KBrain3377]

Tulip I can't believe how patient you're being, I wish I had that kind of will power! I'm also on progesterone, using the Crinone gel and not really sure if it gives me any side effects or if its in my head. Good luck to you!

Thanks!

I don't feel patient at all. My job is super-boring, so each day just crawls by. I'm getting really antsy to test.

So according to this, you're testing tomorrow - it's almost here! Are you having any symptoms?

 

[tlm]

Who is testing???

I had my p4 on Tuesday and it was 5.9. I was unhappy and concerned, that's the lowest it's ever been. But my doctor said it needs to be above 4.6 to implant, so... I am also taking 200mg of Prometrium so I am covered! I have my beta next Tuesday! I plan on not testing beforehand! Hope I can hold out!!

 

[alicatt]

Who is testing???

I had my p4 on Tuesday and it was 5.9. I was unhappy and concerned, that's the lowest it's ever been. But my doctor said it needs to be above 4.6 to implant, so... I am also taking 200mg of Prometrium so I am covered! I have my beta next Tuesday! I plan on not testing beforehand! Hope I can hold out!!

Well let's hope that you are implanting I'm about a week behind you. I am going to go have my p4 done next Wednesday, and beta the following Tues/Wed.

 

[Aisak]

Fingers crossed for all you ladies testing

i am ready to break up with Fertility Friend! (Oh, who am i kidding...i'll keep obsessing over it). It says i ovulated the day after IUI, but i really think i ovulated the day of, as i was in so much pain that night - the next day i felt much better. My temps are all screwy, i'm guessing because of the clomid and because it's been crazy hot here. Pfffft. i dunno. i think if i was in major pain (ovaries) on CD14 and then it subsided by CD15, i must of ovulated on CD14 (the day of IUI).

Help me obsess! Hahahah.

 

[alicatt]

Fingers crossed for all you ladies testing

i am ready to break up with Fertility Friend! (Oh, who am i kidding...i'll keep obsessing over it). It says i ovulated the day after IUI, but i really think i ovulated the day of, as i was in so much pain that night - the next day i felt much better. My temps are all screwy, i'm guessing because of the clomid and because it's been crazy hot here. Pfffft. i dunno. i think if i was in major pain (ovaries) on CD14 and then it subsided by CD15, i must of ovulated on CD14 (the day of IUI).

Help me obsess! Hahahah.

Do you have a link to your chart? I bet mine will say the same thing, that I ovulated one day later than my IUI too. Course it has to wait for 3 days of high temps before it tells me that I've ovulated. I do think though that ovulating the day after your IUI is fine. That means the are all up in the right position to get the egg when it is released. Remember sperm live 48-72 hours and the egg only lives for 24, so that might be a good thing!

 

[tlm]

Aisak, did you trigger before iui? I would say that There is a good chance you ovulated late on cd14. Either way though you should be fine. My RE said that sperm live for 36 (for iui) hours so you could have caught that eggie!!! So exciting! Will you have p4 next week!?

 

[Aisak]

alicatt - i have a link to my chart at the bottom of my signature - it seems to be working. In all my conversations with Dr. Google i kept finding people that said (fresh) washed sperm only live 6 hours. Or 12 hours. Or 24 hours. Some REs apparently say it lives the same amount of time as "regular" sperm. UGH! Honestly, if my search history was ever exposed, people would think i was a lunatic. Which is only sort of true.

tlm - i didn't trigger - just clomid and OPKs. i'm comforted to hear that your RE says they live for 36 hours - i never even though to ask mine. i didn't even realize that washed sperm lived for less time until i stumbled across it on the internets. However i had progressively more painful ovaries leading up to the IUI, with a positive OPK on CD13. IUI on CD14 at noon (with quite tender ovaries). By late afternoon i was in so much pain and so bloated (like, 6 months pregnant bloated) i couldn't stand up straight. i ended up going to bed early (still in pain) - and work up with only some tenderness.

i'm pretty sure that i ovulated that night, too. Which should be fine, as far as timing goes. DH had to leave the clinic as i was laying down waiting for the timer to finish after the IUI - he had to go back to work out of town and hasn't been home since. i think i'd feel better if we were also able to do some backup bd that night - but then again, considering i could barely walk that may not have happened!

 

[alicatt]

alicatt - i have a link to my chart at the bottom of my signature - it seems to be working. In all my conversations with Dr. Google i kept finding people that said (fresh) washed sperm only live 6 hours. Or 12 hours. Or 24 hours. Some REs apparently say it lives the same amount of time as "regular" sperm. UGH! Honestly, if my search history was ever exposed, people would think i was a lunatic. Which is only sort of true.

tlm - i didn't trigger - just clomid and OPKs. i'm comforted to hear that your RE says they live for 36 hours - i never even though to ask mine. i didn't even realize that washed sperm lived for less time until i stumbled across it on the internets. However i had progressively more painful ovaries leading up to the IUI, with a positive OPK on CD13. IUI on CD14 at noon (with quite tender ovaries). By late afternoon i was in so much pain and so bloated (like, 6 months pregnant bloated) i couldn't stand up straight. i ended up going to bed early (still in pain) - and work up with only some tenderness.

i'm pretty sure that i ovulated that night, too. Which should be fine, as far as timing goes. DH had to leave the clinic as i was laying down waiting for the timer to finish after the IUI - he had to go back to work out of town and hasn't been home since. i think i'd feel better if we were also able to do some backup bd that night - but then again, considering i could barely walk that may not have happened!

HEHE.. I looked there, and didn't see your O chart. Apparently I am blind Are you sure about the length of time that sperm live? My RE said 48 hours for frozen sperm and 72 for fresh! I was also reading an article the other day that mentioned that sperm actually live longer once they are out of the seminal fluid. So maybe they live longer? I guess I will find out.. because I didn't ovulate until about 36 hours after my IUI.

 

[tlm]

Interesting Alicatt! I have not heard that about fresh aperm! Everythingi have read on line is that after the sperm has been washed its life is much shorter, I have even seen less than 24 hours. I was worried about the timing my re has. I trigger and then 24 hours later do iui. But I asked this cycle and he told me that the trigger should work between 24 & 36 hours and then the sperm will live up to 36 hours so we were covered!

I guess this is just another example of everyone having a different opinion! So annoying, as far as the sperm goes I would think there would be a definite answer. Now the trigger I understand depending in how your body reacts and also too if you have already geared up to o before the shot I think you will o sooner than if your boys hasn't started the process!

Ugh...

 

[sweetc]

Trying to analyze the timing is one of the worst parts of this whole process! Like allicat said earlier, it really is an art and a science. I hope that the window is wide enough that it all works for us!

I'm only 5dpo today, but I had some creamy, but VERY stretchy, CM. I haven't had anything like that before. It wasn't clear like EWCM, but rather a white creamy color. Has anyone had that before?

 

[WishesK]

Hi all you ladies in the tww!! I have my fingers crossed for each of you . Alicatt are you back home now?
So I am currently an egg farm and will be triggering tonight for egg retrieval on saturday. There is sooo much extra crap that comes along with ivf!! My mind is about to explode!

I'll be checking on all of you ladies to see your bfps come rolling in- ciao for now!

 

[jen1019]

alicatt - i have a link to my chart at the bottom of my signature - it seems to be working. In all my conversations with Dr. Google i kept finding people that said (fresh) washed sperm only live 6 hours. Or 12 hours. Or 24 hours. Some REs apparently say it lives the same amount of time as "regular" sperm. UGH! Honestly, if my search history was ever exposed, people would think i was a lunatic. Which is only sort of true.

tlm - i didn't trigger - just clomid and OPKs. i'm comforted to hear that your RE says they live for 36 hours - i never even though to ask mine. i didn't even realize that washed sperm lived for less time until i stumbled across it on the internets. However i had progressively more painful ovaries leading up to the IUI, with a positive OPK on CD13. IUI on CD14 at noon (with quite tender ovaries). By late afternoon i was in so much pain and so bloated (like, 6 months pregnant bloated) i couldn't stand up straight. i ended up going to bed early (still in pain) - and work up with only some tenderness.

i'm pretty sure that i ovulated that night, too. Which should be fine, as far as timing goes. DH had to leave the clinic as i was laying down waiting for the timer to finish after the IUI - he had to go back to work out of town and hasn't been home since. i think i'd feel better if we were also able to do some backup bd that night - but then again, considering i could barely walk that may not have happened!

HEHE.. I looked there, and didn't see your O chart. Apparently I am blind Are you sure about the length of time that sperm live? My RE said 48 hours for frozen sperm and 72 for fresh! I was also reading an article the other day that mentioned that sperm actually live longer once they are out of the seminal fluid. So maybe they live longer? I guess I will find out.. because I didn't ovulate until about 36 hours after my IUI.

I wasn't aware that washed sperm would last any less time than regular sperm. I never even thought to ask my RE, and he never mentioned it. Maybe a good question to ask. We triggered, so I am hoping that my timing was okay, God willing... this waiting is going to drive me absolutely batty, though

Trying to analyze the timing is one of the worst parts of this whole process! Like allicat said earlier, it really is an art and a science. I hope that the window is wide enough that it all works for us!

I'm only 5dpo today, but I had some creamy, but VERY stretchy, CM. I haven't had anything like that before. It wasn't clear like EWCM, but rather a white creamy color. Has anyone had that before?

Sweet, I haven't experienced this before. I agree though that trying to figure out the timing is one of the worst parts. I think it is second to living in two week blocks!

Who is testing???

I had my p4 on Tuesday and it was 5.9. I was unhappy and concerned, that's the lowest it's ever been. But my doctor said it needs to be above 4.6 to implant, so... I am also taking 200mg of Prometrium so I am covered! I have my beta next Tuesday! I plan on not testing beforehand! Hope I can hold out!!

What is a P4? This is my first cycle doing IUI, so I'm not used to some of the terms. Does this have to do with the uterine lining?

After my IUI I had some spotting and cramping. Today is 2DPIUI and I just have very minor cramping on both sides. Anyone else normally experience this with their IUI?

 

[tlm]

Jen, p4 is progesterone test at 7dpiui/dpo. Some docs do it and some don't see the validity in it. And the more I see I have to wonder whats the point of it. It really is just a tool to confirm ovulation and that's it!

 

[tulip1975]

Tulip I can't believe how patient you're being, I wish I had that kind of will power! I'm also on progesterone, using the Crinone gel and not really sure if it gives me any side effects or if its in my head. Good luck to you!

Thanks!

I don't feel patient at all. My job is super-boring, so each day just crawls by. I'm getting really antsy to test.

So according to this, you're testing tomorrow - it's almost here! Are you having any symptoms?

Bloating and weepiness. And I've had mild headaches the past few days. I normally do not have headaches.

I really don't know what to think. The only time I have been pregnant, I was fairly certain by this time in my cycle. Maybe the progesterone supplements are throwing me off.

 

[tulip1975]

Who is testing???

I had my p4 on Tuesday and it was 5.9. I was unhappy and concerned, that's the lowest it's ever been. But my doctor said it needs to be above 4.6 to implant, so... I am also taking 200mg of Prometrium so I am covered! I have my beta next Tuesday! I plan on not testing beforehand! Hope I can hold out!!

You should definitely be in good shape taking the prometrium.

I kind of wish that my doctor would have tested my levels at 7dpo months ago because I'm pretty sure I've a problem with low progesterone after ovulation for some time.

 

[tlm]

Tulip, I have heard that the progesterone supps can enhance pregnancy symptoms...