July IUI, anyone?

[tlm]

Hi girls! Beta was negative so I stop my Prometrium and wait for AF to show up! Boo! I have appt Thursday to talk to my RE about the next step. We will either give iui one more try (#5) or be moving on to ivf! On to cycle 26!

 

[TTCinTexas]

Hey ladies, how long after your positive opks did you wait to do your IUI???

To be honest, my doctor did not have me use opk's. He had me come in on
cd12 for an ultrasound (which was sunday), after taking the letrozole. He liked what he saw, and had me take the trigger shot sunday night at 10pm. The first IUI was at 1030 and the one this morning was at about 10am.
He was very confident that once the trigger shot was done, the egg wouldn't be near the sperm until tuesday around lunchtime. He seemed very certain about what the egg would do once the trigger shot happened and I've been extremely pleased with his knowledge to this point. So only time will tell if he was right. Now he did admit that even the most educated doctor can't get it all right. He said it's 60-70% knowledge and the rest is pure luck.

 

[tulip1975]

Hi girls! Beta was negative so I stop my Prometrium and wait for AF to show up! Boo! I have appt Thursday to talk to my RE about the next step. We will either give iui one more try (#5) or be moving on to ivf! On to cycle 26!

tlm - so sorry about your result. Let us know how your RE appointment goes and what you decide to do for the next cycle.

 

[adroplet]

ladies!

Last, night had EWCM, tested with opk (9pm) and it was neg. This morning I tested again and got a pos opk (8am)!!! I had an ultrasound at 4pm and it showed 2 beautiful follicles sizes 21 and 22, we triggered right away. will be doing at home AIs starting tonight.
So excited, can't wait for the 2ww.........oh yeah, i'm still sick.

 

[ILuvBabies200]

Hey ladies, how long after your positive opks did you wait to do your IUI???

To be honest, my doctor did not have me use opk's. He had me come in on
cd12 for an ultrasound (which was sunday), after taking the letrozole. He liked what he saw, and had me take the trigger shot sunday night at 10pm. The first IUI was at 1030 and the one this morning was at about 10am.
He was very confident that once the trigger shot was done, the egg wouldn't be near the sperm until tuesday around lunchtime. He seemed very certain about what the egg would do once the trigger shot happened and I've been extremely pleased with his knowledge to this point. So only time will tell if he was right. Now he did admit that even the most educated doctor can't get it all right. He said it's 60-70% knowledge and the rest is pure luck.

You usually ovulate about 36 hours after the trigger. I did mine at 11:30 Saturday night and had my IUI at 11:30 Monday morning. So you were right on target!

 

[ILuvBabies200]

IUI was done today. DH's count was 36 mil. Go guys go!

I'm doing another IUI tomorrow as a backup, since it's covered by my insurance.

Happy 2WW'ing!

No way! Ours was 36 mil as well! LOL Here's hoping for a bunch of BFP's!!!!!!

 

[bloodravon]

Hello Everyone..
I been reading up on all the history.. I am so glad to be joining the July IUI group!
I am 31 (PCOS, Mild ENdo) and DH works with radars, so he has Low count ( 9mil then 18 mil last SA) and off and on motility and morphology.. seems when one is fixed the other goes south.. we are on fertilaid 3 time a day and his numbers have been going up and my PCOS symptoms have vanished! ( not to mention lighter periods) we have been TTC for 5 years! our DS was natural twin but lost baby B in first trimester.. so our hopes are high for twins again with the help of iui.

6 cycles unmonitored Clomid, 50, 100, 100 ,150, 150, 200 all BFN!
3 months of BC
1 month fertilitea and 2 months fertilaid, Od on my own and got a dead on 28 day cycle.

CD1 July 2nd..
Cd3 U/S New RE said everythgin looked great $$$
CD3-7 Clomid
Cd7-10 Repronex U/S 13,14,15, several at 9 on right- 10+ under 10 on left
bravelle donation injection at dr on CD 11
CD12-16 repronex.
Cd 16 U/S 22, 18, 11, ?? where did the rest go? left had several aroudn 11. dr made me sign selective reduction waiver to continue.
came home and noticed LH test in am i forgot about in a hurry was + took another and ++!! very dark.. triggered anyway 9pm..
next day (today) my side hurts a bit.. all the injectiosn left me many shades of colors across my tummy.. my nips are dark, and hurt.. every smell nausiates me.. couldnt eat.. cramps all morning ( 6 am ish) IUI sheduled for tomorrow at 9 am.. DH gives his all at 8 am.. ( hoping for good numbers! we foudn mobility went up when he drank caffine 1 hr prior.. so i bought him a monster!)

X fingers for all of you girls... come on spring babies... send us sticky dust!

 

[bloodravon]

what insurance do you all have? I have Kaiser Socal.. 50% coverage for IUI and 0 for IVF
anything infertility related costs me 50% no copays here! this cycle will = 1000 out of pocket.. startin to wonder if this doesnt work if IVF maybe a better investment.



good luck all!

 

[ILuvBabies200]

Hello Everyone..
I been reading up on all the history.. I am so glad to be joining the July IUI group!
I am 31 (PCOS, Mild ENdo) and DH works with radars, so he has Low count ( 9mil then 18 mil last SA) and off and on motility and morphology.. seems when one is fixed the other goes south.. we are on fertilaid 3 time a day and his numbers have been going up and my PCOS symptoms have vanished! ( not to mention lighter periods) we have been TTC for 5 years! our DS was natural twin but lost baby B in first trimester.. so our hopes are high for twins again with the help of iui.

6 cycles unmonitored Clomid, 50, 100, 100 ,150, 150, 200 all BFN!
3 months of BC
1 month fertilitea and 2 months fertilaid, Od on my own and got a dead on 28 day cycle.

CD1 July 2nd..
Cd3 U/S New RE said everythgin looked great $$$
CD3-7 Clomid
Cd7-10 Repronex U/S 13,14,15, several at 9 on right- 10+ under 10 on left
bravelle donation injection at dr on CD 11
CD12-16 repronex.
Cd 16 U/S 22, 18, 11, ?? where did the rest go? left had several aroudn 11. dr made me sign selective reduction waiver to continue.
came home and noticed LH test in am i forgot about in a hurry was + took another and ++!! very dark.. triggered anyway 9pm..
next day (today) my side hurts a bit.. all the injectiosn left me many shades of colors across my tummy.. my nips are dark, and hurt.. every smell nausiates me.. couldnt eat.. cramps all morning ( 6 am ish) IUI sheduled for tomorrow at 9 am.. DH gives his all at 8 am.. ( hoping for good numbers! we foudn mobility went up when he drank caffine 1 hr prior.. so i bought him a monster!)

X fingers for all of you girls... come on spring babies... send us sticky dust!

I would say you only have a chance of conceiving with the 18 and the 22. Not sure why they jumped the gun and made you sign something. I had 5 eggs with DD and she was a singleton. A cycle last July I had 4 and that resulted in a BFN. It's all science.... Good luck to you!

 

[ILuvBabies200]

we have BCBS... It pays for meds with just a $35 copay and I'm over the moon for that!!! Never had med coverage before. I have a coinsurance with u/s and labs and also appts. No IUI or IVF coverage.

 

[KBrain3377]

Hi girls! I have my beta tomorrow first thing in the morning. I have managed to hold off any testing thus far, but I might do an hpt tomorrow morning before the beta. I am 13 do iui today!

Kbrain, how are you doing??

Hi Tlm - thanks for checking in w/me! I'm pretty sure I'm out - I got a BFN for the last two days (DPO 9 and 10). Some people might say it's still early, but somehow I just know it didn't happen this cycle. I've really had no symptoms except for this annoying uterus twitching constantly for the last two day, but I'm not putting much stock in that.
I'm sorry to hear about your BFN as well - let us know what you decide to do next cycle. I'm also on the fence - my RE is suggesting IVF, but we already used up 1/2 of our insurance for the first IUI, so we just have enough to do another IUI before we tap out ($10K max for infertility). Somehow I'm just not ready to commit to the IVF yet, even thought I should probably be. It just seems so drastic and invasive! Maybe we'll try another IUI before we go that route.....but not sure we can afford the $15K for the IVF.

 

[jen1019]

tlm- sorry to hear about your BFN. Keep us updated on what your RE says.

As for me, does anyone else here feel like they have multiple personalities? The past few days I've had a good feeling about getting my BFP this month... and today, I feel so bloated and crampy it feels like AF will be appearing this weekend. Anything is possible, I just hate feeling so back and forth all the time. Ack! Anyone else in tww feel this way? I'm only 8dpiui, so at least another five before they'll schedule my bloodtest... Oy! It might be a long rest of the week I am sure by tomorrow I will be sure I'll get my BFP again. Just needed to vent!

 

[TTCisapain]

Hey ladies, how long after your positive opks did you wait to do your IUI???

On my first cycle, I had a +OPK on CD11 and they brought me in for a U/S that day. Then triggered that night and did IUI on CD13 (about 48 hrs from +OPK, but 38 hours from trigger shot).

Hope that helps =)

 

[TTCisapain]

what insurance do you all have? I have Kaiser Socal.. 50% coverage for IUI and 0 for IVF
anything infertility related costs me 50% no copays here! this cycle will = 1000 out of pocket.. startin to wonder if this doesnt work if IVF maybe a better investment.



good luck all!

I have Aetna. They cover diagnostics only so my U/S, meds are covered with copays ($30 for visits / $45 for Ovidrel, and other med are $5.00 copay). My sperm washing / insemination is $224.00 at my office, so that is out of pocket, and the supplements that we are taking ... I am spending about $500-600 per cycle including buying OPK kit, and all the other fun stuff that comes along with it.

My thoughts going the IUI route was that it is 20-30% chance and IVF is only 30% chance too, so if it works definitely worth the savings of $10K for IVF (my IVF is not covered either). My DH and I are thinking of adoption rather than IVF if IUI's do not work. Personally, my brother was adopted, so I am mentally fine with going that route. I would rather spend the $10-15K on the adoption knowing I will have a little one there .. but, we all have to make some tough decisions with trying to have a child.

Wishing you luck, but just wanted to let you know my DH and I went through the same thoughts and that is how we came to the conclusion.

 

[TTCisapain]

Hello Everyone..
I been reading up on all the history.. I am so glad to be joining the July IUI group!
I am 31 (PCOS, Mild ENdo) and DH works with radars, so he has Low count ( 9mil then 18 mil last SA) and off and on motility and morphology.. seems when one is fixed the other goes south.. we are on fertilaid 3 time a day and his numbers have been going up and my PCOS symptoms have vanished! ( not to mention lighter periods) we have been TTC for 5 years! our DS was natural twin but lost baby B in first trimester.. so our hopes are high for twins again with the help of iui.

6 cycles unmonitored Clomid, 50, 100, 100 ,150, 150, 200 all BFN!
3 months of BC
1 month fertilitea and 2 months fertilaid, Od on my own and got a dead on 28 day cycle.

CD1 July 2nd..
Cd3 U/S New RE said everythgin looked great $$$
CD3-7 Clomid
Cd7-10 Repronex U/S 13,14,15, several at 9 on right- 10+ under 10 on left
bravelle donation injection at dr on CD 11
CD12-16 repronex.
Cd 16 U/S 22, 18, 11, ?? where did the rest go? left had several aroudn 11. dr made me sign selective reduction waiver to continue.
came home and noticed LH test in am i forgot about in a hurry was + took another and ++!! very dark.. triggered anyway 9pm..
next day (today) my side hurts a bit.. all the injectiosn left me many shades of colors across my tummy.. my nips are dark, and hurt.. every smell nausiates me.. couldnt eat.. cramps all morning ( 6 am ish) IUI sheduled for tomorrow at 9 am.. DH gives his all at 8 am.. ( hoping for good numbers! we foudn mobility went up when he drank caffine 1 hr prior.. so i bought him a monster!)

X fingers for all of you girls... come on spring babies... send us sticky dust!

Good Luck ... Just some info from My Dr office ... He doesnt like Fertilaid and said there are only 3 brands that he says make a significant impact on DH sperm. The one I am using (is the cheapest of all 3) https://www.fertilityblend.com ... my DH went from 28% motility to 40% in the first month, and he is still on them. He takes 2x / day. Also, he was put in CoQ10 (natural supplement) that has inherint properties of the vitamins needed to produce healthy sperm.

Just in case you wanted to try something different, but hoping you get your BFP this month and it will be a moot point =)

 

[TTCisapain]

F/u up U/S this morning on CD13 ... So mixed news, OPK was negative this morning, but things are progressing on my U/S ... I have 2 follicles (1 right / 1 left) that are 16.5mm and 17mm ... so I am waiting for a call from the Dr ... they grew by 3-4mm in 2 days, so hoping they will be above 18 tomorrow ...

Next steps, the Dr is calling me this afternoon to advise if they want me to go ahead and trigger tonight or tomorrow night since the follicles are growing at a great rate, or hold off and repeat U/S on Friday. Not suprised though ... the 1st time I was on Clomid I didnt get a +OPK until CD15 (which would be Friday), so know worries ... things are progressing normally and maybe it will help my lining by having an extended few days before O.

Still taking estragen suppositories 3x/day through this evening, 1 baby aspirin and prenatal vitamins. Then will start oral prog after IUI.

If IUI is on Sat / Sun I will have to drive to another office, but DH is off too and we can make a day trip ... My thoughts ... beggers cant be choosers ... if I have to do it on the weekend and it is the right time, it is better than having my DH need to skip school or clinicals at the hospital =)

 

[Moorebetter]

TTCisapain that helps soooo much! heres how mine will play out

7/16 CD 13 ultasound found 26mm folli @ 11 am + OPK at 2 pm
7/17 CD 14
7/18 CD 15 IUI at 2 pm

looks like mine will be about 48 hours
I was stressing, but now thinking about it more... Maybe I have been reading to much in the OPK'S because really honestly I havent DTD much after the +.... ever. wowowowow

Ill let you ladies know how it goes!!

 

[TTCisapain]

moorebetter: Follicle size is great. Timing seems good to me ... you can O anytime from 12-36 hours after a +OPK and they try to time it so you get the IUI right when you O within 12 hours pre / post O, so timing is good.

Does the Dr have you trigger shot? I can't remember ... if so, they say O should be 36 hours or so later ...

My Dr wants us to DTD the night of +OPK and trigger, then take a break for the next day, and DTD night of IUI. However, it is a lot for us to DTD the night of, so we didnt last month.

Good Luck, fingers are crossed for you =)

 

[tlm]

Thanks KBrain! I know what you mean! I can not believe we are at a place where IVF is the best option. It makes me sad! I know it doesn't matter how you have that child in the end, it just really sucks for the toll it takes on every aspect of your life! I know how you feel about your current cycle, you just know you are out! It is early, so I will keep ky fx that you just have a late implanter!! I think you are better off hoping for the best and preparing emotionally for the worst! Good luck! I will keep you in my thoughts!

 

[alicatt]

Hey All..

So nice to see so much discussion here about IUIs! My IUIs in FL without insurance as my insurance doesn't cover any of the cost, just the fertility testing. So my IUIs cost $350, but I chose to go for the package which was $950 it included all the US and the beta test, and 1 IUI. I opted to do 2 IUIs back to back last month (unsuccessful) so I just had to add the $350 to the cost, for a total of $1300, then there was the Clomid I took which was $31 I believe. I am single so I had to pay for 2 vials of donor sperm, which was another $1500. It wasn't a cheap month!

After all that I forgot to ask about my progesterone results! :hehe:

Do any of you have any knowledge of what a 7dpo, 21 day progesterone level should be?
Mine was 31.4 and I'm trying to figure out if this is good, bad or indifferent. Also are there any correlations with progesterone levels and being pregnant? She did a beta just to see where we were at, and it was only 0.4. So not showing pregnant yet, but again it is only 7dpo.