July IUI, anyone?

[Moorebetter]

alicatt how are you????

 

[alicatt]

alicatt how are you????

Just waiting to do my BETA tomorrow. So far I've been getting at home, so I don't think I'll get a positive tomorrow, but you never know!

I'll let you all know what the results are, I think I should know by mid-day tomorrow.

Thanks for asking


How are you doing? Making it through the evil 2WW?

 

[KBrain3377]

So it looks like I'll be moving on to the August IUI board, but I'll definitely check back in here to see how you ladies are doing!
I consulted to my RE today and he actually recommended that we try IUI again instead of moving on to IVF. I was so surprised since at our first consultation back in May he said that based on my low AMH (.4!) there was no sense in trying anything else and to go straight to IVF. I put the breaks on since we were not emotionally or financially ready at that point for IVF, and after some more testing (my FSH was 6.3) he agreed to try an IUI but an aggressive one, with injectibles. Last cycle I responded very well to Femara/Menopur combination, which was also much easier on the wallet than doing all injectibles. I had 3 follicles on CD 12 - 21, 19 and 15. I triggered that night and then had the IUI 36 hours later. The problem was that the day after the trigger, I felt myself ovulate, so we probably missed the target, since the IUI was 24 hours after that! My RE admitted that the IUI was probably not well timed and that this cycle he will monitor me closer at ovulation time to ensure that we don't miss the window. That sounded good to me - especially since he's recommending not going to IVF just yet, I'm NOT ready to wipe out our savings just yet!

 

[bloodravon]

ALi, your chart looks great, Keep up hope! Its the month i wrote off my chart and my non symptoms i had fallin pregnant with my son ( all negitive test, only ultra soudn showed)

Greyhound, Moorebetter: 4 dp iui for me too so we are very close.. so far how are your symptoms doing? Grey you mentioned not a whole lot.. after the trigger shot wore off ( i am poas daily) I have felt normal... which is a bit annoying, I was a bit to active this weekend ( i knwo bad timing but we had famiyl in town with LOTS of young babies.. so i was holdign and lifting alot) and I am soar all over.. legs, back.. onyl symptom i have that unusual is the digestive thing.. everythign makes me bloat and gives me GAS! TMi sorry.. but i dont knwo if its the progesterone or not.. so i cant tell if its gas cramps or implantation.. btu i was up all night... OH! and i am peeing liek 3 times a night too! cant wait to test on the 31st!

KBrain: I likely see you over there DH had VERY low numbers this month and i feel its the 1st iui.. how coudl it work you know? .. best of luck next month!!!

Fisher: !!! !!! Congrats!!! Keep us posted, your Betas soudn promicing that this is a sticky bean!

did anyone eat pineapple core this cycle? i started 1 dpiui.. its yummy.. but i hope it helps stick that bean.. we have had WAY to many losses


Me:31- PCOS
DH:32- Low everything!! on Fertilaid and Vit C

IUI #1
Clomid Cd2-7 Repronex 8-15
Cd15 1-23mm 1-17,
CD 15 Trigger
Cd 17 IUI 21Mil pre wash 9.8 Post wash, 58% motility 45% rapid, <10% Morph (strict) i only ovulated one egg, other now 21mm was "ready"
1DPiui mild cramps, soar nips, DTD
2DPiui smells, slight nuasea to sents, want to eat evrythign NOT on my diet, soar nips, DTD
3DPiui mild constipation, took miralax, cramps!!! soar nips, gas, went speed walkign for 5 miles - very tired!!!
4dpiui diareha, lump in throat all day like i am upset, soft tugging cramps by overy?? soar from walking!!?? ( usually run)

 

[alicatt]

ALi, your chart looks great, Keep up hope! Its the month i wrote off my chart and my non symptoms i had fallin pregnant with my son ( all negitive test, only ultra soudn showed)

Greyhound, Moorebetter: 4 dp iui for me too so we are very close.. so far how are your symptoms doing? Grey you mentioned not a whole lot.. after the trigger shot wore off ( i am poas daily) I have felt normal... which is a bit annoying, I was a bit to active this weekend ( i knwo bad timing but we had famiyl in town with LOTS of young babies.. so i was holdign and lifting alot) and I am soar all over.. legs, back.. onyl symptom i have that unusual is the digestive thing.. everythign makes me bloat and gives me GAS! TMi sorry.. but i dont knwo if its the progesterone or not.. so i cant tell if its gas cramps or implantation.. btu i was up all night... OH! and i am peeing liek 3 times a night too! cant wait to test on the 31st!

KBrain: I likely see you over there DH had VERY low numbers this month and i feel its the 1st iui.. how coudl it work you know? .. best of luck next month!!!

Fisher: !!! !!! Congrats!!! Keep us posted, your Betas soudn promicing that this is a sticky bean!

did anyone eat pineapple core this cycle? i started 1 dpiui.. its yummy.. but i hope it helps stick that bean.. we have had WAY to many losses


Me:31- PCOS
DH:32- Low everything!! on Fertilaid and Vit C

IUI #1
Clomid Cd2-7 Repronex 8-15
Cd15 1-23mm 1-17,
CD 15 Trigger
Cd 17 IUI 21Mil pre wash 9.8 Post wash, 58% motility 45% rapid, <10% Morph (strict) i only ovulated one egg, other now 21mm was "ready"
1DPiui mild cramps, soar nips, DTD
2DPiui smells, slight nuasea to sents, want to eat evrythign NOT on my diet, soar nips, DTD
3DPiui mild constipation, took miralax, cramps!!! soar nips, gas, went speed walkign for 5 miles - very tired!!!
4dpiui diareha, lump in throat all day like i am upset, soft tugging cramps by overy?? soar from walking!!?? ( usually run)

Thanks bloodravon! It all comes down to the BETA test tomorrow which will be 14 DPIUI and 13DPO. I felt really funky this morning, loads of cramps and lower back pain, but in the past 2-3 hours all of that has dissipated. Now I don't know what to think? I've run out of hpt's and so I'll just wait until tomorrow, come what may!

WOW, so many in the 2WW all around the same time! Hard to believe you guys were all O'ing on the same day! I hope you guys all get a soon! FX'd and GL and

 

[TTCinTexas]

So, this maybe a TMI question, but how many of you ladies have actually DTD the night of IUI? My Dr recommends, but my cramps were so bad last night (hopefully from ovulation and a perfectly timed IUI) but I couldnt even change into my Pjs w/o help from my DH. I just needed to lay down. Consequently, we did not DTD last night due to this.

Fisher -- since you have your BFP, did you?

I am 1 DPIUI and start taking progesterone 2night, but at least I will be prepared for the tiredness and sore bbs this month. Prog test 7/27. I am still cramping, but mostly feel achy like I did 1,000 situps. I usually do situps 3x/week and walk 2 miles / day at least so I thought I wouldnt have too much pain. But, apparently my uterine muscles do not get a workout on a regular basis =) ...

Hope all have a positive test this week, I have to wait till 8/3 to test

My doctor also wanted us to but I was cramping way too much to have enjoyed it. The cramps should go away in a couple of days and have fun with that progesterone!! It's the highlight of my day....not!!!

 

[TTCinTexas]

Ok, so here I go.... I took another test a while ago. I tried taking one this morning but woke up late for work and didn't have time. There is still a faint second line. I did email my nurse to ask her when the trigger shot should have expired so if it's not the trigger and it hasn't faded, then maybe I can hold out hope it's a positive. The only thing I've been feeling lately is a pinching sensation in my uterus.

Oh but on a funny note, if I am pregnant, then the cravings have already started. At lunch today, one of my coworkers was eating fried chicken. Didn't think anything of it...came home took a nap and dreamed about eating fried chicken, woke up and said honey I want fried chicken. He looked at me and laughed and just left to get my chicken!!

 

[TTCisapain]

TTCinTexas ... too funny, the one time I was actually pregnant cravings started immediately. Pretty much as soon as my HPT registered I started wanting cheese on everything (and I dont even like cheese) and spicy food (buffalo wings, salsa, etc)

 

[alicatt]

TTCinTexas ... too funny, the one time I was actually pregnant cravings started immediately. Pretty much as soon as my HPT registered I started wanting cheese on everything (and I dont even like cheese) and spicy food (buffalo wings, salsa, etc)

HEHE.. that is hilarious! I wonder what my cravings will be?

 

[ILuvBabies200]

We did not DTD at all this cycle. I would have liked too on Saturday (IUI Monday) but we were away in a hotel with my 2 and my nephew. It just wasn't happening! LOL

Feeling really low today. 7 days past IUI... I feel nothing. I always get sore boobs with pregnancy. Just hoping it's too soon. I think I will give it one more shot and then I'm done for a while. I almost don't believe it's possible anymore with both our issues...

 

[TTCinTexas]

We did not DTD at all this cycle. I would have liked too on Saturday (IUI Monday) but we were away in a hotel with my 2 and my nephew. It just wasn't happening! LOL

Feeling really low today. 7 days past IUI... I feel nothing. I always get sore boobs with pregnancy. Just hoping it's too soon. I think I will give it one more shot and then I'm done for a while. I almost don't believe it's possible anymore with both our issues...

So sorry to hear that. But your not out until AF shows. Take a break if you need to and come back recharged. Sometimes a break is the best medicine.

 

[fisher640]

So, this maybe a TMI question, but how many of you ladies have actually DTD the night of IUI? My Dr recommends, but my cramps were so bad last night (hopefully from ovulation and a perfectly timed IUI) but I couldnt even change into my Pjs w/o help from my DH. I just needed to lay down. Consequently, we did not DTD last night due to this.

Fisher -- since you have your BFP, did you?

I am 1 DPIUI and start taking progesterone 2night, but at least I will be prepared for the tiredness and sore bbs this month. Prog test 7/27. I am still cramping, but mostly feel achy like I did 1,000 situps. I usually do situps 3x/week and walk 2 miles / day at least so I thought I wouldnt have too much pain. But, apparently my uterine muscles do not get a workout on a regular basis =) ...

Hope all have a positive test this week, I have to wait till 8/3 to test

Ha! I was actually going to reply regardless. No. We never have actually. Every time we say we're going to then every time I'm too crampy or were out late then too tired and so forth. No actually this month we only dtd twice DH was out of the country til the 3rd so we dtd on the 4th and then the IUI on the 7th. Lame. We're very lame

 

[jen1019]

Thinking of you this morning, Ali. GL!

Hope that everyone else who is in their TWW is hanging in there. You will know soon enough. I hope we'll be seeing a bunch of BFP'S!

I find out in a few hours when I call my RE for results. I felt like I was getting AF yesterday evening, but I only had very very very light spotting once. And then it disappeared. So IDK if AF is ready to rear her ugly head, or what. Has anyone found that Clomid actually extends your cycle? I'm on CD30 and my cycles are usually 28-29 days (I think I've had one 30 day cycle in the last 12 months, and on that cycle I ov'd late).

Thanks!

 

[greyhoundmom]

Greyhound, Moorebetter: 4 dp iui for me too so we are very close.. so far how are your symptoms doing? Grey you mentioned not a whole lot.. after the trigger shot wore off ( i am poas daily) I have felt normal... which is a bit annoying, I was a bit to active this weekend ( i knwo bad timing but we had famiyl in town with LOTS of young babies.. so i was holdign and lifting alot) and I am soar all over.. legs, back.. onyl symptom i have that unusual is the digestive thing.. everythign makes me bloat and gives me GAS! TMi sorry.. but i dont knwo if its the progesterone or not.. so i cant tell if its gas cramps or implantation.. btu i was up all night... OH! and i am peeing liek 3 times a night too! cant wait to test on the 31st!
did anyone eat pineapple core this cycle? i started 1 dpiui.. its yummy.. but i hope it helps stick that bean.. we have had WAY to many losses

I still feel totally normal, except for feeling tired from the progesterone. It is annoying to feel normal! I want to feel something, but I'm trying not to dwell on the no symptom thing since everyone is different and some people don't have any symptoms this early. I go in for a progesterone test/check tomorrow morning (although I'm not even sure what the number should be at this point - I always forget to ask).

FX'd for all of us!

Alicatt - sending positive thoughts your way today!

 

[alicatt]

Well I just got the call, my BETA was negative oh well, it is as I assumed, so I can't say as I'm that surprised. Looks like I'm on to August now.

Jen.. have you heard yet? What was your BETA? Sure hoping yours was !!

 

[jen1019]

Well I just got the call, my BETA was negative oh well, it is as I assumed, so I can't say as I'm that surprised. Looks like I'm on to August now.

Jen.. have you heard yet? What was your BETA? Sure hoping yours was !!

Ali, you won't be heading to August alone. BFN here too

 

[alicatt]

Well I just got the call, my BETA was negative oh well, it is as I assumed, so I can't say as I'm that surprised. Looks like I'm on to August now.

Jen.. have you heard yet? What was your BETA? Sure hoping yours was !!

Ali, you won't be heading to August alone. BFN here too

AWW.. Jen.. so sorry! I was rooting for you!!

So what if anything are you going to do differently in August?

 

[jen1019]

Ali- I will be calling my RE shortly about August. He had said we are going to do the same thing- 50mg Clomid on 3-7, and the IUI. I might drink pomegranate juice as I have heard that it can help with the uterine lining. Has anyone every used Evening Primrose Oil? Was considering trying it this cycle, but that is to be determined.

Ali, didn't you mention trying an IVF drug this cycle? My RE said if August doesn't take, that we might be trying a more aggressive medication. Hopefully August is our month

 

[greyhoundmom]

Well I just got the call, my BETA was negative oh well, it is as I assumed, so I can't say as I'm that surprised. Looks like I'm on to August now.

Jen.. have you heard yet? What was your BETA? Sure hoping yours was !!

Ali, you won't be heading to August alone. BFN here too

Darn - sorry girls.

 

[alicatt]

Ali- I will be calling my RE shortly about August. He had said we are going to do the same thing- 50mg Clomid on 3-7, and the IUI. I might drink pomegranate juice as I have heard that it can help with the uterine lining. Has anyone every used Evening Primrose Oil? Was considering trying it this cycle, but that is to be determined.

Ali, didn't you mention trying an IVF drug this cycle? My RE said if August doesn't take, that we might be trying a more aggressive medication. Hopefully August is our month

Sounds like a plan. My FS doesn't like clomid because it can cause cysts (which I am prone to) and it thins the uterine lining. She wants me to try pergonal, I think I have that spelled correctly. It is used more for IVF patients, but she said she likes the way it develops nice healthy follicles, and she just lowers the dose for those that want to do IUI. She also said I'd be taking it from about day 3 through to ovulation, which helps keep the follicles growing evenly, and makes sure they are healthy. So, providing that AF comes in time for me to O before August 10th, we'll be doing a cycle in August. If not I'll have to skip August and move on to September when I get back to FL. So the question is, whether I should do a double IUI or not?