Spring/Summer IUI support thread

[danser55]

Yay congrats Mrs.LJo

 

[Realfemme30]

danser55- They will hun stay positive and keep us posted. Praying for you

 

[Aayla]

Danser: so exciting!! I am thinking it is bfp now and not trigger.

MrsLJo: awesome scan pic!! Congrats!!

 

[danser55]

Danser: so exciting!! I am thinking it is bfp now and not trigger.

MrsLJo: awesome scan pic!! Congrats!!

Thanks. I hope so too. I will keep testing to see what happens. I won't feel confident until I go in for my beta testing though.

 

[kate26]

mrsLJO - so exciting! can't wait for my first scan next Monday..I'm officially 6 weeks today!

danser - if the line is getting darker that has to be a good sign!! excited for you to get betas done

realfemme - hopefully the symptoms you are experiencing are super early pregnancy symptoms! FX for you! when will you start testing??

 

[pirate1974]

I'm at 10dpiui and I'm dealing with wacky temperatures and also no symptoms. Although I told myself I was on high alert for symptoms last month and felt everything going on in my body and convinced myself i was getting a BFP but I did not. So this month i refused to over analyse every CM or twinge or cramp... stay tuned.

 

[Realfemme30]

Kate26- I really really hope so. My OH wants to wait til May 6 but I might test earlier. Just dnt know if I can deal with the results if negative.

 

[danser55]

Thanks Kate, it looks like they are getting darker. I've also done some with FMU & some in the early evening not.

 

[CallyLuna]

Hi Ladies,


I'm starting my 2nd IUI this month and I'm a little freaked out.

I've been tracking with OPKs for about a year and am very regular (16th or 17th day for surge). However! Starting last month I've had difficulty spotting my surge....you know, since we have a vial of sperm waiting in a tank.

Last month we had an appointment on the 18th day for an ultrasound since my surge still hadn't happened. It showed I had ovulated but we tried anyway.

This month I tested twice a day and surged at 7pm on day 16 (yesterday) and the doctor on call asked that we wait until tomorrow late in the day or the next morning. Meaning waiting 2-2.5 days.
The standard for this office is calling the morning of the surge and scheduling for the next morning.

Am I right to be a little freaked? I can't seem to get anyone on the phone who will give me answers, just nurses who are reluctant to elaborate on the Dr's opinion.

I apologize if I'm hijacking. I'm new to all this and pretty freaked out!

 

[kate26]

welcome cally! - from what I have read, a lot of doctors have different timelines for when they do the inseminations based on OPK's. I will say that I was successful this month going only off of OPK's, I got a positive at night and went in the following two mornings for back to back iui's, both days at 10am

 

[beemeck]

Cally - welcome! Your docs might not be too far off but I had a timing issue with my last iui so I understand your frustration for sure ! So basically docs try to time iui 36 hours after surge. Since you ovulate 12-36 hours after surge and it's better to be late than early. The egg will live for 24 hours after being released, but the sperm will only live for 6 hours in the uterus (and I believe shorter if frozen) so they like the egg to be sitting in the tube waiting for when iui occurs.

For me- I ovulate 12-24 hours after my surge and this past month ovulated the day of my surge. I had the iui the next day but I think it was too late for various reasons. They keep assuring me it wasn't too late and maybe they are right. I wouldn't worry too too much but if this cycle is a bust you could discuss moving it up a little !

 

[danser55]

welcome cally. Are you on clomid/femara or injectibles or naturally tracking O?
Is your doctor tracking follicle prior to ovulation and doing blood work?

I believe a surge in an OPK means ovulation is about to occur. Exactly how soon I forget I thought about 24 hours. If I were doing IUI I would want to know what size my follicles were and blood levels prior to going I'd be fearful of doing it too late or too soon.

 

[danser55]

I tested again this morning, I used a frer and a few other tests, all were very dark at this point 12 dpiui and 14 days after trigger. I called my RE office a few minutes ago, hoping they will let me come in tomorrow morning for blood work to confirm.

 

[beemeck]

congrats danser I am so happy for you!!!

 

[pirate1974]

I got the blood test surge (no trigger) and then they said u could come back today in the afternoon or tomorrow morning for the IUI. They said I would be ovulating over night. We opted for that afternoon since they did it last month after I ovulated and obvi didn't work. We also BD again that night to cover our bases. Because I ovulated overnight, i'm not sure if I count sunday or monday as my ovulation day... so i'm basically 11 dpiui or 10.5DPO. I think it's too early for a test, but also i can't take a test yet, it its BFN I'll be crushed, so id rather way until way past AF expected arrival... although I say that every month and then run out and get out LOL! KEEP ME STRONG THIS MONTH LADIES!

 

[beemeck]

you can do it pirate!!! I went last month (my very first IUI!) without anyyyy testing and it felt great! sadly, it didnt' end well but I always feel like I outsmart the system somehow when I don't test and then get AF you can do it, you can do it - just a few more days!!

 

[Aayla]

Yay Danser!!

Started my letrozole today!! Woot woot!

 

[NovemberRayne]

Yaaay congratulations again Danser55

Aayla - yaay for starting meds

I'm still waiting on AF.. I'm hoping I start spotting at least on Friday - so I can call and book a scan for Monday. I'm due over the weekend, so I may be at day 4 if I have to wait until Monday to book... I don't want to miss a window to possibly start meds

 

[Aayla]

if you are taking clomid or femara you can do them from cd 5-9. I've read there really isn't much difference.

 

[NovemberRayne]

Thank you Aayla.. I have no idea, the hospital don't tell me very much until I need to know at the time