TTC #1, Looking for iui Buddies for February!

[WishnandHopn]

Good luck kk! I hope the last couple days of your wait pass quickly. Do you mind my asking what medication and dose you took (and how many days). I will be doing Gonal-f next cycle.

 

[kk2003]

Hi WishnandHopn,

I took femara 5mg, starting on day 2 through 6. And I am taking 100mg of progesterone once a day starting one day after IUI. I am not sure why I am on this drug as opposed to yours, but fertility is quite complicated and everyone is so different! Good luck to you as well!

 

[kk2003]

BFN today. Oh well, onward.

 

[melissa44]

Kk2003, I am so sorry about your BFN. There's no words to say, we've all been there. Just have to keep going. Hoping for your BFP soon. Take care!

 

[melissa44]

Having my 5th IUI on Thursday! So far I have 3 mature follicles on the left. Possibly (medium-sized) 1 on the right.. going in for yet another ultrasound and bloodwork tomorrow morning.
This cycle I was on Menopur and Gonal-f. ... and oh my goodness! They are everywhere! I have soo many follicles. My ovaries feel like they're going to pop. Hoping this is the one!

 

[kk2003]

Thank you Melissa!! I hope you have good luck this cycle, follicles are looking good! It feels SO heavy, been there! It is such a relief to ovulate! Hoping you have a great IUI process and keep us updated! -KK

 

[melissa44]

Thank you Kk! Sorry if you mentioned it before but what's the cause of your infertility? You had such great numbers with the last IUI!

 

[kk2003]

Melissa,

It's unexplained. We have done all the tests (hormones, HSG, ultrasounds), and the only thing it could possibly be is moderately "slow moving" sperm (which research has shown is not clear if this is a cause of true infertility) and a negative post-coital (meaning they think the sperm aren't getting up there and dying off quickly). So we are hoping IUI is the bypass for both "slow sperm" and the possible post-coital issues. Pregnancy is so complex, we aren't sure if there is just something else that they just don't understand. Honestly (and not sure if you are religious) but we are leaving it up to God. We are following the treatment plan set forth for us, and praying. I held off on IUI for a year before we started in Jan. I then decided not to wait anymore and just do what the experts say. I think that is all we can do at this point: trust God and trust their plan for us. I was scared to do this whole process, but I think it has been a great experience and made me (hopefully) a better/more humble person. I will no longer take for granted what is given to me in life, and what I have now. I'm so thankful and I just hope that this journey will make be stronger each day. Thanks! -KK

 

[melissa44]

Kk,
We're in a very similar situation. (I'm 26, DH 30) We were trying for over 2 years. My husband's numbers were initially on the low side but not horrible either. They then found a varicocele so they repaired it in July and by November his numbers were excellent but still not happening! We tried natural again from July until January 2017 but it still wouldn't happen. So at this point it is also unexplained. Our bodies are so complex I guess we'll never know the real cause!
Totally agree with you, just hope that this happens soon and pray for strength to keep on going! This whole experience has definetely made our marriage so much stronger. We found this whole new love for each other that we otherwise probably wouldn't have found. (Haha super cheesy. Sorry.) Plus, once we actually have our babies we will be able to love and cherish in a slightly different way than someone who didn't fight this hard for a baby.

 

[mrsbertrand]

KK, so very sorry for your BFN! Good luck on your next cycle, God will carry you

Melissa, good luck today, Baby dust to you both!

 

[kk2003]

Melissa,

What you said is so true about the new love for each other. We found that too!! It is unfortunately not all couples experience that, and not being able to have ones own children may lead to the opposite. I think it's great you guys are embracing your struggles and hopefully will find more happiness when it is over. I agree, I feel our future babies will be so much more meaningful to us if we hadn't worked so hard. Although I hate to admit it, this struggle has been good for me and I think it is important that my DH and I go through it together. You can't learn through success, only failure. I'm glad your DH was able to get his diagnosis corrected, not a great way to find out though! Hopefully this helps, and maybe we are all just waiting for that perfect combination! I'm not sure you feel this way, but I feel a great sense of relief doing IUI (minus the invasive stuff) because I don't have to think about it. I just go there, they tell me what to do, and I wait. Its nice not having all the pressure to "get it just right". Not as fun when you have to try and plan around it.

My next IUI will probably be around the week of the 27th, so I'll keep y'all updated!

Thanks Mrsbertrand! I appreciate this thread and your support!

 

[melissa44]

Thanks MrsB!

Goodluck Kk! We are pretty opposites. I test around the time you start.. Test date is 3/30! Keep us updated!

IUI was today! 5 mature follicles and 21 million total motile sperm. Numbers look great so I'm hoping this is the one Taking it easy today and the weekend then going back to the gym on Monday. I feel soo hopeful this time around!

 

[WishnandHopn]

Great numbers Melissa! I really hope this is it for you!

Kk I also feel like my DH and I have grown closer and more in love going through loss and infertility together...but I sure hope there is a rainbow at the end of all this rain. Good luck with your next cycle!

I'm in the final countdown to my IUI cycle...AF expected around March 30-31. Unless of course we somehow magically conceived this cycle naturally...but I doubt we will be that lucky!

 

[Tia792000]

Hi Ladies I'm back after a month of taking a break. Congratulations Swimming!!!!! This give me so much hope!! I'm going a ask my doc about adding injections to my next cycle. I am starting my 2nd IUI cycle. Tomorrow is my 1st apt to get US and order my medications. This time around I am vowing not to spot check, and to continue my workouts. I am adding a supplement called Premama. Has anyone heard of it? It's a powder to add to water that helps egg quality, and support ovulation. It has 200 mcg of Folic Acid, and 200 mcg of Myo-Inositol. I'm also taking a prenatal supplement. Let April be our month!!!! Baby dust to you all!!!

 

[melissa44]

Thank you Wishn.. and good luck. You never know Keep us updated.

Hi Tia. Goodluck on the next cycle. For me, they didn't add injectables until my 3rd IUI. The way my inf clinic does it is that they gradually become more and more aggressive as time progresses. They dont want to be too agressive right off the bat because they're trying to avoid multiples. I'm on my 5th now (only got 1 more shot at this after this one) so they really pushed to get more follies.
Never heard of Premama. Will look into it! Thanks.

 

[WishnandHopn]

Good luck Tia!

My first IUI will be with injectables, so Swimming's success gave me a lot of hope! Our doctor didn't even offer us the option of clomid or femara with IUI, went straight to injectables. I think it's because I'm older (38) and DH's sperm is not great. So I guess our chance of multiples will actually be lower than what the stats say.

 

[Tia792000]

I'm 37 and would love a set of twins! So I'm ready to be more agressive. On my 1st IUI I took 2.5 mg of Femara, and only released 1 egg. After reading what other women are taking I am going to request 5mg of Femara and injections. I hope the dr will agree to it

 

[mrsbertrand]

Thanks MrsB!

Goodluck Kk! We are pretty opposites. I test around the time you start.. Test date is 3/30! Keep us updated!

IUI was today! 5 mature follicles and 21 million total motile sperm. Numbers look great so I'm hoping this is the one Taking it easy today and the weekend then going back to the gym on Monday. I feel soo hopeful this time around!

Whoa, 5 follies, you go girl! Fantastic numbers!

Good luck everyone!

 

[melissa44]

I just have to tell you girls this story!
I have 2 German Shepherds, male and female, 3 years old. My male shepherd has always been very attached to me, he's very protective of me but is so sweet and gentle. About a year ago he started acting weird, he'd wake up in the middle of the night and pace around the room (we can hear his nails on our wooden floors) then he would sit next to my side of the bed and just stare at me. (Creepy!) DH would get soo mad because he would wake him up, DH would discipline him and he'd go back to his bed, but 2 minutes later he was back on my side staring at me. We thought he wanted to go out so we would let him out but he would just sit at the door waiting to come back in. This went on for weeks but we kinda started ignoring him and he would just fall asleep next to my bed. Eventually we found out I was pregnant but we MC at 7 weeks. After I had the D&C he stopped sitting next to my bed. So we thought it was very curious how he only did it while I was pregnant and thought well maybe he could sense it and was just being more overprotective than usual.
Over the weekend he started doing the same exact thing again! He hadn't done it since December2015/January2016. So maybe it's nothing, but if this IUI does work this is going to be very interesting!

 

[WishnandHopn]

Melissa, animals can be very perceptive! They may be able to smell pregnancy hormones before any test can detect them. Here's hoping his weird behaviour means your BFP is right around the corner! I remember during the tww of my conception cycle, my cat snuck upstairs and came and laid right on my belly one morning. Once I got my bfp I was like 'did she know??'