TTC #1, Looking for iui Buddies for February!

[arcticfox]

I am not sure exactly how to change the title, but a lot of ladies do it so it has got to be somewhere.... Maybe go to edit your first post and see if the title bar shows up at the top of the screen?

Ah yes! I wish I could "not try" for a cycle, but I think I am way to fully aware of them now, that I would still know when I am ovulating and could never really fully be able to "not try" haha.

Puppies bring so much joy! I love ours like a child. That is probably not too healthy, but he is everything! We got lucky as he is a pretty big guy (120lbs), so he isn't too hyper and crazy. Much more laid back!

Wish I can do the "we're not trying" kinda month but I'm too involved with this ttc journey.

I like a more laid back dogs!

 

[mrsbertrand]

We did the "not trying" thing for a month and it was glorious. The. my coworker got pregnant and it all went to pot lol.

 

[WishnandHopn]

Hi ladies, can I join you? We're doing IUI with injectables in March. I'm so nervous! We've been TTC since Dec 2015, conceived once but sadly lost it early. My DH has lowish count, motility and morphology and I had endometrial polyp surgery in October. I'm 38 so time is not on our side!

I am hoping to make Feb a more relaxed month since we'll be on vacation during my fertile week. I also don't know how to "not try" after trying for so long...it's just second nature now.

 

[arcticfox]

We did the "not trying" thing for a month and it was glorious. The. my coworker got pregnant and it all went to pot lol.

ttc is brutal!

BFN this morning using FRER, No need to go for a beta on Monday. We will stop ttc for a bit but I'll hang around and cheer for your bfps!!

 

[arcticfox]

Hi ladies, can I join you? We're doing IUI with injectables in March. I'm so nervous! We've been TTC since Dec 2015, conceived once but sadly lost it early. My DH has lowish count, motility and morphology and I had endometrial polyp surgery in October. I'm 38 so time is not on our side!

I am hoping to make Feb a more relaxed month since we'll be on vacation during my fertile week. I also don't know how to "not try" after trying for so long...it's just second nature now.

Welcome WishnandHopn!! Sorry for your loss.

 

[WishnandHopn]

Thanks arctic. I'm sorry for your BFN.

 

[melissa44]

Hi everyone!
This is my first time posting about my ttc journey! I am on my 4th IUI. Male factor infertility. DH had low motility issues, had varicocele repair surgery in July 2016 and numbers have improved so much! Therefore we tried natural for a few months after that but no luck.
IUI #1 w/clomid had 1 mature follicle BFP-Chemical pregnancy.
IUI #2 w/ clomid and inj 3 mature follicles BFP but resulted in MC at week 6.
IUI #3 w/ clomid and inj. 1 mature follicle BFN!

This is our first IUI after his succesful varicocele repair! Since we've had 2 prior "successful" IUIs, we have a lot of hope this time around.
I'm currently 11 days post IUI and have had thee craziest symptoms this time around! I am on Endometrin supp which I know can mimic pregnancy symptoms but never like this time around! 2 days ago I had horrible cramping, mostly on mid/right side and lower back pain. Kind of felt like period cramps.. anyone had similar symptoms and still got their BFP?!

 

[Tia792000]

Hello everyone! I am 37. My husband and I have been TTC for 4 years. Jan 27th was our 1st IUI. I took Femara with trigger shot (Novarel). Now on day 9 post IUI and taking progesterone suppositories. I have been doing all the right things, eating right, sleeping 8hrs, drinking lots of water, and trying to take it easy. My symptoms so far are tender nipples, and mild cramping. Look forward to taking this exciting journey with you! Spreading baby dust to you all!!

 

[melissa44]

Hey Tia792000! We are almost the same dpiui. I'm also on progesterone suppositories. Have they given you any "period-like" cramps?
Good luck to you! When do you test?

 

[Swimming]

I'm sorry Artic, I am hoping the break will refresh you.

I missed a lot yesterday it seems. Welcome Meslissa, Tia, & WishnandHopn!

This is my first cycle on injections (with IUI) if you guys didnt get a chance to read back... I am currently feeling SUPER guilty for having lots of carbs watching the superbowl (and this morning, was in a hurry for breakfast). I am a little suspicious I have PCOS because my AMH is high at 5.2.... but lighter weight with normal fasting glucose and A1c, and no cysts found on ultrasounds.

We are battling super low morphology, but high count and high motility.

Excited to see updates from you all. I'm behind you guys, at cycle day 8. I usually ovulate day 14-17... (once I ovulated on day 12)... but with injections I'm assuming its different. I hope they decide to trigger me early because I am nervous about a canceled cycle due to any cysts, although they haven't found any... just my online researching that has me paranoid. I think I need to take a break from the computer. haha

 

[mrsbertrand]

Welcome to our new ladies, thank you for joining us, and allowing us to join your TTC journey!

Arctic, so sorry for your BFN! Wishing you a nice relaxing February!

Wishn&Hopn and Melissa, So sorry for your loss!

Welcome Tia, sore nipples sounds promising! fingers crossed this is your cycle!

for everyone!

Ragnhild, Goodluck on wednesday!

 

[mnelson815]

Google is not your friend!! But seriously, who am I to talk? I google everything and scare myself half to death.

Glad the injections are going well! When is your next ultrasound to check on your growing follies? CD8 is getting really close though!

Welcome new ladies!! Can't wait to hear how the cycles turn out for you guys! Melissa that is such good luck with BFPs from IUI!

Melissa, do you mind sharing your DH's numbers pre and post varicocele repair? I would love to hear more about this!

Wishin - Could you share any info about your polyp removal? I am getting mine done in March and am so scared about it!! Google has convinced me I am the <1% where they are cancerous....AH!

 

[mrsbertrand]

Mnelson, Google is the worst! I had myself thinking maybe my beta was negative because I had an ectopic pregnancy (nausea, shoulder pain, negative beta) lol, but my ultrasound didn't show anything to that effect this morning haha so we all know Google is not a reliable Doctor lol. Will they be doing a biopsy on your polyps?

Swimming, I took a page out of your book and started asking questions at my appointment this morning.

She said they wouldn't do injections without first upping myFemara. I was taking 2.5 mg a day for 5 days, and I asked if we could up it this cycle, meaning I would take two a day. They are going to call me if the doctor says no, but she doesn't
T think it will be a problem.

I just want to give us the best chances possible, and hopefully having more targets as they say will help.

She also said that my timing was perfect for the LH surge and not to worry on that account.

For those ladies who took Femara, what was your dose?

 

[mnelson815]

When I was just normally taking femara without IUI my dose was 5mg once a day. I think it gave me quite a few follicles however haha.

And yes, they send all polyps removed out to be tested, my doctor described it kind of like moles. Any time they remove a mole they send it out just in case, so they do the same with polyps.

 

[melissa44]

Hi Swimming!
How are you feeling with the injectables? They always give me headaches and not just a small headache that lasts a couple hours... I go to bed and wake up with one type of headache!
And yes! &#128514; I think I might need to take a break from googling too! Driving myself crazy this TWW! I go in for my beta on Wednesday but I pretty much lost hope. Starting to prepare myself for a BFN.

 

[melissa44]

Thank you mrsb.

Mnelson, yes! I still hold on to the thought that this has worked before, it's only a matter of time..
So my DH # were always kind of all over the place before the varicocele repair. Sometimes they were decent and sometimes they were bad. The lowest pre-repair total motile sperm count he ever got was about 5 million, average was about 30 million, and highest (one time only!) 62 million... POSTrepair last one was 134 million!!! &#128516; That was this past December

 

[WishnandHopn]

Mnelson, I was so nervous before my polyp surgery but it turned out to be really easy! I woke up from the anesthesia feeling fine, barely any cramping and very light spotting only lasted a couple days. It was a good size polyp, 2 cm diameter! They sent it to pathology back in October, but my doctor hasn't yet received the pathology report. So I am assuming I am in the 99% and it was benign! I think endometrial cancer is very very rare in premenopausal women. Try not to worry...easier said than done, I know! Will yours be done hysteroscopically?

 

[mnelson815]

Wishn - Yes I am having a hysteroscopy as I am having my septate uterus repaired at the same time. I have a few polyps and but they are all pretty small. I think the biggest is 7mm, then one that is 5mm and 3mm. It concerned me that I have so many but also, i figured they all couldn't be cancer... I just probably grow extra bumps for some odd reason. He actually told me that if I wasn't getting my septum repaired, he probably wouldn't go and remove them because they were so small. Here is hoping however!!

Thanks for the response, I can settle my nerves a bit more now.

 

[Swimming]

Mnelson, Google is the worst! I had myself thinking maybe my beta was negative because I had an ectopic pregnancy (nausea, shoulder pain, negative beta) lol, but my ultrasound didn't show anything to that effect this morning haha so we all know Google is not a reliable Doctor lol. Will they be doing a biopsy on your polyps?

Swimming, I took a page out of your book and started asking questions at my appointment this morning.

She said they wouldn't do injections without first upping myFemara. I was taking 2.5 mg a day for 5 days, and I asked if we could up it this cycle, meaning I would take two a day. They are going to call me if the doctor says no, but she doesn't
T think it will be a problem.

I just want to give us the best chances possible, and hopefully having more targets as they say will help.

She also said that my timing was perfect for the LH surge and not to worry on that account.

For those ladies who took Femara, what was your dose?

Always good to ask, right ? Now they know you want progress!!

I was on 5mg femara last month (two pills ) . Its nice they seem like they are going to be cool about upping the dose mrsb!!! I think your cycle sounds lovely this month!

 

[Swimming]

Hi Swimming!
How are you feeling with the injectables? They always give me headaches and not just a small headache that lasts a couple hours... I go to bed and wake up with one type of headache!
And yes! &#128514; I think I might need to take a break from googling too! Driving myself crazy this TWW! I go in for my beta on Wednesday but I pretty much lost hope. Starting to prepare myself for a BFN.

Hi melissa!! So far, so good with the injectables... they made my boobs pretty big (like they usually get before AF), so I like this side effect haha. I had a headache with femara.... I hope I can avoid that with the shots. ugh.

I hate the cycles where I begin BFN prepping. So great for you to have the reassurance that it has worked in the past though. Helps with the remaining positive right??