Intro and Advice (Child and Loss mentioned)

Goodkarma72

Hi Ladies
I am 42 (43 in 2 weeks) with a wonderful 17 year old from my previous marriage. My 39 year old husband and I found out that I was unexpectedly pregnant in early January. For 3 weeks and 2 ultrasounds we began to embrace the idea of becoming parents, and I was devastated when the pregnancy ended at 9 weeks.
Last week we went to an RE who suggested Ovidril, Gonal F, and IUI. Because of my age, we are giving ourselves a 6 month window to try and conceive. That means we will have 5 rounds of IUI.
Do any of you ladies have experiences with this route, or advice for me? All of this is new, confusing, and a little overwhelming for me? Any statistics on success at my AMA?
Thank you, and best luck to each of you on your journeys....

emsmama15

Welcome! I had my third IUI this morning, but my first with Gonal-F. I noticed a lot of cramping and discomfort in the region of my ovaries these first two weeks, but other than that, it's been fine. I'll let you know how it goes in about 12 days when I have my beta. Good luck!

hooligans4

Sorry for your loss.
I have no experience with IUI but I wanted to welcome you.

kindershlitz

Welcome. I'm very sorry for your loss. I am going through my second iui, but not with Gonal-f. It's very overwhelming initially but once you are in the process it isn't too bad, just lots of scheduling. Best wishes for success.

thirtyninetoforty

Welcome. My last IUI was with follistim (same as gonal-f). It's nothing to go through just many days of u/s and blood work leading up to the IUI. After that, you're shut down for two weeks With the dreaded 2ww. Good luck!

2pupsnokids

Welcome! I'm very sorry for your loss. I had three IUIs, and I took Letrozole and husband was encouraged to take over the counter COQ10 to help with his count. Don't be discouraged by my siggy, we changed REs and my second doctors were much more thorough and it was apparent IUIs weren't going to work for us, but I have friends who got pregnant on their first IUI. Good luck!

TTC #1for 21 Months
Husband: 41
Me: 36
3 failed IUIs
changed REs
1 failed IVF (chemical pregnancy)
13 5-day frozen embryos   

GoldenKeys

Hi, I am sorry for your loss.   I've had several IUI's with injects, and know quite a few people who have also.  The process can feel overwhelming at times.   My RE said that it's hard to interpret stats for AMA because there are such huge differences from woman to woman.   Having conceived on your own recently is an encouraging sign though.

The shots aren't painful, and I didn't have any side effects except for bloating and stronger ovulation pains.   Good luck!

Teenie16

Welcome and I'm sorry for your loss. I've had 2 IUIs but only used clomid. It is a bit overwhelming to begin with but the hardest part for me was the scheduling.... and my shy cervix which mad it a bit painful. But I don't think most women have that problem. Good luck to you !

dolphin012

Welcome! I did several rounds of FSH shots with timed intercourse and one IUI. It was mostly scheduling all the monitoring appts that was a pain and i was traveling sometimes so had a little lunchbox with my meds. 

I am recently 42 and we will now be moving on to ivf. There are stats out there, but as was mentioned above, the individual response is quite variable. The injectables and IUI seem like a good next step. Good-luck!

KirstenAlecia

Welcome and GL! 

Im so sorry for your loss!