First IUI today

laughlovelive2011

Had my first IUI today and praying for hubbies swimmers to swim swim swim! Hubbies sperm count post wash was 22 million...hope thats good! That was definitely not the most comfortable procedure, but, no pain no gain, right? I'm having a hard time not getting my hopes up and the next two weeks will be torture!

So, here is a happy question for you all. When would you tell your hubby that you are pregnant? The moment that you get that BFP? Or would you wait for the drs office to confirm it?

BunnyBerry

Congrats, I'm so glad you got through it! (But sorry about the pain. I am trying to gear myself up for the next one, it's like my brain is telling me to stay away from that office of pain!)

Sometimes I don't even want to imagine having the news of a BFP to share because it seems so out of reach, and I bet other 3Ters feel that way at times too. 

But...I do fantasize about it sometimes. I plan to wait a while and keep the news to myself to enjoy as a mom for the first time. Then I'm telling my sister first (she's had dibs for years) and DH will have to wait to an opportune moment, i.e., after I decide on the way that's memorable enough that I'm willing to sacrifice all the other possible memorable ways.

bbboyd09

Best of luck, to you!!! I'll be praying for you. I had my first IUI done on 8/7 - blood test this Thursday (I'm taking a personal day from work because either way it goes, I'm gonna need it!) Haha

I made the mistake of telling my husband the minute I got a faint bfp.... I ended up having a chemical pregnancy and getting a period (from hell) the very next day.

It's hard, though, not to tell them!!! I think I will again, if our blood test comes back positive, but I'm waiting to tell family for another couple weeks at least for several reasons.

I LOVE thinking of ways to tell DH.... I've had an idea for every holiday that had come and gone *sniffle* and when I did get my bfp, I had bought a onsie and ironed on "Happy Anniversary" to give to him... only to throw it in the dumpster and lie in bed sobbing all day. Ha

Good luck and share any ideas you have with us!!!

LindseyM2012

Good luck and fingers crossed that your IUI is successful.

I try not to think too far ahead since I've never had a BFP, but I am planning on waiting until my RE confirms pregnancy before telling anyone, my husband included.  Even further, I am probably not going to tell anyone other than my husband (and the ladies on this board) for a while.  Maybe I'm paranoid, but I don't want to have to tell anyone I'm un-pregnant if anything happens.

bbboyd09

@LindseyM2012 -- I agree. This time around, I'm going to wait to see what RE results are before saying anything to DH or anyone (or going to Hobby Lobby for onesies and iron on letters) -- those little letters are expensive! Lol lesson learned!!!!

Hollowvic

Good luck, 22 mill is good. I'm with @LindseyM2012‌ I don't think that far ahead either, I won't even look at nurseries or baby clothes, I feel like it's bad luck.

shirleymaeby

I used to fantasize about fun ways to tell him but now that we are doing IUI he knows when I am about to take a HPT and he wakes up and lays in bed waiting for me to tell him the results so there's really no surprising him at this point.

My plan for surprising him back in the day was to get these little books about Darth Vader & Son/Darth Vader & Daughter/Goodnight Vader and give them to him as a gift or buy this onesie I saw on Etsy that looks like R2D2.  He's a big, big Star Wars fan so whatever I did was going to somehow be related to that.