November IUI

beary67

Please post here to share your experiences and questions if you are planning a November IUI.  

Month/Cycle: 

CD or DPO:

WAYDTGKU:

IUI Date: 

Testing:

What is your favorite Thanksgiving Dish?  

I have created a Google Sheet for us to use for the November IUIs:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1W42Mh6hCijjb23V6o74nOEmFoPjLoibbcjo93F52hg8/edit?usp=sharing

latershrader

Thanks for posting this! Good luck to everyone!!

Month/Cycle: Several years/Cycle 2
September was cancelled due to a cyst. I didn't try in October so I could try out a new blood pressure med. Things are going well and I should be all set for my very first IUI in November.

CD or DPO: CD 17

WAYDTGKU: Clomid + trigger

IUI Date: TBD

Testing: TBD

What is your favorite Thanksgiving Dish?  Gravy. It makes EVERYTHING better!

JDW0325

TW! TW!

Hey ladies- I'm back on the board (if y'all will have me) after a successful IUI in June (was active on here then) but MMC a few weeks later. 


Month/Cycle: 2nd cycle TTCAL/ well over a year before that (lost count and it makes me too sad to go figure it out)

CD or DPO: 13/O tomorrow (shot last night)

WAYDTGKU: All the things. Prenatals, Acupunture, Multi vitamin for hubby, preseed, Femara+trigger+IUI. Was charting but stopped with this medicated cycle.

IUI Date: Tomorrow morning

Testing: Will test November 6th or 7th. 

What is your favorite Thanksgiving Dish?  
I love me some sweet potatoes with extra marshmallows! I make awesome stuffing too though-- I'm really proud of that recipe! It was from Publix but I have tweaked it a bit over the years.

latershrader

@JDW0325 Best of luck tomorrow morning!! 

madasm0530

Hi All - I just got AF so hopefully I'll have another IUI scheduled for November. 

Month/Cycle: too many to count

CD or DPO: CD1

WAYDTGKU: Injectible meds. At the end of last cycle we were up to 112.5 IU of Follistim. Ovidrel. Prenatal. 
I am thinking of starting Acupuncture this cycle - anybody do it? love it? meh?

IUI Date: TBD

Testing: TBD

What is your favorite Thanksgiving Dish? Literally all of it. 

JDW0325

Oh and I should add-- hope it's ok I joined the Nov board. I just figured I'm so late in October....it's practically November! 

JDW0325

@madasm0530
I do acu and I love it! I find it very relaxing. It can get to be expensive though b/c I guess not too many insurance plans will cover it. I know it has helped me with AF and blood flow- my periods are lighter and sometimes barely any cramps at all.

JWatt5

I waiting for AF after my first cycle was cancelled. But the plan is to start back up as soon as AF gets here, hoping for some mature follicles this time!

Month/Cycle: 16/2

CD or DPO: 4 DPO?

WAYDTGKU: Puregon + Ovidrel + IUI

IUI Date: TBD

Testing: TBD

What is your favorite Thanksgiving Dish?  Everything! and I get it twice a year b/c I have family that moved to the US. Except Creamed Corn - gawd that stuff is awful & my uncle insists on having it at both Thanksgivings.

kaseycoco

Hi all, 

Month/Cycle: 15/ 1 

CD or DPO: 6

WAYDTGKU: Clomid + trigger + IUI and acupuncture. 

IUI Date: TBD

Testing: TBD

What is your favorite Thanksgiving Dish?  
Stuffing has always been my favorite! My MIL introduced me to a cornbread casserole dish that is now a close second

Also, good luck tomorrow @JDW0325!

courtney7784

Hi Ladies! I have been posting sporadically on the TTGP board but now that we have started our first treatment cycle I wanted to pop on over here too. 

Month/Cycle: 14/13

CD or DPO: CD 5

 WAYDTGKU: PNV, Mucinex, Charting, First round of Clomid + IUI. 

IUI Date: TBD

Testing: TBD

What is your favorite Thanksgiving Dish? Hm maybe stuffing but really I love all of it! 

beary67

Hello Ladies! 

I included this on the original post for this thread, but here is the Google Sheet for us to update with information for November IUI!

ETA:  the link below should now work for everyone! 


https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1W42Mh6hCijjb23V6o74nOEmFoPjLoibbcjo93F52hg8/edit?usp=sharing

JDW0325

Thanks ladies! IUI went well. Count was 33mm post wash with good motility. Nurse said it looks like I was about to O, so good timing. Now for the dreaded TWW!

JDW0325

@beary67 I am slightly tech challenged....but, I think the doc is view only. 

madasm0530

Wohoo @JDW0325. Keep yourself busy during the TWW - you got this!

mrsdaddario

I'm going to post here too, hope it's okay. I'm assuming IUI will be sometime over the weekend/beginning of next week. So technically my TWW will end in November.


Month/Cycle: 13/11 

CD or DPO: CD 10 

WAYDTGKU: Gonal-f & Menopur 75iu each, Prednisone, LDN 

IUI Date: TBD 

Testing: TBD 

What is your favorite Thanksgiving Dish?  
Stuffing! My mom makes the best sausage stuffing and it is to die for! I love TG leftovers, but especially love left of stuffing mixed with mashed potatoes! 

beary67

@JDW0325 I'm obviously tech challenged, too!  Can you try the link now and see if you can access/edit?  

JDW0325

@beary67
haha! Yup, all good now

latershrader

Thanks! I added my info!

madasm0530

Added my info too!

MrsH0204

hi! i'm new here. not really sure what im doing yet.. but here goes:

Month/Cycle: does this mean how long we've been trying? over 4 years total, but not super actively until the last year. and this is our first IUI

CD or DPO: CD 3

WAYDTGKU: clomid 50 mg, ovidrel injection, medrol, progesterone

IUI Date: TBD 

Testing: ultrasound Nov. 3 

What is your favorite Thanksgiving Dish?  
trukey, dressing and cranberry all mixed up. mmmmmm 

mrsdaddario

@hoping&praying4ever Welcome! I'm sorry you find yourself here but you've found a good place with us!

@beary67 I'll add my info tomorrow too! I tried today and even requested access, but couldn't get it to work! Thanks for starting it. 

stella_700

Month/Cycle: Cycle #3

CD or DPO: CD7

WAYDTGKU:Clomid, Gonal-F, Ovidrel, progesterone
                    IUI #1 in September-negative
                    October -break (financial)
                    IUI #2 for November, next appt Nov. 1


IUI Date: Nov. 4ish TBD

Testing: third week of November

What is your favorite Thanksgiving Dish? 
Stuffing, and it must be in the bird. It just doesn't taste the same cooked into the pan.

mrsdaddario

So I guess I really DO belong here lol. My IUI is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, 11/1. My scan this morning showed three follicles, down from the original six. Whomp. One at 16mm and two at 12mm. Very depressing. I go back Monday to make sure they've matured, or at least one has, and then IUI on Tuesday. There is a slim possibility I could ovulate on my own this weekend, even though I'm taking the Cetrotide to discourage that. So we HIO today and tomorrow just to be safe. Really hoping that doesn't happen. But it's the one of first times I've ever had EWCM so I'm a bit worried. The nurse also told me today that if this cycle doesn't work out we might want to consider doing a third injectable cycle, but at the highest dose. This way we can see how I respond, and if I over respond then we would convert the IUI to IVF. It hit me like a ton of bricks. I felt like she was basically telling me we just need to move on to IVF. As insurance doesn't cover it, that's a massive decision. So needless to say today I've been feeling quite down. 

ReesaAnne16

@mrsdaddario  I'm sorry, that is a hard comment to receive.  I realize your nurse sees patients doing IVF day in and day out so it's no big deal to her, but in reality it IS a really big decision!  Thinking follicle-growing-thoughts for you this weekend  

rainbowwishes5

Month/Cycle: 7 / 6

CD or DPO:  (eta 10/31 CD1)

WAYDTGKU:Ovidrel, gonal-f, progesterone 

IUI Date: eta ~11/14

Testing: tbd

What is your favorite Thanksgiving Dish?  Roasted potatoes 

Katkirch

Month/Cycle: 19/17

CD or DPO: just got AF this evening so tomorrow will be CD1

WAYDTGKU: Metformin 2000mg daily, Letrozole 5mg CD 5-9, Pregnyl trigger, IUI, crinone (progesterone supplements) during TWW

IUI Date: TBD but around 11/15

Testing: TBD

What is your favorite Thanksgiving Dish?  I LOVE mashed potatoes and gravy.  I have 3 sisters and we all love them so we make the biggest pot we own full of them.

wabash15

***lurking from TTGP****
@mrsdaddario look on the bright side, if you still had 6big follies you would be looking at a cancelled cycle. 3is still a great number for IUI. Fx for you this cycle 

persnickity

Hi everyone! I've been posting on the IF thread on TTGP for a bit and lurking here. With a lot of familiar faces, I thought I'd start posting here too.

Month/Cycle: 11/12 (ttcal, over a year total)

CD or DPO: likely cd1, just waiting for everything to fully start

WAYDTGKU: follistim -need to see if the dose will change this time, ovidrel, and IUI #2

IUI Date: tbd, tentatively 11/13

Testing: tbd

What is your favorite Thanksgiving Dish?  I love almost everything about Thanksgiving dinner, but spiced pumpkin pie and stuffing are my favorites.

emelizabeth85

Month/Cycle: IUI #2; TTC for a year and a half

CD or DPO: CD6

WAYDTGKU: Metformin, Letrozole, trigger shot, progesterone during TWW

IUI Date: November 9th (if everything is on schedule)

Testing: 11/16 for progesterone level, 11/23 for HCG (tentatively)

What is your favorite Thanksgiving Dish? Potatoes! Potatoes! Potatoes!

laurad75

@madasm0530  I have done acupuncture and the place I go actually shares space with my RE.  They are doing a mini session with me right before my IUI and then again right after.  I find my sessions a little odd but its one more thing that might tip the scales in our favor.  

Hi.  I hope its okay if I post here today even though my IUI is today (10/31).  All of the testing and stuff will be in Nov so I thought that would make more sense.  I'll move to Oct if that is more appropriate.  This is my first IUI.  

In the spreadsheet do we just put the lead follicle(s)?

Month/Cycle: 6/7

CD or DPO: 13

WAYDTGKU: all the basic stuff+ clomid, trigger, acupunture

IUI Date: 10/31 (this afternoon!)

Testing: 11/14

What is your favorite Thanksgiving Dish?  I love Thanksgiving but I think my favorite dish is my mom's broccoli casserole.  So 

edited to add question and comment.  

Katkirch

Excited to see all the new faces and to get November officially started tomorrow.  Hoping for lots of positives this month!

I already posted this on the October IUI board but thought I'd put my questions here too in case someone isn't on that one...I'm hopefully doing my 3rd IUI cycle in November, and I messaged my doctor to ask what he would recommend if that cycle didn't work.  He said that usually he would recommend IVF because if IUI is going to work that it will work in the first three cycles.  DH and I are really unsure if we would go the IVF route so I was really heartbroken to hear this.  I'd like to push to try a few more IUI cycles before thinking about IVF especially since we've only done letrozole and haven't tried injectables.  Have any of your doctors also said three IUI is all they would recommend?  Did any of your doctors recommend injectables even if you responded well to oral meds?  Thanks for your help!

Katkirch

@mrsdaddario  I'm so sorry they kind of gave you that news without any warning.  My DH and I are not sure that we would IVF either so I totally get it.  It's a huge decision for many reasons.  Remember that it's your decision so you can push to try more before IVF.  How did your appointment go this morning?

kaseycoco

@laurad75 How did your IUI go today?

@Katkirch I hope this month is your month! My doctor said they typically do 3 rounds of IUI before moving on to IVF, but like you suggested to mrsdaddario, if you want to try another round of IUI I think you should tell your doctor that's what you want.

I have my first IUI tomorrow and am about to give myself the trigger shot, feeling nervous about it!

JWatt5

@Katkirch my RE said that typically it's 3-4 cycles then they would start suggesting IVF. But she said "the cap" would be 6.  

When we had our planning meeting with her she gave us a choice of Femara at a 10% a month odds or FSH Injectables, a better chance with odds of success at 16-18% (much more expensive but Higher odds each month). 

We went with the Injectables - higher risk of cyst and potentially worsening my Endo pain but worth it to me to avoid IVF if we can.  

persnickity

@Katkirch My RE said the same as @JWatt5. We're unexplained infertility as a diagnosis, so we went with injectables.

JWatt5

@Katkirch - I plan to ask for the full 6 cycles if it feels right and they can't give me a good reason not to. If you think you want to try again, doesn't hurt to voice that opinion. 

@kaseycoco - good luck! 

mrsdaddario

@Katkirch So my RE suggests 3-4 oral stim cycles and 3-4 injectable cycles all with IUI. 

My sixth IuI, second with injectables is this morning! Three mature follicles, the most yet! Wish me luck! Beta will be on 11/15

laurad75

Thanks @kaseycoco.  The IUI went just fine.  I was a little crampy afterwards but I think that's normal.  Beta is on 11/14 so @mrsdaddario and I have a long couple of weeks ahead.  

JWatt5

Thanks great @mrsdaddario !! FX crossed for you. 

JWatt5

@persnickity - how have you felt being on the injectables? I noticed on the October IUI page that you are taking the same as me (just a different name). While I was taking them I felt great - energy wise - which felt weird because if you asked me my brain kept saying the needles and appointments are were getting to me. I was dealing with my stress way better than usual!

persnickity

@JWatt5 I didn't have any side effects that I could trace back to the follistim. I was emotional and weepy, but I've been dealing with a lot of non-ttc stress (just lost a pet and work stuff). That was a big relief, I was worried I might have more side effects. Makes it a lot easier to go through everything when I still feel like me.