November IUI

rainbowwishes5

CD 8- 2 larger follies 17 & 18. Probably trigger tonight

persnickity

@rainbowwishes5 Those are great sizes! Congrats on having 2 great follicles.

rainbowwishes5

3 follicles one measuring 18-19, 2 others 16-17. Trigger tonight- IUI Monday and Tuesday! And I think I just about close out this thread lol

OGreat

Well ladies, it's almost time to start a December IUI. AF started today for me, and hopefully I'll be there with no cysts! I hope everyone had a good holiday weekend!

OGreat

@rainbowwishes5 those are great follies!!! Good luck to you

rainbowwishes5

Thanks @ogreat and I'm sorry--- but at least now you can try again! (It's something I try to tell myself...)

Chartleib

Well I'm out. AF made her very unwelcome and unwanted appearance last night. Hopefully number 7 will be my lucky number.

JDW0325

@Chartleib
so sorry! fingers crossed #7 is yours!!!!

JWatt5

Good luck @rainbowwishes5

Sorry to hear @Chartleib - I'm hoping the next one is your luck one too!!

@ogreat - FX for you - hopefully those ovaries are feeling the Christmas spirit and give you a few gifts

latershrader

CD13 and no follies. I'm kind of sad but not entirely out yet. I knew 100mg clomid didn't work for me. I've taken it a few times w/out monitoring before seeing an RE. So, she is bumping me up to 150mg clomid and we'll see what happens. Looks like I'm joining the Dec IUI thread.

ReesaAnne16

@kmallery08  Are you testing early? How are things going?

txmomma16

I'm sorry I've been absent from the boards for a few days. With the holidays I didn't have the computer access. 

@soontobeshrader Good luck on the increased meds! My friend had no response to Clomid as well and has done better once she switched to injectibles. I don't know if that's in the cards for you, but I just thought I would throw it out there. Good luck in December! 

@Chartleib and @ogreat I'm so sorry!  FX for next time! AF is a nasty B that needs to stop showing up unwanted! 

@rainbowwishes5 Good luck today and tomorrow! FX for a successful IUI! 

@ReesaAnne16 I tested yesterday and BFN. Hopefully it was just too early, but I'm not sure. Beta tomorrow, and if it's a no, we're out for the rest of the year due to DH traveling. Hopefully it's a positive, but if not, at least I can drink for the holidays! 

bobby2016

Hey everyone! Joining in here a bit late, but just entered all my details into the tracker - seem to be a couple of you on the same tracker! 

Just introduced myself on the main board and hoping to finish out the last few of my TWW with some company!

JWatt5

@soontobeshrader - like @kmallery08 said, maybe worth trying something else like Injectables? I hope the increased meds work for you!

@kmallery08 - FX for your beta tomorrow. 

So these progesterone suppositories are something else haha. I started out thinking these aren't so bad, then the bloat came, then the intense cravings for everything I no longer eat on my Endo diet and now I'm gassy. Like ' I hope the foot steps coming towards my office aren't coming in to see me' gassy. Started Friday and hasn't stopped...definitely mimics a lot of the pregnancy symptoms people talk about. I'm more or less laughing about it at this point but come Friday & if that HPT is negative it's just another thing to add to the list of stuff I hate having to go through in the IF journey!

JWatt5

HI @bobby2016 - you posted while I posting - welcome. There's lots of lovely ladies here that are really supportive!!

bobby2016

Looking forward to it @jwatt5 - looks like we're on the same schedule/same meds! 

I'm on progesterone suppositories but so far no side effects. I'm starting to feel a bit crampy/sore bbs today - but what's new there. Hehe! 

JWatt5

@bobby2016 - IUI buddies! I'm going to take a HPT on the 2nd and let the Beta on the 3rd confirm that result. That's a great improvement on your DH's count! 

OGreat

@JWatt5 those side effects from progesterone are the worst!! I had every pregnancy symptom with IUI#1, which was of course BFN, and then this last month with IUI#2, nothing. Not a single side effect, but still BFN! We can't even be consistent with symptom tracking!

@kmallery08 AF is a B. FX for your beta!

latershrader

@Jwatt5 I hope you get your BFP so you can say those were preg symptoms! LOL! Just a few more days! 

@bobby2016 Sorry if I missed it, but what did you and DH do to increase is motility and morphology? And hoping for a good beta for you too!!

@kmallery08 FX for your beta today! Thank for your suggestion about injectables. I think my RE wants to try letrozole next if clomid is a bust. She did mention injectables but my meds are OOP so she is trying oral meds first.

bobby2016

@JWatt5  Thanks - hopefully that helps us! Only three more days!! 

@soontobeshrader hehe! See you found me on the other thread   

JWatt5

@ogreat - It's brutal haha. I was lurking on the December IUI page (as I'm expecting to join shortly) & that super sucks! I'm so bummed to hear that, I hope those little a**holes go away sooner than later. **HUGS**

@soontobeshrader - Thanks - when do you go back to see if the increase did anything???

@bobby2016 - If it weren't for the trigger shot I'd be testing now lol. Today my symptoms are more like pre-period symptoms...boourns!

My TWW song has been decided - It's 'Save Me' by Jem - if you don't know it, find it, it's a perfect TWW song haha. It might just be my IF theme song in general...except when I get a BFN and I'm down, then 'Same Old Blues' by Phantogram is it - but only for one day...then back to Save Me

bobby2016

Oh man @jwatt - never heard this Jem one, but it's accurate. LOL. May just be on repeat for a bit. 

I'm actually not looking forward to testing, I've been so good the past few months just waiting it out. I used to be a POAS-every-day-from-day-8 kinda gal. Without testing, I found I'm more relaxed. 

But alas, with the prometrium, I have to test and it's giving me major anxiety 

JWatt5

@bobby2016 - I love to song, actually heard on Grey Anatomy Season One a long time ago! 
I haven't had to test in a few months now so I can't say I'm pumped about it but wouldn't mind getting it over with so I can stop to Progesterone and get AF going! I think we might do one more IUI for December but then on to IVF (which is what my RE thinks we really need with Stage 4 endo). I think Feb we'll be ready financially - stinking wait list for IVF where I live is so long so we'll be out of pocket! (Ontario, Canada) 

bobby2016

@JWatt5 So funny that there are so many Canadians on this board! Quebecer over here  

I think we'll be on the same schedule. My RE is on vacation in December so no time for anything but another IUI. Then we'll see from there, but most likely IVF. 

It seems like everything's just moving so quickly! 

JWatt5

@JDW0325 - how are you doing??

@bobby2016 - it does move fast once it gets going! I've seen quite a few Canadians on this board. Any actual "Canada-based" board do seem to have a lot of activity except for the IVF.ca. My mother's family from Quebec

JDW0325

@JWatt5
thanks for checking in! I tested this morning and BFN. AF is due Saturday so there is a chance it's just early....but, I know that's not the case. I have every single symptom that AF will show up right on freaking schedule. My UTI is gone and I feel fine with that....but definitely wonder if that had anything to do with the IUI not being successful. 
I actually have my IVF consult set up for tomorrow (scheduled it weeks ago as a just in case, I am a crazy planner with everything). I would likely do 1 more IUI in December and then possibly move to IVF in January-- will see what the doc recommends tomorrow.

I'm super bummed. Having a really really hard time with this one. 

edit- added some comments.

rainbowwishes5

Sooo sorry @JDW0325

JWatt5

@JDW0325 - I'm so sorry to hear that! It could still be early, may retest later this week just incase? If not, I'm glad you've got your game plan set up so you can focus on that. **virtual hugs**

OGreat

@JDW0325 I'm glad the UTI is gone! Good luck with the IVF appointment. Let us know how it goes. Do you have a list of questions to ask?

JDW0325

Thanks ladies. I do have a ton of questions @OGreat. Mainly about what my exact protocol would be and why, timeline, cost, and estimated success rates for my situation.   

If anyone has had a consult or knows someone who did and they can think of anything they wish they would have asked please share!

stella_700

I'm in the same boat with the IVF consult (Friday) and would appreciate either messages or replies on the questions we should ask. I've got my list already but feel like I'm floundering with what I need to know and don't. I hate the unknown. Has anyone worked with a finance institution for IVF? We are OOP and think we've found a solution. This really really sucks guys. I'm learning how strong some of you ladies must be who have been through this for several cycles already.

JDW0325

NOT EVEN JOKING HERE. Got my period like 5 minutes after typing my message.

Thanks universe.

Lexa H.

I'm so sorry @JDW0325

Ladies I was hoping one of you might have an answer... My next IUI is scheduled for Friday. Trigger tonight. At the ultrasound this morning I had one 23mm follicle, one 14mm follicle and two 12mm follicles. Is it possible the 14mm follicle will be mature by the time of ovulation/might be viable?

thank you!!!

Katkirch

@JDW0325 Glad to hear that the UTI is gone.  Super bummed that your period came though.  The first days always suck.  Hopefully your IVF consult meeting will give you hope and help you start to move forward.

AFM, I got a negative beta today.  I POAS the last couple days and it seemed to ease me into the negative. We are going to try some more IUIs but will probably take December off and might have to take off some more time as well.  I had two spinal fusions when I was younger for scoliosis and just discovered a bump on my spine.  I need to get some x-rays to figure out what's going on (which is why we will probably take December off).  I will be really bummed if I need surgery again and it delays TTC so I'm praying we get into a specialist soon and it ends up being nothing.  If I am gone for awhile, I hope to see none of you on here because you're all knocked up.

rainbowwishes5

Gl and fx @Katkirch !!!! 

latershrader

@JDW0325 That sucks! I hope you get some answers at your consult and can come up with a good plan to move forward. GL!

JWatt5

@katkirch sorry to hear that! Hopefully you can get things figured out without having to have surgery!! FX for you.

@Lexa H.  - It could be possible it would be mature enough because the trigger shot can give one last big boost to the follicles before the IUI/ER. The follicles should grow 1-2mm each day on their own. But from what I understand its best that they are 18-20mm or over. (also could depend on your estrogen levels). 

bobby2016

Well I'm out with the whitest BFN you ever did see 

Time to join a December board.... 

JWatt5

@bobby2016 - Sorry to hear that! I was really rooting for you. FX for next month.

**TW**
I still don't believe it - I was told it was extremely unlikely that IUI would work with severe endo and after not even making it to the IUI at all last month...but took a FRER and I had a positive! I'm super worried that it's the trigger (but today I'll be 14 days post trigger). I'm so so worried it'll turn out to be another early miscarriage b/c I've had a few but this so far is the strongest line I've ever had. So beta in the morning and I'll get the results the next day - see if this is real.

JDW0325

@JWatt5
OMG GIRL YESSSSSS!!! Can't wait to hear your results in a couple days. Biggest hugs ever.