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rocknrollgurl
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First IUI this morning.....
rocknrollgurl
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in Secondary IF
I was so excited & nervous....but it was so easy & quick & effortless.
I don't even know why I'm posting; other than to just have a forum to talk about it with others who actually understand the process & all that we've been going through!
Anyone else on their first cycle of IUI?
The good news is that they did bloodwork/ultrasound yesterday (and Sat and Thurs).....and then again this a.m. right before IUI & the nurse said that I was actively ovulating (whereas yesterday at 10am I hadn't started to yet at all except for there being a tiny bit of fluid around my follicles which doctor says was indicative of ovulation coming soon).....
So that was exciting!
And now....the longest 2 weeks of my life begins 
"No time to be void or save up on life...no, you've gotta spend it all." ~Pearl Jam
MY BABY BLOG: http://babybeanaroundthebend.blogspot.com
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Re: First IUI this morning.....
We had our first IUI in January and our 2nd this month. I get SO nervous the morning of the appointment, but it's always no big deal at all. It goes by so fast!
Will your Dr. have you on progesterone supplements? Best of luck and I hope this 2 weeks flies by quickly for you! I know mine totally drag. Ugh.
A + Life
Me:24 DH:27
TTC #2 since August 2011
DX: Low AMH 1.79 Mildly elevated FSH 9.9
1 month of Letrozole, 3 IUI's with Letrozole, All BFN. 1 canceled IVF cycle, BFN.
May 2013 IVF w/ICSI #1.5: Start BCP 5/8 2 pills a day. Suppression Ultrasound 5/29. Begin Dexamethasone & Lupron Microdose 5/31. Started Gonal F and Menopur 6/2.
ER 6/12 13R,9M,8F.
5DT CANCELLED due to moderate OHSS
5DT UNcancelled due to embryos not being capable of cryopreservation
Transfered 2 "poor quality" embryo's on 6/17
No frozen embryos.
Beta #1 6/25 6. Chemical Pregnancy confirmed. Beta #2 6/28 -1
Done trying
I am going to be in your shoes in just a few days, scheduled for our first IUI on Saturday 3/9. We have the cd12 ultrasound on Thursday, and if the follicles are big enough, we will trigger Thursday night and IUI Saturday morning. I am nervous and excited for it too.
I hope your 2ww flies by and is worth the wait!
Me: 42. DH: 46.
1st Pregnancy: MC, 11/19/00.
2nd Pregnancy: DS born 04/10/06.
3rd Pregnancy: CP, 03/11.
4th Pregnancy: MMC, D&C 11/30/11, Genetic testing revealed Trisomy 4.
5th Pregnancy: Ectopic, 2 doses of Methotrexate unsuccessful, surgery 4/10/12, right tube removed.
Tried Letrozole January 2013-July 2013 (including 2 IUIs), all BFN. After 2 1/2 years of trying for child #2, decided to "give up" after July cycle, based on AMA.
August 16, 2013: BFP our first month of "not trying!" Still in shock. Beta #1 (14dpo): 183. Beta #2 (17dpo): 611. Ultrasound 8/30/13: baby measured 6 weeks, 1 day, heart rate of 118 bpm!
Ultrasound 9/13/13: 8 weeks, heart rate of 176!
Baby is due 4/26/14
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5/07 - DD conceived naturally cycle #1
8/09 - Started TTC #2
11/10 - BFP!
12/10 - MC (Chemical Pregnancy)
2/11 - IUI #1 with clomid & trigger = BFN
5/11- Switched to a Fertility Specialist, Dx with low progesterone and annovulatory, several rounds of
clomid = BFN's
4/12 - Exploratory Lap, Dx Stage III endo
5/12 - 7/12 - Lupron injections to suppress AF and reduce scar tissue
8/12 - Surgery to remove tissue, uterus and tubes clear!
9/12-12/12 - More BFN's!
1/13 - Referred to an RE
2/13 - IUI #1 with injects and new RE = BFN
3/13 - 4/13 - Break due to cysts
5/13 - IUI #2 with injects (125ml bravelle + trigger) = BFP!!!
EDD - 1/23/14
Thanks, guys! Its so nice to have this place
Yes, doc prescribed Progesterone. I'm supposed to start it tomorrow night & take it at bedtime for 12 days.
I had 3 follicles that he thought were big enough and my biggest one was 28 as of yesterday.....so that was promising (at least based on what I understand of all of this craziness!).....
The nuttiest thing is that today is Cycle Day 20 for me.......and they witnessed ovulation on the u/s at 7am today. I just can't believe that I ovulate that late. IUI was originally scheduled for last Thursday. Then Saturday. Then Sunday. Lol....and then finally today.
So crazy!
"No time to be void or save up on life...no, you've gotta spend it all." ~Pearl Jam
MY BABY BLOG: http://babybeanaroundthebend.blogspot.com
Just curious if you are using OPKs or charting to know you ovulated late. I have been using digital CBE OPKs, and got a false positive yesterday (the smiley face). It was only cd8 for me, and my doctor ordered some labs to make sure I really didn't ovulate. Got the results today and I really didn't. I thought the digital OPKs were super accurate, but now I'm not so sure.
Me: 42. DH: 46.
1st Pregnancy: MC, 11/19/00.
2nd Pregnancy: DS born 04/10/06.
3rd Pregnancy: CP, 03/11.
4th Pregnancy: MMC, D&C 11/30/11, Genetic testing revealed Trisomy 4.
5th Pregnancy: Ectopic, 2 doses of Methotrexate unsuccessful, surgery 4/10/12, right tube removed.
Tried Letrozole January 2013-July 2013 (including 2 IUIs), all BFN. After 2 1/2 years of trying for child #2, decided to "give up" after July cycle, based on AMA.
August 16, 2013: BFP our first month of "not trying!" Still in shock. Beta #1 (14dpo): 183. Beta #2 (17dpo): 611. Ultrasound 8/30/13: baby measured 6 weeks, 1 day, heart rate of 118 bpm!
Ultrasound 9/13/13: 8 weeks, heart rate of 176!
Baby is due 4/26/14
They have been monitoring me (and my follicles) super closely this cycle at the fertility doc's office. They did internal ultrasounds last Tues, Thurs, Sat, Sun & then again Monday right before the IUI. So it was the nurses looking at the follicles still in tact right on the u/s screen every day up until yesterday & then looking at them and telling me that I was "actively ovulating" during my u/s yesterday. That is how I definitively know
I never really fully trusted those OPK tests, either 
"No time to be void or save up on life...no, you've gotta spend it all." ~Pearl Jam
MY BABY BLOG: http://babybeanaroundthebend.blogspot.com
Me: 42. DH: 46.
1st Pregnancy: MC, 11/19/00.
2nd Pregnancy: DS born 04/10/06.
3rd Pregnancy: CP, 03/11.
4th Pregnancy: MMC, D&C 11/30/11, Genetic testing revealed Trisomy 4.
5th Pregnancy: Ectopic, 2 doses of Methotrexate unsuccessful, surgery 4/10/12, right tube removed.
Tried Letrozole January 2013-July 2013 (including 2 IUIs), all BFN. After 2 1/2 years of trying for child #2, decided to "give up" after July cycle, based on AMA.
August 16, 2013: BFP our first month of "not trying!" Still in shock. Beta #1 (14dpo): 183. Beta #2 (17dpo): 611. Ultrasound 8/30/13: baby measured 6 weeks, 1 day, heart rate of 118 bpm!
Ultrasound 9/13/13: 8 weeks, heart rate of 176!
Baby is due 4/26/14