Trouble TTC
IUI #1 Question
Our 1st IUI is scheduled for this Friday morning. We are very excited and hopeful after seeing two great follies yesterday and today on U/S.
My question is --- Has your DH gone into the room during the insemination with you? To me, it feels like he should be there, but I don't know if he's going to be comfortable with the procedure. I think it would be a good way to make it a bit more "special". Does that make any sense? He has been so good about everything and goes with me to all my appts.
TIA for any thoughts or past experiences!
~Lindsey~
Annovulation/Amenorrhea/Mild Endo Scarring
10 Cycles with Femera/Bravelle, even Clomid 1x + Ovidrel + IUI + Crinone = 10 BFNs
4/2011 Bravelle + Ovidrel + IUI + Crinone + HOPE = 1st BFP EDD 01/21/12
"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. - Teddy Roosevelt
Annovulation/Amenorrhea/Mild Endo Scarring
10 Cycles with Femera/Bravelle, even Clomid 1x + Ovidrel + IUI + Crinone = 10 BFNs
4/2011 Bravelle + Ovidrel + IUI + Crinone + HOPE = 1st BFP EDD 01/21/12
"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. - Teddy Roosevelt
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Re: IUI #1 Question
He went to the first one. He just kind of sat of to the side. It was nice he was there though to chat with for the 20 minutes they made me lay there for after.
He could not make it to the second one though and I was fine with that. I am very lucky to be one of the woman who doesn't not feel very crampy at all after.
Me: PCOS, Blood/Immune Issues DH: Low all 3
Jun.- Sep. 2010 IUI#1-#3 = BFN
Oct. 2010 = IVF #1 = B/G Twins (passed away Feb. 2011)
May 2011 = Myomectomy and trans-abdominal cerclage (TAC)
Sep. 2011 = Surprise BFP = C/P
Feb. 2012 = sFET #1 = BFN
Feb.2012 = Hail Mary IUI #4 = BFN
April/May 2012 = FET #2 w/our last two embies = BFP (Please let this be it!)
Beta #1 8dp5/6dt = 234 Beta #2 10dp5/6dt = 695 Beta #3 12dp5/6dt = 1796 Beta #4 17dp5/6dt = 17,888 U/S #1 May 17, 2012 = Twins
Baby B's heart stop beating at 9 weeks 5 days
Our little miracle baby is a boy.
Baby Boy Owen and Baby Girl Avery were born too early on Feb. 13, 2011 due to a pedunculated fibroid, incompetent cervix and suspected placental abruption.
"What the heart has once owned and had, it shall never lose." - Henry Ward Beecher
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Lots of love and luck to my PAIF/3T/IF Veteran ladies, especially my dear friend Zookie. Congrats to Papps, Teach84 and Starbuck on their little ones.
Annovulation/Amenorrhea/Mild Endo Scarring
10 Cycles with Femera/Bravelle, even Clomid 1x + Ovidrel + IUI + Crinone = 10 BFNs
4/2011 Bravelle + Ovidrel + IUI + Crinone + HOPE = 1st BFP EDD 01/21/12
"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. - Teddy Roosevelt
Me: PCOS, Blood/Immune Issues DH: Low all 3
Jun.- Sep. 2010 IUI#1-#3 = BFN
Oct. 2010 = IVF #1 = B/G Twins (passed away Feb. 2011)
May 2011 = Myomectomy and trans-abdominal cerclage (TAC)
Sep. 2011 = Surprise BFP = C/P
Feb. 2012 = sFET #1 = BFN
Feb.2012 = Hail Mary IUI #4 = BFN
April/May 2012 = FET #2 w/our last two embies = BFP (Please let this be it!)
Beta #1 8dp5/6dt = 234 Beta #2 10dp5/6dt = 695 Beta #3 12dp5/6dt = 1796 Beta #4 17dp5/6dt = 17,888 U/S #1 May 17, 2012 = Twins
Baby B's heart stop beating at 9 weeks 5 days
Our little miracle baby is a boy.
Baby Boy Owen and Baby Girl Avery were born too early on Feb. 13, 2011 due to a pedunculated fibroid, incompetent cervix and suspected placental abruption.
"What the heart has once owned and had, it shall never lose." - Henry Ward Beecher
SAIF/PAIF Welcome
Lots of love and luck to my PAIF/3T/IF Veteran ladies, especially my dear friend Zookie. Congrats to Papps, Teach84 and Starbuck on their little ones.
My husband has been in the room with me for all 3 IUIs. He jokes that if someone else is going to impregnate me, he wants to at least be in the same room when it happens. hehe.
My RE does a great job of making him feel involved. The first IUI we did he actually had my H check out my cervix while I was laying there all spread eagle.. my husband actually thought it was pretty neat.
good luck!!!
Mine was there for 3 and out for one - in the bathroom! He had to pee and in the time it took him to walk to the bathroom and back, the doc came in and did the IUI - Haha
For the first one he got right up in there when the RN was doing it and was asking all sorts of questions and she was pointing things out to him. It was pretty funny
This sounds exactly like my DH! He was on the fence about starting IUI so soon but if its what we need to do, then he is down for it.
Annovulation/Amenorrhea/Mild Endo Scarring
10 Cycles with Femera/Bravelle, even Clomid 1x + Ovidrel + IUI + Crinone = 10 BFNs
4/2011 Bravelle + Ovidrel + IUI + Crinone + HOPE = 1st BFP EDD 01/21/12
"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. - Teddy Roosevelt
LOL - I just posted that mine did the same thing! I thought MH was the only weirdo
Well I hope your IUI does fall on a weekend! Yours will be coming up soon!
Annovulation/Amenorrhea/Mild Endo Scarring
10 Cycles with Femera/Bravelle, even Clomid 1x + Ovidrel + IUI + Crinone = 10 BFNs
4/2011 Bravelle + Ovidrel + IUI + Crinone + HOPE = 1st BFP EDD 01/21/12
"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. - Teddy Roosevelt
Oh god! That's like DH saying "Gynocology is a personal hobby of mine" all the time and trying to get friendly with my lady parts! Who would have thought anatomy would interest them so much!
Annovulation/Amenorrhea/Mild Endo Scarring
10 Cycles with Femera/Bravelle, even Clomid 1x + Ovidrel + IUI + Crinone = 10 BFNs
4/2011 Bravelle + Ovidrel + IUI + Crinone + HOPE = 1st BFP EDD 01/21/12
"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. - Teddy Roosevelt
I have to stay for an hour from start to finish. The nurse said their will be an u/s to check my ovary for fluid? Anyone else have a u/s on IUI day?
Annovulation/Amenorrhea/Mild Endo Scarring
10 Cycles with Femera/Bravelle, even Clomid 1x + Ovidrel + IUI + Crinone = 10 BFNs
4/2011 Bravelle + Ovidrel + IUI + Crinone + HOPE = 1st BFP EDD 01/21/12
"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. - Teddy Roosevelt
I've only had one, but my DH waited in the lobby. I guess it never occured to either of us to have him come in, but I'm sure they would have let him. It worked out for us, though, because I had some problems with my cervix that made it expecionally uncomfortable for me and my DH probably would have been curled up in the fetal position if he saw me in that pain.
Good luck to you!
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