IUI # 1 =
Twizzle
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After an agonizing 2 week + 2day wait, I finally got to test today! I had to wait so long because I was on hcg injections at 2, 5, 8 days past IUI. I wasn't completely surprised, but I was over the moon happy to get a BFP! And yes, I took 3 tests!
This month was my first IUI, and it was kind of a disaster (read here https://community.thebump.com/cs/ks/forums/thread/53316376.aspx), so on the day of IUI there were lots of tears and I started thinking of backing off on all of the interventions. But as time went on, I really started to feel more and more pregnant. Since I was doing hcg injections, I tried not to get my hopes up since I knew it could just be the meds affecting me, but the symptoms kept increasing and getting more intense.
What I did differently: It was my first cycle on Femara, and I did hcg trigger, IUI, and hcg injections for luteal support. I also backed off a lot of things that hadn't been working, like I stopped drinking POM juice, cut back on exercising, didn't take Mucinex, didn't use pre-seed. This may sound silly, but I was also a lot more genuinely positive this cycle (except on IUI day). I was actually glad to get AF at the beginning of the month because my clomid cyst had gone down and it meant I could move onto Femara.
Symptoms: tons of unusual food cravings, and feeling hungry all the time. I have been very irritable, just aggravated all the time, quite different from my usual PMS emotional weepiness. I have been really tired, to the point where I was practically getting 12 hours of sleep a day but still feeling tired. The past few days I have been really bloated in the evenings. I have even felt pulling in my uterus a little, almost like round ligament pain, which seems crazy this early.
I'm so excited to be expecting a February 2012 baby, and I'm also really hoping that everyone else here gets their BFPs soon too. Good luck to everyone!
Re: IUI # 1 =
congratulations!
TTC since 2010
lots of IUIs and 1 IVF all BFNs
FET currently on hold
TTC Since April 2010
Dx: Hypothyroid, High FSH, Low progesterone, Blocked left tube
BFP 5-2-11; m/c 5-9-11
July 2011: 50 mg Clomid + Ovidrel + IUI #1 (7/13) + Progesterone = BFP!!
EDD: 4/04/12
Beta @ 16dpiui=289
Beta @20dpiui=1309
Beta @24dpiui=3969
IT'S A GIRL..MADELYNN ELIZABETH
Madelynn Elizabeth born 31w6d's due to pre e.
Welcome to the world princess!
3-9-12
3.7lbs/ 17 inches
"When the world says, 'Give up,' Hope whispers, 'Try one more time.'" -Anonymous
Positive for HLA-B27, I'm a mutant
Testing - Me ok, gluten issue? DH - borderline count, low motility
4/28/11 IUI#1 = BFP!(5/25), EDD 2/2/12 - m/c 5w3d
7/3, 7/31, 9/25 - IUI#2-4=BFN
IVF#1 - 1 blast = BFP!! (12/30), EDD 9/9/12, confirmed c/p 4w2d
FET#1 3/2/12 - 2 blasts =BFP!! EDD 11/18/12, us#1 = twins! Confirmed m/c 5w6d
4/20-surprise BFP and another c/p 4w2d
FET#2 7/16/12 - 2 blasts = BFN
FET#3 8/20/12 - 1 blast - BFP!! Beta #1-2=177, 354
1st u/s 5w6d, one beautiful little HB
baby girl born 5/10/13
TTC#2 since 12/17/2014, Cycle 8
Repeat Testing...FSH=12, AMH=3.8, AFC=28.
IUI#5 5/10/15- c/p?
IVF#2 8/19/15 - cancelled due to cysts
IVF#2 take two 10/2015 - 5 blasts frozen
FET#4 12/11/2015 - BFN - 4 blasts remaining
FET#5 2/18/16 - BFP!!! Beta1-3, 126, 250, 745!!
Tons of love and ((hugs)) to my IF sister NMscubagirl
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Trying for #1 since May 2010 l DX ~ Unexplained Infertility June 2011
IUI #1&2 = BFN; IUI #3 = BFP, m/c @ 6 weeks
November '11 ~ IVF#1 ~ ER 11/18 (29R, 17F) ~ 5dt of one beautiful blast on 11/23 = BFP!!
Beta #1 9dp5dt = 116, P4 = 28 ~ Beta #2 13dp5dt = 700 ~ Beta #3 20dp5dt = 9500, P4 = 26
1st u/s 12/27 - hb of 156!! EDD 8.10.12
**TEAM GREEN!**
Sweet baby boy born 8.18.12
Trying for #2
FET #1 - October '13 - c/p l FET #2 - December '13 - cancelled
l FET #2.2 - 1.30.14 - BFN
~ More testing - hysteroscopy, endometrial biopsy & more b/w - all normal / negative~
Surprise BFP while waiting on FET #3 ~ beta #1 500; beta #2 1600; first u/s 4/3 - measuring 5w5d, no hb yet!; 2nd u/s 4/10 - hb 132, measuring 6w6d - EDD 11.29.14
**TEAM GREEN!**
Beautiful baby girl born 11.24.14
TTC #2
IUI#3 brought us our dragon baby Z
TTCAL January 2015 Siggy Challenge: Animal Snow Interactions
Congrats! Just out of curiosity, why were you on hCG for so long? I've never heard of that before but I like to stay on top of different IUI protocols. Glad it worked for you!!
"I prayed for this child and the Lord has granted what I asked of him." ~1 Samuel 1:27
"Whatever it takes, we walk together." ~Pittsburgh Penguins
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TTC since 3-2008: v/c repair 2009; BFP: 7-2010, m/c 8-2010, c/p 4-2011, BFP: 6-2011 EDD: 2-12-2012?
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Today I am pregnant & I love my baby!
It's basically some extra support during the luteal phase since I have LPD. THe theory is that injecting hcg will fool your body into thinking it's already pregnant, which will then stimulate progesterone production. It's the same concept as progesterone suppositories to support the luteal phase. The reason my RE likes the injections better than suppositories or oral progesterone is because injections aren't as messy, and it's easier to measure your body's response by testing progesterone blood levels. Apparently suppositories keep the progesterone just concentrated at the uterus, so it's hard to measure in the blood.
I did a Novarel trigger, which I think was 10,000 IU of hcg. Then I did 3 lower dose injections every 3 days. I believe each injection was 1000 IU, also of Novarel.
Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. -Philo
Baby N conceived after 1 miscarriage and more than 2 years of TTC. Diagnosis was low sperm count. We found success after 3 months of anastrozole to increase DH's testosterone and one IUI.
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I'm stupid. You're smart. I was wrong. You were right. You're the best. I'm the worst. You're very good-looking. I'm not attractive. - Happy Gilmore
Wooohooo!!! Congrats! Wow, there is quite a streak going on here... Hope you have an awesome beta and a happy, healthy nine months
May I ask how long your luteal phases were w/o treatment? I'm borderline and it seems like different docs have different opinions on what constitutes LPD...
Severe MFI. Me: supposedly all clear but eggs showed vacuoles.
IVF #1 January 2012, ER Jan 14th: 34R, 27M, 23F. Day 3: 18 embies still strong. Day 5: zero "good," one "fair," the rest "poor." Transferred 3. None made it to blast or to freeze. Jan 28: BFN.
Lucky IVF #2: Transferred two beautiful day three embies on St. Patrick's Day. BFP on HPT 7dp3dt. Beta 1 (14dpER)=106; Beta 2 (16dpER)=140; Beta 3 (19dpER)=264! First u/s 4.17.
Hope is the thing with feathers - that perches in the soul - and sings the tune without the words - and never stops - at all - (Emily Dickinson)
Huh, that makes sense. Interesting!
"I prayed for this child and the Lord has granted what I asked of him." ~1 Samuel 1:27
"Whatever it takes, we walk together." ~Pittsburgh Penguins
My IF-turned-baby blog
TTC Since 2/2009
2/2010 - 5/2010 Testing with OBGYN
8/2010 First RE Appointment
11/2010 Second Opinion RE Appointment
12/2010 Clomid + IUI #1 = BFN
1/2011 Clomid + IUI #2 = BFN
2/2011 Clomid + IUI #3 = BFN
5/2011 IVF #1, ET 6/2, Beta 6/15 = BFN
8/2011 FET ET 9/12 = BFN :0(
On a break to save money.
1/2012 IVF #2 ER 1/12, ET 1/15, Beta 1/27 = BFFN
4/2012 FET ET ??/?? =
p/saif welcome
8 IUIs - 3 Cancelled cycles - 1 Ectopic Pregnancy with Left tube removal = A broken heart
IVF #1 : Fall 2012
15R - 13M - 13F w/ICSI - Transferred 2 day 5 blasts = BFP!!!
8 Frosties!
Beta #1: 135, Beta #2: 312, Beta #3: 996
10/21: Saw one beautiful flickering heartbeat! EDD: 6/12/13
?S/PAIFW?
Thank you!! My LP was 6-10 days when I resumed cycling after my son was born. It improved a little after he weaned, to 10-11 days. B6 moved my O day earlier but LP was still 11 days, with spotting starting day 9 or 10. I did have one weird cycle before I started clomid with a 15 day LP, but with tons of spotting starting at 7 DPO.
BFP #1 05/16/10 EDD 01/13/11 natural m/c 11w1d (unknown cause)
BFP #2 03/24/11 EDD 12/06/11 missed m/c D&C 10w (Triploidy xxx)
BFP #3 12/24/11 EDD 09/02/12 missed m/c D&C 10w4d (Triploidy xxx)
BFP #4 02/10/14 EDD 10/19/14 - Baby boy made his arrival 10/02/14!
BFP #5 05/08/15 EDD 01/19/16 C/P 05/14/15
BFP #6 06/05/15 EDD 02/18/16 *It's a GIRL!!*
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IVF #1 w ICSI in July 2010 = BFN
IVF #2.1 in Oct 2010 converted to IUI = BFN
IVF #2.2 w ICSI in Dec 2010 = BFN
Met with new RE in new city on 1/31/11.
IVF #3 w ICSI in April 2011. HPT on 5/9 = BFP!
Beta #1 on 5/10 (10dp5dt) = 99.4. Beta #2 on 5/12 = 284. First u/s on 5/26. = Fraternal TWINS!
Twin boys born & lost on 8/16/11 at 18w1d due to PPROM & preterm labor.
IVF #4.1 in Jan 2012 converted to IUI on 1/7/12 = BFN
IVF #4.2 w ICSI in Feb 2012. Lupron on 2/10. Stims on 2/18. ER on 2/29- 7R,6F
ET scheduled for 3/5/12- nothing to transfer
Dh seeing new MFI uro & Dh starting meds- June 2012.
IVF #5 in Dec 2012 = BFFN.
IVF #6 planned for Spring 2013. Praying for our take home baby/ies.
**P/SAIF and P/SAL always welcome!**
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