Hello! I'm new to the board. We are having our first IUI on Saturday at the Fertility Clinic. We have done five months of Clomid and haven't had success. We are having IUIs on Saturday and Sunday so I'm excited but nervous. We have been TTC for 20 months.
Just wanted to see what other experiences have been. It's a lonely road, especially when all of my friend's cough and get pregnant. Four out of five of my best friends are pregnant right now and they just don't understand. Looking forward to hearing from those that are going through the same thing.
Re: New to the Board
Welcome!
I hope your IUIs go well and they work their magic for you.
You'll find lots of women here dealing with what you just described. It's a very lonely feeling.
Are you familiar with RESOLVE? If you're near a major metro area you should check them out. They often have support groups for women going through IF and I met some great people there. It really helps to know others who are struggling too.
Best of luck & again, welcome.
TTC #1 since 1/10
DX: Unexplained/??? MFI issues
Our lil' lost sparks:
5w3d loss 7/30/10 - EDD March 2011
8w loss 4/15/11 - EDD November 2011
8w3d loss 8/2/12 - EDD March 2013
4w c/p loss 10/29/12 - EDD July 2013
Long story: trying on our own + testing testing testing with 6 rounds of Clomid, more testing, injectables + TI, laparoscopy - one tube blocked, 2 IUIs with Follistim...BFNs.
RPL testing all normal, Karyotyping normal
Moving on to IVF.
IVF #1 April 2012 = BFN, IVF #2 June 2012 = BFP. U/S 7/23 = saw heartbeat but measuring behind. Follow up U/S on 7/30 - no heartbeat. D&C 8/2. Trisomy 12. IVF #3 Oct 2012 = Chemical Pregnancy
Phone consult with CCRM on 12/12/12 - ODWU 1/4/13 - both tubes clear(!) - AFC 24, AMH 3.2, FSH 9.6, LH 5.4, E2 25. DH has high frag rate but improved!
IVF #4 March 2013 CCRM. EP protocol w/ Menopur, Gonal-F & Dexamethasone. ER 3/29 & IMSI, PICSI. 43R 13M 10F 6blasts bio'd. CCS testing reveals 3 normals!!!
FET 5/31/13 of 1 4AA blast - thawed and expanded. 4dp5dt BFP.
Beta 9dp5dt = 181, 11dp5dt = 427. 1st u/s showed a healthy heartbeat! EDD 2/16/14
After 4 years of hoping and heartbreak, our sweet little bean was born on 2/19/14
We are so in love with her.
"I'm not telling you it's going to be easy, I'm telling you it's going to be worth it."
Everybody is welcome!!!
TTC since Sept 2009 Me: 27 DH: 28
DX
Baby boy Henry born 2015.
Expecting our capstone baby (boy) early March 2018.