Hey gals. I feel like its been forever since I logged on. Its been crazy around here. As you know we lost the dog a few weeks ago. Last week we finally had enough of the quiet and adopted a new dog from the Humane Society. she's so cute! its bittersweet Rogue is great but sometimes makes miss my Brodie even more. On top of that ive finally kicked in to gear with my job. (everything went better than expected, the boss came in mid morning and sat down with me & the guy I replaced. He explained the hows and whys of everything to the guy including why he had me tell him. I was right he just need me to get the conversation started because they are friends. The guy was better than expected and has even been a huge help. They are going to try him in another position.
I've been trying to check in here and there, sorry for anything i may have missed. First off congrats to all BFPs and hugs to those who need them. So this cycle I was benched because we tried 3 cycles of clomid and still no baby. RE wants us to do clomid and clomid injectables my next cycle, since clomid was starting to show improvement. He left the choice of TI or IUI up to us. We have decided IUI. I been wrestling with coming to terms with it for weeks. I agree with my husband that if we are doing all this we might as well increase our chances by doing iui. However it's been hard coming to terms with conceiving this way. No body dreams of this you know. We never plan on IF either but a small part of me hoped we could still concieve "the old fashioned way" with the help of meds. Bummer, but DH is right. I know it must be done and so i am pushing myself forward. So now my question is (after all that long rambling), what do I expect from the IUI process. Is it painful? Uncomfortable? Any difference during the 2WW as opposed to TI? i dont want to think it worked if its a typical symptom. I am nervous and excited. What are some tips for getting ready? Anything experiences you want to share would be appreciated. Thanks in advance! (Sorry for being long winded! Lol)
Me: 33 - PCOS & Hypothyroidism
DH: 35 - SA is good
Married since 2010 (together since 2006)
TTC since June 2009 (we knew we would have issues and wanted family right away after we got married).
No pregnancies yet.
May 2013 - started first round of Chlomid & ovidrel cycle.
Re: Crazy couple of weeks & finally getting ready for my 1st IUI
IUI#4 1/23/13 on 75iu x9 Follistim = BFP then chem preg m/c (Feb 2013)
IUI#5 BFN (April 2013)
S/PAIFW , S/PALW
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Hey @Cutiecruz327 -- first off, so sorry about your pup. I have 4 dogs, and I am so afraid of when that day will come.
I think you made a good choice going with an IUI. I felt like DH and I made the decision pretty quickly because we didn't want to waste a cycle, but I'm glad we did. I was on clomid for IUI #1. I didn't respond to the clomid and O'd naturally around CD22. My RE changed me to Femara for IUI #2 and I O'd right on time (CD14/15 - overnight??). My first IUI was very easy and I didn't feel any affects, but IUI #2 had be pretty crampy, very bloated, and hung up in bed for a little while. I really do believe that every body handles them differently, and every cycle could be different. PP was very accurate in say that it feels like a pap, with a little 'pinch'.
As for trying to come to grips with the way you are getting pregnant, I hear ya. I got pregnant on my own twice, so I know it is possible, but I had some problems to address as to why I haven't kept them past 5-6 weeks, so we decided to go this route for faster and more 'monitored' result. We are still having TI the two days before I O (1st and 2nd days of +OPK), so I'd still like to think that if we get our BFP that it could be from us BD'ing...or at least it may help!?!
Good luck!!! No one dreams of this...but at least we are all working towards our hopeful end result!
ME - 31, DH - 40
Married 06/25/2011, TTC since 03/2012
BFP #1 on 11/13/12 -- EDD 7/24/13 -- M/C (CP) on 11/21/12
BFP #2 on 7/21/13 -- EDD 3/29/14 -- M/C (CP) on 7/31/13
09/4/13 - 4/16/14 -- IUI #1 - 6 = BFNs
7/13/14 -- IVF #1 w/ ICSI
ER on 7/26/14 -- 20 R, 15 M, 11 F
ET on 7/31/14 -- 1 transferred (4bb); 8 frosties!!!
BFP #3 on 8/8/14 -- EDD 04/18/15
BETA #1: 473, BETA #2: 1009, BETA #3: 1975
** It's a BOY!!! **
TTC #1 since June 2012
Me (28) - DOR (AFC <10, undetectable AMH, >10 FSH), homozygous E429A MTHFR
DH (29) - MFI low count and morphology
September 2013 IUI#1 - Clomid + Trigger + IUI = BFN
October 2013 IUI#2 - Letrozole + Menopur + Trigger + IUI = BFN
Nov 2013 IVF/ICSI #1 - Protocol: BCP prep, high doses Menopur and Bravelle (12 days), ganirelex
Results: 5 retrieved / mature, 4 fertilized, 1 arrested and 3 complex abnormal after day 3 PGS = Cancelled after ER
Jan/Feb 2014 IVF/ICSI #2 - Protocol: Estrogen priming, high doses Menopur and Bravelle (11 days), microdose lupron
Results: Cancelled after 11 days of stims due to low response and E2 levels
Feb 2014 IVF/ICSI #3 - Protocol: No prep, low dose Menopur (6 days), ganirelex, Bravelle booster with trigger
Results: 1 retrieved / 0 mature = Cancelled after ER
Officially moving on to embryo adoption! We used and love Embryo Adoption Services of Cedar Park
October 2014 FET #1 - BCP/Lupron/Estrace/Prometrium, transferred 2 of 4 from match #1, BFN
December 2014 FET #2 - BCP/Lupron/Estrace/Prometrium, transferred 2 of 4 from match #1, BFN
March 2015 FET #3 - BCP/Lupron/Estrace/Prometrium, transferred 2 of 6 from match #2, BFN
May 2015 FET #4 - BCP/Lupron/Estrace/Prometrium, lost 2 to thaw, transferred 2 of 6 from match #2, BFN
October 2015 FET #5 - Natural cycle, lost 1 from match #3 and 1 from clinic backup to thaw, transferred 1 backup, BFN
February 2016 FET #6 - Natural cycle, transferred 1 from match #4, B FREAKING P!
Beta 1 = 162, Beta 2 = 316, doubling just over 48 hours
***Siggy Warning***
Me: 35 DH: 34
TTC since May 2012
Unexplained Infertility
IUI#1 October 2013- 58m post wash - BFN
IUI#2 November 2013- 39m post wash - BFN
IUI#3 January 2014- 33m post wash - BFN
IVF #1 March 2014- 23R/18F/ZERO Frosties - BFN
IVF #2 May 2014 - 17R/14F/1 frozen pea (2-8 cell 10% fragmentation day 3) BFP
Beta #1 77.7 (13dp3dt)
Beta #2 307 (17dp3dt)
Beta #3 695 (19dp3dt)
Beta #4 2232 (23dp3dt)
1 Beautiful Baby - EDD 1/28/15
@Kacelets that's crazy that its on YouTube! Lol. Helpful but crazy, I wonder if they have an iui video yet! Lol
@jadziadax she is a hound mix. She is 1 year 9 months old. Behaves like she's been here since she was a pup. She has already taken over our bed, thankfully she's small! Lol