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IUI questions

MCH77MCH77 member
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In a week AF should be here and we will be starting an IUI. I'm excited and scared. I hate the unexpected.

After our last loss we met with an RE and based on our testing came up with this plan. I know I've been lucky getting pg, but I'm getting older and want to move this process along faster. I'm feeling comfortable with this plan.

Anyway, those of you that have had an IUI any advice? Things you wish you had done differently? Any foods you ate/drank to help?

TIA ladies!

BFP #1 March 24, 2010; missed m/c May 26, 2010 @ 12w 4d; D&E May 28, 2010

BFP #2 Oct 20, 2010; My little boy was born on July 5, 2011

BFP #3 April 30, 2013; Chemical Pg May 5, 2013

BFP #4 Aug 22, 2013; It's a boy.  Loss discovered at 24 weeks on Jan 15, 2014 (cause CMV virus)    

                              <3 We love and miss you Timothy <3

BFP #5 April 6, 2014; missed m/c May 15, 2014 @ 9 weeks; Misoprostol May 15, 2014; D&C May June 3, 2014

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  • Buttercup509Buttercup509 member
    I don't have any advice. Just wanted to send love and hugs.

    TTC since May 2013
    BFP #1 11/22/13 EDD 7/31/14
    MMC 13 weeks - discovered 2/13/14 at 16 weeks - Trisomy 13 - D&C 2/14/14
    BFP #2 10/9/14 EDD 6/22/15
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  • MCH77MCH77 member
    Thanks Buttercup!

    BFP #1 March 24, 2010; missed m/c May 26, 2010 @ 12w 4d; D&E May 28, 2010

    BFP #2 Oct 20, 2010; My little boy was born on July 5, 2011

    BFP #3 April 30, 2013; Chemical Pg May 5, 2013

    BFP #4 Aug 22, 2013; It's a boy.  Loss discovered at 24 weeks on Jan 15, 2014 (cause CMV virus)    

                                  <3 We love and miss you Timothy <3

    BFP #5 April 6, 2014; missed m/c May 15, 2014 @ 9 weeks; Misoprostol May 15, 2014; D&C May June 3, 2014

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  • RachaeleighRachaeleigh member
    I've done 2 so far, but I can't really think of anything that I would have done differently.
    Good luck!

    4 Losses (2003, 2008, Apr 2012, & Oct 2012)
    All RPL and IF testing with multiple REs = normal

    5 IUIs = BFN

    All AL are welcome
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  • MCH77MCH77 member
    Thanks girls. My anxiety is through the roof. I know it's pretty straight forward, but I can't help myself.

    BFP #1 March 24, 2010; missed m/c May 26, 2010 @ 12w 4d; D&E May 28, 2010

    BFP #2 Oct 20, 2010; My little boy was born on July 5, 2011

    BFP #3 April 30, 2013; Chemical Pg May 5, 2013

    BFP #4 Aug 22, 2013; It's a boy.  Loss discovered at 24 weeks on Jan 15, 2014 (cause CMV virus)    

                                  <3 We love and miss you Timothy <3

    BFP #5 April 6, 2014; missed m/c May 15, 2014 @ 9 weeks; Misoprostol May 15, 2014; D&C May June 3, 2014

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  • MSU_Girl1202MSU_Girl1202 member
    I don't have experience with IUI itself, but just something that I wish someone had told me about a month ago before I started my IUI cycle....things don't always turn out as expected...my IUI cycle turned into an IVF cycle last week when on my first follicle scan I had eight follies....so even though we think hard and plan for one thing (IUI), doesnt mean out bodies will always cooperate .Not a bad thing that mine got converted to an IVF cycle, but not at all when I expected. Good luck!
    Married 07/2006, TTC since 2010
    08/2011: Clomid 50mg, IUI --> BFN  ,
    10/2011: Clomid 100mg, IUI --> BFN
    04/13: Clomid, IUI BFP --> MC at 6w1d
    05/13: Femara 2.5mg, IUI --> BFN  , 08/13: Femara 2.5mg --> BFN
    03/14: Femara 5mg, IUI --> 1 follicle @ 27d --> BFP! EDD 12/02/14--> blighted ovum, missed MC 6w6d --> D&C
    4/23: D&C...starting over again, with a little part of my heart broken off
    5/31: Femara 7.5mg --> cancelled cycle, no follies
    7/14: Femara 5mg + brevelle + menopur + IUI --> converted to IVF, ER 7/28 --> ET cancelled due to severe OHSS.
    9/20/14:  Frozen Embryo Transfer --> BFP--> EDD 6/6/15 --> MC at 5w3d      
    10/16/14: Frozen Embryo Transfer --> BFN
    2/6/15: Frozen Embryo Transfer --> BFP --> MC at 5w4d
    3/20/16: PGS-tested Frozen Embryo Transfer --> BFP, Living Child born 12/1/15
    6/6/17: Fresh IVF Cycle --> Severe OHSS, 5 PGS-tested embryos frozen
    2/23/18: PGS-tested FET --> BFN
    3/30/18: Cancelled cycle due to lining 4.2mm
    6/21/18: PGS-tested FET --> BFN
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  • FeeganFeegan member
    I've had two so far, with the third coming up this week. In my experience, they've been fairly simple and straight forward (mine have been in two different RE offices but the protocol has been the same): you go in a room with the usual gyno chair, you get in to place as you would any vaginal exam, they have you sign off that the sperm they are about to use is your husbands (ha!) and then you lay back and they insert a catheter into your cervix (which may or may not cause you to cramp) and then they inject the sperm through the catheter. After that they let you get comfortable and you wait 15-20 minutes before getting dressed again and going about your day. At my first RE they also inserted a cervical "cap" to help keep the sperm in place that I took out about 4 hours later, but at my new RE they did not do this. I know some people report cramping, but I haven't had this issue. They will make you empty your bladder beforehand, so I would suggest refraining from drinking a lot before the procedure so you don't sit there needing to pee. Make sure you ask about their protocol for determining pregnancy. At my first RE, they did beta's, but my new RE doesn't do beta's until you get a positive HPT. Besides that, I can't think of anything worth mentioning. It's really easy and you can absolutely go to work afterwards. I wish you the best of luck!
    TTC #1: 3/2013
    02/2014: Clomid = BFN
    03/2014: Femara + Menopur + Ovidrel + IUI = BFP! - 3/17/14
    EDD: 11/29/14 - MMC @ 9 wks: 4/25/14 
    Misoprostol 4/28 & 4/29 - D&C after misoprostol failure 5/2/14
    07/2014: Spontaneous IUI, no meds = BFN
    08/2014: Spontaneous IUI, no meds = BFN
    08/2014 v2.0: Final spontaneous IUI, no meds = BFN
    09/2014: BCP cycle in prep for injectable cycle in Oct.
    10/2014: Gonal-F + Cetrotide + Ovidrel + IUI  = BFP!
    TWINS! 
    "Top Bunk" & "Bottom Bunk" due June/July 2015
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