Hi ladies!! I'm sorry you all have to be here and sorry to be joining you. I've been casually lurking a while and was hoping I wouldn't have to officially join. I'm feeling very confused about my current cycle and plan and so I thought now would be as good a time as any to jump in!
A little back story:
BFP # 1 July 2012 naturally conceived 1st month trying! = missed m/c
BFP #2 July 2013 After 5 cycles of trying (a moderally short LP of about 10 days was noted. I was temping and using OPKs. I took B6 and Vitex and EPO to help my cycle). LO was born Feb 2014
TTC #2 for 9 cycles now. I quit BFing to get my cycle to return. My cycles have been short (24-25 days) with an 8-9 day LP, so after 6 cycles (with no improvement on B6 or Vitex) I got a referral to an RE. They agreed my LP was too short and started me on Clomid and progesterone after all the necessary testing (bw, hsg, u/s, etc).
Cycle #1 was 50mg Clomid and my LP made it to 11 days
Cycle #2 was 100mg Clomid and my cycle was back to 9 days
These were both on oral progesterone.
I'm ready to O for cycle #3. I had one 23mm follicle at my U/S on Weds, but my CM in my post coital check wasn't as ideal. My RE is now recommending and IUI. I'm also going to start Crinone vaginally this cycle. I like and trust my RE and they come highly recommended, but I guess I was caught off guard by the IUI recommendation. I'm scheduled tentatively for it tomorrow AM. I get if my CM isn't ideal, it will help sperm meet the egg, but the whole reason I'm there is to lengthen my LP. I feel like I'm messing my body up even more! Would you all do an IUI tomorrow morning? Should i be doing or asking something else?
Re: Intro and advice welcome
TTC #3 since June 2013
BFP #1 7/21/2013--EDD 3/30/14--D&C 9/24/13
BFP #2 1/28/14--MC 2/7/14
IUI #1 5mg Femara + trigger = BFN
IUI #2 5mg Femara + trigger = BFN
IUI #3 5mg Femara + trigger = BFN
TTC #3 since June 2013
BFP #1 7/21/2013--EDD 3/30/14--D&C 9/24/13
BFP #2 1/28/14--MC 2/7/14
IUI #1 5mg Femara + trigger = BFN
IUI #2 5mg Femara + trigger = BFN
IUI #3 5mg Femara + trigger = BFN
Basically, do you all think I should do an IUI tomorrow? I thought my problem was a fertilized egg being able to implant, so I wasn't expecting to have an IUI. I feel like I'm making things worse instead of improving them! (
Let me know if I'm welcome here. I'd love to find a community to give and receive support.
That said, honestly I'm surprised that you are already referred to an RE at this point. 9 cycles trying isn't usually enough to get referred to a RE (unless AMA? I don't know if I missed that somewhere) and LPD issues are relatively easy to fix with progesterone. Also it can take a while for fertility to return after BFing. It seems like you are being pushed into an IUI when it may not be necessary. I agree with @Fuzzbumble. Keep adjusting meds for now. GL.
Dx: Me: Recurrent Pregnancy Loss; DH: Low Morphology (2%)
BFP#1: MC 3/1/11 at 6w1d - EDD 10/21/11
BFP#3: MC 2/8/14 at 4w5d - EDD 10/13/14
BFP#6: CP 11/6/14 at 4w2d - EDD 7/14/15
IVF #1 with ICSI & PGS: May/June 2015, ER 6/3/15, 17R/17M/15F
IVF #2 with ICSI & PGS: July 2015, ER 7/16/15, 16R/11M/9F
PGS results = 6 normal embryos (4 boys, 2 girls)
FET 9/23/15 = BFFN
Me: 35 DOR - AMH 1.1 FSH 5.6
DH: 39
09/01/10 - First pregnancy - my sweet son was born
04/25/14 - Miscarriage at 9 weeks - Turner Syndrome
08/01/14 - Miscarriage at 8 weeks - Trisomy 9
October 2014 - Unsuccessful IUI
November 2014 - IUI month skipped due to cyst
December 2014 - Unsuccessful IUI
January/February 2015 - Failed IVF (standard long protocol) - 7 eggs, 6 mature, 4 fertilized (ICSI), 0 made it to blast, 0 for testing
March/April 2015 - Microflare IVF protocol with HGH - 6 eggs, 6 mature, 5 fertilized (ICSI), 2 blasts for biopsy!
May/June 2015 - Microflare IVF protocol with HGH - 9 eggs, 6 mature, 5 fertilized (ICSI), 3 blasts for biopsy!
06/18/15 - Two healthy embies based on PGS testing by Natera!
June/July 2015 - FET cycle with estradiol & PIO shots, a Neupogen treatment, and accupuncture
07/08/2015 - Transferred one lovely embie
07/17/2015 - Beta #1 136
07/20/2015 - Beta #2 529 -- BFP!!!
If you don't feel ready, don't do it. Especially if you're OOP or have limitations on your benefits. I would want to see them get your LP to at least 12 days before adding any supplemental treatment like IUI. Don't let them push you. They love to do that.
As far as being referred, it was based on my previous history of 9-10 days lutueal phase priory to BFP# 2 and then 6 straight cycles of an LPD of less than 9 days TTC #3. Would you all really have waited a full year when you have a known problem? Now I am questioning even that. Everything I have read and even my RE says it needs to be at least 12. It seemed silly to me to wait longer since I had a diagnosis. I am not AMA yet, but getting closer!
Me RE absolutely thought Clomid was better to solve my LPD and that progesterone would offer support. So he is continuing to adjust meds, since unfortunately my LP hasn't increased yet. The IUI is recommended because my CM was not as ideal this cycle. I do have some insurance coverage for it. Although, cost isn't my #1 concern. The more I think about it, the more I guess it can't hurt to try it...
Dx: Me: Recurrent Pregnancy Loss; DH: Low Morphology (2%)
BFP#1: MC 3/1/11 at 6w1d - EDD 10/21/11
BFP#3: MC 2/8/14 at 4w5d - EDD 10/13/14
BFP#6: CP 11/6/14 at 4w2d - EDD 7/14/15
IVF #1 with ICSI & PGS: May/June 2015, ER 6/3/15, 17R/17M/15F
IVF #2 with ICSI & PGS: July 2015, ER 7/16/15, 16R/11M/9F
PGS results = 6 normal embryos (4 boys, 2 girls)
FET 9/23/15 = BFFN
I'm sorry, I probably shouldn't have asked so many questions or for as much support in an intro as a newbie here. I was just hoping for some advice before my appointment this morning.
Kid #1 - 09/03/12
Hysteroscopy #10 - scar tissue grew back reblocking my right tube
#11 or IVF with scarring still inside?
1 lone embryo from September 2016 retreival, dx with Trisomy 16, starting fresh
TTC #3 since June 2013
BFP #1 7/21/2013--EDD 3/30/14--D&C 9/24/13
BFP #2 1/28/14--MC 2/7/14
IUI #1 5mg Femara + trigger = BFN
IUI #2 5mg Femara + trigger = BFN
IUI #3 5mg Femara + trigger = BFN
I didn't realize I shouldn't intro during a 2WW (I promise I did read the newbie post, but its got a lot in there, so clearly I missed or forgot that part! Oops!), so apologize for that. I will go back into lurking status (and hopefully not return!).