January IUI

pawcall · January 2017

@Cinnamonn i think I'm having the same test on Monday. My RE called it a saline tubal perfusion but google leads me to believe it's the same. Interested to hear how yours goes!

PoeMasque · January 2017

@brooklyngirl18 I turned the OPK positive today, so we will IUI tomorrow! nervous about how it will all go.....the clinic said it could be hours before we do IUI after my SO drops off his sample....the recommendation is IUI within 90mins of collection or pg rates decline significantly.

Does anyone know if it's ok to BD same day after IUI?

Cinnamonn · January 2017

@brooklyngirl18 Yey! FX for you, let us know how it goes. In regards of BD I don't see why not?

Cinnamonn · January 2017

@pawcall yes its exactly what Im doing. I tried to do it last cycle but no one told me I should take pain killers and It was so painful for me, the Dr wasn't able to perform it. But don't get scared! Im just "lucky" to have curved cervix and my period was always very very painful. Usually this procedure is almost painless

pawcall · January 2017

@Cinnamonn eek no one told me either. What are you taking beforehand? GL!

Momifbysea · January 2017

Lurking from TTC after 35...maybe I should join here too...

@PoeMasque I have my IUI next week and our RE's instructions specifically say to BD day of IUI and day after because when the woman orgasms the contractions help propel the sperm up your tubes. Hope this helps and wishing you luck with your IUI!!! Fingers and toes and everything crossed for you!

brooklyngirl18 · January 2017

@PoeMasque good luck! My dr said a few hours is ok, for my iui a few days ago it was a little under 3 hours between when he gave the sampe and when I had the iui done. not ideal but it is what it is. the dr said the sample looked good so i guess the swimmers hold up better than we think. also my dr told us to bd the night of the iui and the night after.

PoeMasque · January 2017

Thanks ladies! We had great numbers for the IUI today and the RE told us to BD tonight and tomorrow since my CM was still EW (meaning no O yet).

I asked about progesterone, but he said he wanted to test my level in one week to see if clomid fixed it, so no suppositories yet.

bluejeanbabi05 · January 2017

@poemasque exciting! I asked my RE too and they are having me come in tuesday to check my prog levels to see if I need to take additional

PoeMasque · January 2017

@funkykey i remember you saying something about O pain on clomid.....can I just say OMG this ish is REAL! Wondering how long it will feel like I have rocks instead of ovaries....will be glad when O is over!!

Momifbysea · January 2017

So I posted my intro yesterday- jumping on the January IUI train... Its our first RE treatment which is exciting because I have some renewed hope after all the testing and learning we have low morphology and motility in addition to me being 42. I finished the Femara last night and will start OPK Monday.

brooklyngirl18 · January 2017

I have a good recipe for the ladies out there trying the pineapple after ovulation thing. My pineapple isn't very sweet and the core is quite hard so I made a smoothie today. 5 ice cubes, 1 banana, 1 thick slice of pineapple and a vanilla greek yogurt. so good!!!

bluejeanbabi05 · January 2017

@Momifbysea welcome and fx this is your cycle!

@brooklyngirl18 thanks!!! I'm starting that today, a couple days late, and I'm going to copy your recipe

Momifbysea · January 2017

@brooklyngirl18 thanks for the recipe! I love pineapple, no prob there, but the core was like wood so I wasn't sure how to stomach that. I'll try it out!

Is anyone doing pomegranate juice? I can't remember where, but I read somewhere along one of my BSC TWW's when I couldn't put my phone down from fertility related searches that drinking pomegranate juice was good for boosting fertility. So I've been drinking it daily before this IUI just because I'll try pretty much anything, lol.

Momifbysea · January 2017

@bluejeanbabi05 thanks for the welcome and FX for you too! Let us know how your progesterone test comes back. I am planning to test mine too as it's the one thing my RE hasn't tested yet, but he had brought it up.

bluejeanbabi05 · January 2017

funkykey said:

OK, new image uploaded to that comment to reflect updates, but here it is again so not so much scrolling...

Bumping this so it's on this page

thanks to @funkykey

PoeMasque · January 2017

@Momifbysea i did pomegranate juice for several cycles. It's supposed to help with uterine lining, but I stopped because, let's be honest, women doing meth, coke, and heroin get pregnant, drinking juice isn't going to change anything. It was also expensive and loaded with sugar....the sugar is really what got me, no need to develop diabetes in this process! Haha

funkykey · January 2017

OK, Updated to include correct dates and also @pawcall and @Momifbysea - I am rooting for you!

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5020794/uploads/editor/ao/8xm3tfo2cya4.jpeg

Ladies, for myself, after my clomid BFN last cycle, I am feeling pretty hopeless. I mean, we're doing the IUI and I'm going to eat the pineapple and POAS - many, many, sticks - but I don't have the same enthusiasm. I dunno. I honestly think what's getting me through is seeing all of you and hoping that at least a few of us get BFPs! This has been a LONG journey, and I hope it ends for us all soon, but it helps to know that it will end very, very soon for some.

@lulu1180 - thanks for the tip! I tried, but could see my name and everything on the revision history, and was gun-shy. I am going to have to get my DH to test it before I post, but he is far too involved in a video game to do it right now. Gah.

notamyrtle · January 2017

Hey guys,
Been a while, just chiming in with an update. Had an ultrasound after 6 days of injectables... I have a couple of contenders (follies) this time. I'm hoping one of them dies off in the next day or two because my clinic is conservative and doesn't need like to see more than 2 or maybe 3.

@PoeMasque - sounds like a good IUI and count! Fingers crossed!

@funkykey Sorry to hear about the lack of hope. I totally understand... though oddly, I'm experiencing some hope this cycle after seeing more follies, and I'm usually an ultra Negative Nancy. Sigh... IF is such a rollercoaster. I hate letting my hopes get up, lest they be dashed to the ground in a few weeks... which statistically speaking, is the case with IUI. Also, looks like the IUI will indeed be on 1/27, so your guess was right!

Im considering the pineapple core, though I feel like I've already tried a gazillion of these lifestyle and diet changes and supplements and they haven't worked. I definitely find myself thinking about the countless crack addicts who get pregnant without even taking prenatal vitamins. Of course, then that tiny voice in me thinks, well what if these interventions matter for me, because my body is different? So who knows.

PoeMasque · January 2017

@funkykey that is exactly how I felt about our second IUI. I think part of it was that I really believed the first one would work. Hang in there, over 3 cycles of clomid/IUI the odds get better. I'm trying to remind myself that during this cycle too, i almost expect a BFN this time around haha.

bluejeanbabi05 · January 2017

@funkykey ((hugs)) I'm so sorry you're feeling hopeless. Hope is such a good and painful thing during this process. I don't expect a BFP but on the same hand I don't want to be pessimistic and invite negative energy in...*shrugs*

@notamyrtle fx those existing follies grow up perfectly and no others!

So question for those of you who have triggered in the past- how long does that trigger hcg stay? I'm still turning tests (although faint today) and I triggered last tuesday. It's annoying because I want to be able to for real test next week and trust the results.

brooklyngirl18 · January 2017

@bluejeanbabi05 last cycle I think I tested at 8dpo to test out the trigger and it was negative. I think it's different for everyone though unfortunately.

cmar1006 · January 2017

brooklyngirl18 said:

@bluejeanbabi05 last cycle I think I tested at 8dpo to test out the trigger and it was negative. I think it's different for everyone though unfortunately.

This. I tested right around 8 dpo and was negative.

bluejeanbabi05 · January 2017

Thanks @brooklyngirl18 and @cmar1006! All the feelz for you still @cmar1006 keep us updated if you have a beta and when they tell you how many took!

Momifbysea · January 2017

Okay, excited. I have that newbie hopefulness I guess...IUI #1 scheduled for tomorrow at 9:30, which will be CD12. A little jittery admittedly, but excited also.

cmar1006 · January 2017

bluejeanbabi05 said:

Thanks @brooklyngirl18 and @cmar1006! All the feelz for you still @cmar1006 keep us updated if you have a beta and when they tell you how many took!

Thanks! So far I had betas done on Friday, 14 dpo and levels were 332. Had betas done again at 7am this morning and still waiting for the results. Once they call with the results they said we'd schedule the ultrasound.

ETA betas came back at 989 today so I am in the clear for bloodwork for now. Ultrasound scheduled for 2/6.

Cinnamonn · January 2017

@funkykey Don't feel that way, you don't have the right! A lot of girls get BFP after their 1st IUI , sometimes we need that little push. I lurked on IVF forum and girls don't lose hope after 6th IVF. They are so strong! I know you hate to hear it, but Stay Positive and move on, we are here to support you. After all, pineapple might help

P.S. thanks for the schedule one more time.

@Momifbysea Good Luck! FX

AFM, Im going to an ultrasound on Friday to check the follicles. I just hope I don't O on Sunday

bluejeanbabi05 · January 2017

GL @Cinnamonn

They scheduled my beta for Tuesday the 31...not sure if I'll be able to wait for those results before taking a HPT

brooklyngirl18 · January 2017

@bluejeanbabi05 my beta is jan 31 also! I have a shorter LP, usually 11-12 days so I'll def get af before then if I'm not pregnant. I plan to test friday or saturday..ugh this week is dragging

pawcall · January 2017

Had my STP on Monday and my tubes are "gorgeous" and clear. Which should make me happy but really just makes me feel like wtf - why isn't this working then?

bluejeanbabi05 · January 2017

@brooklyngirl18 ugh it so is how is it only Wednesday. I'm crossing my fingers so hard for you!

@pawcall yay for clear tubes, but I completely understand where you're coming from. i feel like it would be easier with a clear diagnosis to tackle.

I had my progesterone test yesterday and it's at 18.6 which means I ovulated and don't need supplementation. So of course now my hopes are soaring now matter how hard I try to keep them realistic

PoeMasque · January 2017

@bluejeanbabi05 im just a couple of days behind you! If my progesterone is higher this time I will be in the same boat of hopeful thinking. I try to enjoy it while it lasts because most of the time I feel so blah about this whole thing.

bluejeanbabi05 · January 2017

Fx @PoeMasque! When will you know about your progesterone?

amanda_1182 · January 2017

Well I just started spotting. 8dpiui. I'm pissed.

pawcall · January 2017

Can anyone tell me how they felt the day of IUI? Do I need to take the day off work? I feel dumb asking but...

amanda_1182 · January 2017

@pawcall I felt fine. Immediately went back to work.

bluejeanbabi05 · January 2017

@amanda_1182 oh no I'm sorry! Did they test your progesterone levels 5-6 days after IUI or put you on progesterone at all?

cmar1006 · January 2017

@pawcall I was gone to the world after my IUI. I had terrible cramping and could hardly stand up straight. I was also at risk for hyperovulation.

amanda_1182 · January 2017

@bluejeanbabi05 my Dr. did not test progesterone levels. I asked about it since my luteal phase is usually short, but he was hoping clomid would help extend my luteal phase.

bluejeanbabi05 · January 2017

@amanda_1182 I honestly think it's extremely negligent that he didn't especially given your short LP. My office had me in on 5dpo to test and I have a normal LP. I would insist on it for the next or find a new doctor. I'm so sorry ((hugs))

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