@madspunk Thanks for asking. Yes, I finally tracked it down and it should be arriving today - just in time for my appointment Sunday! @beachbunnyxo123 Regarding trying "naturally," my RE described sex as having one of two purposes: recreation and procreation. When I think of our goal of procreation, I'll take it however I can get it! ;-)
I hope everyone is ready for a great weekend! AFM, I go for my 13-day check-up on Sunday and hopefully IUI Monday morning or afternoon.
Married 6.21.2014 DD #1: 8.16.2015 #2 EDD: 1.13.2019
@beachbunnyxo123 yay for you being on track! Honestly, I’m doubting an IUI is gonna work. I mean, how many IF grads from here had it worked for? I do want to do them so I don’t ever look back and wonder but I’m not holding out hope. (Ok that a lie, but you know what I mean)
@rallykat14 I'm so sorry this happened. How are you feeling today? "They have no clue what happened"?? That's unacceptable. I mean, isn't it? Shouldn't they know what happened? I'm sorry. We don't know each other, but I feel mad for you and just caught up with the thread and feel like an ass for posting away and not commenting on this news to support you. That was a lot of 'and'.
People think we become mothers when we give birth but the truth is we become mothers the moment we start calling our babies to us in our thoughts, dreams and prayers. Some paths are short and some are so long that you can easily forget where you were headed.
How I feel all of the time. My 7 Year Journey ***Tw in spoiler***
IVF IVF #1 - September 2018; Follistim, Menopur, Cetrotide & Lupron/HCG combo trigger; PGS; ICSI Back on Levothyroxine FET #1 - October 2018; cancelled, all PGS aneuploid FET #1 - November 30th, transferred anyway Wondfo BFP 5dp5dt, CB Digi 6dpt, 1st Beta on 7dpt 93 2nd Beta on 10dpt 510!
TTC #1 since 2011. Tried for 5 years before we knew there was a one year rule. Diag w/MS 2016; w/PCOS & IF 2017 New RE 2018; PCOS diagnosis taken away, IF due to ovary adhesions, but prev. RE insists PCOS IF
IUI IUI #1 July 2017 w/100mg Clo+trigger; BFN; benched w/big cysts IUI #2 October 2017 w/50mg Clo+trigger; BFN; benched w/big cysts IUI #3 February 2018 w/5mg Femara+trigger; low P BFP February; mc March; Subclinical hypothyroid started Levothyroxine IUI #4 March 2018 w/7.5mg Femara+trigger; BFN Medicated cycle & TI April 2018 w/7.5mg Femara+trigger; BFN Tried several cycles on our own; all BFN
@rallykat14 oh hun, I am absolutely heart broken for you. wTF universe. I am sending you and your DH so many hugs and love. @dragonette505 I’m still rooting like hell for you lady. @madspunk my understanding is there is a plateau in success with IUI after 3. That being said we could not afford IVF so we stuck with it for 6 rounds... if IVF had been possible we would likely have gone that route @linzrunz hey! I’m so glad your able to pursue treatment. I’m rooting for you @kristokekerooni fx so hard for this FET! @tamalahoops your words brought me to tears. Love. Thinking of you
im lurking all my IF ladies, so much love
*TW*
TTC 1/2012 Diagnosed : unexplained infertility 6 rounds of IUI and a MC 2/2014, rainbow twins 4/2015 TTC #3 5/2016 Restarted Fertility tx IUI 2 rounds, baby girl 12/17
Sorry I disappeared, guys. My Beta was negative. I really, really appreciate the time you ladies took to respond to me, and I have been thinking about all that you've said. @beachbunnyxo123 Though it sucks you can relate, it's good to hear I'm not the only one who has had trouble letting go. I am rooting for you and your embie so much. @50Wife I remember that post from you when you found out you were going on BC. Even when you know you're about to do IVF, you keep up that hope that you'll be a SS until the last minute. It's definitely a mind fuck. **TW** And a total mind fuck when you've been able to get pregnant before too! I think about you guys with secondary IF sometimes and how much of a twist that puts into all the IF treatments. The question "Do I really need to put my body through all this?" is definitely what I've been thinking. But then I think about you guys, and if one of you asked me that question after the IUIs you've done and the time you've waited, I know I'd be thinking of your hearts and your emotions too. Maybe on cycle 53 you'd get pregnant, but maybe not. I'm seeing now that IUIs and stress and waiting can be putting your body through a shit ton too. **end TW** I'm sorry that you weren't the SS, but I hope the upcoming FET works. Thanks for making me feel less alone. @kristokekerooni Oh man - you've made me tear up twice this week. But thank you! Thanks for sharing your story. At this point, I am feeling the same way about IUI. It's really hard to think about gearing up and going through it again when my chances don't seem very high any more. I want my best chance. @wabash15 Hey girl. Thanks for sharing your thoughts as well.
DH and I spent a lot of time thinking about it this weekend, and we have our game plan. I really thought IUI would work, and it didn't, and I need some time to grieve that. I also want to make sure I'm mentally and physically the most prepared I can be so hopefully I can only do one ER and hopefully it works! So we're going to take a break while I get prepared. I'm thinking at least 2 months, but the late spring/summer gets busy for travel at work and personally, so the break might end up being much longer, depending on how things work out. Waiting sucks. I don't like this idea of waiting. But I got AF today, and I know I'm not ready to jump into IVF right now at the same time that I know that IVF is the next step for us. So for now, I'm preparing and I'm cheerleading you ladies.
@madspunk I’m sorry about the negative beta. I too just had my 3rd IUI fail. I feel like we are in the same boat. We are also moving onto IVF but not until this summer so I can get healthier, but also be in the right mind set. I’m just not ready to jump in right now. We are taking off the next few months from treatment and are looking at July for IVF. Although I’m sad this last IUI didn’t work, I’m glad we have a plan moving forward.
Re: IF Testing & Treatment Week of Feb 19
I declare it irresponsible NOT to engage in such behaviors this weekend! It’s like a Mardi Gras for your Ute.
@beachbunnyxo123 Regarding trying "naturally," my RE described sex as having one of two purposes: recreation and procreation. When I think of our goal of procreation, I'll take it however I can get it! ;-)
I hope everyone is ready for a great weekend! AFM, I go for my 13-day check-up on Sunday and hopefully IUI Monday morning or afternoon.
DD #1: 8.16.2015
#2 EDD: 1.13.2019
My 7 Year Journey ***Tw in spoiler***
IVF #1 - September 2018; Follistim, Menopur, Cetrotide & Lupron/HCG combo trigger; PGS; ICSI
Back on Levothyroxine
FET #1 - October 2018; cancelled, all PGS aneuploid
FET #1 - November 30th, transferred anyway
Wondfo BFP 5dp5dt, CB Digi 6dpt,
1st Beta on 7dpt 93
2nd Beta on 10dpt 510!
TTC #1 since 2011. Tried for 5 years before we knew there was a one year rule.
Diag w/MS 2016; w/PCOS & IF 2017
New RE 2018; PCOS diagnosis taken away, IF due to ovary adhesions, but prev. RE insists PCOS IF
IUI
IUI #1 July 2017 w/100mg Clo+trigger; BFN; benched w/big cysts
IUI #2 October 2017 w/50mg Clo+trigger; BFN; benched w/big cysts
IUI #3 February 2018 w/5mg Femara+trigger; low P
BFP February; mc March; Subclinical hypothyroid started Levothyroxine
IUI #4 March 2018 w/7.5mg Femara+trigger; BFN
Medicated cycle & TI April 2018 w/7.5mg Femara+trigger; BFN
Tried several cycles on our own; all BFN
@dragonette505 I’m still rooting like hell for you lady.
@madspunk my understanding is there is a plateau in success with IUI after 3. That being said we could not afford IVF so we stuck with it for 6 rounds... if IVF had been possible we would likely have gone that route
@linzrunz hey! I’m so glad your able to pursue treatment. I’m rooting for you
@kristokekerooni fx so hard for this FET!
@tamalahoops your words brought me to tears. Love. Thinking of you
im lurking all my IF ladies, so much love
Diagnosed : unexplained infertility
6 rounds of IUI and a MC 2/2014, rainbow twins 4/2015
TTC #3 5/2016
Restarted Fertility tx
IUI 2 rounds, baby girl 12/17
@rallykat14 I am so sorry and so angry for you! I hope they give you some answers!
@beachbunnyxo123 Though it sucks you can relate, it's good to hear I'm not the only one who has had trouble letting go. I am rooting for you and your embie so much.
@50Wife I remember that post from you when you found out you were going on BC. Even when you know you're about to do IVF, you keep up that hope that you'll be a SS until the last minute. It's definitely a mind fuck. **TW** And a total mind fuck when you've been able to get pregnant before too! I think about you guys with secondary IF sometimes and how much of a twist that puts into all the IF treatments. The question "Do I really need to put my body through all this?" is definitely what I've been thinking. But then I think about you guys, and if one of you asked me that question after the IUIs you've done and the time you've waited, I know I'd be thinking of your hearts and your emotions too. Maybe on cycle 53 you'd get pregnant, but maybe not. I'm seeing now that IUIs and stress and waiting can be putting your body through a shit ton too. **end TW** I'm sorry that you weren't the SS, but I hope the upcoming FET works. Thanks for making me feel less alone.
@kristokekerooni Oh man - you've made me tear up twice this week. But thank you! Thanks for sharing your story. At this point, I am feeling the same way about IUI. It's really hard to think about gearing up and going through it again when my chances don't seem very high any more. I want my best chance.
@wabash15
DH and I spent a lot of time thinking about it this weekend, and we have our game plan. I really thought IUI would work, and it didn't, and I need some time to grieve that. I also want to make sure I'm mentally and physically the most prepared I can be so hopefully I can only do one ER and hopefully it works! So we're going to take a break while I get prepared. I'm thinking at least 2 months, but the late spring/summer gets busy for travel at work and personally, so the break might end up being much longer, depending on how things work out. Waiting sucks. I don't like this idea of waiting. But I got AF today, and I know I'm not ready to jump into IVF right now at the same time that I know that IVF is the next step for us. So for now, I'm preparing and I'm cheerleading you ladies.
TTC #2 - August 2016
MFI
IUI #1-3 BFN
BFP 4/21/18 MMC 6/11/18