IUI in March - Part 2
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addie1717 - March 15

Leahb, when are you due to test? I am supposed to wait 15dp IUI, but last month I took one at 14 dpIUI and it was neg, so the HCG was out of my symptom. Although it would probably be better to wait until 15 dp b/c it is a Sat...that way if it is BFN i will have all day to mope and not be at work! I hope we get a lot of BFP's this month. I don't feel any different yet...I had my 2nd dose of HCG shot last night, now I have a big bruise :( I hate shots. I sure hope this works, b/c I don't think I could handle injectables. Well this is our last "drug month" for a while...I'll probaby end up getting pregnant once I stop the drugs...seems like that would be the thing to happen! Who knows...if no BFP this month i need to take a break and put more focus on my marriage and myself! Good luck ya'll...you are all in my prayers!!! XOXO

 

whitey - March 15

I was just joining in. I am in my 1st cycle of IUI and going through the waiting 2 wks. period. I did 10 days of Bravelle injections and had the insemination this last Mon. and Tues. My husbands count on Mon. was 35 mill. and 30 mill. on Tues. Is that good? I see some of the girls writing down hundred mills and even i billion. It seemed like alot to me. Anyway, i started the progesterone suppositories last night. Does this sound like anyone else?

 

addie1717 - March 15

Hey Whitey! Welcome! Your DH's count is fine! My RE said she likes to see at leat 20 million for IUI. It only takes one! She said she has seen people with 100's of millions and not get preggo and she has seen some with low count get preggo! I am on my 2nd IUI and I am also on progestone suppositories...don't you love 'em? :)~ I think it really turns DH on to see see my insert it before bed(J/K) Good luck to you!

 

Hannah B - March 15

Sorry ladies I've yet again been m.i.a. I've been trying to keep busy this cycle so that I am not focused completely on the TTC thing. I started OPK testing yesterday and they have been negatives. I get so frustrated with them because sometimes its so hard to tell. I tested with FMU this morning and it was a neg. I was going to test durign the day but I forgot them at home. So when I get home i will be testing. Anywho, I go in tomorrow at 4pm to do a sono to see if my follies are big enough to trigger tomorrow night. If all goes well then i should have an IUI on Sunday and possibly Monday if my follies have not released. Are we getting closer to the first round of testing? what days are you all going to test?

 

jg - March 15

Well I tested and got a BFN. AF due today, so I'm just waiting for her to arrive. :-(. Good luck everyone.

 

Apalonia - March 15

Hi chelle, addie and Chadelina. Thanks for the advice on the meds. Night time is a great solution. Believe it or not today he asked for his vitamins. I thnk he actually realizes his full of BS!! You took your husband's vitiamins! I wish we could hang out and have a bevvy together!!! I have heard of L-carnitine but can you believe it is outlawed in Canada. Canadians are so bizarre. You can't even get a walker for your baby here anymore. Paranoid. Anyway, I ordered the L-Carnitine from Ebay and it arrived today and I hope it works!!! He does have the vericosele but somedays it's up. Two days before the IUI he had a stint of 14hockey games in three days and I am assuming he overheated! We wern't thinking.
JG, congrats on the positive test. I hope AF stays far far away. I got two referrals today to meet two differnet doctors and who knows when we will start all over again since we have to got hrough a bunchg of blood tests and all and we can't see anyone until the end of the month. I guess I will be starting in May. I will keep on line though so I can see who got pg. I hope it is all!!!

 

jg - March 16

Polly - you read me wrong ;-P...i tested negative. Boo Hoo for me. Good luck to you though. :-)

 

whitey - March 16

Hey addie 1717, No kidding on the suppositories. Ever since we have been starting the fertility...feeling sexy is out the door. With feeling so bloated and your boobs so sore....you don't really think about trying to turn your DH on. My doctor said if this cycle doesn't work she would recommend me going to IVF. My FSH level was high at 11.4. I'm 36 (37 in April) and it is amazing just by someone telling you your FSH is high, how you automatically feel old. Hopefully i don't look menopausal. Anyway..good luck on your 2nd cycle.

 

ekoorb_79 - March 16

Jg, I am so sorry about your bfn. Are you going to give it another go? I hope your ok. Welcome Whitey and good luck to you. The girls here are very supportive of one another. Hannah B, I test on the 26th. Progesterone suppositories are just wonderful, I love to feel them drip out of me all day long...like AF. I know I'm gross! I am so bloated and have really bad abdominal pains since iui, so today decided to call ever so sensitive RE and she said I might want to have my appendix checked out. I decided to wait one more day and see if it gets better. Has anyone experienced this, I have a hard time lying on my belly it hurts so bad. Anything would be helpful. RE is such a meany, I feel like they are always rushing me. Sorry had to vent for a minute.GOOD LUCK LADIES!!!!!

 

jg - March 16

Ugh I don't know Ekoorb. I can't face the thought of it right now. AF still hasn't come but I've done a couple of tests and they're all negative so no doubt she'll come through the night. GREAT! not. If we do IUI again, I will have to re-think our strategy regards to the semen washing. I don't want to go through the passing out, cramps and crazy cold-sweating again and the other possible reactions!

 

chandellina - March 16

hi whitey, your dh's count sounds fine. i think my dh's was 17m at our IUI Monday, after the wash. my dr seemed happy with that. i guess motility was 98% or something and a rating of 3/4 on speed. i know what you mean about feeling old from the high fsh reading. i turned 37 in December and just got a reading of 10.4 in February. Last May, it came back at 8.6 so that was a shock. i've gone for years feeling younger than my age because dh is five years younger and supposedly i don't look my age - but then you are told your eggs are in tatters - well it's pretty depressing!!! i had a consultation wednesday on the NHS here (i live in England, that is our free public health service though i've been seeing my infertility guy privately). the dr was so insensitive- he was telling me how fertility basically drops off a cliff at 37 - he drew me a chart and everything! how rude and unhelpful.

 

Apalonia - March 16

Hi Chandellina, fertility doctors are atrocious. I have made up my mind and your story confirms it. I am 35 as well (36 in June) I have no kids and this is what I am worried about too. But I will hope for the best.
Hi Whitey. I think the counts for your husband are fine. I basically read on the internet that anything about 30 million is the same as having 100's of millions. I get nervous too when I read some hi readings (I wish it coulf rub off on my DH) but I think you're okay with the 30!
JG, sorry about me misreading the acronym. I will still be hopeful for you. It's not over until it's over!!!
You girls are all the best. Keep your chin up. You always have me smiling!

 

leahb5 - March 16

good morning girls! addie i am testing next friday. and actually i tested today and had a very very faint line so i think my hcg is working out of my system. i'll prob test in a few days to make sure its gone that way there will be no confusion. i have a ? though if you are pg and take the hcg will the line just keep getting darker or will it go out of your system then return? intersting! anyways i'm soooo bloated and nipples are killing me and completely consipated(sorry tmi) my sil was constipated her first 12weeks. anyone else feeling this? hey whitney_ i also took bravelle and i'm on suppositories. how did the bravelle work for you. did you stim well to it? i ended up having only one mature good follie. hoping that one did the trick. and your dh is fine my clinic says they only need 10mill to do it so more than enough. my gf's dh had only 8mill before wash and they did it on there own and they are having twins...no meds!!! dont worry about it ! jg - sorry about your results, its so frustrating. maybe your just gearing up for a real x-mas present!! addie- also why another shot of hcg?? i've never heard of that before? is it supposed to really help?? babydust to all and hopfully all of us 2wwers bfp are just around the corner!! anyone testing before next friday or am i the first???

 

chele - March 16

Good luck to you Addie! Welcome WHITEY... your dh's count sound good. As for similiar situations yes, I am one of them. Took Gonal-F though, and did IUI on Tues & Wed. Good luck, when will you test? HANNAH, how did your appt go? JG, what day past IUI would you be on now? Don't give up hope until you know for sure. Maybe it's too early for you to test. Keeping you in my prayers. APOLONIA, so you will be looking for another RE... good luck on the search :0) WHITEY, I totally understand.... 36 turning 37 in Oct and I was told my FSH was 10.4 also. That's ok, we will beat this battle and become moms soon! EKOORB, looks like you and I have the same testing date but.... I don't know if I will or if I'll wait to see if af arrives on the 29th...hope not. Wow, I have had those pains on my left side (more prominent yesterday evening)... seems to be on my side/upper ovary area. I have had those before w/ other IUI cycles and everything was fine so I'm not too worried. Are you still having them constant? LEAH if i'm understanding your question correctly, then no. The HCG is suppose to be out of your system 10 days after taking the injection. Typically the HCG is not high enough in your system when you fall preggo until 12-16 day's past implentation so there is a lapse in time. Now I wouldn't say there are those few out there that have quick response (high HCG) levels quickly after conception but for the most part you should n't have to worry about that confusion. No constipation for me, but I do have sore nipples and you would think I was standing in the cold 24 hrs a day !hahahah If my memory serves me right, I think you are the 1st tester. Lot's of BABY Dust to all of you! Keep your chins up and think positive baby results!!! Love you guys - Michelle

 

MTRAV - March 16

do u how soon to test? anyone here w/ pcos?

 

ekoorb_79 - March 17

Hi girls! Well, I stiil have really bad lower pubic area pains, so decided to call RE and we came to the conclusion that I have a UTI. It sucks, but they called in some antibiotics (safe ones) and I'm starting to feel a little better...I hope that's what it is. I wonder how that happened??? Chele you said that you have had the same pain, maybe it's because our ovaries are the size of watermelons? I don't want to be on meds if it isn't a uti. JG, I'm sorry your feeling down, I think of you often because you are always so positive and helpful for everyone here, and I am sad that you are down, I was so hoping for good news for you. I hope you feel better. Looks like there are a few of us who will be wishing these next couple of days away... I live in NY 1.5 hours up from NYC and we are having an AF of a blizzard. 2 feet-It's crazy! I figure I'll spend tomorrow out sleding with my little family, that should be a good time. I love to see my little girl happy and she loves the snow. Hey JG, her name is Sydney, is that the part of Australia you live in? Ok, well I guess I have rambled enough for one night. TATA...

 

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