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montie- i too had some spotting after iui but they put this pack in it looks like a sponge with plastic around it and has a string like a tampon to remove it. i dont know why they put it in i assummed it was to make sure all the sperm stayed up there. i had to remove it after 6 hours. havent heard anyone else say that their doc did this so you may want to ask about it. the pack had some blood on it when i removed it and the doc said that was normal after i removed it there was no spotting or anything. hope this helps. good luck to the girls whoa re now in the 2ww keep us posted on how things are going. take care all and good luck to the ones waiting on a +opk

Thayward-good luck in your TWW. I am there with you and this is part that I think is the hardest!!
Slowpoke-I haven't heard of the pack that you are speaking of. I will have to make sure to ask.
Good luck to everyone...... : )

Hey Gals... Where is everyone today? Hope all is well!!!
- T

I'm here girls!!!! I have been off work for a few days and not near a computer. My IUI couldn't have worked out better on Thursday! DH ended up calling off to go with me and this was the first time he has ever gone. So it was my birthday, my dh got to go and I had 4 follicles. Woo hoooooo.... This has to be a sign, right??? I haven't had any symptoms since the day of the IUI except for the day of I had really bad gas and bloating. Hmmmm....I didn't have any cramping or anything like the last 2 IUI's. Tawnya, how has your 2ww been so far?? I honestly haven't even been thinking about it. I have been just relaxing at my sister in laws house because she has a pool. Jamie, I am so sorry to hear about your bad day with your dr's appt. I totally understand how you feel. I felt the same way about the trigger shot on Tuesday. I was so sure that if I didn't get it just right, that it wouldn't work. I go on Thursday to get my progesterone drawn, which is a first. I haven't had to do that yet. Now as far as all of your dr's wondering why you are not pregnant yet, count me in. My dr. is so nice that when he walked in he said, I really want to get you pregnant, it's like my goal now!! I was like hell yeah!! That ain't a bad goal to have! Isn't it so nice that there are more of us that are using a donor! It makes me feel a lot less alone.

whynotme- i know what you mean i talked to you on another thread once and i thought that you and i were the only ones using a donor. sometimes i think that it is more stressfull for us that are using donors because we worry about what others will think if they find out or like i do this alot..i know that dh has said he is fine with it and that it will be his child but in the back of my mind i always wonder if i do get pregnant is that gonna change or maybe he will not be able to handle the pressures and leave i think of all kinds of stuff. i know that everyone does..but sometimes i think that my brain works overtime looking at all the what if's. thats why i am so glad that i have you girls to talk to because you know exactly what i am going through because you are going the same route as me. my progesterone the last time i had it done while i was on clomid was 27.8 they said they wanted to see it over 15 so i was shocked that it was so high..before i took clomid it was 12.8 so that is a big difference. i am glad that we have such great doctors on our side..they are more anxious about us getting pregnant i think than we are..lol..my doctor was so disappointed that the last iui didnt work the look on his face was priceless. it was like someone had slapped him and he told me that usually you get pregnant the 2nd or 3rd try because you are more relaxed and you know all the procedures that they are going to do and your not as nervous and anxious as you were in the 1st. but he is already looking ahead in case we are at iui #4 with no luck. so that to me is great that he has a plan just in case. that is great that your dh was able to go with you. mine has never went to a doc's appointment with me my sister always does..lol..but as much as this stuff costs he pretty much has to work so that we can continue to keep trying. i have no insurance so everything i have done we have to pay out of pocket. right now it is costing us about 1000.00 a month. so that runs into alot of money but it wil be worth it. well take care everyone and i hope if there are others out there who are using donors that they jump in here so that we can all support each other. when we first decided to use a donor i was leary about even saying it on here because i didnt know how people would react and i didnt want them to judge me, but i am glad that we all found each other and help each other out through this whole process because it can get stressfull. well take care all i will check back later.

Jamie, I couldn't have said it better myself. I also felt like I was the only one and that people would judge me on here. DH and I have decided to not tell anyone that we are using a donor because really, it's nobody's business, right?! The only person that knows is my mom and she would take it to her grave. Pretty much anymore it's not even a thought in our heads. We just hope that it works. If this IUI doesn't work then my dr. is going to do an HSG and probably get more aggressive with meds. Hopefully it won't come to that! He also thinks that we should switch donor, or it wouldn't hurt to do so. I just dread having to find another donor. I really love the one that I am using now. Welcome montie to our group! It's so nice to have more people going through the same thing. If you don't mind me asking, how did you and dh come to terms with using a donor? Was it easy or a long process?

Hey girls, I was just sitting here reading other threads and started thinking to myself "self, I wish that there were some success stories on here using a donor". So if you are out there, please drop us a line so that we don't feel completely hopeless!

Ok, first of all, I just went and had my ovidrel trigger prescription filled and it cost me $69.99 for just one pre-filled syringe. What the hell????? I got the novarel last cycle and there were 2 uses in it for $45.00. The lady asked me if I wanted to fill it and I said that I didn't have a choice because I need to take it today. Well, lesson learned! I will be getting the other kind that you have to mix if there is a next time. Oh, and this shot has to go in your stomach. YIKES!

whynot... I think you can put Ovidrel in your thigh... that's where I always put it. It's the only trigger shot I've used. Smiles...
- T

This one says specifically that it is for the tummy. The needle is super short like less then an inch. Waaaa.....

Hang-in there! I will think of you! My trigger shots have never hurt - I think it's the anticipation that drives us crazy!
- T

I couldn't agree more! I just have bad thoughts of the one from last week. But this one won't be bad, I'm sure.

Good Luck!
- T

whynotme, thank you for the warm welcome. I was told by my RE that the ovedril shot goes in the tummy only. It doesn't hurt, so don't be nervous. Just make sure to keep it in the fridge. I didn't know that until my second cycle.
As for my hubby and I coming to terms with donor, well that was a long road for us. See, I have a seven year old daughter from my first marriage and obviously my current hubby has none. When we decided to have children (which took me a long time to agree to) it was strange that I couldn't get pregnant. After a year of trying he went in, got tested and was in shoc k!! It probably took us almost 2 years to deal with it. Now, he is sooo supportive about it, that my nervousiness is gone about the procedure. He attends every session and I love it!! We have also decided not to tell anyone. We made a promise to each other that we wouldn't. That's a promise I have no problem keeping for him. Well, tomorrow is 7dpo and I feel the same. I try not to think about the TWW, but I can't help it.........LOL!!!

ok girls it is cd11 for me i went to the doc today and i had 3 follies on right sode 1 was 20 1 was 18 and 1 was 19 and 3 on the left side that i forgot how big they are so i have to go back tomorrow and possibly get the shot. the doc doesnt let anyone give thereselves the shot so i will probably get the shot tomorrow and then go in on thursday and have the iui done. so i am excited and nervous at the same time. dh and i havent told anyone about the donor either. my sister is the only on e who knows and thats because she goes to the doc with me all the time. we had to wait 3 hours today at the docs and she was drunk before we got home. there is a place in shreveport called cajun daquiries and she had me stop twice. the first time she got a 32 ounce drink and drank it at the docs and on the way back she had me stop and it was happy hour buy 1 get 1 free so she drank 3 32 ounce drinks before we got home...lol..that girl cracks me up..since she was drunk her old man thought we went to the boats instead of the doctors office..lol..it was so funny..it took us awhile too to decide on a donor. if it doesnt work this time i may change donors and see what happens..good luck all i may be in the 2ww sooner than i thought..lol..take care

slowpke- great news on the follicles!! I only had three total this round. Both were 17's at monitoring and one was a 12. I did have four days before the shot, so I can safely say 2 were good. What are you doing to get 6?? I usually only have three each month, with 2 being good. I am jealous.........LOL!!!! Can't wait to have you join the TWW!!!