Trying to Conceive with IUI #2

[Nicole S]

Hey Ladies,
Amy, renovations at the best of times is a pain. Around 3 years ago we added three more rooms and a deck....the dust was horrible...I wish we to stayed in a hotel.
How did your bloods go yesterday?
Kaydee, how you going? Hope you are making good use of DTD
Fi, My response to 50 was great. Only had 6 injections in total and had one good size follicle. Good luck for your bloods on Saturday

[Amy M]

Hi Ladies,

Well we are back home and trying to clean up the mess, we stil have such a long way to go with the renovations but it will look amazing once it is finished.

Fi - How are you going? Where are you up to?
Kaydee - I hope you are enjoying your month off
Belinda - How is the IVF going?

Well everything is moving a lot quicker this month, I had 5 days on injections and 2 lovely follicles ready to go so I had the IUI done yesterday morning. So now the waiting game has begun, I go back to the clinic on Tuesday to have a blood test and then nothing until the 16th May...YEAH!!!

I feel really good this month, I seem to be able to deal with the side affects better...but it has helped that I havent done any house work for a week.

The nurse was really excited on Friday after she performed the IUI, and she said that this will be the last month for me.....not sure how she can tell but I am still not going to get my hopes up just yet.

Have a lovely weekend ladies.

[fifi33]

Hi Amy,
That all sounds very positive!Thats great that your past the iui stage, I had my bloods taken today, things are moving slower than last month, but I am not unhappy about that as I had 3 follicles last month and was nearly on the verge of being cancelled, so feel better now i am on the 50 dose. I go in monday morning for scan and bloods, feel very nervous, would hate to be cancelled. What dose were you injecting with this cycle? What side effects did you have last cycle? I felt quite good last month, didnt really notice side effects in the injecting stage.
Good to hear your back home now, its very exciting when the renovations progress, we have only managed to do the bathroom so far, and that was a huge disruption so probably wont do anything else for a year or so !
Hope all is going well ladies
Fi x

[Kaydee78]

Hi girls

Amy, great news your cycle has happened so smoothly and you're already in the TWW. My fingers are crossed for you!

Fi, best wishes with your scan tomorrow. I hope all is on track for an iui soon!

We're hoping this month we might be successful on our own... We haven't been for 18 months now but, hey... you never know!! I have made an appt with FS because it takes so long to get in to see him to discuss our next options. Planning to complete a 3rd oi-iui before we see him in early July. It would be really nice if I had to cancel the appt because it wasn't needed!!

[swirl]

Hi all,

I am new to this forum. My husb and I have been trying to conceive for 12mths + now. All our tests are normal and we have been labelled "unexplained". I am about to start my second cycle of OI/FSH/IUI. I have just started spotting (CD 23) and assume I will be CD1 tomorrow. My first cycle I used 50U FSH from CD 2 to 7. BT on CD 7 showed oestrogen had started to rise. US on CD 8 show one dominant follice of 19mm and a number of smaller follicles (<13mm) so I triggered late on CD 8 (no evidence of LH surg on bt) for IUI on CD 10. Unfortunately my husband was called into work early on CD 10 and therefore no IUI, but we managed to BD later that night and the next morning etc. We have now frozen sperm in case of a similar problem in future cycles.

I also have wondered whether I should have gone straight to IVF. I have this sinking feeling that my IUI cycles (planning to have 3) will all be a bust and will be starting IVF in July regardless.

I would be interested to hear what doses other girls are taking, what cycle day you start, and what day you trigger/IUI (and any sucess!!!!)


Swirl

[Amy M]

Hi Ladies,

Welcome Swirl
We are on our second cycle of IUI and we have also decided to try three cycles and then move to IVF, I found the first cycle really hard with emotions, tender breasts and bloating but my second cycle has been a breeze. For both cycles I have been taking 50 Puregon and started on day three, the first cycle I had the trigger on day day 11 and with the second cycle I had the trigger on day 7.

I am back to the clinic tomorrow to have bloods taken to see if I need to have the booster.

Fi how did you go today?
Kaydee that would be amazing to have to cancel your appointment with the FS

Amy xo

[BB73]

Hi Girls,

Just lurking, checking on your progress.

Welcome Swirl. You will find the ladies here are fantastic for support and story sharing. I hope your time here is a short one. I am now onto IVF after 2 failed IUI. Both cycles I was on 50 iu of puregon. The first month went really quickly and I think I triggered on day 7. I was quite good with the side effects although a little cranky at times. Second cycle was a nightmare. It went longer, triggered day 15 and the side effects were dreadful. I nearly ripped a stranger a new one when she looked at me twice at the local shops! But keep in mind everyone responds differently and your cycles can be different from month to month. Don't start thinking about IVF just yet. We had another lady here in the IUI thread that had 1 failed IUI but was successful on her second attempt. Only think ahead if you have to!

Fi, hope the scan went well.
Amy, I hope the TWW is treating you well. I'm doing well with the IVF. Have 9 follies and hoping for the EPU on Wednesday, just waiting for the clinic to call back.
Kaydee, I agree with Amy. I hope you do have to cancel the FS appt. My fingers are crossed for all of you

Take Care
Belinda xx

[Kaydee78]

Hi Swirl. Hope you find BB helpful as you go on your TTC journey rollercoaster.

DH and I are also classed as "unexplained infertility".

My first 2 cycles I was injecting a level of 75. Injections started day 4 both cycles. U/S both cycles was on day 9 and iui both cycles on day 10. Both times I showed a dominant follicle and some smaller ones. Both times, a BFN.

I haven't been able to back to back my cycles. Before the new cycle can begin, an u/s shows left over follicles from the previous oi-iui. (Apparently the smaller ones which weren't considered at iui time but kept maturing during the cycle). 1st cycle comp., one month off waiting for the follicles to go... 2nd cycle comp., and now we're in our month off waiting for the 2 follicles which were left over to go. Frustrating!

It's funny you say you feel like this is just the process before moving onto ivf anyway... I too feel that these 3 oi-iui cycles (Nurses want me to do minimum of 3 before discussing next options with FS) are stepping stones towards having to move on anyway... Need to try to stay positive for each cycle! You never know... lower percentage success rates than ivf but there's still a chance.

Amy, how's the clean up going?? You'll be glad to have the distractions during your TWW.

Fi, hope all went well today.