Donor IUI?

[MinnieMooMoo]

Hello! Just looking for a group/quiche to join but not really sure where I fit it.

I'm intending to go it alone and have Donor Insemination by IUI starting in January providing my investigations all come back clear.

Any one else in the same boat, or has done it alone in the past?

Hope you're all having a lovely weekend ladies. X

caution I do hope your mum's op goes well - I am sure you will be a great help to her.

My nephew and I had a great time... my mum kicked us out of the living room so she could watch Montalbano - much to our chagrin and so we watched Casualty nice and cosy in bed :) This has become our new Saturday night ritual - we used to have sleepovers all the time but my mums was out of bounds most of last year due to building works (and a really shoddy builder who totally messes her around) so we are only just finding our groove again! My cousin had twins a couple of years ago (with natural IVF at my clinic) and my other cousin adopted a lovely girl (but they live in Puerto Rico so we do not see them that often). Having a younger generation is a joy.

So my lump is still erupting - I just got a whole load of gunk out again, amd did last night and this afternoon too... will definitely discuss with GP.

I think I will choose US donor... will order tomorrow or next day - just waiting for clinic to tell me how many vials I need.

Eek caution sorry to hear about your mum.hope her op goes well.

Ooh exciting about choosing your donor kwick(not so exciting out erupting pustule)
Was with my mates little girls yesterday so love the snuggle time altho they aren't old enough for casualty yet (damn it lol). We made cakes too which was good, altho OCD in overdrive as they weren't doing it right lol,had to try my hardest not take it off them and do it myself hehe

Ah yes pickle my OCD kicks in sometime too but you just have to remember why you are doing it - and it is for their learning and fun.

Just finished watching Call the Midwife - first time ever I have not cried during an episode... strange. Anyway just thinking how much times have changed in what is not that long a period of time.

Now for War and Peace...

I taped it this week as was busy but love call the midwife-ditto always crying at it especially last weeks!!! I was talking to one of my patients about it last week and she said she remembers the first thalidomide baby being born
Ahhhh really hate Sunday evenings,that impending doom of 5days of work ahead...oh well it pays the bills. Just trying to do form for renewing passport-need a separate degree to fill out these forms.....needless to say I've made a mistake and need to pick up another form-oopsy

Thank you kwick & pickle for your well wishes for my Mum. The closer Wednesday gets, the more nervous I get :( I just hope she's ok!

Sounds like you and your nephew had a lovely sleepover kwick. How old is he?
It's nice to hear about your cousin who had twins through IVF at your clinic - that's got to give you some hope?!

Definitely speak to your GP about your lump. It doesn't sound good that it's still erupting - it must be so uncomfortable, bless your heart!

I'm buying the ClearBlue ovulation tests tomorrow. I've also ordered some off of amazon. We'll see how that works out!

Just been speaking to my best friend (who now lives in Wales) about my plans to do things solo. She was really lovely about it and really supportive - which is great, because me and my future baby needs her!

caution good to hear you have friend's support :)

So all the crying I did not do yesterday during call the midwife I did today at work... First started crying when one of my bosses invited me to dinner and I told her I could not go due to gp appointment for boobage lump, and then again with a colleague - i had a real crying jag and shared with her my fear that the iuis did not work due to work stress. I am just so busy and with really big deal stuff. She was like you need to not let it affect you... I would need a labotomy for that to work....

I want to get under duvet and stay there for a long time. Feeling very low at the mo

:( sorry to hear that kwick, it's not surprising it's been an emotional few months where you haven't really had a lot of time to process things just gone on to the next treatment and your job sounds horrifically busy plus it's sh!tty January where everything is doom and gloomy. I will quite happily join you under the duvet of depression,can't see a way out but I've only got work crap going on.
Arghhhhghghghhhhhh
Keep your chin up sweet

Hey ladies,

Can I join you under the hiding from the world duvet? Crazy busy here too with work and getting p*ssed off that my IUIs aren't working. I feel for you Kwik, sounds like you need a big hug.

Will try a proper reply tomorrow but on my phone on the train now and I always find it a pain to reply on here.

Chin up ladies. We'll get there.

Sleep well x

No hugs please... it will just make me cry more :(

Have bought 2 vials of magic potion from USA - new donor is French/Italian/Puerto Rican - which I think is a great mix - especially from a cuisine perspective AND I have visited each country! I am spending money like it is going out of fashion ($2k).

Okay so am going to try and get out of depths of moodiness and shift to more positive ground... much love and luck to you all [heart] not sure if that command will work but worth a try

New sperm daddy sounds a proper hunk-positive in itself :)
Just keep swimming and we'll all get through
Night lovely ladies x

what a fucker of a day :( it is all kicking off at work at the moment... so much stress I feel like I am going to explode....

Anyway saw GP - different one to last time. My boobage bump is unexplained by him but he has prescribed antibiotics as he thinks I have an infection. I got him to refer me for thyroid test.

I am exhausted, so off to bed.

Hope you are all okay.

Hi ladies!

Sorry I haven't been active for the last few days. Been helping Mum get sorted for her op today - for it to be cancelled this morning :( she's gutted and she's sick of being in pain!

Glad you've found a donor kwick - that's great news!
On the other hand, sorry to hear you're feeling so stressed out and that work is a shit place to be! Nothing worse than being at work and wanting to be at home... Especially if it's all kicking off :(

Glad you've seen the GP about your bump/lump - antibiotics will probably clear it right up! Well, I hope it does anyway!

Hope you're feeling a bit better today kwick x

Caution how comes the op was cancelled??? that must be so frustrating!

Thanks for well wishes too... it has been another shitty day at work. I suppose the positive is that I survived - just! It is very stressful and yet again I had a crying jag - this time with a very close work friend.

I am off to bed... another really early start for tomorrow...take care.

Hi kwick, her op got cancelled because there's no beds available for her afterwards... Can't be helped, but so annoying!!

Sorry to hear you're struggling. Your job seems like it's very stressful :( at least you've got co-workers you can talk too, they'll understand how you're feeling better than anyone else I should imagine?

Still haven't been to have my bloods done.. I've been left without a car!! It's a nightmare trying to go places without having the luxury of my own vehicle, luckily mums on hand now to help out!

Got my open evening at CARE on Monday - so excited! X

How're you feeling today kwick? X

Another 12 hour day... Just on my way home now - was in for 8am! I am in better spirits and health today - thank God! I am very anxious about tomorrow as have DET/3d scan (dummy embryo transfer) and God knows what they will find and also it will be painful and also for sure I will have a work emergency which will just add to the stress! Oh well que sera, sera.

I am always carless - but not really a prob as live in london :)

So glad you finally have your FC appointment next week caution get ready to ask loads of questions :)

Oh no that's crap about your mums op,however thinks it's quite normal...always hearing about bed problems with the hospital linked to who I work for.

Glad your feeling a bit more chipper kwick! Good luck for tomorrow hope it isn't as painful as you imagine

pickle you been watching Masterchef USA? Two series back to bacK!!! but I want Masterchef Australia back!!!

No I didn't really get into it when first started but may download on catchup. MAsterchef oz def the best altho do like the New Zealand one. The Canada one is hilarious they generally all hate each other and aren't afraid to show it

Thanks pickle. It's normal at the moment - our hospital is severely under strain, they're telling people not to go to A&E as they're too full! Just rubbish because she's in pain constantly and needs it sorting.

Glad your spirits have lifted a bit kwick! Rubbish about the 12 hour day though :( good luck for tomorrow, will be thinking of you! Let us know how it goes :)

Oh I'm armed with questions! A lot of the questions you lovely ladies have answered for me, but I'm going to ask them anyway because it'll be from a professionals perspective. A cousin who is the same age as me is coming with me - she's quite intrigued by it all, and seeing as Mum is quite unwell at the moment she said she'd come along in her place :) nice to know I've got the support from her, she's like my best friend!! So excited to go, though. I've waited three weeks, and it seems like it's taken forever to get here!!

Kwick....how on earth did you not cry through call the midwife?! I'm a wreck!

pickle I am not sure - I think my hormones are bit all over the place at the moment. I have certainly made up for it this week at work - having cried most days... very embarrassing. So glad that the week is over (although need to work tomorrow for a bit) - I am exhausted.

So I had my Dummy Embryo Transfer and 3D scan. Not great news I am afraid - there was a problem with one side of my uterus and the doctor has said I need to have (and apologies for any misspelling) a hysteroscopy and d&c which is booked in for Tuesday. This is under general anaesthetic.

The good news is that by some miracle the doctor and I found a position whereby is really is not at all uncomfortable to insert a speculum - wow that only took 40 years!

I have even more antibiotics to take (tonight)... my "natural flora" is going to be wiped out. The procedure caused spotting and I am felling blah.... need some time to process all that is happening.... Thank God I cam have a lie in tomorrow.

Oh kwick, I'm so sorry to hear that!!
Could that be why the IUI's haven't worked? Will this affect you having the embryos put back in next cycle?

Im glad you've found a position that's more comfortable for speculum-inserting - it must get really tiresome knowing you're going to be in pain!!

How long is the recovery after the procedures you're having done?? X