I'm new and would like to hear from others

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Hi, i'm new to mumsnet. I don't have children - yet, I am ttc via a fertility clinic. Going to be having IUI plus medication to boost fertility etc. Would be glad to hear from others using clinics/IUI etc as it's all a bit of a minefield.
Thanks !

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islegrin are you back yet?
xx

I'm back, back, back!!!

While I was away I took letrozole (pills) and gonal-f shots and the day after I arrived was my CD10 scan... showed a 20mm follie on the bad side and a 21mm follie on the good side!!! Lining was textbook perfect, and doc decided to give me a trigger shot on CD10! I was shocked! So I'm scheduled for IUI today and our anniversary is tomorrow!

I can't wait to hear how things are with you!!! TELL ALL!

Hey thats fantastic, will have to catch up with you tomorrow just popped on quickly...looking forward to some more good news from you it's been one of those weeks!

S xxxx

Sounds good - can't wait to hear.

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Ok, sgibbo so pop back on! xx

Where are you with things? having scans, taking meds, anything? testing soon?

I tested early - another BFN! What am I doing wrong?

Hey sorry i haven't been about much, my BFriend got married on Friday and i had all of the flowers to do so have been really busy.

I am on CD4 at the moment, not taking any meds or having any scans we thought we would have a few months of because we had so many things going on that it would be too stressful.

How early have you tested? I'm sure that your not doing anything wrong. it's just a case of waiting (which is the worst part and the thing we have been doing the most of!)

i'm going to keep everything crossed for you I'm sure it will be your trun very soon

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What a nice reason to be away - a wedding and flower duty, awesome!

Well I'm all supportive of no stress, best of luck with that. I'm better now, had a heart to heart with DH about plan c,d,and e... so I think we're on track. Keep trying for two more cycles with IUI, then we may or may not do one round of IVF. DH is not all that excited about adoption, feels like it may always be "different". I told him, it can still be wonderful. So we'll see.

I'm going to go update your CD in one of the threads... they have you going on day 65 or something ridiculous!

All my best!

Hey, what's the latest with you, how are things going?

The wedding was lovely and i have only just recovered from flower duty!!! lol I'm really happy for my friend because she deserves to be happy after everything she has been through (and she has been through a lot) but i'm now dreading the moment when she tells me that she is BFP, she will be the last (besides me) to be BFP and i don't begrudge it i just think it's going to be harder then all the times before

Sorry for my rant, i'll just have to find something else to focus on and take my mind off it xxxx

Well - Friday was not the best day ever. My MIL passed away while visiting with us from Michigan. Very, very sad! She was frail, but we did not expect this now, but she passed peacefully in her sleep. She had some respitory problems as well as Parkinson's.

Anndddd.. Friday was also CD1. The clinic here asked if we wanted to postpone, but DH and I agreed we were at peace with MIL's passing. So we're moving onto straight injectibles starting day 2. Probably will yield multiple follies, which will hopefully give us a better shot at a BFP.

I've been very sad and weepy today, DH and I went to see a movie and I cried a few times. I miss my MIL, I know she was only here for 3 weeks, but the house seems empty without her. We'll probably fly back with her remains on Wed/Thursday.

I know how you feel about more and more BFP popping up around you. It's tough to take, just keep reminding yourself that their good fortune has no bearing on your own. Try not to let it get to you, and keep focusing on all of the best things about your life. (I know, it's difficult... 4 and a half years for both of us is really too long!!!)

I'm back - wondering if you are, sgibbo.

Hi Islegrin, sorry i haven't been around for a while, thought that the less i had to do with conception the less stressed i would be

I'm was really sorry to hear about your MIL and i hope you are OK

How has your TTC been - do you have any update?????

I've missed not talking to you...

My update is that the witch JUST got me a couple of hours ago!!! Nooooooooo!!! Originally the plan was for one more round of IUI (our 6th) then perhaps one round of IVF (because insurance will cover the first round). But I am so tired of the failure! It feels like we've been trying forever... 4.5 years! I know, you know. I just may have to face the fact and move on without this dream. OHHHH I'm SUPER BUMMED!!! This cycle was straight injections for 12 days at 150iu.

bummed bummed bummed!

How are things with you??? (I hope much better!) Hey but it's CD 1 again, yippeee.

I know how you feel we have been med free for a while now and i have been secretly hoping that it would work. I've found it a lot less stressful not counting CD and i couldn't even give you an exact CD for today!

I think that we are going to try our last four rounds of meds then it will be IVF. The only thing is finding a clinic and saving lots of money.

The hardest part for me is that one of my closest friends got married recently and is now TTC1. She has been a real rock for me and although she hasn't fully understood everything i've told her, she does now because she has been reading up on the subject. It's really difficult because that is the main topic of conversation and i want to be really excited and with her but i'm sort of coming to the conclusion that it just isn't going to happen for us.

It's very hard to be positive all the time about it.

Sorry for the rant....

Yes, I know what you mean - exactly. In fact, while at the doc's office I changed the approach for this month, we're starting to hijack my system with (of all things) birth control pills. So that in September we can do IVF. It's crazy, I never really thought I'd get this far, but hey we've got to play with the cards we are dealt!

I'm so glad you've had less stress about this, that's really good. We'll just take it as it comes.

Take care! xxx

Sgibbo not much new to report, just taking bc pills and waiting. Have a scan booked for Aug 25 to make sure there are no follies - weird, opposite of what we normally want. Then I get to start rev'ing up the engines with stimming.

I hope you are happy and well!

So does this now mean you are having IVF or is this the step before IVF for you?

I'm happy and well - in TWW at the moment so am like a mad woman symptom spotting!

I phoned the FC this week to see when we could start our treatment again and the FC nurse has left and they don't have anyone to replace her until september, which means all treatment is on hold. Not the best news but not the worst gives us a couple more months TTC naturally

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Islegrin, How are you doing? Any update?

I had a CD32 this month which is very unusual for me, i almost got my hopes up!, Still waiting for September when i can phone FC, but it seems to be dragging!

Hope you are well

S x

Hi sgibbo!

How are you??? Sorry to hear your 32CD didn't turn into a BFP - that would have been icing on the cake! I can't wait til the day when I hear your good news!

I took a break from MN for a while while I was on birth control pills prepping my system for IVF this month.

Started stimming yesterday - lupron, follistum, and repronex (sp?) I'm starting to get excited, but trying not to get my hope up too high. (But I'm totally praying for twins)

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Hey! Glad to see your back, it's nice to take a break from MN,

WOW - so all go for you then! it would be fantastic if you were to have twins, I'm going to keep everything crossed for you,

I'm in 2WW at the moment OV'd exactly on CD 14 this cycle which is also very unusual for me as i tend to OV later. Still haven't returned to FC as the new nurse hasn't started yet. Can't wait to start the injections again, although DH keeps suggesting we go straight to IVF

So what happens for you now after stimming? how long does this part of the process take for you?

S x

Hi sgibbo I'm so happy you are in the tww - and there's a chance of being pg. Taking a break from MN and meds can be very nice at times. It will happen sometime, someway for you - but NOW would be much better!!!

I was all for not rushing into IVF, but now I'm reconsidering. I wish we had tried IVF a little sooner - not a lot, I'm still glad we tried a few cycles of IUI - mainly because of money, but in my case I think was a couple too many. It all depends on what your factors are and where you are emotionally and financially - but after 4 years of trying... it is definitely worth a shot.

I have my first scan today, in a couple of hours to see how my follies are progressing. Bad news is that I woke up with a stuffed nose, sore throat and I feel like I have a cold. They have both DH and I on anti-biotics to make sure the egg and sperm are in good condition - so it must be a virus. I wonder if this will pause our progress. Ironically, I've been feeling much better than I have for weeks.

So - scan today, then scan on Tuesday keep injecting 6 shots a day, then EC tentatively scheduled for Thursday-Friday. Will go under general anesthesia. We're hoping for 2-10 good eggs - the more the better for possible freezing, but I can't get too greedy. Then if all goes well (fingers crossed) ET the following Monday-Tuesday.

Best of luck on the tww - in the meantime keep yourself busy with other things! Let me know when you test.

xx

Update - as I just got back from my scan, pretty good news so far:

Right - 6 fols (10-19mm)
Left - 4 fols (14mm) with 6 more little ones that they're going to try to develop.

I'm very happy with that, seems like we have a good shot at getting at least one baby.

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