Ha - Pez - I most definitely did not know I was pregnant. In fact I was very negative about the cycle that led to this pregnancy for various reasons.
Hoping - I am willing that line to keep getting darker!
Phoenix - I used Stork Klinik in Copenhagen. I absolutely love my clinic. The only remotely negative thing I have to say about them is that there was a mix up over which donor I was using for my last cycle (I'd requested 'the same donor as my March IUI' and they had defrosted the donor I'd used in July instead). They handled it fairly though and before my IUI admitted the error and gave me the option to defrost a straw from a different donor to use. In the end I went ahead with the sample that was ready which they didn't charge me for. Anyway despite all that, that was the cycle that gave me a sticky bean of a pregnancy! I actually feel a bit guilty that I didn't pay for the sperm sample that led to this baby I'm carrying!
Aside from that blip I rate my clinic very highly indeed. And if I ever want to do IUI again I will go straight back to Stork Klinik, no doubt about it.
They have specially designed beds to put you in the best position for the insemination and they use a specially-designed speculum which is warmed to body temperature and I can honestly say that I have experienced no pain at all during my IUIs there. It is all calm and friendly and feels like a very positive experience. They leave you to rest for at least half an hour after the IUI.
The other fab thing about them is that you only book your IUI at the point you get your LH surge. Then you pay when you turn up at the clinic. So if you didn't get your surge one month you would lose no money whatsoever.
They also don't push meds as long as all your test results are good.
They have a clear price list on their website. You'll need the full raft of tests, but my GP ran a lot of them for me. The only ones I had to pay for were the AmH (£100) and the hycosy (normally £400). If you decide to use Stork Klinik and you go over there for the consultation appointment (which can either be done on the phone or face to face), ask them to run these two tests for you while you are there. Their prices for tests are cheaper than in the UK.
I found that the cost of an IUI with DS was £780 post-Brexit (was £680 pre-Brexit!), a hotel outside the summer holidays around £80–£100 a night, and return Easyjet or RyanAir flights from Luton £50. Travel costs sky-rocketed in the summer holidays (and finding a spare seat on a flight at all at short notice became very challenging - Avios points for BA seats I otherwise couldn't afford came in handy here).
Please do ask if you have any questions about the clinic or travel logistics etc. 