Anyone starting IUI soon?

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I have a clinic appointment tomorrow, I think to start injections, feeling a bit nervous about the whole thing, looking for others experiences and general chat/support.

This is the first cycle, anyone else in a similar position??

Woooo congratulations!!!! That's amazing, fantastic news!!!
Xxx

Woohoo, Daddy congratulations. Always great to hear positives for IUI, gives me hope.

We paid for our sperm yesterday and will go in for scan on Wednesday morning, hopefully get trigger shot then and IUI on Thursday. Eek, excited and nervous but glad to having another go.

HUGE CONGRATULATIONS OohDaddy FAB - I read so many negative stories about IUI. The positives just make me smile inside, give me so much hope - GREAT - FAB - BEST NEWS!

xx

MrsW should be having ours on Friday... Fingers crossed for both of us! x

You are all lovely

I love IUI positive stories too. I think it's only becaus it's a road less travelled that you hear of them less.

Bessie - I really hope you don't need much hope for too much longer! X

MrsW and Hare - big week next week! I am not allowed to say "baby dust" on mumsnet am I? But I can say all the very very best and I will be thinking of you both....

Quick question... When any of you have been on injectables prior to iui, have you felt periody at all? I'm on day 6 of seprecur/menopur. I don't feel that it's anything I need to speak to the clinic about just yet, and I think it's possibly psychosomatic! Hx

Hi Hare,
I had menopur injections last month before IUD - didn't get any period pains but I was an emotional wreck!! Literally couldn't stop crying - even at work!! I've sometimes found it difficult to tell how much of that is the general emotional stress and how much is the hormones / drugs - but the menopur definitely sent me a bit crazy! What symptoms are you feeling? Best of luck this week with the IU - and to you too wishy!

I did a test today & got BFN but feeling fine about it - really didn't expect anything different, obv will be much more hopeful when I have iui next month. Also been living as normal this month (aka drinking wine!), I do find it difficult to live as pregnant when I'm not!! Also going to request a laparoscopy in case endo is to blame.

Hope you all have a good week xx

Best of luck to Hare & Wishy this week! I used Clomid so don't have any experience on Menopur. I feel all sorts of strange things during the treatment process specially the 2WW but I think it's the stress, uncertainty etc more than any side effects from the meds!

Sorry about the BFN Clarey - I am starting to develop a real aversion for the tests! They seem to bring me nothing but bad news! We are trying naturally this month but I have no high hopes. Also no idea when/if I'm supposed to be ovulating after the surgery? And I don't think I can face taking ovulation tests when on holiday so...

And well done for having a normal month! I am planning to do the same. Maybe the surgery will be the answer to our fertility problems, or maybe not, but my mental health has to come before the would-be baby and behaving like pregnant 50% of my unpregnant life is not helping!

I would definitely try to push for a laparoscopy. Since I had it done, everyone seems to have story about friends or family having 'surprise endos'. And of course, everyone conceived STRAIGHT AFTER THE SURGERY. Doubt that will be me but I am feeling the pressure already! :)

Hope everyone has a good Monday! x

Clarey Thank you, I think the menopur made me want to sleep more than anything! I'm a big crybaby anyway so me weeping at anything on the tv wouldn't have been out of the ordinary. I'm sorry about your bfn, I really hope your next round has a happier outcome for you. Is iud the same as iui?

Thanks Erica.
3 beautiful big follies were waiting for us at our scan on Monday which was perfect as at the scan the previous Friday suggested that we might have to have to have a cell aspiration as it looked like I had 6 or 7 ready to go.
So, I'm now in the 2ww which is a first. Fingers crossed!

Wishy - how are you getting on? x

hare best of luck! Really hope it's your month. Hope the 2ww flies by for you x

Hare - yay for treatment going ahead and hope the next two weeks go well.

I'm going ok, handling this two week better than last time. Eight days to go. Keep feeling twinges but that could be down to just wishing there was symptoms.

Sorry wishy - good luck for your 2WW. Symptom spotting drives us crackers - hope you are bearing up x

Ooh best of luck for your 2ww wishy & hare!! Hope it goes super quick for you both. (And hare IUD was a typo, oops! Meant iui)

And hope everyone else is doing well whatever stage of this crazy thing you're at!

My iui has been cancelled this month (it should have been next week) - started period over bank holiday weekend so they couldn't do scans they need to do for menopur, so that's another month gone... Wasn't feeling too bad about it, but had news of two friends pregnancies this week - one this afternoon - of course really happy for them but it does induce a bit of self pity...!!! Anyway I've got lots of other good things going on so just need to keep busy & try to stay positive. Though it's pretty exhausting appearing endlessly positive about things...!! And I'm about to go and meet big group of friends all of whom have babies and are all friends with the newly pregnant one (she isn't coming) so it'll be all the chat, so thought I should get this off my chest here so I can go and put my smile on with them..!

Also - I don't really know what menopur actually does..?! When I was given it I was under the impression it's superovulation like clomid but doesn't have the side effect of thinning the lining of the womb - but I only had one follicle last time so not sure if I've understood it right.. Anyone know?

And how about the ladies with the BFP's - hope all is going well, do say hi every now and then - and give us some hope!!

Clare

Hi clarey. I don't know about menopur but I do completely understand how you feel about having fertility treatment and dealing with pg announcements

When we were trying for first baby I had a similar time of it with my sister and two best friends and closest colleague announcing their pregnancies in the space of 8 weeks. Of course I was happy for them but I found it really hard. I'm not an envious person by nature but was shocked at how I felt.

The way I coped was by telling myself it was normal for young women to be pregnant and tried to stop mystifying it. I would also be really kind to myself each day I heard a preg announcement. I guess our situation was a bit unusual as we were DIUI and had discovered our problems 6 months previously and had the whole donor issue to contend with.

I have to be honest and say that getting my dog was brilliant as he cheered me up immensely and I would take him for long walks. I think any kind of distraction can help. And something to cheer you up after these social occasions when all the talk is babies. It will be your turn.

Just PM if you ever want to talk xx

daddy thanks so much for your kind words. Wow, sister, friends and colleagues within 8 weeks?!! That sounds really tough! It's awful isn't it, there's so much self blame involved in all of this as well - I'm also not a jealous / envious type and it's quite hard to admit to those kind of feelings. Not that I want their baby, and I feel so lucky in all other areas of my life but i guess it's just a huge reminder of what you haven't got. I was chatting to a friend at work today (who caught me crying in the toilets!), she likened it to grieving in that it sneaks up on you when you least expect it and you think you're doing fine. I honestly thought I'd got on top of it all and was cool calm and collected about the whole thing....haha, sadly not quite yet!

One day it will be my turn, and all of your turns, and we'll look back on this whole period as a very difficult time, but one that we came through intact and stronger for it!

xx

I agree clarey. Honestly I do feel incredibly grateful for my kids - I know all mums do - but mine leave me feeling so appreciative (just as well given the crap sleep :) given what we had to go through.

I remember feeling very angry bizarrely. I had quite a few angry cries on my own. I definitely don't think you should feel guilty for how you feel. I think your colleague's sentiments are right.

I read a brilliant book when I was really struggling and I can't remember it but will try to find it and tell you the name. It was full of techniques for coping with pg announcements etc...

Oh Clarey! I know exactly what you mean!

I know I can get through this and even keep a positive outlook (isn, on a good day) .. I am just fed up of trying and making an effort and being strong! i just want a baby! Why is so difficult? wails

I also had quite a few pregnancies announced in the last few weeks (but not quite as tough as your experience daddy). Most of my friends have 1 ,2 and even 3 kids. If I wouldn't have miscarried the first time, my baby would turn 2 years old in June and we may be thinking about another one. At the moment motherhood feels like pie in the sky.

I saw my friend yesterday, she has 3 kids now but she really struggled to get pregnant the first time. She said she found it really hard when people around her got pregnant and made her feel bad about herself. I think all these feelings are natural. We have enough to get through to add guilt to the mix!

Hugs!

Ex

Negative for me, period started last night two days early so didn't even get to testing. Will wait a couple of months to do either medicated IUI or move to IVF. This is not an easy journey.

Mrs Wishy I'm so sorry.

Could it have been mistimed (the IUI) if period came too early? How did clinic time it?

Sorry to hear Wishy - it is not an easy journey AT ALL. I know it's a cliche but do look after yourself and do nice things.

Sending you hugs!

Ooohdaddy - I also was having wishful thinking that maybe it's implantation or something but don't think so. Cycle was unmedicated however I did have a scan on day 14 and it showed mature follicle and I was given a trigger shot and IUI done next day. My worry is that because I'm not picking up positives on the OPKs my eggs are healthy and that's why I'm not ovulating naturally. Will ask my consultant. Just feel like a failure.

Erick - will definitely plan some nice things before getting back to healthy.

Thanks for the support.

Maybe do a test? I have had implantation bleeding...

When do you do the OPK tests? I was getting loads of negatives too then I realised that I seem to get a positive OPK late afternoon, and not with FMU....

Hope you are picking up. Tis rotten xx

It is tempting to test but I can't see it being anything other than negative. I tested all times of days with up to three different tests! It drove me crazy waiting for the positive OPK. Have cried most of day and now feel numb, one more night shift and then off for a few days so I'm looking forward to relaxing.

Oh Wishy I'm so sorry. Hope you can get out this weekend and do something lovely with your OH. xx

Got a bfp on Monday, but I started bleeding today. I was hoping it was implantation bleeding but it's so heavy now that I can't imagine it's anything other than AF. We'll try again in June. Hope you're all well x