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??

Hare So sorry to hear that. It's the worst. Have you spoken to the doctor?

I got a BFP on Sunday and it was confirmed by bloodwork on Monday. However, I had some spotting yesterday morning. I rang my gyno and he told me to take my progesterone and not to worry. It stopped after a little while and I am now waiting for the next blood test on Monday to see if the Hcg has increased as it should. This a never ending, nerve wrecking wait...

My gyno said watch out for red blood and cramps as bad signs.

Hugs & best of luck!

Ex

hare don't write it off. Can you ask for a hcg blood test? Hope you are doing ok x

erica didn't doc say probably just implantation bleed? I had that this time - day after my BFP.

I am still checking in and have everything crossed for you xx

ohdaddy Thanks! The doctor just said that some spotting/bleeding at the beginning of the pregnancy is not unusual, just take it easy, take the progesterone and call him if the spotting turns bright red or I feel any pain.

It was only one little 'burst' of orangey/brownish cm and nothing since then so I am relatively calm - how is everything going with you?

Hare Thinking of you, good luck!

Ooh erica can I say big congratulations to you? So v pleased to hear this :) that was exactly like my bleed - I keep praying I don't see it again

OhDaddy Thanks! What the hell, I will happily accept your congratulations, whatever happens next, I am pregnant until proven otherwise!

Apparently between 20% and 40% experience some spotting/bleeding while pregnant and I reckon it's our turn for some good luck!

DM if you feel like venting/talking/discussing crazy symptoms. I am on the verge of taking a picture of my boobs every morning/evening to see if I am imagining that they look bigger!

erica it definitely sounds like your turn! Enjoy the enormous boobs

(DM?! Do u mean pm?)

I meant PM! :)

Hi

WOW – Hare and Erica !!!

Hare how are you? Have you had any further news? Really hoping the bleeding has stopped and it was implantation bleed? Wishing you all the best xxx

Erica CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! Honestly I nearly cried reading the last couple of days posts – 2 BFPs (and great to hear from you too Daddy - hope your pg is progressing well!). It really does give me hope J

Hope everyone else is doing ok – keep us updated

I saw my consultant yesterday who was very positive, and said she thought it would work out for me, said she would be honest and would be preparing me if she thought it wasn’t going to happen so feeling bit more positive after that.

Thinking of you loads Hare - really hoping it works out

And Erica enjoy your celebrations, amaaaazing news!!!!!!

Wishy I hope you’re doing ok…. Its so awful to get a BFN L Hope you’re feeling a bit better and hopefully the other ladies BFPs will give you some hope. It will be our turn soon!

xx

I'm not handling this BFN very well at all. I've been off work this past week and think I've just had too much time to think. Having a couple of months out and well discuss with consultant about doing a medicated cycle in July/August. Keep thinking of worse case scenarios if I can't have children. I start work on Monday with new born twins, hopefully will be good to be back at work but so hard working with new borns. It can only get better from this point.

Ah wishy I'm so sorry.... It really is soooo tough. Just remember it's normal to feel s**t and be worrying about the future, totally natural. And must be soooo hard working with babies, when you're trying to relax and forget about things!! How many iui cycles have you done - is it 2?

Try not to worry too much, you're on a journey and you're only part way through, there are more avenues to explore and there's no reason it won't happen for you - look at the BFPs we've had on this forum - I'm sure most of them thought it would never happen either. I know it's all easier said than done, and believe me there's plenty of times when I could do with listening to my own advice when I'm totally despairing!! But try and enjoy the time you and your partner have together that will change once you have a baby - I'm really trying to remind myself of that on every weekend lie in and every pint after work....

You will get there - it will be our turn one day. Take care xxx

Thanks Clarey, that's so sweet of you. I am really happy but also feeling a bit apprehensive because of previous mc-s. One day at a time!

Your consultant sounds amazing! In my experience they are very weary of 'committing' to anything, he/she must feel super confident about your case!

Wishy It's so hard. And I can't imagine how much harder it must be working with new borns. All I can say is allow yourself to be sad, angry , weepy, pissed off and furious. Look after yourself. As Clarey said, it's a journey. Take care

Hi all.
Apologies for not posting, my cp was hard to get over and I needed to be with me for a while.

Anyway, we went back to our clinic yesterday and should be starting again next week, so long as af does her thing on time. This time, I'm having acupuncture at the same time - does anyone have any experience with this type of complementary therapy? I qualified as a holistic therapist years back so believe that alternate and complimentary therapies are key to well being... If not, well it's worth a try!

Hope you are all doing well - Erica, oohDaddy how are you getting on? xx

Hi Hare,

Nice to hear from you. I hope you're doing a bit better after cp..... Must be soooo tough. Fingers crossed for you this time round.

I had acupuncture regularly for about 18 months, but haven't been for a couple of months. I went initially to try and lengthen my short cycle, which it did help with, but also it was really good for relaxing me and general stress levels. I have a plan through work so it was quite affordable for me to go regularly. However I haven't been for quite a while, no reason other than I've been busy and I guess a bit fed up of everything revolving around ttc...!

My iui was cancelled again this month as I overstimulated with the menopur and had 4 follicles. I was really upset about it - and although I know they're doing things for the best it just felt counter-intuitive - there was a strong chance of getting pregnant so didn't do the cycle, gggrrrr!! Emotions generally are pretty crazy just now, the menopur / trigger / cyclogest is just all a bit much!! So I'm hoping that one of those follicles might come to something naturally - af due in about 8 days so we'll see. Not holding breath, but still...!

Hope everyone else is doing ok. wishy how are you! have you got your next cycle coming up soon?

Hi,
Glad to see this thread still going.

We talked with consultant and even though she didn't say it outright she was pushing towards IVF. So we are going to save the £6000 over the next three months and then do a cycle. We have some savings so could do earlier but I want to be in the best condition so will spend the next three months priming my body so that chance is better. Consultant basically said that as I am having one good follicle every natural cycle then a medicated wouldn't really increase chances as they only let you go ahead with one or two follicles or cycle is stopped for over stimulation. It is very tempting to try one more natural cycle in the next month or so.

I'll keep checking in but I wish you all the best of luck on your journey to parenthood.

Clarey I'm so sorry. Can the clinic not do an aspiration and remove the extra follicle? Our clinic (SEFC) are piloting an aspiration programme whereby any follicles over 3 are removed (at a small price) and either frozen or fertilised in vitro so that, fingers crossed, there are frosties for an ivf cycle if needs be... I don't know how successful the programme is but if I overstimulate this month I'd certainly be open to having a go... It seems ridiculous that they would cancel a cycle for that reason, surely the chances of 4 babies is relatively small... I hope that you have a successful natural go at it!! I'd be delighted if you were.
The acupuncture was odd - I didn't expect to be just left in a room with needles sticking out of me with no real explanation, but the acupuncturist is a Zita West affiliate and has good reviews, I guess that's just her way...
Wishy I hope your ivf cycle works out. I think that will be our next step if this doesn't work out, though it is so expensive. I'll keep you in my thoughts.

Strikes me the clinics make up their own rules with number of follicles, number of attempts etc. Do you mind saying where are you all being treated?

Hi ladies

Happy to see this thread is still going ...

Unfortunately I miscarried a few days ago. We spoke to our doctor yesterday and he seems that the conception bit should be solved after the laparoscopy... now we have to find out a way to keep the babies. So going back next week to set dates and learn more about the tests.

I am really really really disheartened. This is my third mc, if you count a chemical pregnancy. I try to stay positive but I just can't see it working for us so I am thinking about adoption a lot...

Oh Erica I'm so sorry.... I can't imagine what it must be like, to wait so long, have a positive then such a huge disappointment.... I hope you've got lots of support around you and time to recover and relax.

Don't despair (easier said than done I know). You are on a journey, there are many steps still to go. I often think about adoption (then spent some time panicking that thinking about adoption might be subconsciously stopping me getting pregnant - aagghh!!). I feel it's good to have it at the back of my mind, that in some form or another we will one day get the family we so desperately want. But you have other options to explore before that, so if it's a comfort to you to have it at the back of your mind that it is an option that's good - but you're not there yet. And it looks like the laparoscopy has helped with the conception side of things, now your doc is looking at ways of maintaining the pregnancy. There is hope. Wishing you all the best xxxx

hare I haven't heard of aspiration - I'll check when I'm in next.. Was so frustrating, almost like they weren't proceeding with treatment as there's a high risk of getting pregnant, aagghh that's the point!! Still got a vague hope it might happen naturally this month, I can test in about a week, but also don't really believe it will. Also had busy weekend out loads (drowning sorrows!) and a wedding next weekend so don't intend to live as pregnant (aka not drink!) when chances are so minute.

My acupuncture is the same, short chat / consultation then lie with the needles in & 'relax'. Did take a bit of getting used to but I do find it very relaxing now. I'm at uclh which is great, they're all so nice there.

wishy best of luck with the IVF. Sounds like good plan to get yourself physically (and mentally - lots of relaxing and pampering!) ready for it. Do let us know how it all goes.

Xx

Erica I'm so sorry. My heart goes out to you. It will happen, I'm sure, for all of us. I hope your consultant figures out how to help you keep your babies. This is a really rough journey. I'm only just realising now how horrendous it is and we've only been going since March. I'm glad we can talk amongst each other here xx

Wishy I reckon you're doing the right thing, getting as physically healthy as you can. Have you read any of the Zita West books? I'm just getting started on Fertility and Assisted Conception... Seems ok so far.

Clarey I didn't know UCL had a programme. I looked at KCH when we first started out on this journey as that's fairly local to us, and friends of ours got pregnant (and have a beautiful little boy) from their one and only IVF attempt there. I have everything crossed for you this week. Hopefully you'll have been relaxed enough this weekend past and next to give your body a shot at doing it itself :-) that would be beautiful xx

Thanks Clarey - 'your panicking that thinking about adoption might be subconsciously stopping me getting pregnant - aagghh!!' made me smile because I get equally paranoid thoughts - what are we like?? :)

Must be so frustrating to have the treatment cancelled. Do go out and drown your sorrows. I was on holiday when I conceived and I had lots of cocktails and wine and chicken livers. It's starting to become clear to me this is all a mix of luck and science and nothing to do with being a good little girl that 'deserves' to become a mum. Best of luck this month, you really never know! :)

Thanks Hare - I agree, talking to you guys here it's a HUGE help, I am grateful. And we shall get our babies shakes fist

I will let you know what the doctor says on Saturday re: further tests sigh - is anyone else TIRED of having their poor fanny prodded on a regular basis and giving blood and waiting for results and hanging out in waiting rooms?

Best of luck Wishy!

xx

This is quite funny - I particularly liked the bit about 'falling off the fertility cliff' when you turn 35 - I turned 35 on Friday and was feeling more than aware that my fertility had decreased rapidly overnight, hehe!

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/jun/03/kirsty-allsopp-advice-nigel-farage-woman-life-choices

I liked that article too.

Apparently the 'all your eggs die a death at 35' thing is bs, anyway. Check this out! I will turn 34 at the end of this year and this article made me feel so much better! :)

www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2013/07/how-long-can-you-wait-to-have-a-baby/309374/

Hey
Just got around to reading that, it's really good!
Here's hoping for all of us...!
My AF is on way I'm sure. There was a tiny bit of me hoping that we'd be in with a chance naturally this month as there were 4 follicles there, but not to be so we'll be back on with the next cycle..! Hoping I don't ov on a weekend and have another cancelled cycle!!!
X

Hi
How's everyone doing?! Hoping there are still some people checking in occasionally, I've found this thread so useful and helpful..!
I'm just in 2ww, had iui on Friday.
Got told I have low AMH (I think that's what it was called?!), low ovarian reserves. Was freaked at first thinking I had no eggs left, but not feeling too anxious now, don't know if that's denial or just that I'm so tired of being stressed about it all..!
IVF appointment for September, have one more round of iui before that so we'll see what happens, but at least the next plan is in the pipeline.
I can do my test on 4 July - the date my sister gets married..! I'm bridesmaid so it will be a full on day, thinking of doing test the day before, so just one day early (then again on the correct day to be sure), so at least I can have a few drinks if it's a bfn..! Had trigger shot so can't test earlier which is a pain.
Anyway hopefully the quietness on this page is because everyone is doing well!
Xx

Hi clarey good luck for 2ww, I was on here earlier in the year got bfp but then mc - it doesn't look like we've had much luck on this thread.

I've