Is anyone due to start IUI??

[victoria401]

There are plenty of IVF threads but it seems there is little talk of IUI. I'm starting a medicated cycle when my next af arrives mid January-ish. Well hopefully as it depends on dh's sperm! He was poorly and on meds for a month and the doc needs to check it hasn't affected his little fellas.

A bit about me... I'm 34 and dh is 36. We started ttc Dec 2012 when I had my implant out. We began having tests when nothing had happened after 15months. We have been deemed 'normal' so unexplained infertility. Referred to fertility clinic in Sept 2014 and offered 3 rounds of IUI on the NHS.

Hope to make some cycle buddies :-)

Does anyone know how long approximately it is from cd3 scan until insemination? Worried about next cycle and holiday dates...

Well, just had insemination this morning. DH had good count of 99 million post wash with 80% motility so really pleased, fingers crossed third time lucky! I carried the sample pot inbetween my boobs just it vary up the wank and drive run as find the under the arm too uncomfortable. My cervix did it's usual trick of moving around so took ages for the speculum to get into place but it's the first round it didn't bleed despite the pain. Off to acupuncture this afternoon.

Have been given the cyclogest pessaries so think will just give them another go. Also have been given the IVF forms to sign and send off in two weeks if need be.

Good luck for next month ready

Good luck non! Strange how clinics vary, we've been told dh HAS to produce on site and that they don't even look at sperm on the day! I asked the question way back at the consultation "what happens if its a bad sample on the day?". Doc replied well we wouldn't know as we don't analyse it! I don't believe that one little bit tho, they surely must!?

Just seen that I replied to your question here on the other thread Vic, sorry to cross pollinate threads ( I blame the IUI drugs )!!!

How strange about the sample on site, don't think my DH would fancy it but we found out last time they have porn on DVD so he may have changed his mind! That is a bit strange, do they freeze it? Weird but as you say, they do differ somewhat.

Getting excited, just ordered my drugs for round 2. Ready to go in 2 weeks. Can't help but hope for a natural bfp in between though. Ridiculous thing is that apparently we now have to sign up to the cancellation policy every time as individuals, so hubby has to come along to the baseline scan.

Hi Vic, I had insem done on day 9. There's no prescribed day, it's just when your follies are ripe, or in my case getting in there quick before too many others ripen up.

Will find out in 13 days if everything is ok at my scan (and how many there might be too...)

Ready - what's the cancellation policy? We didn't have to do that...the amount of paperwork is overwhelming at times. They managed to lose our ID so DH had to come back a second time (clinic is over 60 miles away!).

We didn't need to sign a cancellation policy, nor did dh need to come to the baseline scan. Also I don't get my drugs until the day and it seems like one at a time not in a job lot. At my baseline the nurse just said if I was good to start she'd "find me a gonal f pen"!

Good luck at your scan Mary!

I guess my clinic must has had a dispute with someone over a cancelled cycle at some stage. In our area there is no nhs IUI, and only 1 round of funded IVF through a private clinic. So we're having to fund the IUI ourselves. Cancellation policy is 50% refund if you don't make it to insemination date. So basically my cancelled cycle in feb (7 days) cost me £500.

As for drugs, they send the prescription through to another company who them charge something in the region of £65 for the service and delivery. But I have to order the drugs in advance of starting my cycle.

Good news is that we have our appointment to start the ball rolling on the nhs funded IVF (I anticipate months of paperwork and waiting so thought we'd get started) we can always cancel if we have a bfp in the meantime.

Looks like I'll be needing you guys a while longer - I've spent the last 3 days miscarrying. Bloody rubbish over a BH weekend, no chance of any support form anywhere unless I keel over and then I can go sit in A&E and bleed instead of at home.

So fucking miserable. A normal mc is a bitch, team it up with IUI and it means I have to wait another bloody 3 months till I can try again. Oh, and part with £1000 too.

Pretty angry as you can see. But we got through it last time and sure we will again...

Oh Mary I'm so so sorry to hear this awful news. I hope you are being looked after and resting up. Take care of yourself luvvie x x x

Mary, that's terrible news. It's such a horrible process to go through, I'm sending you a hug.

Always here if you need to rant, you've every right to be angry.

Thanks guys. Trying to focus on the positives...will be calling the clinic today to see what the next steps are. I guess I know I can get pg, I just need to stay that way. Am taking this week off work and hang out with dd in the sun. As soon as I can get out of bed. Hope to be back on here soon with some good news, in the meantime make sure you all keep updating me so I have something else to think about!

Mary So sorry to hear your news. Like you said, mc is horrendous let alone having one with fertility treatment, absolutely gutting. Look after yourself and keep us updated.

So, scan booked for Thursday, can't believe they can't see me before then but that's what happens when you live in a provincial backwater! However, the fertility clinic say I can start IUI again on my next period, dependent on scans which is such good news. They are also going to see if I can get tested due to having 2 miscarriages and limited goes left at treatment. The fert clinic kept alive a glimmer of hope saying it's not 100% definite that it's a mc until confirmed by a scan and blood work but deep down I know it must be.

It's foggy and grey outside today and DD has a cold so we get to snuggle and watch crap tele together. Making the best of a shitty situation...

Af is due tomorrow or Sunday. I was worried about not having the correct number to get in touch with my day 1 on weekends so I rang them today. And good job I did!!! They said lots of people have rung already and they only allow 6 per week! I just got in! So they have booked me a preliminary place and I still need to phone on cd1 on the weekend. So I could be getting scanned either Monday or Tuesday!!! Tuesday is my birthday so I could be spending it with a dildocam up me wotsit!!! I also asked what the chances of it being cancelled due to big follies etc and she said it's very very rare for it to happen twice in a row so that's good.

non where are you now hunny?

Mary Hope you are ok. What happened at your scan yesterday?

ready Are you starting soon too?

Bessie are you still having iui?

Hi Victoria, seems like you're already in luck this cycle, let's hope it continues!

I'm due for af on Tuesday/Wednesday, so expecting to do a baseline scan on Wednesday or Friday. Looking forward to getting started, feeling like I'm doing something again.

It's a week today since my mc and am recovering well, much better than last time, both emotionally and physically. Scan went as well as could have hoped. Nothing left, no 'products of pregnancy' (they need to find another phrase for that). Spoke to the clinic who've said I can start my next round on my next period, so should be 4-6 wks.

Spoke to 2 consultants, both of whom said because I already have a child and because there's nothing structurally wrong that they don't feel
I'm at increased risk next time. One if them said that only 1% of women who have 2mc go on to have a third. Not sure this is right but they definitely reassured me that trying again soon is a good idea.

Got the invoice from the clinic yesterday for a grand which felt a bit like a kick in the teeth!

Victoria - I can't believe they cap the number, as if the treatment isn't left to chance enough, you then have to be lucky enough to be one of the chosen 6! Fingers crossed on your follies!

Ready - how do they do a baseline scan? I Didn't have one last time and will need one this time, just curious as they do it during your period, is it still internal?

Yes, the baseline scan is done on cd3 so you will still be bleeding a little, and its internal. How come you didn't have one last time? It was my baseline scan that they saw my too big follie causing my iui to be cancelled. At least you don't need any nasty post mc procedures. 'products' are a horrible word :-( Getting your invoice the same day is a bit shit too. I wonder if the clinic feel anything when they do that? I guess its like a larger scale paying money to the vets and bringing home an empty carrier (sorry for the pathetic analogy, my only experience of loss...)

Good luck starting ready we'll only be days apart!

Hi Mary, I'm glad your ok, you really have had a rough ride so far. But your still going which is really inspiring. I really am appalled by the lack of emotional intelligence in the medical profession, seriously sending you an invoice at that time! When I had my lap I had a bad reaction to the anaesthetic and ended up spending the night in hospital, on a ward of heavily pregnant, ready to pop, pregnant women!

For the baseline scan, it's just another level of indignity. In internal scan while you have your period. Can barely contain my excitement for that one!

Currently doing the ritual at the end of a two week wait, this is the first month in the whole thing that I've had ewcm can't help but hope it's a sign something has changed.

Hi all,

Well it's the end of this stage for me as AF arrived today, 13dpiui. I've been spotting brown stuff since 11dpiui which was unusual. All 3 IUI cycles have been different despite been inseminated on cd12 for all of them so word of caution for all those going for IUI. Plus this time, no side effects whatsoever from the cyclogest pessaries which was a relief.

So, we have the IVF referral form to sign and post tomorrow so should hear from them in the next few weeks, fingers crossed to start in the next few months. I'm absolutely fine about it, feel relieved really as I've always had a feeling before we started ttc 2 years ago that this is what would happen.

Best of luck to you all, I'll pop in to see his how you're all doing. I'll be moving onto the IVF threads now I suppose, eek!

Good luck non don't be a stranger here. I also had that feeling.... Strange huh? I'm sure its quite common.

No sign of af today so looks like I won't have dildocam on my birthday after all! What nice thing shall I do with my day off instead?

Oh question... Do you count cd1 as the day you start bleeding no matter what time of the day it starts? Or is it the first day you wake up bleeding?

I was told cd1 was the first day of non spotting flowing blood no matter what time of day. I had to have my 7dpiui blood test on my 35th birthday so nice for you to have a day off tests!!!

hi all, so much to to catch up on (changed broadband providers, pffft farse!!)

so sorry to see m/c and bfn on here. so sad. good luck with next stages girls, its so tough, emotionally and physically, but i deffo think more meotionally. i think i could break down today. it all gets too much.

afm - im 8dpiui. had insemination on easter sunday, with 3 follies and 24million sperms post wash. 85% motility. (thats FAB for my OH) gotta test this sunday the 19th, currently on cyclogest suppositories... oh arent they lovely! (not) i dont think this cycle has worked to be honest. this is our 2nd full iui cycle. i dont think we'll do another, i think we'll go straight for ICSI later on in the year after a holiday ect.

hugs all round. x

Don't give up hope yet Bessie! Fingers crossed for you.

Well af hasn't arrived for me to start iui! Currently either 15/16dpo. No spotting... Do have cramps though. I might have to go out and buy a hpt tomorrow! What a 35th birthday present that would be!

This is exciting, 2 potential bfp's in the next week!

Bessie - it all sounds like it's gone well, there's no reason it couldn't work out for you this weekend. I have everything crossed for you.

Victoria - wouldn't it be amazing if you had a bfp this week. I had been hoping for the same, did a sneaky test this morning but no luck, af due any day now.