Looking for IUI support

[Maryrose85]

Hello ladies, I'm new here. About to have first IUI treatment the day after tomorrow. Anyone else in the same situation. This is our first go at IUI after trying on and off for about 7years. Was on chlomid for 9 months last year with no luck. So now trying IUI. Excited and scared at the same time!!

Welcome back Maryrose! Have you seen the threads about hacking? All our passwords were reset because some numpty got hold of them! That's about all I understand about the whole situation...

I caved in and tested this morning- 1 day early. It looks like a faint line is trying to come through so we agreed it's a maybe. Will try a digital tomorrow. I keep getting little twinges like cramps, but then they go away. Was thinking that it must be af and got all upset, but it might also be an early symptom? Why is this so goddam confusing?!

Honnibee wow I'm so hoping it's positive for you! What test did you use? As some are more sensitive than others so some give a strong line and others a faint line. Really hoping so much this has worked for you!!!! Good luck!!

Hi Ladies and newbies.
Its a week since I last logged on. Been a little hectic what with DH knee op last Wednesday, I have been run ragged looking after him!
Unfortunately we had to cancel our IUI last Thursday as he was kept in hospital over night. The fertility clinic very kindly tried to push our appointment back to the afternoon but we were still unable to make it in time (with sample!!) so it was all abit stressful.
I am now 7 days post ovulation (day 17) and have been having weird stomach type cramp/trapped wind feelings for the past week or so. I keep telling myself to stop symptom spotting but as you probably all know, thats easier said than done! but this morning I have had some slight spotting (V.disappointing).. do any of you have this in the last couple of weeks before AF arrives? as I am now starting to worry my hormone levels dip too low to sustain pregnancy or something!
Anyway, HonniBee, you must be so excited/anxious for tomorrow. GOOD LUCK!!

I'm so stressed out! Keep having little mini cramps, and then panicking that AF is coming. Doesn't help that we completed on our house purchase this week and are up to our eyeballs in decorating. Very much hard work. I have a clear blue digital at the ready for the morning.
I plan on a lot of wine tomorrow night if AF arrives.

What are you lot doing about drinking while you're going through this? I haven't had any since the IUI (other than a symbolic glass of champers when we got our house keys!) but I have been having a couple in between times. It's hard to feel like your whole life has to be on hold!

I too haven't been drinking. Since we went for our first Fertilty appointment in May I have hardly touched anything which is a huge deal for me as used to love wine at the weekend but when they told me my blood test results weren't great, I thought the only thing I can do is keep healthy so I cut out the drink altogether as otherwise I would be too tempted with a second or third glass!
Hope the cramping is eases off.. Perhaps your body just doesn't know what's happening to it right now!

Honnibee good luck for your test ill be checking in to see. I hope it's positive!!!

Re the alcohol. Ive been on hols and have been drinking. We have been ttc for such a long time and tried everything possible at some point or another. So we decided to live our lives as it has been such a long, stressful time! But we are stopping alcohol prior to treatment, we are away next wkend and will share a final bottle of wine then completely off it all of sept in anticipation for treatment likely at the end of sept the way things are looking.

Well, negative test this morning, with my period starting pretty soon after... So not a great day for me! I had chocolate for breakfast and am now on the couch with a glass of wine.
DH has been lovely, but we're busy tidying up the new house so he's very busy tiling and all sorts! I feel quite alone, but I know we're working to a deadline and he can't stop to spend the day wallowing with me.

Night off tonight , then back on the clomid tomorrow. sigh

So sorry honni, look after yourself for the next few days (hygs)

So sorry to hear it was a negative Honnibee :( hope your DH takes a break to look after you soon.

I spoke to the hospital and they agreed to let me try stimulated IUI straight away instead of natural but now I have a bit of a problem. They said I would have to have a scan on day 2 of my cycle, however I had a colposcopy yesterday (all fine but I have an erosion which had some silver nitrate put on it), I started spotting soon after and now it has turned to bleeding, not heavy but not light either. My period isn't due until Monday but now I don't know if it could have made it start early, or if this is just down to the colposcopy. And if it is my actual period will I have missed the ultrasound as its now the weekend? So confused!! I don't have any other period symptoms but I don't know why bleeding would be getting heavier if it's not related to AF. Why is nothing ever straightforward?!

Honnibee I'm so sorry. Be kind to yourself and def have that well deserved wine. I hope things feel a lot better in the coming days x

So I too will be joining you on the AF journey this month. Was secretly hoping that although we didn't get to have our IUI this month that we wouldn't need it but woke this morning with the usual signs that AF is on its way.
I turn 35 next month and just can't believe we are still doing this! Was hoping we would have our second one by the time I was 36 but I guess we just need to keep plodding along.
Hopefully by Christmas we will have had our 3 cycles of IUI so will know one way or the other.

Sorry to hear that karla .

Honni - how are you doing?

Honnie and karla I hope you are both ok. This journey is more than draining at times I know, but I hope that things are looking up for you both.

I received a couple of appointments, have a blood screening on 23rd sept then 7th Oct an app to show how to inject meds and to collect meds. So I guess I won't actually start iui until end Oct as it has to be from beginning of new cycle isn't that right?? Still good to have a bit of a timescale I guess!

Hope everyone else is doing ok.

Hi all

Karlafox I was the same as you this month, secretly hoping we wouldn't need to start the IUI journey but AF has finally arrived this morning FOUR DAYS LATE. I feel so deflated, I was going to do a test this morning but as it turned out didn't need to. I had some bleeding after a colposcopy last week and I guess that must have just slowed everything down but in my head we had done it this time.

So it looks like my IUI journey is about to begin after 2 years ttc no2. We opted for stimulated in the end. Decided to throw everything at it, may as well as unsure we would spend the money on IVF even if we could find it.

Hope everyone else is ok.

This whole journey is exhausting isn't it!

Exhausting and utterly rubbish. Need to try and muster some positivity from somewhere! :)

Hello, sorry I've been quiet for a while. How is everyone? So sorry you weren't successful this time Honnibee. I know how heart breaking it is. I stopped my period postponing pills yesterday ready to start injections on Sunday. Feeling pretty emotional! kind of dreading going through all the waiting again but exited too in case this is the time it works. Sending love and positive thoughts to you all xxxx

Can anyone help me out? I'm very confused. Originally when speaking to my consultant we had agreed to try 3 natural cycles of IUI however, after asking advice on here and speaking to my DH we called up and asked to try stimulated instead. This was all done verbally over the phone but it was agreed and I was told to call on day one of my cycle as I would have to have a scan on day 2 and then daily injections. However, I just called as it is day 1 and was told no, you're coming in on day 12. When I questioned it they said all they have in my notes is that I am to have 3 months natural and then 3 months 'gentle ovarian stimulation'. When I asked about having the ovarian stimulation from now, they said still to come on day 12. Is this right/a normal course of action?! If anyone can help me I'd be very grateful as I really am very confused. Thank you

Well I have been having stimulated IUI treatment and each time I call on day 1 and they then book me in between day 3-5 for a scan and at the same time I have to start the injections. To me, going in on day 12 means it would be natural IUI? Perhaps the person you spoke with has got their information wrong which is of no help to you at this point!?

Thanks karlafox. What you have said above is what I was told on the phone would happen by a sister at the hospital. Someone somewhere has got their wires crossed and I'm pretty sure it's not me unless I am dreaming telephone calls now. I think I am just going to have to go with the flow this month and give them 20 questions when I go in on day 12. I am 30 and I don't know if this makes a difference, but I do recall the consultant saying that because I am slightly younger this puts me at a greater risk of ohss this is the only reason I can think of why they would be backtracking on me having stimulated?! Feeling quite disappointed right now as when I got AF this morning I thought at least it was all systems go with the IUI!

So AF arrived 3 days early. Have you guys had this sort of thing happen since starting this process as not sure if it's because my cycles are so out of sync with the injections I'm having!

Hey everyone, started bucerelin and gonal f injections on Sunday night. Had the most horrendous period pains over the weekend. And am still feeling pretty rubbish. Feel very run down and exhausted! Have been on the sofa all week. Getting fed up. Injections have been harder this time. More bruising and bleeding which is probably because I'm so run down. Hubby has been wonderful! He's very patient! Scan is on Monday morning so hopefully will have some good sized follicles! Hope everyone else is ok. xx

Major rant to follow, apologies in advance I just have to get this off my chest!!

SO... this month was supposed to be our first month of IUI. The first problem I had was having called the hospital to tell them I was in day 1 of my cycle, I was told I would be having natural not stimulated IUI (they are very against the idea of me having stimulated as seem to think I would end up with over stimulated ovaries). So I thought, ok no ideal but we'll give it a try... I had my day 12 scan on Tuesday, lots of follicles but none big enough (I wasn't surprised by this as do not normally ovulate until day 17) so I went in again today (day 14) still not big enough... again I hadn't expected them to be. HOWEVER I was then told that because they have to give me another scan before going ahead with the IUI I woundnt be able to have it done Monday (day 18) by which time I will likely either have ovulated or be ovulating... When I queried whether Tuesday would be possible they said they don't do it on a Tuesday becaue of something to do with the sperm lab (sorry don't know tech term!) so the earliest I could have it done would be Wednesday by which time it will be day 20 and surely far too late?!? It just seems like madness that they cannot do it on 4 consecutive days... surely that's going to screw things up regularly for many women? Is this normal practice?!

Sorry for the massive rant I am just feeling so frustrated with the system today and seriously considering jacking it in, taking out a massive loan and going private. Just not sure how much longer this can drag on for the sake of my sanity!

I feel ur frustration closephine85.
I expected that our IUI would be postponed this month as we would be in Barcelona between days 8 and days 13! but since AF arrived early I contacted the lab on the off chance that we could be fitted in early s I usually ovulate around day 10 but unfortunately since it was August bank holiday the clinic was closed on the Monday therefore Tuesday's clinic we already over booked so couldn't fit me in for a scan... Makes u feel like u have time ur monthly cycles around weekends and holidays!!
Hope you are feeling a bit less stressed now, I will be on the journey with you in October!