Fertility treatment- IUI

[csds]

Hi, has anyone had IUI fertility treatment? We've been TTC for 3 years now. Had all the tests. We have a consultation tomorrow at the hospital about moving forward with treatment and we've been given an indication that IUI may be the best option to try first before IVF.

I'm just wondering if there's anyone out there who has been through this or is going through this.

Thanks

I’m doing ok thanks. Onwards and upwards. I’ve got my cd5 scan and bloods tomorrow so I’ll find out tomorrow afternoon if I can start taking clomid.

Like all of you I’m just trying to stay positive. To stay active and busy. :0) x

It's the only way for it

Good luck with scan tomorrow

Snowy - praying for good news on Friday! It would be a real boost I think they get our first IUI BFP on this week thread! I hope it would give everyone else hope.

Csds - good luck with your scan, hope all goes well.

Cobblestones - how are you doing?

We are looking forward to trick or treating tmrw. Pre children I used to turn all the lights off and not answer the door but i love it now. We live on a nice estate and all the young kids go out. We have an unwritten rule where houses that want you to call leave their outside lights on and are usually decorated. Anyone who doesn’t leave their outside lights off. Most people join in though.,

Great to see so much activity. I won't be having treatment till Jan but will check in to keep in touch. Agree with Toomany - would give the rest of us such a boost to get a BFP. No pressure though snowy! :)

Fingers crossed for you and csds.

I hate to say it but I don't think the boost is coming from me this month, nothing definite yet but am feeling my normal pre AF self so it's not looking too promising

I start my clomid today, want given any measurements for follicles, just that they are very small and I don’t know how many ... lol, had a new dr that didn’t speak great English today.

Go back Sunday when I’ll hopefully have so more detailed information.

Good luck with this cycle CSDS

I'm not having the best of days. Having some pre AF cramps and following a squirrel incident when walking the dogs on Sunday I seem to have pulled a muscle in my shoulder/neck. It was sore when I woke up yesterday but has got a million times worse today. Am feeling seriously sorry for myself this evening

I'm really sorry snowy. I admire your energy and resolve to go through this the way you have. But also so important to allow yourself to feel what you're feeling.

For no reason today I feel like shit myself. I feel I have so much to offer and no one to offer this to. I could have raised a good human being. A good person.

My step father wasn't a very pleasant man but he had four kids of his own and then married my mother and had the chance to parent three of us. And today there is perhaps just one out of seven who has feelings for him.

My husband for no fault of his own doesn't even get to father one child. He would be such a great dad. He is the most patient person I know. And yet.... He had the misfortune to marry me. I feel so riddled with guilt sometimes. I don't know what hurts more. That I have failed to fulfil his want to be a parent. Or that I can't fulfill mine. It just sucks.

I just needed to unload. Just feeling like shit and needed to do this.

Snowy I sometimes get a soar neck from awkward sleep position (which must be nothing compared to what you must be feeling). The only thing that works for me is one of those heated gel packs you can heat up in the microwave. Have you tried that?

Awh snowy that sucks! Have you got any voltoral to help ease muscle pain in your neck, or failing that a hot water bottle (wrap a hand towel round it) should help ease it. Two days to wait... I still have everything crossed for you 🤞

Cobblestones/snowy, it’s ok to feel like shit, it’s ok to be sad and it’s ok to feel sorry for yourself. You need to take the time to dwell/recover to enable yourself to move forward.

Cobblestones try not to think that way, I completely understand why you do but your husband is probably thinking exactly the same thing... why can’t I give my beautiful wife a child she so longs for. Without meaning to pry do you talk much about this stuff with hubby? I talk to mine but I always have to push him a bit to get him to open up, (for me) I find it helps to know how he is feeling, in a strange way it helps me with my feelings and it makes me feel like we are in it together.

I like to come in here because there me just some stuff hubby won’t get and I put that down to him being a different species 😜

Your fight isn’t over yet Hun, it’s a painful journey but hold onto that thought that you will get to raise a beautiful child. ❤️

So went to docs today and have torn a muscle in my neck, I can't sit down properly or lie down. Doc said to rest it for a few days but that it could take 5 weeks to heal properly

Cobblestones, I understand why you feel that way at times, I feel that way too, DH results are all good and even though mine are as well I still feel like this is my fault and I feel so bad for him. But I agree with CSDS, our DH's probably feel like it's their fault as well.

All of us who are going through this feel the exact same way a lot of the time. Unfortunately I haven't figured out a good way to work through it, so I let myself wallow for a bit which I actually think does help a little bit. It's so hard trying to be positive all the time, that I think it's therapeutic to have a bit of a wallow/cryfest

So true. So important to wallow a bit now and then.

How are you holding up snowy? Have you been able to find anything that gives you temporary relief?

Btw on one occasion when I had a terrible soar neck and could barely get myself out of bed I had acupuncture and it surprisingly reduced the pain in one sitting.

Csds your hubby sounds similar to mine. I need to prod him to open up. On most occasions he just ends up consoling me or giving me a pep up. After eight years of marriage I still struggle to read him sometimes lol they are definitely a different species.

Where in your cycle are you now csds? When is your next scan?

Toomany I hope you enjoyed trick or treating..

I’m cd7, my next scan and bloods is on Sunday cd10.

Snowy, good lucky for tomorrow, 🤞

Hi everyone, I am due to test today but I didn't buy a test. I'm unable to drive at the minute so planned to sent DH out yesterday to get one but I had some spotting yesterday so I told him not to bother was convinced AF would be here by the end of the day. Only spotting hasn't continued and so far no AF. Still having cramping etc so if AF hasn't arrived by time DH gets home I will make him take me out to get a test

Oh no, keep us posted snowy. Xx

Hope everyone else is looking forward to a nice weekend

Am debating not testing at all, don't think I'm in the mood to see another BFN, might just continue with knicker watch until AF arrives.

On a happier note it's my birthday on Sunday and DH is busy in the shed making me something, I am barred from the shed so can't figure out what it is

Happy birthday for Sunday! Hope you have a lovely weekend x

Thanks CSDS.

Tested this morning, BFN

Hi snowy

Sorry it’s not good news this time. How are you feeling?

So sorry to hear your news. As we’ve all said have a good cry.

Hope you’re ok ❤️

Yeah I'm ok, unfortunately I am used to this now, I guess I'm a little numb to it all now. Had a little cry this morning but I'm already on to planning out next cycle.

I had been planning to do three cycles then have a break over Christmas and NY before doing the next three, but had a chat with DH this morning and we have agreed to not take the break, just going to power through the whole thing, time is marching on for us and we are on our 37th or 38th cycle of TTC.

Wow!! 👏fair play to you both. I love your strength. You’ve got to do what’s best for you. Was this your 2nd cycle (this time round) or your 3rd? X

I don't know if it's strength or just fear of letting things run on so long.

Yes, this was second cycle just over so it's on to round 3. Although I guess my decision to not take a break after it will depend on timings round Christmas, but I think it should work out