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

Thanks Toomany

All done today. Thank goodness. I'm just glad I won't be having a scan for atleast two weeks haha!

All the best for tomorrow csds!

Thanks both. Today’s the day. My lining was a little thin at my last scan so I hope it has thickened a bit.

As aways, thanks for the support x

Sorry I need a bit of a rant, I’m sick of people saying ‘don’t worry it will happen’ it makes my blood boil.

A lady at work has guessed that I’m having fertility treatment and approached me. I said yes I was but It’s not common knowledge.

She then went on saying yeh I figured it out, knew all these hospital appointments must be for fertility, waffled on some more then said don’t worry you’ll be alright it will happen.

I don’t mean to sound a b*tch but I hate that comment. Firstly she poked her nose in my business, secondly don’t tell me it will happen when there are no guarantees.

I just hate that comment, so blasé. Like it’s nothing, when actually it is something to me, hire a big thing that I’ve been struggling with for the past 3 years.....

I’ve tried to ignore it but needed to let off a little steam so I’ve come on here 😖

*its a big thing. (Not hire)

I'm glad you came on here to let off some. It really is the most annoying thing hearing such comments and esp from those who've had it easy. Completely wrong of her to ask you that! I'm guessing some people have assumed the same about me but I'm not sure how I'd react if they asked. Id probably be taken off guard as that is so not done!

Btw I'm not feeling too great. I don't think I can do another consecutive cycle. Every evening I get this horrible poking type of pain in my sides sometimes right sometimes left. None of this happened last cycle. I think it's because I was over stimulated. I'm also very irritable and the smallest of things sets me off... If this cycle doesn't work I'm minded to take a break...

I agree I think it’s down to the stimulation, I had that last cycle with four eggs, I recon that’s what all the twinges I was having was down to. You had 13 so I can only imagine the extra pain you’re experiencing. This cycle with 1 egg I have nothing.

You’ve got to to what’s best for you and if you feel that a break is required then so be it and take that time to chill, rest and mentally get yourself back in the game.

For me I’m going to continue, I think I’d continue for the full 6 rounds, then take a break for a few months maybe 3-4 get myself in the right mindset for ivf.

Hope you’re feeling ok this morning x

Cobblestones - I’m not surprised you feel like that. I wasn’t allowed to do cycles back to back, I had to have a treatment free cycle in between. I think I might have found it a bit much without a break. It’s not just the physical stuff is it? It’s the mental aspect, it consumes every second. I found with having a break I had a bit of time where it was more in the background, so I could recharge.

Csds - I don’t get why people think it’s ok to ask people about personal stuff like this, especially when you said it wasn’t common knowledge. In the end I decided to tell everyone and talk about it and what was happening in a matter of fact way. That migt sound daft but I found it helped me a little. Of course I went home and cried on my own at the end of the day!

Big hugs to you all. X

Thanks both. Feel a bit better after a day at home yesterday. I will ask the doc if I should take a break and also how he plans to reduce my dosage for the next one given I'm on the lowest possible dosage at the moment..

Csds - how do you feel?

Have a great weekend both x

I had pain on the 2 occasions when I had about 10 eggs too, there’s a lot going on in there I suppose isn’t there? Your ovaries aren’t meant to be doing so much work all at once! I think maybe your body needs a break sometimes after all that stimulation and artificial hormones.

Infertility sucks ☹️

I hope you 2 are ok with me being on your thread? I know I have been blessed and now have my 2 babies, but I have been where you both are and it’s shit. At times it all feels hopeless. I hope I can empathise and offer support. But if you are thinking ‘bugar off you’re not in our position anymore’ please tell me. I don’t offend easily .

Hi guys!

Toomany, I love to hear from you, your experience is nice to listen to. That’s why I started this thread. To talk to people who have gone through it and are going through it because you are the people who understand how I might be feeling and what I’m going through.

I’m feeling ok, tired.... I always seem to be tired. But I’m ok, nothing much to report from me. Had literally 1-2 twinges in the past 3 days. Trying to put everything at the back of my mind to get myself through this tww. I’ve started using my lavender drops to put on my pulse points... it’s suppose to help with stress, help you relax.

The weather is good this weekend so I’m out getting some fresh air, going on a hike with hubby and pooch. X

And yes infertility sucks 👎

Sounds like the perfect weekend csds.

Toomany - it's great to have you here. Pls stick around. And given you're not going through it anymore, the fact that you're around checking this thread out of pure selflessness is not lost on us xx

Seeing as you're appreciating TooMany I'm coming back out of the woodwork to say I'm still following your stories. Really hope you get good news - when are you both testing?

Hi supermoon we appreciate all the comments we’ve been given throughout this thread. As already said, the support is great and hearing people’s experiences helps.

I don’t plan to test, I’ll wait for the results of my blood test x

Hi super moon. Hope you’re all having a good weekend. We are just waiting for our Dominos pizza to be delivered. 🍕

We live in a semi rural village and have only recently got a Dominos in our area!

Haha hope you enjoyed your pizza!

Thanks for sticking around supermoon

I think I will test again with the first response test which about 4 days prior to AF being due is quite accurate.. So that would be end of next week for me

Cobblestones do you not get worried about possibly getting a false positive? I’d been told that the hcg can stick around from the trigger shot and may give you a false positive reading on a test.

I applaud you though, with me I think it’s that I haven’t got the bottle to do it x

The HCG clears by 10 days. I used a home test the day before my blood test and it was very faintly positive which was weird because the hospital said their test was a 'good positive'. They didn't say at the time but when I went for my 6 week scan the positive was strong enough for them to suspect a multiple pregnancy which it was. csds, when is your test at the hospital?

I really feel for you guys. Getting pregnant becomes such a focus in your life, doesn't it? I just felt like my life was stuck and that getting pg would be such a life changer. I totally get that you got pissed off with the stupid insensitive comment from your colleague, csds, or that you might have a rest, cobblestones. I hope you do get a rest because this cycle works. One of the most insensitive comments
I got was from a friend who told me to bear in mind that my infertility was hard for my friends to deal with too. Sod off! It's way harder for me. Was what I should have said, but didn't. Grr, still makes me cross now!

Hope you enjoyed your pizza, toomany, I did 'homemade Nandos' last night for the first time - went down well with the family!

Yes supermoon, trying to get pregnant seems to take over your life.

I can see the temptation to test. But I know my luck, I’d be the exception and the hcg will linger beyond 10 days. I’m the sort of person who manages to mess up a ready mix cake, puts salt in tea instead of sugar lol. I have been toying with the idea, but I don’t know, I think I may still wait and get that definitive answer. My blood test is next Wednesday.

As long as the wait is, I’m sure I can keep myself occupied. Participating in bingo tomorrow night with a few girls, cinema Thursday, then in laws visiting Sat-Tue, then before you know it, boom.... it’ll be Wednesday.

Ohh thanks for the warning I hadn't realised that a false positive is more likely with all the hormones we are pumped with. I think I know that I can't hold out so rather than trying and failing and being disappointed in myself I'll take the test bearing in mind that it could be a false positive..

I could be wrong but I think the FR tests for something other than hcg and last time it was rightly negative..

Hi ladies, sorry to have disappeared lately, been having a LOT of technical issues with my phone/laptop/internet so haven't been able to log in at all.

CSDS and Cobblestones, I am also on to my next cycle. Cycle one resulted in a BFN (actually 2 BFN as AF was still 4 days late and nurse made me test again). So I am now CD9 of cycle 2 and have a scan tomorrow morning. Like yourselves I am also feeling drained, actually I am constantly exhausted. For both cycles (so far) the day i start my injections i start having ridiculously vivid dreams or else i am overheating in bed and cant sleep. If i am still unsuccessful after cycle 3 i am going to ask about stopping the injections and just doing the trigger - i did that for 2 of my private cycles and although i only had 1 follicle mature, it matured quicker and was a lot bigger than the ones i get with the FSH injections.

Also in answer to someones earlier question, before insemination we were given a full break down of DH SA, got pre and post wash numbers and motility info.

Hey snowy

Sorry to hear your first cycle failed. We know how bummed you’d have felt about it. I’d have hated having to have tested again, it would have got my hopes up.

Yes I’m feeling like a zombie most of the time. Quite fitting for the time of year, but I hope you’re ok. I have the hot moments throughout the night too. Like really hot and it wakes me up.

You’ve got to do what’s right for you. It’s odd though isn’t it, you’d have thought the injection would be giving them a boost.

How did you get on with your scan? X

Well, seems to have worked a lot quicker this cycle, only had one mature follicle but it was 21mm so they made me go straight home to take trigger to have IUI tomorrow afternoon. Timing doesn't work to well, I was convinced it would be next Monday for IUI to we DTD last night, just have to hope DH builds up enough of a reserve before tomorrow.

Good luck snowy. I had a similar experience in my first cycle where I was worried about swimmers due to messed up timings however if your partner otherwise doesn't have any issues then 24 hours is more than enough to build up again..