IUI 2022

[unCliche]

Anyone looking to pursue IUI treatment in the new year?

I'm currently on cycle 18 with unexplained infertility and waiting for my NHS IVF referral appointment in January. In the meantime DH and I are looking to do some IUI cycles privately while we wait.

I have my baseline scan and consultation with Create Fertility next week.

Hey gurl!

Aw I’m so excited for you starting your first cycle of IUI 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 How’s everything going? You must have your first scan soon?

My AF arrived before I’d stopped my progesterone this time 🙈 so BFN again, but now started my gonal f injections again for our last round third times a charm 🍀🍀🍀 and all that 😂 have my first scan and bloods Thursday 10th.

A hysteroscopy would be no good for my fibroid as it’s outside my womb. Would require a myomectomy to remove it most likely open surgery rather than key hole due to the size 🥲🥲 - this thought terrifies me to be honest! So crossing every for this cycle!

Even turning to pomegranate juice, pineapples and Brazil nuts just to try and do something else to help - I know it’s all completely not backed by science but doing something is better than nothing and if it worked for others there is still hope!

I haven’t even looked at applying for NHS yet as I was hoping it would never get to that point but looks like I will need to start if this cycle fails 😓😓

Aw that’s great you have somewhere close to stay while have all your treatments done, do your parents know what you are going though?

Hi @unCliche and @EmzieMurf1987! How are you both doing? I had IUI on Monday so am in the 2WW! I'm in a same sex relationship and this is for our 2nd child... I had 5 IUIs to get pregnant with our first child!

I just wrote all about our fertility journey in the following thread but it's mainly about how IUI works:
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/infertility/4471536-How-IUI-works-plus-our-fertility-journey-as-a-same-sex-couple

I'm in the middle of writing another post about all the tips and tricks I tried that finally helped us get a BFP! This week I've been eating fresh pineapple, Brazil nuts, whole organic milk and keeping my tummy and feet warm!

Hey lovely, how are you doing @EmzieMurf1987? Oh no, that really sucks! I'm so sorry cycle #2 didn't work out but glad you got back up on the horse again and are giving it another shot. Hopefully third time's a charm! Let me know how you get on with your scan. Are you changing anything in your protocol this time around?

Everything is going great with me thanks! I had my first scan on Friday, CD9. I had two lead follicles in my right ovary at 12mm and 13mm then some 10mm and smaller follicles in both. I'm so relieved I have two as any more and I'd have to cancel the cycle! I have another scan tomorrow and I'm hoping I'll be given the green light to trigger tomorrow night.

Oh poo, but I guess the good news is that the fibroid is outside your womb so you have a good chance of it not impacting things! But the thought of being cut open to have it removed must be so scary. I have my fingers crossed that it doesn't come to that and you get a baby this cycle! 🤞🤞🤞

Pomegranate juice is one I hear about quite often for increasing the uterus lining. I've done pineapples a few cycles but never the nuts. So if it feels like they're helping then it doesn't hurt to try. I'm still doing a low carb diet and I think my body is happy for it.

Aww I feel the same way about IVF but I just had to prepare for the worst and I'm glad that I did because if all fails, IVF is just around the corner. The sooner you start, the better. Getting a referral alone can take ages so book an appointment with your GP ASAP and get things started.

Yeah, my parents know. Thankfully they haven't asked too many questions. It's not really something I want to talk about. But if this cycle fails, I'll probably stay at home and travel into London instead of staying with my parents as I'm not saving as much money as I thought I'd be by staying here.

Hi @TwoMommies! Thanks for sharing your journey. I had a read and wow, I can't believe you had to change sperm donors! What do you think that was about? Maybe just incompatibility? Are you using the same donor for #2?

Since it worked last time, hopefully it works again! When is your test date?

Hey @unCliche! I’m crossing everything that your scan goes well today and you are ready to trigger 🤞🏼🤞🏼 You will have to keep me posted! And great news you don’t have to cancel the cycle 🙌🏼🙌🏼 How are you feeling about everything?

I really hope this time round it works for me but at the same time is it doesn’t I will be looking forward to not having to pump my body with fertility drugs for a small while as been on them nearly a year now! It’s a long time and I do feel it’s taken it’s toll physically and mentally - does that make sense?

As far as I’m aware going to continue with the same protocol as last time as I responded really well to the daily injections but still waiting for my official protocol in the post and will know more on Thursday after my scan.

The fibroid thing is a weird one that I will deffo have to speak about more with the consultant as unsure as to why it makes no difference with IUI and medicated cycles but will with IVF?? I guess we will have that conversation if this round fails 🙈🙈

In my area you only get one cycle of IVF on the NHS so if it takes too long DH will insist we continue privately which im happy to do aswell but I will start looking into it this week and prepare.

Aw I suppose it’s good your parents know what you are going through. mine do too but sometimes are a bit too involved messaging me and wanting to know what’s going on feels like extra pressure! I know they want a grand baby! Is it really bad I’m considering not telling them about this cycle??

Just feel like if there is anything I can eat/drink that’s might help it’s worth giving it a go this cycle so plan is pomegranate juice daily until the IUI. Then 4 Brazil nuts a day and fresh homemade pineapple juice with the core daily until test day 😂 sounds ridiculous when I say it out loud 😂 but here we are trying anything at this stage!!

Welcome @TwoMommies!! I read your story pretty amazing the IUI worked for you even if it did take 5 rounds! 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼 You get good news soon! When are you testing? Are u using a medicated cycle again?

Let’s have a positive month girls 🥰🥰

Scan went alright, not feeling too confident though. I had a 17mm follicle and a 13mm one with a lining of about 7mm and they wanted me to trigger today (although I think the doctor over-exaggerated the lining thickness so they could trigger me sooner and avoid a second follicle developing). Not too pleased with those numbers as during my regular cycles, on CD12, my lining is usually 9mm+ and follicles 20mm+ so I felt like my body wasn't ready to be triggered just yet.

Either way, I told them I didn't want to be triggered today as I wanted to give things a little more time to grow, so I'll trigger tomorrow and do the IUI 24 hours later on Wednesday. Hopefully the 13mm will have grown a bit too. OPKs are still negative so there's no chance of me ovulating just yet. I'm not expecting much from this cycle, I think I'm just disappointed that they aren't trying to maximise my chances with a thicker lining and second follicle.

Wow, you've been on medication for a long while, I think a break is definitely in order. I get what you mean about the mental toll. The physical toll is obvious but the mental toll of expectations vs. reality is one I didn't expect. I've felt so deflated all day, feeling like the meds aren't doing what they're supposed to and I'm better of just being unmedicated. It would suck if I felt like that every single cycle, so definitely take that well deserved break 💕

Yeah, I agree that the fibroid situation is a strange one, I think for the sake of clarity and peace of mind, don't stop asking questions until you get answers. Fertility treatment is mostly about advocating for yourself and following your instinct.

We only get one cycle on the NHS too 🙃 Have a look at ABC IVF, I was due to start IVF with them last summer but DH and I pulled out last minute. They're quite affordable but do have strict criteria, like, age under 37, BMI under 30, AFC or AMH over 12. But if you can't wait for the NHS, then they're definitely worth considering.

It's tough when there's an expectation to conceive, isn't it? You're entitled to tell them as much or as little as you want to preserve your own mental health and sanity! I don't think it's bad at all! Sometimes you just don't want to talk about it, and that's ok.

Haha you really have your foods planned! I wish I was that organised. I'm just about remembering to take my folic acid and vitamin D 🤣 But I completely support your plan 😂

Today has been a 👎 day but let's definitely keep it positive! We've got this!

Hiya @unCliche I’m so sorry you don’t feel your scan went well on Monday, I am surprised they wanted to trigger you at that point - usually once the follicle is over 18mm it’s considered mature to trigger but each clinic has different protocols so this may be normal for yours?

But please don’t panic follicles can grow up to 2mm in 24 hours and lining can thicken quickly over short periods of time so please don’t lose hope!! Sounds like you are well on the way to creating that perfect environment! Wow you are amazing telling them you want to wait a bit - I have never questioned mine, maybe I need to take a leaf out of your book! You go girl!!

I really hope everything goes smoothly for your IUI today and please don’t worry too much about the OPKs being positive/negative as the trigger and drugs mess with them. When I had medicated cycles with the trigger I never had a blazing positive OPK and I tested up to 3 times a day! But always had a collapsed follicle 48 hours later which showed ovulation had occurred. So don’t let those pesky negative OPKs dampen your hopes! They are deffo not reliable for you at the moment xx

Yes I totally understand what you mean about expectations vs reality! It’s so exciting and hopeful trying something new eg. Meds etc and when you don’t respond how your meant too it’s soooooo frustrating and disheartening, I totally get it! I’ve felt it so many times this last year!

So you think they will try an alternative to letrozole? Try to think positive at least now you know that drug doesn’t work as well as an unmedicated cycle for you so can try something different next time maybe? So much trial and error as everyone’s body is different and reacts differently. Still you will have a good sized follicle there to produce a lovely mature egg today! 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼

My current fertility clinic offer a 3 round IVF package which we would probably go with. They are the only clinic remotely close to where we live as well which makes things a bit more difficult! Some cycles I’ve had up to 7 scans over 2 weeks so I couldn’t imagine having to travel each time - any cost saved would end up as travel expenses 😂😂 unless we feel we are not getting the care we should we will probably stay with our current clinic. We are with CARE fertility. Who are you having your IUI with?

Lol at least with the foods I have some degree of control over it! It’s deffo helping me mentally knowing I’m doing everything I can! Keep on remembering those vitamins chick and keep your head up, thinking of you today and wishing you all the best 😘😘

My follicles should have been the least of my worries. DH didn't have enough sperm so we didn't do the IUI.

It makes no sense. In December, he had a total count of 300mil. Yesterday, his total count was 6.6mil with only 0.18mil motile sperm after washing. We'll have a consultation with the doctor to figure out what our next steps should be.

I just don't know what else we can do now. We couldn't even get through one IUI cycle, what's to say IVF will work. We'll probably get to it, only to find out I have no eggs. Maybe it's just not worth trying anymore.

I think I triggered perfectly. Took my Ovitrelle at midday on Tuesday when my OPK started getting darker - it wasn't +ve but my surge had definitely started. The IUI was booked in for 2pm yesterday and then I felt ovulation happen around 8pm so the sperm would have only been waiting for about 6 hours. Oh well. We did DTD around 10pm anyway so as not to waste me taking meds, but with his numbers, I'm not really expecting anything to happen.

I guess if we were to consider doing IUI again, I'd ask for the trigger only, just to boost my natural ovulation and then progesterone to support my LP. But we'd need an SA before moving forward with that.

How are you getting on with your cycle? Let me know how your scan goes today! Fingers crossed for two dominant follicles 🤞🤞🤞

We're currently with CREATE fertility in London. Although for IVF on the NHS, we're allowed to choose any clinic so I'm still deciding which will be the best one for us.

DH and I have spoken about maybe just doing IVF next cycle and funding it ourselves.

@unCliche oh my gosh so sorry you had to cancel your IUI that must have been an awful experience for both of you. So sorry to hear that this happened.

I think sperm samples can vary quite a bit so it could have just been a bad day? It’s crazy how it’s changed so quickly though! Maybe they might suggest ICSI when doing IVF? I’m no expert but could be a good option if sperm quality is poorer? You still have options moving forward on your fertility journey so help try not to give up hope just yet. Hopefully when you have your consult they will be able to give you more insight into next steps - have you got a date for this yet?

I totally understand how you are feeling with everything it’s so disappointing when things don’t work out the way you want. It’s funny you mention the egg thing - that’s now my main worry as I just don’t understand how we are not getting a BFP as there is no problem at all with my DH. Makes me think that either my eggs are useless or there is an implantation issue that’s not being addressed. I could honestly drive myself insane with all the uncertainty! But unless you do IVF will not be able to accurately assess the egg quality so trying to think positive in the meantime 😬😬😬 and if this cycle fails I’m thinking of getting the book ‘it starts with an egg’ have you heard of it? I’ve seen some positive comments about it on MN so thinking it might be worth a try while we have a break to give us the best chances.

Sounds like you did trigger perfectly too! It’s great how you can tell exactly when you ovulated wish I could tell! If you DTD then there is always a chance - will you start the progesterone as-well anyway this cycle?

I had my first scan yesterday CD9 and there was a 14mm follicle in my left and several smaller ones and lining 9mm, also had bloods yesterday but forgot to ask my results 😂😂. Had to go back this morning CD10 for repeat scan and bloods and the left follicle is now 16mm with 2 smaller ones at 12mm. Then he mentions that one in my right has grown too but he thinks this is the query cyst and not a follicle but is 21mm - no idea what it was yesterday as he never mentioned it. Lining now 11mm. So just waiting my blood results and what the plan is for over the weekend. I’m not feeling confident at all this cycle I just feel like it won’t work. At this point last cycle I was ready to trigger the next morning so I just have a feeling something is off - I dunno maybe I am overthinking everything!

I wish I knew what my linings were like in my other cycles to see if the pomegranate juice made a difference 😂 I never looked beforehand lol so have no idea if it’s done me good or not 😂😂 but it tastes alright so will carry on till ovulation.

That’s good that you can choose which clinic you receive your treatment at, I did some reading and with my CCG you can can have up to 2 cycles of IVF privately and still qualify for a go on the NHS. So you could deffo go for a private cycle while you are waiting for your NHS one to start if your CCG has the same criteria.

I hope you have a lovely weekend! Look after yourself xxx

Heeey, sorry I've been AWOL. No use of me having an IUI thread if I'll never get a chance to actually do one! It's off to IVF with ICSI for us 😪

We spoke with the doctor on Monday and we were told his numbers were actually 6.6m/ml, 30m total and 86% motility. But his sperm didn't cope well with the washing process and pretty much less than 1% survived. The doctor wasn't sure of the reason and he said that typically only 20-30% of sperm survive the washing process so my DH's case wasn't common or expected. We're not sure what this means about his sperm and I haven't been able to find any information online either.

Yeah, I've read it starts with the egg. It has some helpful advice, some of which I've tried following. It has suggested vitamins and supplements to take as well as things to avoid and what to eat. I did start eating low carb, started CoQ10 and stopped using plastics with BPA with no avail!

The uncertainty of it all is the worst part. I'm just waiting for the next shitty surprise that life has in store for me. Without having the egg and sperm under a microscope, it'll be hard to know what the exact issue is. All I can hope for is that you never have to find out because the IUI will work for you this cycle!

I wasn't given any progesterone as the IUI didn't go ahead but even if I did, it would be a waste. There's about a 0% chance that I'd be pregnant. I've been testing out the trigger and it's crazy to see that HPTs actually work! I've never gotten a line before 🙃

Glad to hear thing are progressing wonderfully! Your lining is amazing 😍 Have you triggered and been inseminated? Cycles can differ from month to month and how your body responds to meds differs too, so I wouldn't worry. I'm keeping my fingers tightly crossed for you! We need some good news in this thread!

Yes, that's the same with us, we can have 2 IVF cycles privately and still qualify. I haven't discussed it properly with DH yet so for now, we may just wait for our NHS funding to come through and do our first cycle with them, I just hope the wait isn't long with extra delays. We're going to stick with CREATE. I just don't have the headspace to find another clinic and do all the tests again. They know us, they know our history so I'll just have to trust that they'll be good enough.

There probably wouldn't be much for me to report as I'll sort of be floating around in limbo not getting pregnant, but do keep me updated on your progress! I'm rooting for you! If all fails then I guess we'll both have IVF to look forward to.

Good luck! 🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞

We signed the paperwork yesterday for NHS IVF funding. They said they'd submit the paperwork within 3 weeks and then any wait after that is dependant on CREATE's waiting times. CREATE doesn't have any waiting time so we could be starting much sooner than we thought!

Another recent development is the doctor referring me to (an endocrinologist and) a breast specialist for suspected breast cancer. I can't even try to pretend to understand how those dots were connected. I did do another prolactin blood test this week and the result was even higher than last time. I guess, coupled with some nipple discharge I had a few months back, she wants me to get checked out. But I think breast cancer is such a huge leap for something that doesn't even seem that much of a big deal.

On my medical file, it now says "Fast track referral for suspected breast cancer". I don't want any form of cancer - suspected or not, so I'm a bit annoyed.

How are you getting on? You must be in your 3WW by now? I'm expecting AF any day now. Not sure how to tackle my subsequent cycles. Maybe just not try and DTD whenever we feel like it. We've actually only done it once this cycle but it's been a really shitty month all around.

Hope you're getting along better.

Hey hunni!

Sorry I’ve also been AWOL this week - it’s been a busy one for me! We ended up having the IUI on Valentine’s Day - oh the irony 😂😂 and super romantic 😂😂. I triggered the Sunday morning and IUI 1pm on the Monday. After the IUI I had some sharp pains on my left side then the next day similar on my right side so thinking they could have been ovulation pains? I’ve also been on nights so out of sorts 😂😂. I feel like I’m really struggling with the progesterone side effects this time - I have this constant pain/discomfort in my supra pubic region and bloated and constipated, well I’m hoping it’s the progesterone anyway! My OTD is 7th March but to be honest I’m not expecting to make it that far.

That’s great news about your IVF! So you could be starting sooner than you thought, I’m so happy for you! And amazing that they don’t have a waiting list at the moment 🤞🏼🤞🏼 It all goes smoothly and you will be starting in the next month or so!

OMG that’s some turn of events that they have suspected breast Ca! Are you not worried? I would be beside myself! I am praying that’s not the case for you and that the doctor is just being super cautious - which is absolutely a good thing - better to get tested and be clear than leave it. At least they are being thorough and you are getting checked and 🤞🏼🤞🏼 It’s all just a bit of an inconvenience for you.

Oh wow I didn’t know that the washing process was so harsh on the sperm! At least his numbers pre-wash are not terrible so you must be feeling a bit better about that? Hopefully it’s a comfort going forward into IVF.

So would you recommend that book? If this cycles fails I really want to be pro-active and try improve my egg quality prior to IVF - like you said until the egg is under the microscope it’s difficult to tell if there’s an issue, so just want to do everything I can to get best quality possible.

How long was the trigger in your system for? I’ve also been testing post trigger this time and it was so nice seeing 2 lines - even though it’s not a BFP 😂😂 I last tested it Friday and was super faint - forgot the last 2 mornings 😂😂 so now will prob be negative now as it was at this point last cycle.

I think you should just try enjoying each other again and take this time to relax and just do whatever feels good for you both. But I totally understand that is easier said than done and to stop trying feels impossible as it’s something that’s constantly going through your mind!!

Hi you two, how are you both doing?

@unCliche sorry to hear that your IUI didn't go ahead and about your referral to a breast specialist, sounds like a super shit week. Hopefully you'll get started with Create pretty quick though! Yeah they recommended we change sperm donors because of potential incompatibility due to 3 unsuccessful IUIs. We are using the same donor this time round.

@EmzieMurf1987 our OTD was actually on Valentine's Day but it didn't work this time. Off to try IUI round 2 for us now! It did take 5 IUIs with our daughter though and I'm 3 years older now (I'm 40!) so working first time was probably unlikely!

Yeah did medicated IUI as that was what worked last time. This cycle I've just done I was on Gonal-F 75IU CD3-CD10 and 100IU CD11. My follicles were 17mm and 13mm on CD10 (which was a Friday so couldn't have a scan the next day) so I triggered the next evening CD11 and had IUI on the Monday CD13 (36 hours after trigger). Good luck for your test day!

@EmzieMurf1987 Oooo those do sound like ovulation pain. For me, my ovulation pain feels like I have a stitch that burns and I can't move while it's happening! Maybe these new symptoms could be a good sign? You're a week away from your OTD so not long to wait now. How are you feeling?

I'd like to think we could start next cycle but I'm currently on CD7 and with how short my cycles are, we'll be cutting it really close if CREATE don't get in touch this week! I think realistically, we'll probably start the cycle after next - in April.

I have my appointment on Thursday. Not feeling too worried as I don't have anything that would suggest I have breast cancer. I'd be very shocked if I was diagnosed however as I wouldn't be expecting it.

I wouldn't say I'm pleased about his pre-wash number considering he's had much higher in the past but whatever his numbers, we'll only need as many sperm as we have eggs so I'm sure we'll be able to find the 10 we need 😜

Lots of people recommend the book so it wouldn't hurt to give it a read. You could probably find a summary of what's listed in there somewhere on the internet but from what I've heard people say, CoQ10 has really helped with egg quality so maybe that's one vitamin to add into your regime.

My trigger disappeared at around 10DPT but I tested every other day so it could have been gone at 9DPT too. I surprisingly didn't get any hCG symptoms from the trigger shot.

@TwoMommies Thanks love 💕 glad you're able to use the same donor for #2. It's really interesting that there can be incompatibility issues. I wonder if that's the case with DH and I.

Good luck with IUI 2! Since you know this batch of sperm works well for you, hopefully it won't take 5 tries like it did last time. 🤞

Hi, looks like this is old thread, combing on this forum after IUI chemical pregnancy, starting my second IUI this month as well.

@Shrut89 Nope, don't worry, not an old thread 🤪
Sorry to hear that your last IUI didn't end so well. Good luck with your next one and let us know how you get on. As of now, my IUI journey finished before it could even get started so now we're waiting for IVF 😊

My last IUI in the month of feb was just through five days of letrozole, no injectables and no trigger shots. Hopefully this cycle would work. Keeping fingers crossed I asked my doctor to see if we can use some different approach this time to be more successful. Btw I am talking about clinic in Canada.

@unCliche which country are you from? And how’s your consultation for IVF going on? That would be my last option if my IUI doesn’t work up to 3 times. Hoping for the best for all the ladies in here.
It was a chemical preg for me last month I could 2 lines on FR but negative on blood work. I was completely shattered yesterday when results came.

@Shrut89 I’m so sorry to hear about your chemical It’s absolutely heartbreaking ❤️‍🩹. Don’t worry this is not an old thread - I'm currently17DPIUI number 3 (my last one too before moving onto IVF). OTD is on Monday. Welcome to the group xx me and @unCliche are both UK based. May I ask if you know what your fertility issues are?

@unCliche hey girl! Yea not long now only 4 more days! The wait and anxiety is killing me! We are going to test on sat though (19DPIUI) if I don’t start bleeding before like the last 2 times 🙈🙈 as working the Sunday and Monday and can’t imagine going into work after a BFN 😓 I’m sure at 19 days we will have a definitive yay or nay 🤞🏼🤞🏼That way we have the day together if it’s not good news x

I hope your appointment today goes well for you 🤞🏼. Have you heard from create yet? Are you having your NHS cycle through them as well? April is not too far away only round the corner - this year feels like it is flying already!!

@TwoMommies sorry to hear your first IUI was unsuccessful, have you started your second round yet? This is my 3rd one back to back 😵‍💫😵‍💫 and final one too so what will be will be 🤞🏼🤞🏼. I’ve also been on gonal-F these 3 cycles but lower dose of 37.5 from CD2 daily.

It’s lovely to see we have a little group going it really helps knowing others are going though similar things. This is our safe space absolutely no judgement here.

Happy Thursday everyone 😘😘

@EmzieMurf1987 all the best for your results this time, I will keep you in my prayers. Mine is unexplained infertility issue with little bit of morality male factor. I am 33 year old. I hope IUI works for all of us and we don’t have to go for invasive IVF. Have you ever heard about mini IVF? How are the clinics in UK? Do they really push you for IVF or they tell you to explore other options as well?

@Shrut89 aw thank you for your kind words 🥰 . I think it depends on the clinic - we went private due to long NHS waits and my consultant was keen for us to do medicated cycles first then the IUI for 3-4 cycles before IVF. Most likely as we have no male fertility problems and mine appear to be corrected with medications and as I’m 34 he thinks I’m ‘relatively’ young 😂😂. Although never had a BFP since starting treatment so makes me think there could be something else going on 🤷🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️

I’ve never heard of mini IVF - what does that entail?

Do you have to self fund in Canada?

@EmzieMurf1987 sorry I was saying male motility this auto type ugghh turned it into morality 🤣🤣

Yes infertility treatments are not covered under insurance here in Canada, I went to private clinic due to long wait. We have to pay out of our pocket but few test are free here which are covered under my insurance like HSG.
I think mini IVF is something in which they give you less medication depending upon your issue.
I told my doctor today that I wanna go for injectable IUI this month but they are gonna take time and see if I got into protocol and if I am religionless for that. This is so weird that for IVF anyone can go no eligibility criteria but for injectable IUI they are seeing if I fit into protocol.
But long story short I am again going to only 5 days letrozole and then IUI as I hit my ovulation as my doc doesn’t have time to tell me if I am eligible for injectable so not wasting my this month as I am already period day 2 I thought this will be best for this month and what if it works. Finger crossed 🤞.

Do you need to pay out of your pocket in UK?
And how your experience been with inhectables and IUI?

If I fit into it and if I am eligible for it ughhh my autotype 🤣

@EmzieMurf1987 Any news?

I had my breasts fondled and an ultrasound and I don't have cancer! So at least I don't have anything extra to pile onto the shit show that's my life 😆

I also called CREATE today and they haven't received my application. They said when they receive NHS applications, they call immediately so I'm guessing it hasn't been sent off! I chased my CCG today to ask about its status. Hopefully I hear back tomorrow! I ovulated today (CD14) so I'm about 10 days away from my next cycle. I don't think I'll be able to start IVF this month so it'll probably be next month!!

@Shrut89 How are you getting on with your current IUI cycle?

Hey @unCliche it’s a BFN from me again!!!! Uuugghhh!! I really felt so different with this round to the other ones too which makes it so much more disappointing 😓😓 AF arrived yesterday. So I guess I will be joining you on the IVF train il be speaking to the clinic regarding next steps today.

Amazing news on the boob front though 🎉🎉🍾 🍾 woop Woop now you can just concentrate on moving forward with yr fertility journey!! Aw that must be sooooo annoying that they haven’t received it yet these things can be so slow!! Can’t believe we r in March already feels like time is going so fast!

@Shrut89 at least you are not wasting this month and are going again good for you! Really hope this is the one for you 🤞🏼🤞🏼.

In the UK it’s a bit of a lottery as to what you get on the NHS all depends on where you live! We are only entitled to one round of IVF on the NHS where I live and at the moment we are private as the wait was sooooo long! So paying for everything at the moment! It’s good some of your tests are covered by insurance though!

The first time I injected I was so scared and shaking like crazy but after that it was grand - since last year I’ve filled a whole sharps box 😂😂 so I’m a dab hand now and I’m used to injecting other ppl anyway with my job so now I know how they feel 😂😂

@TwoMommies how is your cycle going this time? I was on gonal-f too and responded really well to it 🤞🏼🤞🏼 This is the one for you too keep us posted on your progress.

It’s so nice to have other ppl to talk to about this it really helps and we have a nice little group going now so you all best keep me posted on your journeys I’m invested in you all now xx

@EmzieMurf1987 all the best for your IVF journey, I know IUI success rate is so low lucky for whom it works out. @unCliche my cycle is going good this month just taking letrozole 2.5 mg so nothing much. IUI will be around 15th March I suppose so fingers crossed.