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I have been reading posts for a while, and it has been so helpful. I finally decided to post. We have been ttc for 2 years now. We had twins 2 1/2 years ago that lived only about an hour, dying within 10 minutes of each other. We have had several miscarriages since. We did 4 IUI w/ clomid, to no avail. I have low progesterone, so we have been trying natural w/ prometrium for 4 months. we needed a break from IUI. I got a BFN this morning. I guess we are going back to the dr to see our next step, which I know is injectables. I am trying not to be mad at God, but it is so hard. I was so sure this time. Actually, if I had gotten PG this time, my due date would have been my twins birthday- I just knew that was a sign. Dumb, but I was trying to cling to hope. I am amazed at how hard this is on my self esteem. I have never had a problem with that before, but I feel worthless now. I hate what this is doing to me - but to stop trying doesn't feel like it will fix anything - so I keep going. I will be ok after I start and I can move on to the next month, ya know? Thanks for being here. It is comforting to know others have been here but have had success.

hello rpb and hpoefullstill! sorry to hear about your BFN's and so so sorry to hear about your twins hopefulstill, i almost cried reading your post. stay positive and know that this is in God's timing not our own! It has been so hard for me to accept that but I know its true. I go for my u/s on monday the 8th for our 3rd IUI. Hopefully i will have some good follicles! Baby Dust to you all!

Hi girls...just checking in. Baby and I doing great, I will find out the sex on the 24t and I can't wait...just started feeling little movement, she or he is letting me knw she is in there :-)
I am sorry to hear about all the BFN's, stay positive and please...read about the law of attraction,
I recomend you all to read the book The Secret...it will change your way of thinking as it did with me...short after reading it and changing my ways I got my precious BFP...I am now 17 weeks and everything looking great...God bless you all and stay positive and never give up...
I was trying to conceive since my 20's...I am about to turn 40 next Jan.
Lots of baby dust to all....

Hello Ladies,
After 5 clomid cycle with my obgyn I scheduled an appointment with an RE for Saturday. That will be cd3. She will do FSH test and hopefuly an u/s too. I want to know if my lining thinned out from the clomid. Do you ladies think that she will start me on a regimen right away? I hope we can have first iui this month. I don't know if she is going to keep me on clomid or prescribe something else? I was on 50 mg and ovulated every time. Probably won't up my dosage. With my ob I was never monitored. It drove me crazy. Don't know if there was enough follicles how did they matured and so on. I have so many questions to the RE.
GL and baby dust to all ladies in the 2ww!

Hi everyone! A little history.. I have PCOS, thyroid issues, irregular periods, tilted cervix (back). Hubby has low sperm count and low motility, varicocele, and a small tumor on his pituitary gland which throws his prolactin levels off. Whew I've never really written it all out.. we are a hot mess!!! lol. ttc naturally one year, no luck. Clomid 50mg, Novarel trigger, IUI#1, no luck. Just had IUI#2 this morning (same meds) now in the tww. It will work I just know it!! I had two follies each time.. one on each side.
What I did different this time.. and hope will be the difference is:
-began taking aspirin 81mg qday
-continued metformin ER 1000mg qday
-Red Rasberry leaf tea, two cups qd
-increased fresh pinnapple intake
-listened to "hypnotherapy" relaxation and other relaxing music on ipod every night (something i would normally baulk at, but it really really relaxed me)
-mixed a few drops geranium oil with grapeseed oil and had hubby give me massages!!! loved this one:) nice for pre-bd!
-ate healthier (more vegies and fruit)
-continued having my glass or 2 of wine per night.. it helps me relax and tastes oh so good.. + I'll have to give it up for 9mo. so better enjoy now!

overall.. I just stayed more positive, relaxed more, and yeah sure I broke down after my first failed IUI and and everytime ANOTHER friend states she's expecting.. but it WILL be our turn one day.. It WILL be my turn this month!
Good luck ladies much baby dust to all!

stacy1225, any follicle news today? Would love to hear some positive news. I am on night 4 of my clomid cycle and am trying to think positively. Will begin checking for ovulation on the 12th.
Paisley311, it sounds like you have the right frame of mind, keep us updated.
morenas1, enjoying your updates. Really excited for you and your family. My husband and I read The Secret and it did change our way of thinking. We are seeing what we want and working toward it together.
Wishing you all GREAT luck and sending lost of positive thoughts your way.

hello! Thank you for asking rpb. I only have 1 ovary (lost left one to ovarian cancer almost 10 years ago). This u/s i had 2 large follicles and a 3rd follicle that was trying to to compete also. They arent large enough yet (due to the increase in number this cycle and them trying to compete with each other) so another u/s tomorrow am (10th) and RE said probable HCG shot tomorrow night with IUI friday am. (tentatively). My RE said wow, you have a very fertile ovary! (the letrazole really isnt suppose to produce multiple follicles but because I only have 1 ovary he said it was trying to do the work of 2 ovaries.) thought that was pretty cool! Anyways, i will post back tomorrow and let you know when the IUI will be. I hope you have good healthy follicles on your u/s rpb! Good luck to you paisley and hsg! Keep us updated!

Hi ladies,
It's been a while since I've posted. DH and I took the month of October off because he was going to be away when I was ovulating. It felt really good not to stress over this! But, I want a baby, so bring on the stress! lol
Good news, I got af on my own at the beginning of November!!! and it was a 30 day cycle! Crazy. I've never been so happy to get af in my life. :-)
So we're onto another cycle of Puregon. Last time I did 75 iu and it didn't work as planned and we decided to cancel the IUI and just bd. This time that dr thought I needed a higher dosage and he put me on 150iu. Well, I responded too well and I now have 10 follies!!! This is insane. There's no way I'm doing an IUI with 10 follies. That would just be asking for trouble. Today is CD8 and I have 1 follie on the right at 11mm, and 9 on my left ranging from 11 to 13.5mm. Yesterday the dr made me drop the dosage to 75 iu and today he called to tell me stop taking it and most likely we're cancelling this cycle. It's too risky for us to even bd, so he told us not to. I'm so disappointed because my gut is telling me that I will get pregnant this month. Don't ask me why but it's a very strong feeling. The problem is that I don't want to risk having high order multiples.
I hav eto go back to the clinic tomorrow to see what the development is without the meds and then we'll go from there.
I asked if we could switch to IVF and he said no because even with IVF this is too many follies. I have 10 now and I would have to continue with meds and who knows how many I would end up with.
He has warned me that if they all continue to grow I'm going to be in major discomfort because of hyperstimulation.
Oh well, it's always something with me. On the positive side, because I responded so well then this tells him that my eggs are good. I also did and AMH test and waiting for the results to check my egg reserve.
The dr is confused as to why I haven't gotten pregnant yet.
DH wants to do one more IUI so if this is cancelled then we will do another IUI at a lower dosage and then if that doesn't work we'll do an IVF.

How is everyone else doing?
Morenas, great to hear that you and baby are doing well. So happy for you. hopefully more of us will join you soon.

Stacy1225, I actually took Letrozole for 2 cycles and both times I had 2 follies, one from each ovary, although my left seems to be the dominant one. So it can happen getting more than one follie, the only thing is it's very rare to have multiples from Letrozole. It's more likely on a clomid cycle or injectables. Good luck to you on this cycle.

DH and I will be celebrating our 1 year wedding anniversay in 2 days and we have booked his and hers massages! I cannot wait!!! Unfortunately we can't bd as per the dr's orders!

good luck to everyone!! BABY DUST

I haven't been on in a while...my last cycle I was 5 days late, and I really thought I was pregnant even though I was getting BFP's. Anyways, I was not, am not. We decide to wait till after the holidays to do our next cycle. I want to be stress free and also we are hoping it will improve my husbands count. It was SO low (1.3m) for the last two IUI's which was strange because before it was at 16m. We live in the south and he works in planes where temps get high above 100 degrees. Our Dr. thinks the heat may have decreased his count.

I've been in a funk. Nothing horrible, just a funk.
Hope things go well for everyone who is in their 2ww!

Hello all! I am new to posting but not new to your stories. Last month, during our first double IUI I read all your stories and prayed I would be able to share positive news. Unfortunately, our first month of IUI's did not work. My husband (31 yrs old) and I (28 yrs old) have been trying for 16 months now and he had a low sperm count and motility. It has since increased due to changes in his lifestyle but we still have been unable to get pregnant. Last month we did 50 mg of clomid, double IUI's, and progesterone suppositories. We did the trigger shot but that was between the IUI's. After doing research I found out that you should really do the trigger shot BEFORE your IUI. So I called my RE and informed him that this month we want to do the trigger shot prior to our IUI. He says my ultra sound last month(2 follies measuring at 21 a piece) and blood work showed I was already getting ready to ovulate on my own and that is why he didnt give me the show prior to IUI. When asked why I had to pay for the shot at all if I was already ovulating he said he wanted to absolutely make sure we did ovulate. I thought that was questionable... but we are new to this so we have to trust in the process I guess.
Anyway, we are going in for ultra sound on Wednesday. This time we are just doing one IUI due to my husbands work schedule.
Wanted to let you all know that your stories are inspiring and I pray for all of us! Baby Dust to everyone!

Hello lizbee! Good luck to you and your hubby. Keep us updated on your IUI cycle.

I had my 3rd IUI this am. Everything went good, 2ww begins!

lizbee-it's great to hear your story, my husband and I are in the same boat. Being new to this process is tough as I don't feel like I know what to ask. These posts have helped!

stacy1225-Good luck! Wishing you and yours much success.

Going in tomorrow a.m. for IUI #2. Had an u/s today and have 3 follicles, but RE said there were 4, but 1 already burst. We're concerned because the doc said once one goes, the rest are quick to follow. Hoping and praying the other 3 hang in there over night. The u/s will tell us more tomorrow.
Good luck to those of you in your 2ww, we begin ours tomorrow.
Prayers for all.

rpb- Good luck tomorrow!
stacy1225- Good luck to you too and your 2ww!

Had my ultra sound this morning and we have just one follicle this month. We are only on 50mg of clomid so I am going with the motto that it only takes one egg to make a baby! Would love this month to be the month! I will do the trigger shot tonight and the IUI friday morning. And then its the dreaded 2ww. I am actually glad the holiday season is here because I know I will be busy during this wait this month and hopefully won't dwell on it too much!
I keep running acrossed a scripture that says: delight in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart. This is comforting and helps me remain hopeful that no matter what happens this month, our desire for a baby will come true!
Baby Dust to all!

rpb- How was your IUI? We do ours in the morning. So you and I will be in our 2ww together! Hope it went well!

IUI went good this morning. My husbands count was awesome, at 124 million. It was half that last month! Now the two week wait begins. Baby dust to all!