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Hello everyone! I'm new to this forum and I will be going through my first iui this cycle. I'm currently on cycle day 6 and the 2nd day of clomid. I'm really nervous and hope it will work the first time, because we don't have too much money to spend on this. We have been trying for almost 2 yrs naturally and no pregnancy. Both my results and DH's results were great so we're diagnosed with unexplained infertility. Good luck to everyone and I hope this our month to finally get our bfp. I will be praying for all you wonderful ladies and please keep me in your prayers.

Hi all...didn't do much this month except go on vacation with hubby. Had fun, but the second I got home all the demons of ttc-ing came back, along with my dear friend AF. On day 7 of my cycle I did an hsg test..and let me just tell u: it's sooooooooo painful, and I didn't even have blockages! Ukh..it was the worst pain I've experienced so far. Piece of advice to anyone planning to do an hsg, take a hardcore painkiller before going. I didn't,I just took a value, which calmed my nerves but did nothing for the pain.
After the test, I broke down in uncontrollable tears at my docs office. I don't know if anyone else feels this way, but before I used to get emotional when AF arrives. But recently just the sight of a pregnant woman on tv can set me off. So my doc gave me a spell about how this is all in God's hands, and that I should learn to let go, and that just upset me even more. I just can't seem to get myself to relax about it, or "forget" about it. How am I supposed to do that when all I really want is to get pregnant?
Sorry I'm just babbling, but if anyone has any advice or just feels the same way I'd be forever grateful, so I don't feel like I'm going mad.
Much love

Much love.

ingenue,

You are not going mad.. trust me.. we are all in the same struggle. Keep your head up and try your best to keep positive. I know its easier said than done. but i truly believe that we will be blessed when its our time not when we want to. Continue your treatments and keep positive.

ingenue.... I haven't checked this board in weeks but today I am feeling like I'm falling down a cliff. Now it's not only babies that set me off, but any child in any stage of life, even seeing a kid graduating from high school makes me feel like i'm being crushed. I tried talking to my cousin who said the saaaame crap.... let go... be happy for what you've got, etc. They just don't understand what it's like to feel like someone is closing a door in front of you... a door that you had been planning to walk through your entire life. So you're not alone. I feel like a mad women right now too. Oh and my HSG hurt SOOOO bad. I was alone and I started sobbing right there because it was the worst pain i'd ever had. The tech asked if I wanted to hold his hand haha. I've never really forgiven my husband for making me go alone while he sat at home haha. Anyways it does feel good to know that I'm not alone. and neither are you.

Ingenue~ I feel the same way and to make things worse, out of my 6 really close friends 4 are pregnant. I mean I'm ecstatic for them but it makes me want to be pregnant along with them and be able to talk about our symptoms together instead of just having to listen to it. I have faith in God and believe He will bless with a precious baby when our time comes. Stay strong ladies and I pray that we get our BFPs really soon!!

Heading into another weekend and thought I would wish everyone baby dust blessings this weekend.
I know how you girls are feeling, my sister, sister in law, and 2 best girlfriends are all pregnant. I also work in three different elementary schools as a counselor and at the beginning of the school year there were 7 of my co-workers pregnant as well. That makes 11 people in my social network! Its hard to see baby after baby being born. I have faith though that the Lord put the ache for a baby in my heart so the Lord will provide us with a baby in his time.
I am on day 3 of clomid and have an ultrasound next thursday. I just keep praying that this month is our month! It's Christmas and our 3 year wedding anniversary. If this 3rd IUI is not our month I will probably take a few months off from IUI's to save up for injectables and then try again in the spring.
Good Luck to all and you all are in my prayers. Its nice to have people who know exactly how I feel!

Lizbee- sounds like we're almost in the same place in our cycle. Today is day 5 of clomid for me and my ultrasound is monday the 13th. This will be my first IUI and I'm really nervous about the outcome, but I'm trying not to think about it too much. Good luck to you this month and I really hope this is your month and don't have to move on to injectables.

Here's an update on me. . I am currently on cd 13. I went in today for an ultrasound to see how the follicles are doing after the clomid. The sizes were, right ovary: 24, 13, 11 and left ovary: 11, 10, and two around 6. I should be ovulating within the next 3 days. I'll keep you ladies updated and please do the same on what's going on with your cycles. You're all in my prayers!

Hello Ladies! The partner and I have just started to take into consideration of undergoing the process of an IUI. Both of us! We figure it will double our chances. Imagine my surpirse when I acme across this forum. I've got PCOS and have been ttc for about 3 years now off and on. I've done the metformin, clomid, femara with the trigger shot and nothing has worked. So now I guess our next step is the IUI. I'm so happy to see the many success stories here and I hope those of you still waiting the best of luck!!! Lot's and lot's of baby dust!

Tomorrow is ultrasound day. I had a dream we had 3 good follicles, only time will tell though. My husband has been working out of town and thinks his last day will be saturday, which by my calculations could be IUI day. He says he will come home but I know that is going to stress him out to have to miss work and stress is not good on sperm! The upside of this is our insurance now covers our ultrasounds pre-IUI so we can do one every day if necessary to see how far along our follicles are. Praying that by doing that we could push IUI to sunday....who knows though!

Lulu24- when is your IUI? I was thinking it would be today or tomorrow...? Keep us posted and good luck!

Lizbee- I just tested my LH a little bit ago and it was positive, so IUI is scheduled for tomorrow at 9:30 am. I'm really excited but I'm scared that I would ovulate earlier than my appointment because the last time I checked my LH and got a positive I ovulated 12 hours later. I could tell when I ovulate because I get really bad ovulation pain. I'm Going to leave it in the hands of God though. I hope your body decides to ovulate on sunday. I'm really excited that we'll be in the 2WW together. It's always nice to have that support!! I will keep you updated. . Good Luck and baby dust to all!!

The ultrasound this morning showed only one good follicle measuring 20 by 17. Dr. thinks saturday but for my sanity I will go in tomorrow for another ultrasound to be absolutely sure. My husband will be coming home tomorrow night now so we will be ready whenever the follicle is ready! I am hopeful that this is our month! Its the 3rd try, its our 3rd anniversary, its the 3rd week of december. Ha! you would have thought we would have had 3 follicles with all the three's in our life this month!
Anyway we will continue to pray and see what happens. Oh! I asked the Dr. about working out because I stopped during our first IUI and just got in the groove again of going to the gym and working out and he said exercise is good. But I am still concerned that anything that would get my heart rate over 150 could hinder any progress going on in there after IUI. Any thoughts on this?
And, my Dr. is leaving for Hawaii on Saturday so someone else will be doing our IUI...

Lulu24- how did it go? Keep us posted! So happy to have someone again this month to go through the 2WW with!

Baby blessings and Baby Dust to all! (and to all a good night!) : )

Wow! So much going on right now. It's great to read the stories.
After a very crazy November, we decided to try again this month. Thought about taking a month off though. This past weekend my husband and I were in a wedding. So we knew going into the weekend that it would be crazy. To throw a wrench into things, I never got a post ovulation test. After visiting the RE on Friday and found we had 3 very large follicles, so he decided to do IUI #3 Saturday and Sunday morning. We ran around all weekend, from one end of town to the other trying not to be late for anything. (Hahaha, was late to almost everything). I am on day 4 of my 2ww and am anxious.

lizbee-excited to hear how it goes. It sounds like the power of 3 is in full effect!

Positive thoughts and prayers for all!

Update- Just talked to Dr's office concerning bloodwork today. He wants me to come back tomorrow for another ultrasound and bloodwork, and trigger, then try naturally tomorrow night, come in Sunday for IUI.
My E2 level was 406 today. Has anyone paid attention to this before your IUIs? What was your levels? Just curious which level is the most successful, letting my OCD get the best of me! :

Had my first IUI this morning. . Good news is that I hadn't ovulated yet. Some of the follicles on the left had grown to about 12mm but that's not big enough for a mature egg. The dominant follicle on the right side that had measured at 24mm a few days ago measured 31mm today, but there was one that had measured at 13mm on monday that I expected to be at 19 today but it didn't show at all in the ultrasound. Maybe they didn't look for it well enough or that 31 was covering it up! I had some pain with the IUI but it wasn't too bad.

Lizbee- I'm glad your husband will be home around your ovulation time. I don't know anything about E2 levels, but according to what I've read from people's comments, the level is supposed to be 200 per mature follicle, but I'm not sure!! Either way, I hope it's a good number for you and you get your BFP this month!

rpb- I hope this is it for you. . 3 follicles is a great number, I was hoping that I would get more than one mature follicle in order to increase my chances but I have hope and faith in God to make that one follicle the lucky one!! Good luck in your 2ww and keep us posted on anything new!

IUI day today! Everything went well, we had to wait a while, there were 4 of us in the office getting IUI's done this morning! We made sure to try naturally friday, did the IUI this morning, and then tried again naturally this evening. Praying everyday that this is our month!
I think this whole process is taking a toll on my husband. He is beyond cranky and has made comments like, what kind of man am i if i cant even get my wife pregnant. And then I think he is embarassed at the clinic, even though everyone is there for the same reason. I overheard two women talking about their husbands and how they wont come with them for IUI's because they are embarassed. I dont know what would be worse, having a cranky husband there with you or having him stay at home. I just pray that we will be pregnant soon so he can have some hope in his heart again.
In the mean time I am going to be making a pineapple core smoothie each night for the next 5 nights and will be taking all my vitamins.
Praying for everyone in the 2ww! hopefully we are blessed with miracle pregnancies this month!