2 WW after IUI

August 20, 2008

Hi, I'm new to this site. I have been reading it for a couple of days but decided to post today. Everyone out there is so supportive and the info is very helpful.

I am a 38 yr old mother of one soon-to-be 3 yr old. After an ectopic pregnancy when I was 19, I was left with one good fallopian tube. My husband and I were married in 2002 and started trying to conceive a yr later. After trying for a yr on our own to conceive, we sought the help of a fertility specialist. After several tests and months on Clomid, it was determined I wasn't a good responder to the drug. I would only have 1-2 follicles and they would always be in my ovary on the side with the bad fallopian tube. So my Dr. recommended injectibles. I was hesitant so I asked if we could do one month of "natural" IUI with just a trigger shot. It turned out I had one good follicle on the side with the good fallopian tube. Believe or not it worked and I gave birth to my son in Sept. of 2005.

Since then, my husband and I haven't used any birth control but we haven't been trying. A couple of month ago we started "officially" trying on our own. NO LUCK. So back to our fertility Dr. Due to my age she immediately wanted to put me on injectibles but I told her I was getting ready to ovulate. So she did an U/S and low and behold there were 2 follicles on my good side!! She said come back tomorrow for another U/S and if they are the proper size we will give you the trigger shot and you can come in the next morning for IUI. This was August 6th and I had IUI on August 8th.

The 2 week wait has been killing me. I am now 13 DPO and took a HPT and it was totally NEGATIVE.

My question is has anyone out there ever had a NEG HPT on 13DPO and still been pregnant? Is there any hope for me that I am pregnant? Last time with my son, I had a positive test on 13DPO. Also, I'm asking because I am on the dreaded progestorone suppositories and if I'm not pregnant, I would LOVE to be able to stop using them.

Mentally, I am preparing to believe it didn't work. If I'm not pregnant this time, I am not messing around and will go with the injectibles.

August 20, 2008

hi julsbake i know the tww is so hard im going throught it with you although today is day 15 for me i also took a test yesterday and it was sooooo negative my dh and i dont have any children weve been trying for about a year we have done 1 iui no meds the first time and aug 6 the 2nd iui with 50 mg clomid i had 2 follicles good sized his sperm count and motility were fine 17.8 million and 54% my ovulation right in target and nothing. How long is you cycle? if its 32 or 34 days or so wait a few more days to test if it is negative dont give up follow you dream i know earier said then done every month for me is so sad and when i get my AF i always say to my husband im done. This time around i pray i get my AF by tomm thats 32 days and i know im not prego so if i get it on my reg schedule i will know when i will ovulate and i can start looking foward to a nother shot at this i do think its a good idea if your not prego to do the shots like i said the first month i didnt do meds and now i wish i would have. lots of babydust to you

August 20, 2008

my doc always tested me at 12 days past the IUI but it was a blood test. Are you using early pregnancy tests? I would assume that if you were pregnant you would see it at 13DPiui BUT thats not the case with everyone - there are ladies on this site that have had negative tests up til 14 and 15DPO so there is always hope until AF shows up so try not to be so sad :(

I know how you feel, over the last year i have had 2 IUI's and 2 rounds of IVF along with 2 m/c's..... it sure is hard!

Good luck to you - when does doc want to see you for a blood test?

August 20, 2008

Hi Lele....Thanks so much for responding! I'm sorry you got a negative HPT as well. I swear I didn't think it would hit me as hard as it did. I have been used to seeing negative ones when we tried on our own but not when I've had an IUI. I was very lucky last time to have gotten pregnant on my first IUI. I guess I was spoiled. I always thought fertility treatments didn't work for other people....not me. I took it for granted last time. I have a 32-34 day cycle. I am due for my AF this Sat. or Sun. At this point I just want it to come so I can get started again.

Are going to do injectibles this time? Just curious, how old are you? I wish you so much luck & babydust. Motherhood is something EVERY women deserves. I know it will come for you. The journey can be so long and hard but like you said don't give up on the dream NO MATTER WHAT. Our bodies are made to make babies they just need some help sometimes.

August 20, 2008

hi julsbake i turned 33 im may so did my dh im doing clomid pills days 3-7 i know how you feel just cant wait to get at this point i know how it is when it hits you hard my dh sister 25 is prego didnt try just happened then last month i found out my sister in law and sis are also prego due 11 days apart in april i say to my self it should have been me but i think i finally have come to terms that its out of my hands i just hope one day i will be blessed with a little one. if you get your af im with you you in my prayers and lots of babydust.

August 20, 2008

Chels...I really appreciate the encouragement. My Dr. doesn't even want you to call until you miss AF. I'm calling them on Monday no matter what. Even if I still get a negative HPT because I need to talk to her about going on injectibles. Orginally I told her I wanted to hold off on them but I now have a change of heart. I swear once you get knee deep in this journey, your determination kicks in. I feel like at 38 I have to get serious. I really want another baby and a sibling for my son. We have decided that we will do IVF if necessary. Our insurance coverage is only enough for 1 IVF round, so I will probably do several more IUI's before going that route.

I'm so sorry about your 2 m/c's. I was reading your info on your profile. I kind of got lost toward the end of the post that is on there.

Are you currently pregnant? I'm sorry if your not, I looked around but couldn't find anything else about your journey after your 2nd IVF?

August 20, 2008

Lele....you are a strong person to deal with your sister and sister in-law being pregnant. I truly know how you feel. When I was trying to get pregnant with my son, 2 of my friends and 3 co-workers were pregnant. At work I had to listen to them talk about it everyday. 2 of them got pregnant by accident and even though they were excited about the babies, they complained about everything. It was so hard for me since I would have killed to be pregnant. Hang in there, your day will come!! Keep my posted on your cycle.

August 20, 2008

hey thank you yes its so hard i try to be strong but at times i feel i cant take it anymore i just hope that my next iui and clomid wil be it for me i dont really know how much more i can talk the let down. how r u did u take a nother test im still waiting for AF i hope by tomm at least i can start mt journy again

August 20, 2008

BABYDUST TO YOU

August 20, 2008

No more tests today. I made a promise to myself that I will not test more than one time in a day. However, tomorrow is another day! :) I doubt I'm pregnant but it won't hurt to test again. Hopefully your AF will show tomorrow so you can get going again. I know the feeling!

August 21, 2008

lele...did AF show up? I took another HPT this morning...negative. I won't take any more just wait for Af.

August 21, 2008

hey julsbake no not yet i just talked to the doc office and i still have to go get blood work done to make sure i know its a waist of time but i guess they have to do it to start me on a nother round of clomid im soooooo frustrated my sister just left and all she could talk about was herself that shes so happy shes prego again im happy 4 her 2 but there is only so much i can talk about it im sorry about your test this is no fun i hope we both get AF soon so we can get on with this babydust to you

August 22, 2008

hey julsbake i just wanted to see how your doing did AF come yet nothing is going on over here im still waiting im at day 33 now i hate this the doc said the clomid and make my cycle longer so here i am just waiting if nothing by monday i guess i will have to call them again and maybe go for blood work this is the first time ever iv gone this long im usually 32 days no matter what but i guess it does have something to do with the clomid so hopefully soon so we can get on with this i hope all is well with you so r u going to do the injections? and if so when do you have to start that and do you also do the iui lots of babydust to you

August 22, 2008

juls - no pregnancy now. I was pregnant and would be about 18 weeks now if wouldnt have lost it (them). I got pregnant with the 2nd IVF cycle and then had a forced m/c cuz my body wasnt taking care of it... boo....

hope your next test is a big big big fat +!!!!!

August 22, 2008

Chels - You have been through so much, I'm sorry. Are you TTC right now or taking a break? I wish you all the best. You seem like such an upbeat good person!

I spoke to my Dr. today and she wants me to try at least one cycle of IUI w/clomid before moving to injectables. Even though I didn't repond to Clomid (50 mg) well TTC my son. She is going to start me this time at 100 mg.

She doesn't want me to go to injectables since there is a higher rate of multiples. There is a concern of my being able to carry muliples since I had pre-term labor with my son at 31 weeks. It was pretty serious, I was in the hospital for 3 weeks and home bed rest for 2 weeks before he was born at 36 weeks. I was on a terb. pump while on bed rest. Hopefully my AF will show this weekend so I can get on with it.

Thanks for your support. This site is very refreshing to come to!!!

August 23, 2008

Hey lele...any sign of AF? Mine hasn't showed up yet and no sign of it.. I'm at day 32. Took another HPT yesterday and still negative. I have heard that using the progestorone suppositories can make your AF late. Maybe that is what is wrong with me. I called my Dr. yesterday to discuss the next course of action. I expressed my interest in doing injectables but she wants me to do 1-2 months of Clomid 100mg w/IUI first. She wants to keep my odds of multiples as low as possible since I had pretty bad pre-term labor with my son at only 31 weeks. She is concerned about my ability to carry multiples.

August 23, 2008

hey julsbake no AF yet for me either im at 34 days im not happy i have no idea whats going on i also took a nother test and negative i dont understand im getting worried im never this late i called the doc today i have to go in monday morning for blood work i didnt know that clomid can delay your AF well i hope you get it soon as the same for me i really want to get on with this i should have been starting clomid today but this just delays the whole process i think the clomid will work for both of us lets keep our fingers crossed just a matter of time i have heard good thing with it that is if our AF shows up soon at least then we have something to look foward to the worst part about this whole thing is that im still so tired i have really bad heartburn and im dizzy at times why i have no idea so thats frustrating but anyway i will keep you in my prayers and lots of babydust

August 25, 2008

Lele...Af arrived yesterday so I am cd2. Will take my Clomid cd5-9. Already have my u/s appt. for Sept 4th. Can't wait for my next IUI. I hope this is it this time. How about you? Af come to visit?

August 25, 2008

hey yes finally today i was going to go to the doc but i had really bad cramps so i waited and about 11am she arrived i have to go to doc wed at 8am for sono and blood work then i will start clomid so im doing 3-7 do you know what the difference id between 3-7-and 5-9? i cant wait for iui either i really have a good feeling about this month i think i will be ovulating around the 11th if all goes well i cant wait good luck to you i will keep you in my prayers babydust

August 25, 2008

I'm not sure why some doc's do 3-7 or 5-9 either. I thought it may have something to do with cycle length but we both have a 32ish day cycle so who knows? Babydust may well be upon us. I'm thinking positive but not getting to excited. I have mentally prepared this may take multiple cycles. My husband has a lower washed sperm count (last time 7 million) They say anything over 5 million will work but 10-20 million is best.

August 26, 2008

i know how you feel about not getting to exited thats how i feel but im going to try to stay pasitive iv heard good things within 3 months of the clomid and being that this is my second i hope it works the yes they do ssy 10-20 million are best but it onlt takes one my dh and 17.8 million after washing and i guess that just wasnt our time so im really hoping this is it i have to relax a little during this whole prosess but its so hard well i go to the doc wed tommorow morning im going to ask about the different days clomid is given babydust to you

August 27, 2008

hey julsbake is lele just want to see how things are going i think you said your going to be starting your round of clomid tomm good luck i started today went to doc everything went good so im doing 3-7 babydust to you

August 27, 2008

Hey - just curious, did you find out why some drs. do days 3-7 vs. 5-9? Also, what time of day do you take your Clomid?

August 28, 2008

hey julsbake i did ask my doc about the difference he didnt really give a straight answer he just said some people react to it different from 3-7 vs 5-9 last month i took it i made 2 follicles he said thats really good so i dont know r u starting today? i usually take it around 9am i get really bad hot flashes but thats about all so id rather have them during the day because then im up all night with them

August 29, 2008

Lele....Are is the clomid going? Your on your 3rd day right? Any hot flashes? I am on my 2nd day. So far so good ....no side effects. yea!!

August 29, 2008

Hey yes I'm on my tthird day I was getting really bad hot flashes but iv been pretty good today last month was worse so when do u have to go back to the doc I go next friday for a sono then I will start testing I can't wait I think this is going to be a really good month do you do hame ovulation or does the doc tell you when?
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