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LemonSupreme · #9 (**permalink**) 01-01-2005, 03:52 PM

How long have you been ttc? 1 1/2 years
What IUI number was this for you? 4
What medications did you take, if any? follistim pen .25 (not very much at all)
Were you on a different protocol before this? I tried clomid 3 months and didn't work
What were your pregnancy symptoms?AF like cramping around 10 dpo, heartburn, and a feeling like something was just different
What CD did you get your BFP?10 DPO, and took 5 after that just to be sure.

Any Advice....or things you've learned? Just need to relax. Each time I had an IUI, we would get our hopes up so high and then be disappointed. We said the 4th try would be our last before IVF. We went into the 4th IUI thinking "well this is it and then maybe IVF would be the ticket for us". We didn't expect to get a BFP that cycle so I didn't even really think about it until AF was due. So, maybe the fact that we weren't obsessing over it each day did the trick. All I could think about was how much IVF was going to cost. Also, hang in there - your time is coming!

berlykim22 · #10 (**permalink**) 01-11-2005, 07:59 AM

How long have you been ttc? 17 months
What IUI number was this for you? #2
What medications did you take, if any? 100 mg clomid
Were you on a different protocol before this? first 3 months of clomid only, 50 mg, 100 mg, then 150 mg with b2b IUI,
Then 2nd IUI with 100 mg of clomid
What were your pregnancy symptoms? really didnt have any,
2 nights before I was going in for test, I woke up in the middle of the night with bad cramps
What CD did you get your BFP? cycle day 31, 14DPO
Any Advice....or things you've learned?[/b]
Don't give up Hope,
this past IUI, I really didnt think it was going to happen, it seemed everything was agaisnt us, Only went in for one IUI, Dr. said specimen was ONLY alright,
count was lower then last time, specimen was older then 1 hour and a half (since I got there too early and office wasnt open yet !!!) and Lean on people for support,
This board was a great Help,
Thanks to everyone!!

Kimberly

ilovedaniel · #11 (**permalink**) 01-21-2005, 12:12 PM

How long have you been ttc? 11 months
What IUI number was this for you?5
What medications did you take, if any?I took metformin 2000mg, femara 5mg, and prog. supps.
Were you on a different protocol before this?I Did 6 rounds of clomid, with repronex, 3 I ovulated on.
What were your pregnancy symptoms? Not many, I swear I had more symptoms other months!

But on 11DPIUI I ate some pizza and had a sip of beer, and swore I was gonna throw up everywhere! And mild cramping
What CD did you get your BFP?12PIUI I had a VERYVERY faint line, it didnt get darker until 15DPIUI
Any Advice....or things you've learned? I always told myself, I'm never gonna get pregnant, and when people told me, "it will happen for you, it happened to me" I just thought, well that is you, my body doesnt work and I will NEVER get pregnant. And wala!

Baby0Baby · #12 (**permalink**) 03-04-2005, 08:52 PM

Age 42, Size 20
How long have you been ttc? Two months
What IUI number was this for you? 1st IUI!
What medications did you take?
Gonal F, Cetrotide, Repronex, Ovidrel, Progesterone lozenges
What were your pregnancy symptoms?None. Not one single symptom.
What CD did you get your BFP?
NO BFP...infact I took the HPT the morning of the Beta (16 days post Trigger) and it was negative- and it was WRONG! The Beta was actually 81.
Any Advice....or things you've learned?
Do not ever give up. Keep praying and stay optimistic untill you have an absolute reason (bad Beta or AF) to stop. The HPT was WRONG. There are also many people on this site giving bad advice. When you have a question. Call your RE or RE Nurse.

tfremon · #13 (**permalink**) 05-18-2005, 05:18 PM

How long have you been TTC? 17 months
What IUI number was this for your? 2nd iui cycle
What medications did you take? 150 Gonal F cd 3-7, 225 gonal f cd 7-14. b2b IUI, progesterone
What were your pregnancy symptoms? I had sore bbs and was very, very bloated, all symptoms that can be associated w/the hcg trigger shot or progesterone.
What CD did you get your BFP? 11 dpiui (it was a very, very faint line)...beta done on 13 dpiui.
Any advice...or things you've learned? It is okay to take breaks from TTC...they help more than you can imagine...but never give up!

#14 (**permalink**) 05-25-2005, 10:42 AM

How long have you been ttc? 9 months
What IUI number was this for you? 3
What medications did you take, if any? clomid - 3rd round
Were you on a different protocol before this? no
What were your pregnancy symptoms?no spotting (like I normally have), cramps (EXACTLY like AF), VERY hungry, VERY tired, sore bb (but only after I got the BFP at 16DPIUI).
What CD did you get your BFP? 32 - my cycles are 28 days
Any Advice....or things you've learned?Yes, I had NO symptoms (except for no spotting). I got a BFP after many, many BFN's (including ione on cycle day 30 (14DPIUI). So don't give up! I'm not sure if I implanted late or ovulated late (even though I track my BBT) but I didn't have any symptoms until 2 days after my BFP!!!!!

babidius · #15 (**permalink**) 06-19-2005, 06:56 PM

How long have you been ttc? 10 Months had a lap and hysteroscopy in Feb for endo and possible mass
What IUI number was this for you? 3
What medications did you take, if any? Follistim 150 daily
Were you on a different protocol before this? yes, clomid and IUI
What were your pregnancy symptoms? flulike symptoms and implantation bleeding
What CD did you get your BFP? 13 days PIUI or CD 23, I ovulated very early, day 10
Any Advice....or things you've learned? Go with your heart and your instincts. Speak your mind and investigate all avenues. Jen

ttc102002 · #16 (**permalink**) 06-30-2005, 08:22 PM

We're just hitting 9wks, so I think I'm safe to post this....

How long have you been ttc? We started trying October 2002.

What IUI number was this for you? We did IUIs in 2004 and then went to IVF. Jan 2005 I had a lap and tubal adheasions were found and snipped to free my tubes. I was then told that IUI was the way to go. It worked, I think it was our 3rd or 4th attempt.

What medications did you take, if any? CD5 start GonalF 225iu 1x a day, CD11 bumped to 300iu, CD13 bumped to 400iu - I am normally a good stimmer, but for some reason, my ovaries were racing eachother every other day. It took a while to get mature ones.

Were you on a different protocol before this? For the IVFs, yes. For my IUIs, pretty much the same but I stimmed better prior to this attempt.

What were your pregnancy symptoms? A week or so after the IUI, I had a couple of waves of nausea and then later, I noticed that I had the roadmapped bbs, fuller bbs and lots of bloat. Peeing often and I was hungry every two hours - this changed later to a lack of appetite.

What CD did you get your BFP? 10, 11, 12 and 13dpo/iui I POAS and got positives each time. Later, I went for my betas and they were - BETA 1 15dpIUI/O = 331, BETA 2 17dpIUI/O = 730, BETA 3 22dpIUI/O = 6,584

Any Advice....or things you've learned? I know it's hard, but try to take some extra time for you and DH. It's such a hard thing to go through, but you really do need eachother. Have date nights and don't let infertility be the topic of every conversation. Easier said than done, I know. I admit that we became obsessed with it. After IVF2 with a lap, we had a chemical pregnancy which resulted in me booking a getaway for us. We went on vacation to Punta Cana and had a wonderful time. It did us good because our next attempt worked!

I did some extra things this time because I figured that it couldn't hurt. I took flaxseed oil (and still am), baby aspirin, B6, extra Folic, prenates and I drank grapefruit juice pre O/IUI (my RE office said I had great mucus, too!) and after O/IUI I drank a glass of pineapple juice each day.

Best of luck to all of you and I hope to see more

's soon!