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ICI 1/15 - BFN
ICI 9/15 - BFN
ICI 5/16 - BFN
I started my IUI process roughly a month ago. I just finished my first round of Clomid 100 4 days ago (Thursday) and I went in for an u/s this morning and I had 3 follicles at 10cm.. I am very frustrated yet uneducated in this area. I am only 4 days off Clomid... is there still a chance my follicles could grow in the next few days? I am stressing about it and just would like some more information from those who know about it!
Thank you!!
We have been together for 6 1/2 years and married for 2 1/2 of those. He had a vasectomy 20 years ago and I have never been pregnant before. He thought he was done having kids and I was okay with that then. As time has gone on, I feel like a child would complete us.
We are very new to this, but have done some research on the internet. We would love any input on the process. Good or bad.
Thank you so much!!
Jon & Laura
JLGisler@outlook.com
I'm Xenia, my partner and I were TTC for 6 years before a BFP for our first baby. We started with IUI & Clomid, then moved on to IVF, one unsuccessful cycle in the UK, and one successful at Embio fertility clinic in Greece.
I have Latvian heritage and my partner has Irish, Polish & English, we found a donor who was a combo of all three and just perfect for us! We wanted full siblings, but he's no longer donating and we can't find any vials so we're on the lookout for another similar donor now.
Good luck everyone, baby dust to all!
X xx
2008-2013 Trying naturally, 8 IUIs
Nov 2013 First IVF in UK, Manchester- BFN
Jan 2014 IVF at Embio, Greece- BFP! Beautiful baby girl
Apr 2015 IVF abroad, BFP
Single aspiring mom here. I've decided that I will not keep waiting around for Mr Right to have a child. I have a great support system who are all in this with me and the biological clock is ticking at 34.
My sister is an MD and she will be doing my AI at home. I have not been tracking my cycle so I have a few months before TTC but it will give me time to getting my body ready with better diet and pre-natals.
Hopefully I'll have my own BFP by the end of the year!
Trying for 1st time IUI at home in June
Good luck to those trying to conceive and those in the TWW!
I OFFICIALLY began my journey of TTC this February. So far I did a self IUI at home and got a BFN. I was hurt and devasted. Never cried so hard about my cycle starting. I was to try again this cycle, but other life events prevent me from doing so. So, I'm postponing until next month. I hope I will acheive my goal then. Good luck to the rest of you TTC.
My name is Erica and my wife (whose name is also Erica :P) and I are hoping to do at home ICI in the near future. My wife and I have been together for 8 years and recently got married last July. We are very very excited to start the process!! We are very interested in donor 6279, being that my wife is Hispanic and he is one of the only Hispanic donors that nw cryo carries. Any tips, tricks, or even general information that anyone could share is greatly appreciated. We are new at this and have googling our lives away but nothing compares to word of mouth experience. Thanks again!!
Erica & Erica (started dating 12/06; married 07/14) TTC Attempt #1 01/16 BFN, #2 02/16 - BFP, ended in MC at 6 weeks; Attempt #3 07/16 BFN; Attempt #4 9/16 - BFN; Attempt #5 10/16 - BFN
I have to say that in the last month or so, I've been really gleaning a lot from these boards already! It will be nice to start participating as well
6/2013 IUI-BFN
5/2015 ICI-BFN
6/2015-ICI-BFN
7/2015-ICI-BFN
My journey now is leading to international adoption...the best of luck to all you mommies out there!
Was on super low dose BC pills and found out about the surprise pregnancy the same day as the miscarriage at 14 weeks when I was 26 y/o with ex-fiance.
Went on to have to have 2 more miscarriages at less than 8 weeks, all on the pill in my late twenties. Found out low dose BC doesn't work for me. I broke up with fiance at 30 and decided to follow a life long dream and made a career change to a male dominated profession. At 31, was verbally, emotionally, physically and sexually assaulted by three male co-workers. Left the job with ptsd (much better now, though I still refuse to get on an elevator etc alone with one or more men), been fighting a court battle all the way to the Supreme Court and back for justice ever since...still in the thick of it nearly nine years later.
So, with zero interest or ability to trust men and still celibate to this day since the assault, I did my first at home insemination at 37. I got pregnant first try and miscarried, due to stress from my court case, I didn't try again. Last May at nearly 39, I went to an RE, told her about the miscarriages and that I had developed symptoms of hypothyroid and might be low on progesterone. I had all kinds of tests. I was told I don't have fertility issues. My AMH was really high at around 5 or 6 ( I only remember it was almost too high as in PCOS high), FSH was excellent, no blocked tubes etc (they do sit high, my ovaries do too) I remember my RE saying I had the numbers of an average 25 year old. Turned 39 by the time testing was done and by the time I did an IUI using New York Cryo donor. Miscarried at 4 weeks, with hcg only a 5...RE didn't consider me pregnant as their lab only reports a positive with OVER 5, not at 5. I again wanted tested for my thyroid and pergesterone. My insurance would have paid for it.
She refused saying I needed to have two real miscarriages under the clinics care, bring in the "discharge" for testing etc before they will do more testing on me as they don't believe I have fertility issues. Nope...only five dead babies...move along, nothing to see here folks. I think it was ectopic as the pain in my ovary I ovulated from had intense pain shooting all the way down to my uterus. I still have pulling on that side and of course I have been refused a sono even by my regular obgyn. I have a Cadillac plan. Gotta love Texas healthcare, I'm new to the state and I'm just appalled at the difference here compared to my midwest home state doctors and clinics.
I have seen half a dozen doctors for the issue and since my TSH is "normal" at a 4, !#&%!?? They wouldn't do any more testing. Finally found a well know/highly recommended Dr and paid $2000 out of pocket as he is cash only and I actually have a serious T3 thyroid disorder and possibly the beginnings of Hashimotos as I have thyroid antibodies in the middle range (your not supposed to have any), this was thought to be brought on by the extreme stress over my assault and court case for nearly a decade, but less stress won't cure it, damage is done and that's how it works I was told. I also had low B12 and Folic Acid even though I take prenatal vitamins, I had almost no Vitamin D. Progesterone was just "OK". I have been on very high dose supplements 20K Vit D a day etc. I'm on Armour thyroid meds 90mg a day and will most likely need an increase in dosage soon. However, it is all working good and I hope to try an ICI at home later this month.
Sorry for the long rant/intro. I'm pretty ticked off at him and question if a higher power even exists since 9 years ago...but prayers would be appreciated anyway. Thanks.
Just want to wish everyone luck in trying to conceive!
I'm Lyndsey. I'm 31, a former Catholic school teacher. I prayed and waited for a long time to meet 'the one' and finally decided to go ahead with starting my family, and if the the one comes along later... that's fine.
Everyone in my family and inner circle has been super supportive and urging me to start asap, I know I'm blessed to have their support. I'm just hoping to time it with the school year so I can have as much time home after delivery as possible. Planning to start insemination in June; but you know what they say about the best laid plans. Lol. I'm grateful to have found this board and so many experienced and supportive new friends. Best of luck to all of you!
Lyn :cool:
I have been lurking for a little bit now, and decided it was time to introduce myself.
I'm Ashley, I am 30. I am married to the most wonderful guy, for almost two years now. We started TTC before we got married, and always got BFNs. We assumed it was me, because I go through phases where I don't have a period for months.
One day my husband visited his doctor because he was tired ALL the time. His testosterone level was very low. He was sent to an endocrinologist who performed a SA, since he had mentioned we were trying. It came back 0. So he got referred to a urologist who is local but supposed to be one of the best in the country. He had hoped we could go in and remove swimmers, but generic testing showed a microdeletion and he does not produce anything. He was heartbroken, he has always wanted to be a dad.
While this was all happening, I was taking clomid and progesterone, which seemed to be helping. After the diagnosis, I just gave up. The endocrinologist had told him our only options were adoption or being childless. We aren't okay with that. We took a year to regroup. We decided we still wanted the experience of pregnancy ourselves.
I went in and had my annual and they pulled a lot of blood, and helped us get an appointment with an RE. All my bloodworm came back good except my Vitamin D. So now I am supplementing. She said everything else looked good.
We don't have our first RE appointment until July 29
Also, sorry about spelling or grammar issues. I am on my tablet coming home from the in laws. Our families don't know what is going on which makes t harder to not feel alone.
May 2017 IUI BFP!!!!
My name is Nicole and I suppose with this posting I am making it official that I am moving forward with beginning a family!
I turn 30 in January and will be a single mother by choice. I am currently a household manager/nanny and portrait photographer in Seattle, WA. My current timeline for TTC is beginning the process summer of 2016. Looking forward to having some good conversations on here with women who "get" me!
Nice to meet everyone :-)
-Joni
Good luck!!!!!
I've done a whole heckuvalot of internet research, but was relieved to read posts from real people.
My husband and I met 7 years ago, married 2 years. He had a vasectomy in the late 90s. When we decided we wanted to have a child together, we spoke with his doctor who said a reversal would likely NOT be successful because so many years had passed. My husband already has 2 grown children, I have none. I was heartbroken. It killed me to think that I could never carry a life. Ever since I was a girl I knew that was what I wanted; unfortunately, I fell in love with a man who couldn't give that to me... UNTIL I started poking around the good ol' internet.
We had gone as far as to ask very close friends to be donors to no avail. I have looked at crazy forums with men offering free donations, but we couldn't bring ourselves to do it. We just couldn't take the chance. Then I found NW Cryo and I hope that it will be just what we need!
We are SO excited about the possibility and I can't wait to sift through all your posts! It gives me hope. I know I'm old and things may be more difficult, but it's something I want so badly. I just cross my fingers and hope that things will work out!
Thanks
My Husband is 37 and I am 35. I have one daughter from a previous relationship, who is 13 and another daughter who we used a donor through another company who is 6. My girls are the light of my life. I really would like a little boy, but just want another healthy bundle of joy to share our love with.
After trying for over 1 year and never using and contraception for the 6 prior years my husband and I went through some testing and discovered that my husband is unable to have children. We really wanted another child and did use donor sperm and IUI at that time. It took us 2 IUI attempts and we became pregnant. I was also on clomid at that time, but I tested fine they just wanted to increase our odds.
This time we are going to try to do at home insemination and pray for good results. I hope all goes well and we can have a little bundle of joy by next new year!!