Thank you all for the positive thoughts! Unfortunately, my temp is already starting to drop, so I'm even less excited to test. I may even start bleeding before I get a chance to do so. I'm not trying to be negative, but I am trying to be realistic. Well, there's always next month...
It looks like we're going to have to do a up to *3* more IUI's (1-2 more Clomid, and 1 natural cycle IUI?) prior to IVF. This is because I am on a stressful inpatient block at work in March. I can't really be leaving for an hour per day to get bloodwork or ultrasounds, and then take a day off for egg retrieval. Well, I probably could, but I would have to explain the situation to about 10 people and I don't feel like doing that, especially since I am trying to get hired. Also, I think that the stress of work would not be optimal for a fragile embryo trying to find a spot to snuggle in.
Unfortunately, blocking off the month of March ruins 2 separate cycles (Cycle #15 (Feb/March) and Cycle #16 (March/April)). I would love to start now for Jan/Feb, but Dr G wants me to take at least 1 month off between Clomid and starting meds for IVF. The bottom line is, I likely won't be able to start IVF until mid-April. How frustrating! In the meantime, though, we'll keep doing these Clomid or natural IUI's and really hope that we somehow get lucky by a miracle.
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Almost 2 years ago (November 2006), I stopped the pill. I somehow thought that it would take a few months to get pregnant, but I never truly imagined the journey that was ahead of us. But, 4 IUIs and 1 IVF/ICSI later, here I am...
About Me
My TTC History
February 2005 - Met S...
February 2006 - Engaged to S...
October 2006 - Married S!
November 2006 - Stopped my Yasmin OCPs, read TCOYF, and started immediately starting charting (Fertility Awareness Method). I ovulate every month, although the day of ovulation has varied from CD15 to CD26.
March 2007 - Started using OPKs.
June 2007 - Start testing. My TSH, prolactin, estradiol, and FSH are all normal. Unfortunately, S's semen analysis shows OK count and motility, but poor morphology. We are told to "keep trying for 4 more months."
August 2007 - HSG normal.
October 2007 - S's repeat semen analysis now has borderline count, too. Met with RE. An ultrasound shows that my ovaries look polycystic! Do I have PCOS, too? I start Metformin ER 1000 mg bid. Saline sonohystogram shows normal uterus, no polyps or fibroids.
November 2007 - S goes to urologist. Has scrotal ultrasound to look for varicoceles and bloodwork, but we have never received the results. Apparently we have to make another appointment to get the results. S starts some sort of herbal male fertility supplement.
November/December 2007 - Clomid/IUI#1 - negative. Clomid 50 mg CD3-7 yields 2 good follicles. 11 million total motile sperm post-wash.
December 2007/January 2008 - Clomid/IUI#2 - negative. Clomid 50 mg CD3-7 yields 1 giganto-follicle and 2 medium follicles. 11.4 million total motile sperm post-wash.
January/February 2008 - Clomid/IUI#3 - negative. Clomid 50 mg CD3-7 yields 1 16 mm follicle on CD12. 11.8 million total motile sperm post-wash.
February/March 2008 - Unmedicated IUI. No info on follicles, but ovulated on CD15. 19 million total motile sperm post-wash.
April 2008 - Moving on to IVF with ICSI.
May 11, 2008 - BFP on Mother's Day 2008!
February 2006 - Engaged to S...
October 2006 - Married S!
November 2006 - Stopped my Yasmin OCPs, read TCOYF, and started immediately starting charting (Fertility Awareness Method). I ovulate every month, although the day of ovulation has varied from CD15 to CD26.
March 2007 - Started using OPKs.
June 2007 - Start testing. My TSH, prolactin, estradiol, and FSH are all normal. Unfortunately, S's semen analysis shows OK count and motility, but poor morphology. We are told to "keep trying for 4 more months."
August 2007 - HSG normal.
October 2007 - S's repeat semen analysis now has borderline count, too. Met with RE. An ultrasound shows that my ovaries look polycystic! Do I have PCOS, too? I start Metformin ER 1000 mg bid. Saline sonohystogram shows normal uterus, no polyps or fibroids.
November 2007 - S goes to urologist. Has scrotal ultrasound to look for varicoceles and bloodwork, but we have never received the results. Apparently we have to make another appointment to get the results. S starts some sort of herbal male fertility supplement.
November/December 2007 - Clomid/IUI#1 - negative. Clomid 50 mg CD3-7 yields 2 good follicles. 11 million total motile sperm post-wash.
December 2007/January 2008 - Clomid/IUI#2 - negative. Clomid 50 mg CD3-7 yields 1 giganto-follicle and 2 medium follicles. 11.4 million total motile sperm post-wash.
January/February 2008 - Clomid/IUI#3 - negative. Clomid 50 mg CD3-7 yields 1 16 mm follicle on CD12. 11.8 million total motile sperm post-wash.
February/March 2008 - Unmedicated IUI. No info on follicles, but ovulated on CD15. 19 million total motile sperm post-wash.
April 2008 - Moving on to IVF with ICSI.
May 11, 2008 - BFP on Mother's Day 2008!
4 comments:
Sarah, I'm really sorry your temps are dropping. I've been thinking about you and wondering how this would turn out. You're attitude sounds great though--you sound like you're hanging on to hope and that's beautiful. Hang in there.
I'm sorry about the temp drop. It just plain, old sucks.
Sorry about the temp drop...I always hated having advanced notice..it was like this sense of impending doom
Any chance you could do an IUI with injectibles? It would up your odds a bit while you wait for IVF. I did 2 clomid +injectible IUI's and only had 2 monitoring appointments for each
Good luck with whatever you decide
Ugh-
We all deserve a lucky miracle. Hope you get yours before IVF.
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