The IUI girls

HOLLY SANDERSON · Post by **HOLLY SANDERSON** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 6:12 pm

hi
I not sure how you copy but hubby having s/t tomorrow then we wait for doctor app.
Nicki fingers crossed for you.

jackoa21 · Post by **jackoa21** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 6:47 pm

For us its been hard to cope... You have all these people around you coming up pregnant and its really hard....we have just been praying a lot and trying to have faith

jan33 · Post by **jan33** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 1:16 am

Nicki...what's going on girl? Waiting to hear from you if AF arrived???

angelamw · Post by **angelamw** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 7:50 am

Hi to my fellow IUI'ers . Just thought I would check in with you. I have not posted much lately as I am trying to keep as calm as possible during the dreaded 2ww or in the case of our clinic 19 days. Every thing is going fine although we have been really busy with work and I have been running round alot. Boobs are sore again and very veiny but they did that last time and I got BFN so not even thinking about that.

How are you all getting on. Jan are you cracking up with the wait yet. Not much longer. Nicki, Been reading your posts on another thread. Has AF come yet? Hope not. It does only take one. Jacki, I know what you mean. I went to a meeting last night where one of our group has just given birth and they stuck a picture of baby on the wall for everyone to see. It does make you think whyis it not me. Still it is meant to be and our time will come. Holly - How did DH's test go. When do you see the doctor.

Hi to anyone I have missed.
Angela

jackoa21 · Post by **jackoa21** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 2:04 pm

angel...
You are right our time will come.. I have to try to stay positive.. and I am hoping that you all have loads of baby dust very soon..

I think I finally realized that someone else being pregnant really has nothing to do with me.. It wont get me pregnant sooner and it wont delay me..

I have a friend who got her tubes tied in September and she is now 8 weeks pregnant.. I love her and I am happy for her but man that was a hard blow..

baby dust to all...

April 7th IVF consulation and starting accupuncture this saturday

jan33 · Post by **jan33** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 9:55 pm

Hi Gals!

Just waiting on dinner to cook, so wanted to get a quick post in!

Holly: we're waiting to hear from you on how it all went??

Nicki: what's up girl? Keeping fingers crossed for you!

Jackoa/Ang: I hear you completely. It's so hard 'cause you want to be happy for your friends/family when they get BFP, but it's so hard not to be jealous. I have a couple friends at work who know I'm going through this right now, and one is preggers (about 3mths). She is sooooo nice about it and doesn't ask me many questions, but I nearly broke down with her yesterday when talking about how things are going.

You know, I think the hardest part is that we found out many years ago that we'd never have children 'naturally'...so we cried, yelled, screamed and dealt with it/got over it. Moved on. Now, so many years later, we 've decided to try having a baby...and all those old feelings that I thought we had gotten over are all there, right on the surface again, everyday...it can be so painful. I had gotten over the sight of preg women bothering me, feeling 'why not me' etc...but I'm right back there again.

So hard...but hey...whatever happens will happen, and chin up, right?

Ang: the 2ww is actually going by really fast for me. Busy at work and trying to work out, eat right and get ready for vacation! Hope things are going well for you and you're not working too hard!

Well, must go get dinner...take care everyone,

Jan

jackoa21 · Post by **jackoa21** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 10:01 pm

Jan
You are right.. I don't ever want to be one of those people.. I really am still happy for others and it will work when its meant to work...

Hey I actually sounded very positive there

baby dust to all

jan33 · Post by **jan33** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 10:09 pm

yep...you did!! Good job! And you're right...when it's meant to happen, it will.

NickiMark · Post by **NickiMark** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 7:43 pm

Hi, well Af isn't here yet, but I have browny smudges and cramps from hell, so surely it will be here by the morning...

It was just a dream huh??? 9 Days late today, so confused why??? Odd huh??

Anyway, sorry if it's just mememe lately, I do care about u all, but Ive just been caught up in my own bubble.

Im sure the old me will be back soon

XXXXXX

jackoa21 · Post by **jackoa21** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 7:55 pm

Nicki
We are the only group of people that you never have to appologize too...
You have every right to be about youyouyou.. we are all that way..Its nice to have eachother to lean on..

I will keep hoping that AF does not show up....
Are you able to do bloodwork

angelamw · Post by **angelamw** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 2:12 pm

Hi all

Just had a bit of a rant on 30-40 thread so feeling abit calemer now. Loads of hassle at work that I don't need at the moment. How are all my fellow IUIers . Isn't it strange how we are all getting fixated on AF arriving. Nicki wants it to happen whilst Jackie, Jan and myself are praying that it doesn't. On the last cycle of IUI AF arrived on day 12 which if we follow the same pattern means it will arrive onMonday. We are off to stay at our Caravan after work on Sunday until Tuesday for the first time this year so I am really looking forward to Monday but am dreading it becuase I know that I will be expecting AF to arrive. Nicki I know what you mean about being all mememe. Sometimes I read back over my old posts and think the same. I guess that is the beauty of this site. Some times we are in need of support and and at other times are able to give it out. At least the people on here understand beacuse we have all been at the point when we need the support. You offered so much support to me last month when I didn't know if AF was arriving or not so you deserve the support back now.

Hope eveyone has a good weekend and if you want AF to arrive it does but if you don't it doesn't.

Angela

green · Post by **green** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 4:18 pm

HI GIRLS

HOPE THERE'S ROOM FOR A NEW IUI GIRL ON THIS THREAD. I'VE BEEN FOLLOWING IT FOR A WHILE AND FOUND IT'S ANSWERED LOTS OF QUESTIONS AS I'M NEW TO ALL THIS.
WE HAD BEEN TRYING TO CONCEIVE FOR ABOUT 2YRS WHEN WE FINALLY WENT TO THE GP LAST SUMMER I WAS REFERED FOR ALL THE USUAL TESTS WHICH HAS RESULTED IN US NOW BEING ADVISED THAT THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION WOULD BE IUI. THAT WAS IN JANUARY, WE ARE ON THE WAITING LIST FOR NHS BUT APPOINTMENT WON'T BE UNTIL AROUND OCT.
BECAUSE THINGS ARE FINALLY MOVING WE HAVE DECIDED TO HAVE A GO PRIVATELY WHILE WE'RE WAITING ON NHS LIST. WE FEEL LIKE WE HAVE WASTED SO MUCH TIME ALREADY. I HAVE MY FIRST CONSULTATION AT THE CLINIC NEXT WEEK 06.04.06, I'M REALLY NERVOUS ABOUT HOW I'LL COPE WITH IT ALL BUT EXCITED AT THE SAME TIME IF THAT MAKES SENSE.

ONE QUESTION I HAVE AT THE MOMENT IS HOW WILL IT AFFECT MY WORK. I'M RELUCTANT TO SPEAK TO MY BOSS ABOUT THE TREATMENT AS IT'S QUITE PERSONAL AND HE'S NOT THE MOST APPROACHABLE OR UNDERSTANDING, DO YOU GENERALLY NEED MUCH TIME OFF WHILE HAVING IUI?

THANKS FOR LISTENING
GREEN

jackoa21 · Post by **jackoa21** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 4:29 pm

Green,
I had similar concerns as you with work and how to approach this... When I left my first consulation I was in tears.. So many appointments for blood work and ultrasounds and so on and so on...

But what I found out is my doctors office does blood work starting at 6:30 am. The ultrasound appointments do not take long at all. You go in the check the follies and you are done.. It seems like a lot but once you get into it it really does not take long at all..

We have tried 3 iuis and unfortunatly they have not worked so we are going for an IVF consulation on April 7th so I will see what that all entails..

My opionion though is most of these doctors are really understanding that we all have lives and jobs and they really try to work with us...

Dont let it get you overwhelmed.....
baby dust to all.

green · Post by **green** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 4:41 pm

thanks i hadn't thought of that. sorry to hear it hasn't worked for you, i've spent a few weeks reading the different threads on this site and have noticed a high number that have had iui tend to end up going on to ivf, how did you decide to move on to ivf after the third did your doctor advise? i've notice some having iui 5 or 6 times.

jackoa21 · Post by **jackoa21** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 4:50 pm

we actually were told by our Doc to try 6 IUI.. I also was suppose to wait until after the 6th IUI to have the laproscopy done to see if anything else was wrong. I told the doctor after the second IUI did not work to do the laproscopy.. to me I did not understand why we would keep doing iui's if I had enrimotiosis or something like that.. The laproscopy came back fine...

We really have not decided yet what we are going to do.. I have read you should try 4 IUI (so we could do one more) one problem I have is each time we do an IUI I have to take the next month off and go on birth control pills due to overstimulation...

I want to go the consulation and see how expensive the IVF will be ( I am praying we can afford it) to me last month with the IUI I had 8 mature follicles and the sa count is good so why is it not working...

I am also starting accupuncture tomorrow.. I figure anything to help me focus on somehting else and maybe calm me down...

To me I am struggling with more and more IUI's I have read with PCOS (which is what I have) IUI and injections really works but I just get easily frustrated..

sorry for the long rant I just still am not sure what to do...

baby dust to all

The IUI girls

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