I love this thread. I want more people to chime in on it.

I'm the OP for this thread and am bringing it back just to get out today's "excitement" (not the good kind!)

My first IUI cycle was 22(!) days of injections. We started this cycle worrying about a bit about things taking as long and us running into trouble with needing to have the IUI over Thanksgiving. But I started on a slightly higher dose of meds so we figured things would be okay. We did NOT know to worry about a work trip for my SO from day 6-8 of injections. He left this morning and I went in for monitoring. I have two mature follicles and look ready ... he's not back until Friday. Gah! Just hoping hoping we can hold off one more day and do the IUI Saturday morning (just giving up on the idea of having TI the night I trigger).

The idea of all this money and time (and tears thanks to the hormones) down the drain has me down when I know going there before they call me with next steps is silly.

9:47, it's 10:09. How did it go?

NP. Just had my blood test to see if this FET worked. Waiting for a phone call sometime this afternoon w/ the results. Tick tock tick tock.

NP here. Having a lousy time of it today. We're doing a DE cycle and it's just taking forever. For various perfectly normal reasons our three month break between IVF and IVF/DE is turning into five months, which is painful. Hard to find the patience. And after many years of TTC failures we're finding it hard to feel hopeful about this next step. Stressed out. Picking at each other about every little thing. Another fight this morning. And I'm getting no sleep from the night sweats (s/e of Lupron) which isn't helping. We've been saving for so long to pay for all this stuff that we're running out of cheap ways to distract ourselves too. My BFF suggested a weekend getaway but I just laughed (to myself). With what money? We basically live on Netflix and Hulu and trash novels from the library but it's all just gotten so. darn. old.

I'm so sorry 21:57. OP here and I really get these daily struggles. I have not been good about keeping what ifs in check. I posted in the failed first cycle thread that my IUI was a flop and given the conditions were all just right -- I feel lost as to what we might do next.

I'm also uncertain about staying the course or getting a consult with someone else. I really like my doctor but sometimes feel I need more guidance. I kind of don't want to be in charge here if that makes sense.

21:57: I'm sorry. It just sucks. The good news is that you will feel better tomorrow, and even better the next day.

Do something nice for yourself--a walk in this clear weather to go get some hot chocolate, or maybe just snuggle under blankets with some trashy novels.

This didn't help me at the time, but later it helped for me to think that my first (and 2nd) failed IVF cycles gave my doctor more data and information on how I would succeed. When you're ready, make your consult appt with your RE and bring some questions about what the RE learned this time around.

Hey PP, you can do it. Just push through it.

I am having a somewhat miserable day. I am about a week away from taking my pregnancy test. Starting to feel better from the stimulants, but still scared to work out.

DH came home and has to work on a project for most of the weekend and I found out my contract is not being renewed.

The kicker though was a good friend of mine who I told about IVF forgot I was doing it. And she didn't understand why I needed to take so much time off for work (hyperstimulation) It's not really a reflection on her just a reflection that she doesn't understand how stressful the process is.

That is my rant. One more week and I think I will feel better no matter what the result.

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Tested this morning. BFN

Not sure what to next. I can not afford IVF under any circumstances and even if I could, husband is against that much medical intervention.

What should I do? Should I go with a IUI injects cycle or another clomid cycle? Should I save up all my IUI money for a NCIVF? I really want to try femara instead of clomid but I don't think CFA (Dr. A) prescribes it.

I am just so disappointed.

I'm so sorry. It IS so very disappointing. But it does sound like you might have some other things to try. Was your last cycle clomid? Any lining or CM issues? Would an injectables cycle be feasible?

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Anonymous wrote:This 2ww is killing me. One more week to go.

What was your cycle like (TI, IUI, IVF)? How did things look/go on the day of (whether that was transfer, IUI, etc.)

Remember that distraction is key!! And symptom reading will just drive you nuts. (Both FAR easier said than done.)

Will cross fingers for you.

I did a clomid IUI cycle. I do think the timing was off, that's what is worrying me. I think I ovulated late. So I'm hoping those little spermies were strong and long living. Dr. A is my doc at CFA, and she was very rough. The procedure was not painful, but it was an extremely uncomfortable 3 minutes while whe she using the speculum.

This is my second one. My first one worked, but resulted in a MC.

14:51 Here:

My iui was about 39 hours after trigger. My previous successful one was about the same. I don't know that i ovulated later, it just "felt"[i] like it. Unfortunately, hubby is out of town, so I had to use frozen this time and could not have intercourse the night of, but did 2 days before.

I like the PP poster. I barely see Dr. A. But that doesn't bother me a whole lot (okay maybe a little). I really like my nurse (Crystal). She answers all of my questions and returns my calls really quickly.

What I am upset about as a side note, is the fact that their prices went up for clomid iui cycle. In January, I paid $1000 and I had to pay $1500 this time.

I am so praying this one works. I know it will...I know it will...I know it will...

7 more days.

So I fell prey to the $1 Dollar Tree pregnancy tests in my bathroom and tested this morning. It was negative. I'm still going to be hopeful though, I'm just 9dpo.

Tested this morning. BFN

Not sure what to next. I can not afford IVF under any circumstances and even if I could, husband is against that much medical intervention.

What should I do? Should I go with a IUI injects cycle or another clomid cycle? Should I save up all my IUI money for a NCIVF? I really want to try femara instead of clomid but I don't think CFA (Dr. A) prescribes it.

I am just so disappointed.

Any updates from posters in this thread?

I have realized that the best most hopeful day of each cycle, by far, just after trigger. Sex and/or iui are done and there is no reason yet to worry about lack of signs/symptoms. By 6-7dpo the despair slowly creeps in when symptoms from trigger/high e2 fade and nothing takes their place.

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So I fell prey to the $1 Dollar Tree pregnancy tests in my bathroom and tested this morning. It was negative. I'm still going to be hopeful though, I'm just 9dpo.

If you did actually ovluate late, you might be testing 8dpo, which is really really early.

I have a bunch of hcg wondfos that were packaged with ovluation strips (bought online during a month we were traveling and trying naturally) and not yet been able to test before bloodwork. I just get sweaty and nervous looking at the things. I have tested after I've started to spot and once 13dpo when the nurse was able to tell me was that my progesterone was very low (and likely I was not pregnant) but that the lab never ran my beta (not a fun day). Somehow, I can manage it when I know that I'm just confirming bad news but can't when I'm still hopeful.

Anyway, maybe give the HPTs a rest and wait til your appt?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This 2ww is killing me. One more week to go.

What was your cycle like (TI, IUI, IVF)? How did things look/go on the day of (whether that was transfer, IUI, etc.)

Remember that distraction is key!! And symptom reading will just drive you nuts. (Both FAR easier said than done.)

Will cross fingers for you.

I did a clomid IUI cycle. I do think the timing was off, that's what is worrying me. I think I ovulated late. So I'm hoping those little spermies were strong and long living. Dr. A is my doc at CFA, and she was very rough. The procedure was not painful, but it was an extremely uncomfortable 3 minutes while whe she using the speculum.

This is my second one. My first one worked, but resulted in a MC.

14:51 Here:

My iui was about 39 hours after trigger. My previous successful one was about the same. I don't know that i ovulated later, it just "felt"[i] like it. Unfortunately, hubby is out of town, so I had to use frozen this time and could not have intercourse the night of, but did 2 days before.

I like the PP poster. I barely see Dr. A. But that doesn't bother me a whole lot (okay maybe a little). I really like my nurse (Crystal). She answers all of my questions and returns my calls really quickly.

What I am upset about as a side note, is the fact that their prices went up for clomid iui cycle. In January, I paid $1000 and I had to pay $1500 this time.

I am so praying this one works. I know it will...I know it will...I know it will...

7 more days.

So I fell prey to the $1 Dollar Tree pregnancy tests in my bathroom and tested this morning. It was negative. I'm still going to be hopeful though, I'm just 9dpo.

17:19 here again - I am actually not completely sure how they did it.

On ER they got 17 eggs.
Day 1 I got a call that none were mature and none had fertilized with ICSI. Said they had 16 that they were going to give them some time to mature in the lab and "try again"

About 9 very long hours later (Day 1 evening almost) they called and said 13 of the remaining 16 had fertilized normally.

Day 2 (adjusted Day 1 per them) update was that all were 2-cell - scheduled "adjusted" Day 3 transfer.

Adjusted Day 3 (really Day 4) I got a call that they were pushing off to a Day 5 (really Day 6) transfer because there were enough (9-10) good dividing embryos they could not easily pick the best 2-3-4.

Adjusted Day 5 (Day 6) I went in for transfer and there was one "text book perfect" early blast and 3 other good looking early blasts - they transferred the best 3 of those 4. The 4th one was good enough to freeze.

This was all Shady Grove, I have heard their lab is one of the best even though some do like like their process/billing department/factory nature. But in my case I think having the lab could have made the difference (I hope!)