IUI #11 - CD12 Second Day of Monitoring

I went in for bloodwork and ultrasound today. My right follicle is 2.2 cm and my uterus lining is 0.7. The co-ordinator told me that I am starting to surge because my LH has doubled from yesterday.

I took an HCG shot at around 8:30 pm.

I will be going in for an IUI on Saturday at 9:30 am.

This is it!!!

Infertility Sucks! Part IV

Aug. 20 - Sep. 17, 2008 (IUI #8)

- 2.5 mg of Femera on cycle days 3 to 7, Bromocriptine 2.5mg, Metformin 500mg (3 times a day), Chinese herbal tea, acupuncture, IUI and progesterone suppositories

- HCG shot and acupuncture on Sep. 2nd (day 14)

- right follicle: 2.25cm and uterus lining: 0.1cm

- IUI on Sep. 3rd (day 15)

- Sep. 15th pregnancy test was negative

Sep. 18 - Nov. 22, 2008 (IUI #9)

- 2.5 mg of Femera on cycle days 3 to 7, Bromocriptine 2.5mg, Metformin 500mg (3 times a day), Chinese herbal tea, acupuncture, IUI, progesterone suppositories, Crinone and HCG support

- full bladder ultrasound on Sep. 20th (cycle day 3) to see if there are cysts before starting Femera

- left follicle: 2.369 cm and uterus lining: 0.8cm

- acupuncture and IUI on Sep. 30th (day 13) - Hubby came with me for the first time

- hpt on Oct. 12th - First Response showed positive - Hubby wanted reassurance so we went out and bought Clear Blue Easy to Read and it said "Pregnant"

- I cried because it finally happened. I was worried that the D+C might have had a negative effect on my chances of getting pregnant.

- blood test on Oct. 14th (cycle day 27 or 14 days past IUI) and HCG was at 123 (best result of the three pregnancies)

- stopped taking Bromocriptine on Oct. 15th (day 28)

- blood test on Oct. 16th showed HCG at approx. 300

- light brown spot on underwear on Oct. 24th (24 days past IUI)

- dark brown spotting on Oct. 25th

- light brown spotting on Oct. 26th

- blood on tissue on Oct. 27th

- ultrasound on Oct. 28th (week 4) showed sac in the uterus; picked up another bottle of HCG and 18 applicators of Crinone

- ultrasound on Nov. 7th (week 5 and 4 days) showed fetus growth rate is fine but heartbeat is a bit slow - 94 to 95 rpm

- ultrasound on Nov. 17th (week 7) did not show any heartbeat (had bloodwork done at the hospital)

- D+C on Nov. 23rd

ARRRRGH!!!

Infertility Sucks! - Part II

Aug. 7 - Sep. 14, 2007

- tried to conceive again (natural cycle) but I did not ovulate during the cycle

- FSH test on Aug. 9th showed a level of 4.1 (normal)

- took provera for 7 days starting on August 31st (drug helps to bring on my period)

Sep. 15 - Oct. 15, 2007 (IUI #3)

- 25 mg of Clomid on cycle days 4 to 8, Bromocriptine 1.25mg, IUI and progesterone suppositories

- ultrasound on Sep. 18th (cycle day 4) to check for cysts before taking Clomid

- surged on Sep. 30th

- left follicle: 2.1cm and right follicle: 1.3cm

- IUI on Oct. 1st (day 17)

- Oct. 15th pregnancy test was negative

Oct. 16 - Dec. 16, 2007 (IUI #4)

- 25 mg of Clomid on cycle days 4 to 8, Bromocriptine 1.25mg, IUI and progesterone suppositories

- ultrasound on Oct. 19th (cycle day 4) to check for cysts before taking Clomid

- right follicle: 25.11cm and left follicle: 11.99cm

- 1st IUI on Oct. 30th (day 15) and 2nd IUI on Oct. 31st (day 16)

- pregnancy test showed HCG level of 23 on Nov. 12th, increased to 71 on Nov. 14th and 938 on Nov. 19th

- experienced pregnancy symptom (sore right breast) on Nov. 19th

- 1st ultrasound on Nov 29th at 11:55am - faint heartbeat at 6 weeks and 4 days

- 2nd ultrasound on Dec. 7th at 9:40am - fetus is smaller and the heartbeat is slower for 7 weeks and 4 days old

- 3rd ultrasound on Dec. 14th at 11:45am - no heartbeat

- Dec. 14th - had a blood test done at the hospital and then met with hospital nurse to discuss the preparations required for dilation and curettage (D+C)

- I was really scared because I have never been in the operation room (OR) before.

- Dec. 16th - freezing rain and lots of snow as we head to the hospital for D+C (went into the OR at 10:30am). When I woke up in the recovery room, I noticed tears have rolled down the side of my right eye.

- My Hubby was really supportive during this whole procedure.

Infertility Sucks! - Part I

In 2006, my hubby and I decided we would try to have a baby through donor sperm. We went to see a fertility specialist. Just to cover all grounds, my husband had a sperm analysis done and I had blood tests, a 3D ultrasound and an Hysterosalpingogram (HSG). The tests confirmed that my hubby did not have any sperm. My blood tests show that I have an elevated prolactin level, both my tubes are fine and my uterus had a little dent at the top but I was told that it was not a concern. Then we met with a consultant regarding donor sperm.

In 2007, we started trying to conceive:

Feb. 20 - Mar. 24, 2007 (IUI #1)

- natural cycle, Bromocriptine 1.25mg, intrauterine insemination (IUI) and progesterone suppositories

- 1st IUI on Mar. 10th (day 19) and 2nd IUI on Mar. 11th (day 20)

- pregnancy test was negative

Mar. 25 - May 6, 2007 (IUI #2)

- natural cycle, Bromocriptine 1.25mg, IUI and progesterone suppositories

- 1st IUI on Apr. 9th (day 16) and 2nd IUI on Apr. 10th (day 17)

- I had a dream on Apr. 9th that I was pregnant

- I had to go in for a pregnancy blood test on a Monday Apr. 23rd. I couldn't wait so I did a home pregnancy test on Saturday morning. It was my last home pregnancy test. I saw a very very very faint vertical line after 10 minutes (faint positive). I got really excited but still wasn't sure if I was just seeing things.

- Blood test showed HCG level of 6 on Apr. 23rd, increased to 21 on Apr. 25th and then 66 on Apr. 27th. In the evening of Apr. 27th, I started to spot. Within a week, the joy turned into worry.

- On Apr. 30th, I increased my progesterone to twice a day. I continued to spot for the whole week.

- On May 4th, I had an ultrasound and they couldn't find a sac. There was a fear of ectopic pregnancy.

- On May 6th, I had this excruciating pain at around 12:15 am and my period came.

- My HCG level dropped to 13 on May 7th and then to 0 on May 11th.

May 6 - Aug. 6, 2007 (IUI #2)

-recovering period