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I'm baaaack!! Had my 1st IUI this morning!

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MrsJ
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I'm baaaack!! Had my 1st IUI this morning!

Hi Everyone!
First, thank you for the good wishes and tons of baby dust!
Second, on to the details...

DH and I got to the RE this morning at 8:30am and he made his 'drop off'. They told us to come back at 10am for the IUI. So, we went to the diner and had breakfast and came back to the RE at about 9:40am.

But...due to the bad rain, the parkway was flooded and closed and the doctor was reallllllly late getting in, she didn't get in til about 11:30am and when she did go in she had to go in to emergency surgery.

So..we sat and sat and I fell asleep, then woke up and read the paper, stared at the ceiling and counted how many lightbulbs were lit (5) and how many were out (6) and decided they needed to go to Home Depot and buy some bulbs! Then we sat some more...

At 12noon we were brought into the back and into a room, where we sat and sat and sat some more... The nurse came in and went over the SA with us (they did a mini SA this morning when DH dropped off his sample) and she said that normally they like to have at least 5 million sperm. DH and I BD's Friday night (I wasnt expecting to get a BFP on the OPK so early!!) so I had a bad feeling his sperm count was going to be low...and was hoping to have at least 5 million!

The nurse came in and told us he has very fast swimmers and they know just where to go AND that there are 59 MILLION of them in the sample DH gave this morning!!! OMG! Talk about relieved. DH had me pat him on the back, literally! Chat Icon

So Dr. S came in a little while later and did the IUI. Everything went exactly as it should. AFter she injected the sperm, she told me to lay down for 10 minutes and moved the table to angle my hips up.

I waited 10 mins and then got dressed and went home. I had a little bit of spotting, I'm not sure what it was from but it stopped pretty much right away.

So...I have to go back in 2 wks if I dont get AF and they will do a blood test. If I DO get AF, then I have to go back on cd3 for blood work and we will do another cycle of IUI only this time I will be on clomid.

That's about it! I'm so excited and hope it sticks! We shall see!!

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Message edited 7/18/2005 9:30:47 AM.

Posted 7/17/05 3:41 PM
 
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Marcie
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Re: I'm baaaack!! Had my 1st IUI this morning!

Besides your wait - its sounds like it went very well!!!! LOTS AND LOTS of Baby Dust to you!!

Posted 7/17/05 3:47 PM
 

rose825
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Re: I'm baaaack!! Had my 1st IUI this morning!

WTG. That is awesome Kathy. I have a good feeling for you this month. You deserve a big BFP. Especially after all that waiting around.

AND YES!!!!!! TOO EARLY TO POAS!!!!!!!!Chat Icon Chat Icon Chat Icon Chat Icon

Posted 7/17/05 3:48 PM
 

Missy
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Re: I'm baaaack!! Had my 1st IUI this morning!

first off...congratulations on your first IUI..I hope it is successful....

I am just curious to know..how do they inject the sperm....can you give us some detail on the procedure...I am clueless

Posted 7/17/05 3:50 PM
 

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Re: I'm baaaack!! Had my 1st IUI this morning!

I'm glad it went so well! Sending you sticky vibes....

Posted 7/17/05 4:13 PM
 

dm24angel
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Re: I'm baaaack!! Had my 1st IUI this morning!

glad it went well kathy! lots of sticky baby vibes!!

sorry the wait was so long!

Posted 7/17/05 4:15 PM
 

leighla
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Re: I'm baaaack!! Had my 1st IUI this morning!

Love your post!! 5 lightbulbs!! That is so something I would do!!

Everything sounds great! I think that the distribution of the fertile turtles is bringing you good luck this month - I just have a really strong feeling that July is going to be a good month for you!!

Lots and lots of baby dust and sticky vibes!!

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Posted 7/17/05 5:19 PM
 

CaseyGirl
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Re: I'm baaaack!! Had my 1st IUI this morning!

i am so excited and hopeful for you!!! Chat Icon Chat Icon Chat Icon Chat Icon

Posted 7/17/05 5:26 PM
 

FeliciaDP

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Re: I'm baaaack!! Had my 1st IUI this morning!

Yeah Kathy, I am so happy to read/hear that all went well this morning (well ok, all except for that long waiting time - BUT if it winds up in you being PG, then it will be ALLL worth it Chat Icon)

So excited for you - I have a REALLLLLLLLLY good feeling too Chat IconChat IconChat Icon

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Message edited 7/17/2005 6:09:27 PM.

Posted 7/17/05 6:09 PM
 

MrsJ
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Re: I'm baaaack!! Had my 1st IUI this morning!

Thanks everyone!! I hope it was successful! I wish I knew now what the outcome was!!

As for the procedure, DH made his drop off at 830am, then they clean/wash the sample (remove the seminal fluid and you just have concentrated sperm). They bring it into the room in a vial and put it in a 'warmer' LOL guess the little guys get cold easy. To do the IUI itself then use a siringe and a catheter is attached to the end of it. The use a speculm to open you up (like a pap smear) and they go up through your cervix and into your uterus and inject the sperm, and that's it, done!

I had to pee so bad I thought I might pee on her - I was praying I wouldn't...she said it worked out well that my bladder was full because apparently it straightened everything in there out and the sperm went right u pin there without any problems. Who knows! LOL

It wasnt painful at all, just the speculum was bad - I hate them. When she injected the sperm it felt kind of warm and like tingles, was weird. Hope they do their jobs!!

Is tomorrow too soon to POAS? Chat Icon
PS DH is still bragging about his "59 million man march" Chat Icon Chat Icon Chat Icon

Message edited 7/18/2005 9:31:18 AM.

Posted 7/17/05 8:30 PM
 

Moehick
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Re: I'm baaaack!! Had my 1st IUI this morning!

Great News Kathy...there is so much excitement on the boards! Good Luck!Chat Icon Chat Icon Chat Icon

Posted 7/17/05 8:31 PM
 

MrsJ
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Re: I'm baaaack!! Had my 1st IUI this morning!

Oh PSS....Its 8:30PM now and I just took another OPK and its still a BFP so DH and I are going to BD tonight just to get a little more going on in there Chat Icon I hope they all live til the egg comes to visit!

Posted 7/17/05 8:32 PM
 

Susan
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Re: I'm baaaack!! Had my 1st IUI this morning!

Hopefully that wait'll be worth it for ya! Best of luck and BABY DUST/STICKY VIBES! Chat Icon

Posted 7/17/05 9:05 PM
 

boosh1002
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Re: I'm baaaack!! Had my 1st IUI this morning!

Kathy, IM so happy to hear things are going well for you and your hubby!!!

Baby vibes to you!!!!!

Posted 7/17/05 9:38 PM
 

Donna
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Re: I'm baaaack!! Had my 1st IUI this morning!

I'm so excited to hear that things went well. We are all going to be on pins and needles during this 2WW.

Much baby dust to you!!

Thanks for sharing the whole procedure, I wasn't really sure how they did it.

Posted 7/18/05 9:19 AM
 

MrsJ
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Re: I'm baaaack!! Had my 1st IUI this morning!

I'm pretty sure I O'd last night/today (I'll take an OPK later today to confirm - pretty sure it will be a BFN) so I'm in the 2ww now! Temps habent gone up yet but I'm sure they will tomorrow. Here is my chart, although its not all that interesting - you can see I had pretty long cycle so far, assuming I O'd yesterday, that was cd18 and if it was lat night/this morning that I O'd that would be cd19.

I think my O date would be today, what do you girls think?

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Posted 7/18/05 9:42 AM
 

DebG
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Re: I'm baaaack!! Had my 1st IUI this morning!

best of luck Kathy!
I hope the IUI does just the trick.

Posted 7/18/05 9:43 AM
 

Gertyrae
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Re: I'm baaaack!! Had my 1st IUI this morning!

Well, it sounds like your experience wasn't all bad. I am glad to hear someone else finds bizarro things to count while waiting!
I really hope that all your turtles pull together and you get your BFP this month!!!!
BTW, did you test yet?Chat Icon

Posted 7/18/05 11:02 AM
 

MrsJ
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Re: I'm baaaack!! Had my 1st IUI this morning!

Posted by Gertyrae

Well, it sounds like your experience wasn't all bad. I am glad to hear someone else finds bizarro things to count while waiting!
I really hope that all your turtles pull together and you get your BFP this month!!!!
BTW, did you test yet?Chat Icon



LOL NO I didnt test yet!! I have zero willpower though. I decided to try to resist the urge to test until I at least got a rise in my BBT! LOL

Posted 7/18/05 11:49 AM
 

Anniegrl
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Re: I'm baaaack!! Had my 1st IUI this morning!

Thanks for the "review" Chat Icon
I'm going to be going through the IUI process next month!

Posted 7/18/05 12:04 PM
 

Diane
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Re: I'm baaaack!! Had my 1st IUI this morning!

I just noticed this threadChat Icon

Glad everything went well. When do you have to go back?
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Posted 7/18/05 12:35 PM
 

MrsJ
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Re: I'm baaaack!! Had my 1st IUI this morning!

The doctor told me that if I don't have AF in 2 weeks to come back for a blood test. If I do get AF, then to call and schedule blood work for cd3 and they will also put me on clomid.

Oh, FYI for anyone who is interested, attached is a picture of what they use to inseminate you. I didn't even feel it go on, which is a huge thing for me since I have cervical stenosis!

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Posted 7/18/05 12:52 PM
 

Diane
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Re: I'm baaaack!! Had my 1st IUI this morning!

that is great to hear that it went well. I know you havent had any luck when you had the HSG and the EB.
Im keeping my fingers crossedChat Icon Chat Icon

Posted 7/18/05 12:54 PM
 

Gertyrae
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Re: I'm baaaack!! Had my 1st IUI this morning!

Totally keeping my fingers crossed for you...

Posted 7/18/05 1:02 PM
 

2003fallwedding
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Re: I'm baaaack!! Had my 1st IUI this morning!

Posted by kelleherkm

Oh PSS....Its 8:30PM now and I just took another OPK and its still a BFP so DH and I are going to BD tonight just to get a little more going on in there Chat Icon I hope they all live til the egg comes to visit!



DH and I BD the same night I had my last IUI so either my IUI worked or our BD did...it can't hurt Chat Icon

Posted 7/18/05 1:22 PM
 
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