I was told that you guys don't get to see the spermies making their way up the fallopian tubes during your IUIs.
What is the protocol for yours? Do you get an ultrasound day of IUI? What are all the steps that happen for you?
The steps for me on day of:
1. Fabulous speculum is inserted and then the catheter.
2. Speculum is taken out while they inject.
3. catheter taken out.
4. Wand goes in.
5. measurements of the follicles - looking for their collapse to make sure I actually Od. If I have not O'd quite yet, another insemination is scheduled for following day.
6. measurements of lining.
7. Watches "other" things - like tubes, to make sure you can see the spermies being "sucked up" tubes. Also looks for blood flow.
... Once (and still) Infertile, but still Schnarky as hell. This blog is dedicated to the daily ramblings from the mind of Nancy. It isn't about anything profound in the grand scheme of things, but it ~is~ about things in my life, schnarkiness always included. I have a second blog, listed in my profile, but the blogs will continue to remain separate.
"I'm aiming for heaven, but I'll probably wind up down in hell"
About Me
- nancy
- I am a 39 year old woman. I am the mother of two beautiful daughters and a handsome son. I am a career woman. As for my TTC world, it certainly doesn't seem like I am "infertile", but I fought for my pregnancies and my TTC/IF history is on the sidebar. I have two blogs, which are both listed in my profile. One focuses on my daily life - including IF, TTC, pregnancy, delivery and even some "children mentioned" posts. The second blog is ~soley~ posts directly about being the mother to my three children.
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My TTC History
- Jul 01 ~ married
- Jan 02 ~ First cycle off bcps and opk shows ovulation!
- Dec 02 ~ Went to pcp for RE referral
- Jan 03 ~ Testing commences. S/A perfect. HSG clear.
- Feb 03 ~ Lap #1. All clear.
- Apr 03 ~ Clomid cycle #1. BFN.
- May 03 ~ Clomid cycle #2. BFN.
- Jun 03 ~ Clomid cycle #3. BFN.
- Jul 03 ~ Supposed to be IUI#1, but we missed cd3 so natural cycle
- Aug 03 ~ BFP on C18.
- Apr 04 ~ Ella born.
- Oct 04 ~ decided to ttc #2 and went off minipill to see if I am ovulating. I am. Will start next month.
- Nov 04 ~ TTC#2 starts. BFP. Holy Crap. No freaking way. No way.
- Aug 05 ~ Allison born
- Oct 06 ~ IUD removed. TTC#3
- Jan 07 ~ Large cysts found.
- Feb 07 ~ Femara cyle #1
- Mar 07 ~ Started w/ RE. HSG #2 showed R tube blocked. S/A normal.
- Mar 07 ~ more cysts, up to 9cms.
- Apr 07 ~ more cysts, 3 @ 7-9cms.
- May 07 ~ IUI #1 cancelled due to more cysts
- Jun 07 ~ IUI #1 (take two) w/ Clomid. BFN.
- Jul 07 ~ HSS showed scar tissue in 70% of uterus. Diagnosed with Asherman's Syndrome. Uterine surgery #2
- Aug 07 ~ HSG #3 showed clear tubes.
- Aug 07 ~ IUI #2 w/ Femara. BFN.
- Sept 07 ~ Monitored w/ hCG trigger. BFN.
- Oct 07 ~ HSS #2 showed scar tissue in 30% of uterus. Uterine surgery #3.
- Dec 07 ~ HSS #3 showed tiny amount of scar tissue. Uterine surgery #4.
- Jan 08 ~ HSS #4 showed clear uterus.
- Jan 08 ~ IUI #3, C16. BFN.
- Mar 08 ~ IVF #1, Transfer Cancelled due to lining. Out of 15 eggs, 9 were mature and all 9 fertilized. I have named my 9 embryos "The Mod Squad" and they are in the freezer, waiting for mommy to be ready.
- Apr/May 08 ~ FET #1. C20. 4 embryos "The Fab Four" transferred on 5/05. BFP!!! Very Low Beta (15 at 11dp3dt) but the numers continued to double every 48 hours. Told it was "most likely not viable" and later "most likely ectopic" but we beat all the odds.
- May 16, 08 ~ 11dp3dt (4w0d), beta #1: 15
- May 19, 08 ~ 14dp3dt (4w3d), beta #2: 43
- May 23, 08 ~ 18dp3dt (5w0d), beta#3: 213
- May 27, 22dp3dt (5w4d), beta #4: 1,073
- Jun 08 - Ultrasound showed one heartbeat at 7 weeks.
- Jul 08 - Had CVS testing. Chromosomes are normal and it's a BOY!! EDD: 1/23
- Aug 08 - Jan 09 ~ High risk due to: 1) Velamentous Cord Insertion, deemed biggest risk 2) Previous Placenta Accreta 3) Previous rapid degraged placenta 4) IVF alone can create weak placenta 5) AMA - Advanced Maternal Age. -- All resulting in almost 30 u/s and lots of testing, which ended up saving my life.
- Jan 09 (38w0d) ~ Karl is born! -- Crazy 3 days in hospital. Manual version to flip baby from breech to head down, Labor, Delivery, Emergency surgery due to cord detaching from placenta, Scary heart issues from losing over 40% of my blood supply, and then a blood transfusion due to the extreme loss of blood. Whew!
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5 comments:
If we do super-ovulation they monitor us, but I don't know that that means I'd get to see anything during the IUI, just pre-IUI. On the Clomid, here's my deal after we verify the sample:
1. Warning re the fabulous speculum coming soon.
2. Fabulous speculum inserted.
3. Usually a compliment or two on my small but very normal cervix.
4. Warning re getting lightheaded and uncomfortable.
5. Fabulous catheter inserted. Me lightheaded and mildly uncomfortable.
6. Fabulous catheter emptied out in me.
7. Fabulous catheter then fabulous speculum removed.
7. Told to go play tennis.
LOL @ both the original description, and Chicklet's description, too funny.
I was non-monitored during the IUIs, so I got:
1: Speculum insertion (fun fun FUN)
2: Catheter insertion
3: The Pushing of the Plunger
4: On 1 IUI I actually had the nurse, head still between my legs, cheering on the sperm (think "Go spermies GO!"). It was bizarre enough that I thought it was worth a mention.
5: Cath & speculum removal.
6: Obligatory 15 minutes of "quiet reflection", complete with Far-East relaxation CD
well, I am monitored, which only means 3-4 more ultrasounds, looking at the pretty black blobs that are follicles.
I did NOT get to go play tennis (i was robbed)
I DID get the obligatory 15 minutes of (don't move) minus the music. Music would be nice. Instead, there is this fertility god like thing mobile. A mobile for adults apparently.
for me:
1: Ultrasound
2: update on sperm
3: Speculum in
4: catheter in + emptied
5: catheter out
6: speculum out
7: 15 minutes of time to "reflect"
there's not much that is fabulous and there's definately no tennis
I'm on to IUI number five next month. best of luck to all...
I'll respond to this one, since we all know how FABULOUS my RE is...LoL ::eyeroll::
1. Good Sample: check!
2. Feet up!
3. Speculum in!
4. Catheter placed,plunger pushed, and catheter removed!
5. Speculum out!
6. The obligatory line "If you don't get your period in 14 days, take a test. If its positive call and we will schedule your blood work, if its negative, once your cycle starts call and we will schedule another baseline u/s"
7. Wait for 5 minutes, then the nurse tells me I can go!
Pretty damn boring...I dont even get a mobile! =P
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