Currently in tww

TX- did you do the transfer? Been thinking about you all.

Hi Txgirl. I just want to interject and send baby dust. You must be going through a lot right now. You're in my thoughts.

Despite my username this is my 5th tww. New Dr. (Love him) New O+ donor. Today is 10dpo. If im not misyaken my CM was ever so slightly pink on 9dpo. Should i test tonight? Thx ladies

11dpo got serious cramps that I was sure were AF cramps. Only brown oxydized spotting. Now cramps have subsided to a dull lul, and bloating. I had given up, since I did the IUI day 15 of cycle and I'm due for AF in 2 days. Is there any hope?

Txgrl74 that sounds incredible. Will be thinking of you & sending more baby dust...

Good luck to everyone!!

I just wanted to say my fingers are crossed for all of you! I was on this board several times. It's been a long road. We had been trying to get pregnant with our 2nd child for 18 months - 11 rounds of IUI's, surgery for endometriosis at the end of last summer, then two frozen transfers and one fresh transfer. Unbelievably, both embryos took on the fresh transfer!! We are now almost 16 weeks pregnant with twins. The only thing that I found really helped was a daily exercise routine and losing about 25-30 lbs. I never really thought I was overweight, but my fertility doctor insisted I lose some weight. I was delighted to fit back into my pre pregnancy pants and even more excited to switch over to my maternity clothes. Don't lose hope! I was fighting endometriosis and PCOS, and things ended up working out. One thing my Dr. did do differently was put me on letrozole at the beginning of my fresh transfer cycle. That seemed to help. Best of luck to you all!!!

Try not to go crazy Heather! Much easiter said that done though.

I cannot talk about it with anyone else but since I don't know you all, we will be trying again with my June cycle which will put the IUI right around my anniversary. (don't care to have people around me asking or judging)

Some of the newer folks... I got pregnant on my 4th IUI last year (first medicated round). Our son was delivered stillborn at 29 weeks due to an undiagnosed clotting issue. To say it's been the shittiest experience of our lives would be an understatement. I'm also one of the original's on this thread from the start!!!! Here's hoping for baby dust for everyone.

I'll start when my cycle starts around June 19th... looks like you and I will be in it again Jan!

Hey Ladies! Finally I get to join the conversation! I had my 3rd IUI today after trying for a year to get my FSH down. I had 2 IUI's previously one in May and the other last June so it has literally been a year of being told that my eggs are old and do I really want to continue on this path and not have a plan B as in donor egg. I will be a SMBC and 47 (but I'm not decrepit for goodness sakes!) but I started this journey a few years ago but you know life laughs when you have a plan. I was involved in a car accident that resulted in spinal surgery so couldn't pursue motherhood for almost 2 years. Then I didn't realize that I had fertility issues so it was a shock when I had to have fibroids removed before they could get started with the insemination another surgery another delay. Then wouldn't you know it my FSH went thru the roof as high as 38 until now where I am down to a freaking 6 (yeah baby)! I did Clomid before and I did it again this cycle along with an injectable and the trigger shot. I know I sound like a loser but each month I would look at the conversation wishing I could join in and getting more and more depressed that I couldn't so forgive me if I sound disgustingly chipper but damn it I am so happy to say that I am in the TWW phase of this journey. None of this is covered by my insurance and it's so freaking expensive but I'm not ready to give up. Praying this month is it for all of us! Good Luck and extra baby dust all around!

In a nutshell I believe it's the acupuncture that I've been doing. I went from doing it once a week and dropping an immediate 10+ points but I couldn't maintain it so I would yo yo as low as 18 and as high as 28. I went to a different practitioner and he told me to see results you had to do the treatments close together so I did them 2x a week. Acupuncture isn't covered by my insurance (seems like nothing is) but I lucked up on Groupon specials. I also had been exercising pretty consistently and I've been on a high protein practically carb nonexistent diet for a year. I also took Vitex & Maca FSH lowering herbs (no chemicals) for months. I know they worked to some extent because my prolactin was really high and they put me on a med for it when I started researching natural remedies for fertility my prolactin is now normal and I've been off the meds for awhile now. I hope this information helps.

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I'm 3 days into the TWW with 4703. Did you all test at home at some point or just wait until the blood test at 2 weeks? Thanks!

Corrine, I am also using donor 4703! I go back in tomorrow to see where my follicles are at to see when I can do the IUI.

Janbaby- good luck! How did it go?!!