IUI #3 Done

IUI #3 is done. I am kind of blah about it this time. Our total Motile count was only 2.4 this time. I know it only takes one, but it got me a little down. I don't understand why our numbers keep going down. We scheduled a consult with the RE before our Beta on 9/10 to discuss next steps if this IUI doesn't work. Initally he wanted 3 Clomid IUI's, then 3 Injectable IUI's. I just want to meet with him, pick his brain and be sure he still thinks this is the protocol for us.

I went for acupuncture today, and am going back tomorrow. I love it. It helps so much with the stress.

So for now, I wait. Progesterone check is 9/3, then beta on 9/10

Hopefully this will be it for us.

Last Follicle Check

I had my last ultrasound today. She says I have "two beautiful follies". I have a 19mm on each side, and a 16mm on the right. I am really excited. We also had 2 last month. I really hope this one turns out better. I was triggered in the office. IUI #3 is at 8:45 a.m.

IUI #3 is Thursday!

I went in for my ultrasound and blood work today. Stats were as follows:

Left:
17mm

Right:
17mm
15mm

Estrogen: 569
LH: 5.3
Lining: 8.7

I have one more ultrasound tomorrow and my RE will be triggering me in the office. IUI will be Thursday morning. I hope this is it for us!

CD 14 - Not Quite Ready

I had my 1st ultrasound and blood work this morning. We have 3 follies this month! Whoa! Seems like I respond better to Clomid with every cycle that passes. IUI #1 we only had one follicle, IUI #2 we had 2, and looks like we will have 3 for IUI #3. I hope this is it for us!

So I have a 16mm follicle on each side. And, I have one that is 14mm on the right. So not quite ready yet. Blood work stats are as follows:

Estrogen: 342
LH: 5.4
Lining 8.0

I have to go back tomorrow for another ultrasound and more blood work. I am hoping IUI #3 will be Friday so we can have the nice log weekend to relax. I will have an update tomorrow.

Green Light for IUI #3

So I went in for my CD3 baseline ultrasound and bloodwork on the 14th. Yet another cycle without cysts! Thank you body for doing SOMETHING right! So we got the green light for IUI #3. I will be starting my last round of Clomid tonight. BW levels were as follows:

FSH: 5.0
Estrogen: < 32
Progesterone: 0.8
Prolactin: 9.8
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone: 0.96
Lining: 5.0

Beta #2 = Negative

So we went from being "Pregnant" on Thursday to not being pregnant on Monday. What a roller coaster. I am still so unsure how to process everything. We are obviously really sad that after 14 months of trying we end up with a chemical pregnancy. It's the most confusing thing. You are mourning a loss that seems like it was never there. We knew from the beginning that this would probably not end well. But we had hope that it might just turn around. But it was so early that we never heard a heartbeat or saw anything. Just a positive HPT. And now it's over as soon as it started. Now we have to wait for AF for more baseline testing to see if we can start again next cycle. We are hopeful that it can work again for us and turn out better this time around. 

Beta was + but VERY Low

So I had my beta today. I totally did not want to go. I was already spotting and "knew" AF would be here soon. So I went in got my blood drawn and snickered "what a waste of time". As the day passed I had this nagging feeling that my beta would come back positive and be a chemical pregnancy. Call it woman's intuition. But I just knew. As I thought my beta was positive. But, very low. Only 12. Should be 25+. Progesterone was 13.5.  RE said it's still early and can go up. And that spotting is normal in the 1st trimester. I was numb. I'm pregnant, but will probably miscarry. I am trying to remain positive but I am trying to be realistic. Please keep us in your prayers. Our next Beta is Monday morning.