New to the forum and going through IUI

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Kristen

New member
Welcome! My husband and I have been trying to get pregnant for 6 months now, and we are going in for a fertility consult next week - my doctor told us we would have trouble getting PG because of the thick cervical mucus too. My guess is we'll do a work-up (sperm assessment, bloodwork, HSG) and then start IUI. I'd like to try a few unmedicated cycles to reduce the risk of multiples as well, but we'll see what the doctor says next week. So I'm a few months behind you.

Good luck!
 
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Kristen

New member
Welcome! My husband and I have been trying to get pregnant for 6 months now, and we are going in for a fertility consult next week - my doctor told us we would have trouble getting PG because of the thick cervical mucus too. My guess is we'll do a work-up (sperm assessment, bloodwork, HSG) and then start IUI. I'd like to try a few unmedicated cycles to reduce the risk of multiples as well, but we'll see what the doctor says next week. So I'm a few months behind you.

Good luck!
 
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Kristen

New member
Welcome! My husband and I have been trying to get pregnant for 6 months now, and we are going in for a fertility consult next week - my doctor told us we would have trouble getting PG because of the thick cervical mucus too. My guess is we'll do a work-up (sperm assessment, bloodwork, HSG) and then start IUI. I'd like to try a few unmedicated cycles to reduce the risk of multiples as well, but we'll see what the doctor says next week. So I'm a few months behind you.

Good luck!
 
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Kristen

New member
Welcome! My husband and I have been trying to get pregnant for 6 months now, and we are going in for a fertility consult next week - my doctor told us we would have trouble getting PG because of the thick cervical mucus too. My guess is we'll do a work-up (sperm assessment, bloodwork, HSG) and then start IUI. I'd like to try a few unmedicated cycles to reduce the risk of multiples as well, but we'll see what the doctor says next week. So I'm a few months behind you.

Good luck!
 
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Kristen

New member
Welcome! My husband and I have been trying to get pregnant for 6 months now, and we are going in for a fertility consult next week - my doctor told us we would have trouble getting PG because of the thick cervical mucus too. My guess is we'll do a work-up (sperm assessment, bloodwork, HSG) and then start IUI. I'd like to try a few unmedicated cycles to reduce the risk of multiples as well, but we'll see what the doctor says next week. So I'm a few months behind you.
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<br />Good luck!
 
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Tombliboo

Guest
Wow thank you so much for your nice replies! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0"> Its great to meet you all! I'm so pleased to have found a forum with people on it who are going through (or have been through) exactly the same things as me.

I have had all the usual checks - HSG (all fine), blood tests, etc and at the moment they think the problem is my sticky CM (and judging by their reaction when the nurses attempt the IUI, it is clearly virtually impenitrable - no wonder my poor DH's sperm haven't got anywhere in several years!)

I had to push hard to have unmedicated IUI to begin with as the clinic said it wasn't an option. I argued that the risk of multiples was too great not to at least attempt a few natural cycles (my lung function is on the low side of being ok to proceed with a pregnancy anyway) and - thanks to my CF team backing me up - they did finally agree to it.

Sadly we've had 3 cycles with no luck at all though and its now been almost 6 months we've been trying (allowing for breaks over Xmas and when the clinic couldn't fit in a cycle) so in a couple of weeks I'll start my first medicated cycle (with injections).

To be honest I suspect one of the reasons I had no luck with the non-medicated cycles was that every time my fertile phase landed over a weekend when the clinic was shut! So it was always a case of going too early or a bit too late which wasn't ideal at all. Hopefully with the medicated cycles they can monitor it a bit more carefully.

I really hope I get that BFP soon though as I know only too well that if my lung function drops much more it will stop being an option and I really don't want that to happen!

Thanks again for all the support and I'm really looking forward to chatting to you all.

xxxx
 
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Tombliboo

Guest
Wow thank you so much for your nice replies! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0"> Its great to meet you all! I'm so pleased to have found a forum with people on it who are going through (or have been through) exactly the same things as me.

I have had all the usual checks - HSG (all fine), blood tests, etc and at the moment they think the problem is my sticky CM (and judging by their reaction when the nurses attempt the IUI, it is clearly virtually impenitrable - no wonder my poor DH's sperm haven't got anywhere in several years!)

I had to push hard to have unmedicated IUI to begin with as the clinic said it wasn't an option. I argued that the risk of multiples was too great not to at least attempt a few natural cycles (my lung function is on the low side of being ok to proceed with a pregnancy anyway) and - thanks to my CF team backing me up - they did finally agree to it.

Sadly we've had 3 cycles with no luck at all though and its now been almost 6 months we've been trying (allowing for breaks over Xmas and when the clinic couldn't fit in a cycle) so in a couple of weeks I'll start my first medicated cycle (with injections).

To be honest I suspect one of the reasons I had no luck with the non-medicated cycles was that every time my fertile phase landed over a weekend when the clinic was shut! So it was always a case of going too early or a bit too late which wasn't ideal at all. Hopefully with the medicated cycles they can monitor it a bit more carefully.

I really hope I get that BFP soon though as I know only too well that if my lung function drops much more it will stop being an option and I really don't want that to happen!

Thanks again for all the support and I'm really looking forward to chatting to you all.

xxxx
 
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Tombliboo

Guest
Wow thank you so much for your nice replies! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0"> Its great to meet you all! I'm so pleased to have found a forum with people on it who are going through (or have been through) exactly the same things as me.

I have had all the usual checks - HSG (all fine), blood tests, etc and at the moment they think the problem is my sticky CM (and judging by their reaction when the nurses attempt the IUI, it is clearly virtually impenitrable - no wonder my poor DH's sperm haven't got anywhere in several years!)

I had to push hard to have unmedicated IUI to begin with as the clinic said it wasn't an option. I argued that the risk of multiples was too great not to at least attempt a few natural cycles (my lung function is on the low side of being ok to proceed with a pregnancy anyway) and - thanks to my CF team backing me up - they did finally agree to it.

Sadly we've had 3 cycles with no luck at all though and its now been almost 6 months we've been trying (allowing for breaks over Xmas and when the clinic couldn't fit in a cycle) so in a couple of weeks I'll start my first medicated cycle (with injections).

To be honest I suspect one of the reasons I had no luck with the non-medicated cycles was that every time my fertile phase landed over a weekend when the clinic was shut! So it was always a case of going too early or a bit too late which wasn't ideal at all. Hopefully with the medicated cycles they can monitor it a bit more carefully.

I really hope I get that BFP soon though as I know only too well that if my lung function drops much more it will stop being an option and I really don't want that to happen!

Thanks again for all the support and I'm really looking forward to chatting to you all.

xxxx
 
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Tombliboo

Guest
Wow thank you so much for your nice replies! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0"> Its great to meet you all! I'm so pleased to have found a forum with people on it who are going through (or have been through) exactly the same things as me.

I have had all the usual checks - HSG (all fine), blood tests, etc and at the moment they think the problem is my sticky CM (and judging by their reaction when the nurses attempt the IUI, it is clearly virtually impenitrable - no wonder my poor DH's sperm haven't got anywhere in several years!)

I had to push hard to have unmedicated IUI to begin with as the clinic said it wasn't an option. I argued that the risk of multiples was too great not to at least attempt a few natural cycles (my lung function is on the low side of being ok to proceed with a pregnancy anyway) and - thanks to my CF team backing me up - they did finally agree to it.

Sadly we've had 3 cycles with no luck at all though and its now been almost 6 months we've been trying (allowing for breaks over Xmas and when the clinic couldn't fit in a cycle) so in a couple of weeks I'll start my first medicated cycle (with injections).

To be honest I suspect one of the reasons I had no luck with the non-medicated cycles was that every time my fertile phase landed over a weekend when the clinic was shut! So it was always a case of going too early or a bit too late which wasn't ideal at all. Hopefully with the medicated cycles they can monitor it a bit more carefully.

I really hope I get that BFP soon though as I know only too well that if my lung function drops much more it will stop being an option and I really don't want that to happen!

Thanks again for all the support and I'm really looking forward to chatting to you all.

xxxx
 
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Tombliboo

Guest
Wow thank you so much for your nice replies! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0"> Its great to meet you all! I'm so pleased to have found a forum with people on it who are going through (or have been through) exactly the same things as me.
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<br />I have had all the usual checks - HSG (all fine), blood tests, etc and at the moment they think the problem is my sticky CM (and judging by their reaction when the nurses attempt the IUI, it is clearly virtually impenitrable - no wonder my poor DH's sperm haven't got anywhere in several years!)
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<br />I had to push hard to have unmedicated IUI to begin with as the clinic said it wasn't an option. I argued that the risk of multiples was too great not to at least attempt a few natural cycles (my lung function is on the low side of being ok to proceed with a pregnancy anyway) and - thanks to my CF team backing me up - they did finally agree to it.
<br />
<br />Sadly we've had 3 cycles with no luck at all though and its now been almost 6 months we've been trying (allowing for breaks over Xmas and when the clinic couldn't fit in a cycle) so in a couple of weeks I'll start my first medicated cycle (with injections).
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<br />To be honest I suspect one of the reasons I had no luck with the non-medicated cycles was that every time my fertile phase landed over a weekend when the clinic was shut! So it was always a case of going too early or a bit too late which wasn't ideal at all. Hopefully with the medicated cycles they can monitor it a bit more carefully.
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<br />I really hope I get that BFP soon though as I know only too well that if my lung function drops much more it will stop being an option and I really don't want that to happen!
<br />
<br />Thanks again for all the support and I'm really looking forward to chatting to you all.
<br />
<br />xxxx
 
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LouLou

New member
What's your FEV1 if you don't mind sharing?
Also, are you considering reduction if you end up carrying multiples?

I have an FEV1 of 67% with a single son of 17 months. Pregnancy was the best time and health of my life. Motherhood has been another story :-( .... I'm certainly glad I only have one (which I became pregnant with the first month of trying with my husband at age 28).

Good luck!

Edited to add: I have no regrets about having a child. I'm very grateful every day that I have him but it has greatly effected my health albeit I have worked hard to keep my pre-preg FEV...things aren't the same though. As you know numbers don't tell everything.
 
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LouLou

New member
What's your FEV1 if you don't mind sharing?
Also, are you considering reduction if you end up carrying multiples?

I have an FEV1 of 67% with a single son of 17 months. Pregnancy was the best time and health of my life. Motherhood has been another story :-( .... I'm certainly glad I only have one (which I became pregnant with the first month of trying with my husband at age 28).

Good luck!

Edited to add: I have no regrets about having a child. I'm very grateful every day that I have him but it has greatly effected my health albeit I have worked hard to keep my pre-preg FEV...things aren't the same though. As you know numbers don't tell everything.
 
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LouLou

New member
What's your FEV1 if you don't mind sharing?
Also, are you considering reduction if you end up carrying multiples?

I have an FEV1 of 67% with a single son of 17 months. Pregnancy was the best time and health of my life. Motherhood has been another story :-( .... I'm certainly glad I only have one (which I became pregnant with the first month of trying with my husband at age 28).

Good luck!

Edited to add: I have no regrets about having a child. I'm very grateful every day that I have him but it has greatly effected my health albeit I have worked hard to keep my pre-preg FEV...things aren't the same though. As you know numbers don't tell everything.
 
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LouLou

New member
What's your FEV1 if you don't mind sharing?
Also, are you considering reduction if you end up carrying multiples?

I have an FEV1 of 67% with a single son of 17 months. Pregnancy was the best time and health of my life. Motherhood has been another story :-( .... I'm certainly glad I only have one (which I became pregnant with the first month of trying with my husband at age 28).

Good luck!

Edited to add: I have no regrets about having a child. I'm very grateful every day that I have him but it has greatly effected my health albeit I have worked hard to keep my pre-preg FEV...things aren't the same though. As you know numbers don't tell everything.
 
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LouLou

New member
What's your FEV1 if you don't mind sharing?
<br />Also, are you considering reduction if you end up carrying multiples?
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<br />I have an FEV1 of 67% with a single son of 17 months. Pregnancy was the best time and health of my life. Motherhood has been another story :-( .... I'm certainly glad I only have one (which I became pregnant with the first month of trying with my husband at age 28).
<br />
<br />Good luck!
<br />
<br />Edited to add: I have no regrets about having a child. I'm very grateful every day that I have him but it has greatly effected my health albeit I have worked hard to keep my pre-preg FEV...things aren't the same though. As you know numbers don't tell everything.
 
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Tombliboo

Guest
My FEV1 is just under 50%. I actually thought it would be too low to even consider pregnancy when we spoke to my CF consultant about it. Obviously he spelt out all the risks clearly and discussed how it could affect me (both during pregnancy and in trying to care for a baby) but he also said that if we decided to go ahead, he felt they could get me and a baby through it safely. I was also referred to a fetal medicine consultant who I spent an hour with (the same dr as will care for me through any pregnancy) and she also felt it would be ok to proceed (her authorisation was needed before I could start fertility treatment).

I think the fact that my lung function is very stable and hasn't changed much over the last 5 years goes in my favour. Also my husband is incredibly supportive and works from home so will be on hand to help care for any baby and my parents live round the corner and will help too. Without that support network I wouldn't even consider the idea.

However if I got pregnant with multiples I know I would have to have a selective reduction as there is no way I could get through a twin pregnancy. That's why I wanted to try as hard as possible to avoid it by using unmedicated cycles but fingers crossed if I do get pregnant there will be just one.
 
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Tombliboo

Guest
My FEV1 is just under 50%. I actually thought it would be too low to even consider pregnancy when we spoke to my CF consultant about it. Obviously he spelt out all the risks clearly and discussed how it could affect me (both during pregnancy and in trying to care for a baby) but he also said that if we decided to go ahead, he felt they could get me and a baby through it safely. I was also referred to a fetal medicine consultant who I spent an hour with (the same dr as will care for me through any pregnancy) and she also felt it would be ok to proceed (her authorisation was needed before I could start fertility treatment).

I think the fact that my lung function is very stable and hasn't changed much over the last 5 years goes in my favour. Also my husband is incredibly supportive and works from home so will be on hand to help care for any baby and my parents live round the corner and will help too. Without that support network I wouldn't even consider the idea.

However if I got pregnant with multiples I know I would have to have a selective reduction as there is no way I could get through a twin pregnancy. That's why I wanted to try as hard as possible to avoid it by using unmedicated cycles but fingers crossed if I do get pregnant there will be just one.
 
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Tombliboo

Guest
My FEV1 is just under 50%. I actually thought it would be too low to even consider pregnancy when we spoke to my CF consultant about it. Obviously he spelt out all the risks clearly and discussed how it could affect me (both during pregnancy and in trying to care for a baby) but he also said that if we decided to go ahead, he felt they could get me and a baby through it safely. I was also referred to a fetal medicine consultant who I spent an hour with (the same dr as will care for me through any pregnancy) and she also felt it would be ok to proceed (her authorisation was needed before I could start fertility treatment).

I think the fact that my lung function is very stable and hasn't changed much over the last 5 years goes in my favour. Also my husband is incredibly supportive and works from home so will be on hand to help care for any baby and my parents live round the corner and will help too. Without that support network I wouldn't even consider the idea.

However if I got pregnant with multiples I know I would have to have a selective reduction as there is no way I could get through a twin pregnancy. That's why I wanted to try as hard as possible to avoid it by using unmedicated cycles but fingers crossed if I do get pregnant there will be just one.
 
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Tombliboo

Guest
My FEV1 is just under 50%. I actually thought it would be too low to even consider pregnancy when we spoke to my CF consultant about it. Obviously he spelt out all the risks clearly and discussed how it could affect me (both during pregnancy and in trying to care for a baby) but he also said that if we decided to go ahead, he felt they could get me and a baby through it safely. I was also referred to a fetal medicine consultant who I spent an hour with (the same dr as will care for me through any pregnancy) and she also felt it would be ok to proceed (her authorisation was needed before I could start fertility treatment).

I think the fact that my lung function is very stable and hasn't changed much over the last 5 years goes in my favour. Also my husband is incredibly supportive and works from home so will be on hand to help care for any baby and my parents live round the corner and will help too. Without that support network I wouldn't even consider the idea.

However if I got pregnant with multiples I know I would have to have a selective reduction as there is no way I could get through a twin pregnancy. That's why I wanted to try as hard as possible to avoid it by using unmedicated cycles but fingers crossed if I do get pregnant there will be just one.
 
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Tombliboo

Guest
My FEV1 is just under 50%. I actually thought it would be too low to even consider pregnancy when we spoke to my CF consultant about it. Obviously he spelt out all the risks clearly and discussed how it could affect me (both during pregnancy and in trying to care for a baby) but he also said that if we decided to go ahead, he felt they could get me and a baby through it safely. I was also referred to a fetal medicine consultant who I spent an hour with (the same dr as will care for me through any pregnancy) and she also felt it would be ok to proceed (her authorisation was needed before I could start fertility treatment).
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<br />I think the fact that my lung function is very stable and hasn't changed much over the last 5 years goes in my favour. Also my husband is incredibly supportive and works from home so will be on hand to help care for any baby and my parents live round the corner and will help too. Without that support network I wouldn't even consider the idea.
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<br />However if I got pregnant with multiples I know I would have to have a selective reduction as there is no way I could get through a twin pregnancy. That's why I wanted to try as hard as possible to avoid it by using unmedicated cycles but fingers crossed if I do get pregnant there will be just one.
 
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