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@basia-Yes, m/s has hit me. It's not as bad today as i think i have learned how to eat properly. Yesterday was the absolute worst. I just gag constantly! Smells and certain foods really bug me. Dinners never sound good....i just eat cereal for dinner every night :)

Hi Ladies!

LS - how exciting for you to hear your baby's heartbeat! Wow what a blessing! Congratulations!

Keeping Positive -good luck this cycle!

CateMat - I LOVE what you said about hearing the birds chirping and the trees! It certainly helps to take special notice of those moments. It rained here last night and with the screen doors open it was wonderful! :) I'm going to have to check out your photography site. :)

I was on the April board for the first time (1st IUI - no luck and had a cyst this past cycle).... well... we tried it naturally this month because of the cyst. I kept track of my temps, but both this site and Fertility Friend couldn't pinpoint my O date.. neither could opk's (at least the days I used them). I started to spot yesterday cd17, what I thought was 5dpo and hoping it was implantation, and today AF arrived with a vengence. UGH! I have NEVER in all my years started that early! I'm usually 26 days give or take a day or two. Anyone ever have that happen after IUI or Gonal-F injections? Just wondering because it is strange for me. Left a message with the specialist for my baseline ultrasound to see if my cyst is gone and then hopefully I'll be on my 2nd IUI.

and to you all!!

Thanks for your replies...

This is the first FSH IUI cycle for me... Today is 8 DPO... and I feel super bloated ... Slightly soar boobs... I've gaine 3 pounds in ine day... I'm afraid it might be OHSS... I go for my pregnancy test on Monday... I'm tired of waiting... I've faced plenty disappointments with Clomid... Hate that medicine now... Doesn't do anything for me...

This forum helps with the wait time... Sigh... Any one who's had similar experience, please share stories. Thanks

hi everyone,
I creeped the April board a bit and I've been following you all along.

I figured maybe I should join

We had our first IUI april 24 - it was a natural cycle just took the HCG shot and on the progesterone pills now.

We aren't really sure what our issue is right now - my DH had a SA and it was something like 245 million but only 122 moving, so they repeated and it went to 80 million, 45 moving.

So of course the day off our IUI, he had 25 and only 8million were injected.

NO CLUE what happened to his numbers, maybe the nerves???

- we started taking macha and tribulus as a supplement (he did at least)

I'm so positive this month really trying not to symptom spot or get hopes up.

We suffered a CP in December and nothing since. We've been trying for 6months or so now.

We got for a blood test on Thursday.

Good luck everyone! xx

Good luck KB on Thursday :)

Momtobeeee- hopefully you will start feeling better. You might have a mild case of OHSS - just drink plenty of Gatorade (will keep you hydrated and it should help - I was told to stay away from the water and just drink Gatorade and it was helping me). good luck

Ugh. I was so excited yesterday - had a faint positive. I was looking forward to testing today so I could triumphantly proclaim a BFP. But today, it's not even a squinter, I still keep telling myself that I can see something, but honestly, I think that might just be wishful thinking.

@essem-Hmmmm well you know, my tests were always lighter in the morning. In the afternoon/evening they were the darkest. Maybe retest later today?! I sure hope this is the beggining of your BFP!

@mom-I hope you are feeling better.

@KB_ttc - There are a LOT of things that can effect sperm count. Stress is a huge contributor. So when you say he had 25, but 8 were injected...was that 8 million post wash? i ask because your uterus can only hold a certain amount of liquid, and it's not very much...i was always shocked when they would tell me that during my IUI's. If it is 8 mill post wash, that is still a good number as long as all the other...morph and motlity are good too! Remember..it only takes one!

Good luck KB!

Essemkay - Sending you Baby Dust! Please keep us posted!

Momtobe - I got really bloated and kind of crampy for a few days after my IUI. I never used Gatorade, but I'll try it next time. :)

I spoke with the nurse from the specialist's office yesterday (no bedside manner btw) and when I told her about my crazy early cd17 AF arrival she sloughed it off as relating to the cyst I had. Don't know if that's true or not because I know people who have had cysts with regular cycles. Maybe it was the Gonal-F? Who knows....

Kb, welcome and best wishes to you!
Essem, fingers crossed for you! I hope tomorrow you come with great news!

Tomorrow is my appointment with the clinic. I hope to be relaxed after this. I really need it. As about my natural ttc, i am on dpo 6-7 and since yesterday i have brown discharge. For me brown discharge is never good news, but i think it is too early for af.

Babyangel--thank you...yeah it was a nice morning! I was the same as you...after my first IUI last month my AF came 5 days early!! So random? I was unmedicated, so I have no idea why...in some ways I was happy to fast-forward through the waiting as I knew I wasn't pregnant.

KB--good luck today!

kethryes- good luck today! How did you appt go?

Update...I had an 18mm follicle yesterday and was surging (LH 62), so...they told us to BD last night, tonight and tomorrow. We decided to do IUI next month instead of this month...based on a variety of factors. Not thinking our chances are super high with trying to conceive naturally, but we'll see...