Tag Archives: IUI

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Blast from the Past IUI

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Here’s a throwback post from 3 years ago when we did our IUI’s. It’s crazy to think that seemed so long ago and yet we still don’t have our baby. In many ways I’m in the same place: same job, same home, same amount of children, but I’m in such a different place emotionally and mentally. I’ve grown so much since then and I wouldn’t change that for anything (well, except a baby maybe).

“I you I” originally written Feb. 14, 2011.
Ok, so I’m puting it out there this time. Last time we kept things a little more hush and it didn’t make it any easier when it didn’t work…. So lets try it this way shall we. I am currently half way through my two week wait after our second IUI (Intra-Uterine Insemination). Typically this is the time I obsess over every ache, bubble, and twinge and immediately rush online to consult the “early pregnancy symptoms websites”, but I’m trying to restrain myself. Believe it or not I have not taken a HPT yet, which I need to buy in bulk at Costco cause I usually go through em like candy. I am trying to be more realistic this time and considering that implantation probably hasn’t even happened, any positive I got at this point is left over HCG from the trigger shot. Jason and I have been through every test possible and the doctors haven’t found any reason why we aren’t parents already; they call this “unexplained infertility”. They try and spin it like its so great cause technically you “could” get pregnant anytime on your own. But we’re not. So obviously there’s a problem here people. I would much rather someone tell me “here’s the problem, here’s how we fix it” and move on. So basically, the fertility specialist recommend we try IUI, which will hopefully create the optimal conditions, optimal timing, and increase your chances of getting those little swimmers to where they are supposed to be. This process begins with taking meds and (my favorite) injections that will help you grow more eggs and bigger eggs. When the follicles are good and plump, you get an HCG shot which triggers ovulation. Then the IUI is done using a flexible catheter that is inserted through the cervix and the “washed” sperm is injected into the uterus. Fun stuff huh? A far cry from most people’s night of romance. So now I get to just pray and wait to see if it worked. Please understand, the last thing I want from writing this is for anyone to come up to me like “Sooooo…?”, if I wanted you to know, you would. And if it didn’t work, I don’t wanna take about it. Get it? Good.

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What would you do… for a Klondike Bar?

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imageIt seems that the second someone hears that we are struggling to get pregnant, the first thing they wanna do is give their advice. “Have you tried—–?”, “you guys should ——-,” “Why don’t you just —–“, etc. Or they wanna tell you about how so-n-so got pregnant by doing such-n-such. I get it, I know you’re trying to help. But it’s not. No thanks. Trust me, I’ve tried it.
Just to give you an idea of the many things I’ve done to try and have a baby, here’s a few of them:
Acupuncture
Moxabustion
Mayan Uterine Massage
Intra-uterine insemination (IUI)
Clomid
Injections
Hypnotherapy
Teas, herbs, pills, supplements, vitamins…
Cupping
Chiropractor
Meditation
Millions of prayers
Rebounding on a trampoline
Fertility diet
Raw food detox diet
Gluten free, dairy free, sugar free diets, etc.
Going organic
Dry brushing
Castor oil compress
Cold showers
Hot baths
Every secret magical sex position or special lube (haha).
Calendaring, charting, monitoring

I’ve even tried “not trying”. I had heard time and time again “the second you stop thinking about it, it’ll happen”. So I gave that a whirl. So much easier said than done. Sheesh. But for the last year we really tried to just focus on us and our marriage and living our lives. We didn’t “try” per se. We just let things be. It was a nice little break. But you know what…… That didn’t work either!!!!
So now we’ve come to the ONLY thing left to check off the list. The big daddy of them all. IVF. Here we go.