Hey there,
I just wanted to pipe up with my experience. M is right. I did a Clomid IUI with a trigger shot.
We did 3 single IUI's and for each one I was on Clomid day 3-7 and did an Ovidrel trigger shot the day before the
scheduled IUI. #3 was the one that finally did the trick for us.
I actually regularly ovulate on my own and there were even 2 cycles where I was just being monitored (no meds) that they found more than one follicle maturing at the same rate. In my
case, I was put on Clomid solely to control when I would ovulate and to make sure that wasn't the one time I didn't O. We were actually very good candidates for IVF since DH's SA results were not very good and there was not much he could have done on
his own to change that. He exercises, doesn't smoke, takes vitamins and he eats relatively good food (as long as I'm around!).
His SA results were just barely within the acceptable range for IUI and while we were hopeful that IUI would work for
us I think we saw it as more of a way to ease our way onto the IVF path while feeling like we were actually doing something.
I was lucky with my insurance and had the luxury of trying IUI even though the chances of it working for us
were quite low. If we had to pursue the IVF route we would have had to shell out a whole lot of money since my fertility coverage has a lifetime max but we decided to gamble and use a good bit of that amount towards the IUI. IVF is just so invasive
and seemed time consuming and emotionally draining and I just wasn't ready at the time. I did start saving money for the possible eventuality of IVF and now have it set aside for when and if we need to explore that route again for baby #2.
I'm
not sure that my specific experience is the same as yours but I do hope that it gives you a glimmer of hope. After 17 cycles of trying and a seemingly endless amount of time in stirrups I understand how very frustrating and daunting the whole
process can be. I still marvel at the fact that I am pregnant right now and crazily enough I still have anxiety. I worried I wouldn't get pregnant and now I worry I won't "stay" pregnant and I'm sure a whole new set of worries will emerge when the
baby arrives.
This group helped me to maintain my sanity and I still poke around over here to keep up with everyone. I hope I can still be of help in some way to you and the rest of the girls.
Lots of baby dust for you... :)
