tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8228238011523149755.post2265147090187319803..comments2023-05-31T06:06:32.270-05:00Comments on Baby Mama(s) Drama: RE Visit #2Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11395181857848594844noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8228238011523149755.post-11217253340056264172011-04-19T17:41:37.248-05:002011-04-19T17:41:37.248-05:00Our RE is just like Shannon's (above). He is p...Our RE is just like Shannon's (above). He is pretty confident in our ability to get pregnant and is recommending 2 unmedicated IUIs a cycle with a plan to become more aggressive at the point of diminishing returns (if it doesn't work after 3 months). We are happy with that approach, though I totally feel the "if we could do it faster, for less, that might be nice" thoughtAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8228238011523149755.post-72956276866185594212011-04-19T15:08:34.831-05:002011-04-19T15:08:34.831-05:00How many follicles does she have right now? (If y...How many follicles does she have right now? (If you said and I missed it, I'm sorry!) <br /><br />We started massive drugs right away because H1's egg reserve was so low and she was 39/40 when we started. <br /><br />Since you don't have insurance coverage for it, I'd want to start stim drugs right away, but you'd really need to know the follicle count. Because if she does drugs and then gets too many follicles, then they could cancel your cycle if it's just an IUI and not IVF. If he just wants to do a trigger shot, that'd be good because then you'd know exactly when she was ovulating. Are you doing more than one IUI for each cycle? <br /><br />I wanted to start IVF right away, but our insurance requires 3 medicated IUI's before we did IVF. And we didn't even qualify for regular IVF because H1 only produces 1 egg no matter how much stimming we do.H2https://www.blogger.com/profile/14541948412252859258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8228238011523149755.post-19732261872577945032011-04-19T15:07:03.985-05:002011-04-19T15:07:03.985-05:00Our doctor was the complete opposite. She said the...Our doctor was the complete opposite. She said there was no reason to think we couldn't get pregnant without drugs, so she saw no reason to try them for the first several tries. After three tries, if we weren't pregnant, we would have had a meeting with her to discuss the next steps. It was always up to us how aggressive we wanted to be, but that was her opinion. My partner got pregnant on the 2nd try with our first son, and on the 3rd try with our second son by one unmedicated IUI each cycle.Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03518325345447825732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8228238011523149755.post-66212590883648834802011-04-19T14:39:03.154-05:002011-04-19T14:39:03.154-05:00thats an easy question to answer in hindsight (i w...thats an easy question to answer in hindsight (i wish we'd gone straight to ivf!) but an impossible question to answer at the beginning of your journey (we did at-home ICIs, then gradually stepped up medicated/monitoring levels with IUIs). i think you just have to do what you feel comfortable with (and your pocketbook can handle!) good luck!anofferingoflovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14787985680863798995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8228238011523149755.post-64607289268302240422011-04-19T13:56:11.244-05:002011-04-19T13:56:11.244-05:00We did four rounds of unmedicated double IUIs befo...We did four rounds of unmedicated double IUIs before moving onto the drugs and monitoring, mostly because it took that long for my insurance to start covering any of it. I think if you're being monitored you'll have better odds on the timing than you would otherwise, so go natural if you want to give that a shot. I would have happily moved to the RE after the third one if we could have, and I almost want to just get to IVF now and get it over with. But you're right that she's healthy and there's no reason why it SHOULDN'T work, so if you want to go it without drugs, I think you should!Isahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16257850313625650928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8228238011523149755.post-70910494930421441082011-04-19T13:30:32.320-05:002011-04-19T13:30:32.320-05:00I felt the EXACT SAME way. The first doctor that ...I felt the EXACT SAME way. The first doctor that I went to was VERY aggressive and the appointment was terrifying and saddening. We ended up doing 3 inseminations at home before we got a recommendation from a friend about another RE. The one we go to now doesn't make me feel pressured to do anything that I don't want to do. She's completely ok and even suggested we go natural cycle for a few tries before we got aggressive - of course, now I'm getting a little antsy and want to be a bit more aggressive, and she's perfectly fine with that too. She told us that it's our baby, our journey, and she would support whatever decision we make.<br /><br />I now wish that we had gotten aggressive earlier and done doctor assisted IUI's earlier because if so I could be closer to having our baby. I do feel like we've spent a ton of money and really are nowhere closer.<br /><br />Honestly, it's such a hugely personal decision that I couldn't even begin to give you advice - only let you know what I'm feeling now.<br /><br />Good luck whatever you decide!abmayfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06074001848829205055noreply@blogger.com