=BFN. I had to test, I just couldn't resist, and now I just want to crawl in bed and stay there till Monday. I am so sad.
I've been doing some serious thinking about where to go from here. DH's numbers are getting so much better, almost in the normal range, but it is still not working. I know we will do 2 more IUIs, but then what? IVF is just not an option for us financially. And with DH's better numbers I would not want to move to donor IUI, like we had talked about.
I just wish we something went our way for once.
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Our journey through infertility, to pregnancy, with a few bumps along the way.
About Me
- Andrea
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
- After years of struggling with infertility we are finally parents to twins thanks to IVF#2! Learning through the difficult time of infertility, a multiples pregnancy, hospital bedrest, and a NICU stay that life is life, there is nothing you can do to control it. All you can do is try to make the best of it:)
Our Journey
- 10/05-Got married!
- 12/06-Began TTC
- 8/07-Diagnosed with Varicocele
- 10/07-Varicocelectomy
- 7/08-First RE appointment
- 9/, 10/, 12/08-IUI #1-3=BFNs
- 1/09 -IUI#4 =BFN
- 4/09 -IVF#1=BFN w/RE #2
- 6/22/09-IVF#2 =BFP!
- 1/15/10-Hazel and Elijah were born
Blog Archive
IF Success Stories
- Busted Babymaker
- Caroline-From Infertility to Baby
- Conceive This!
- Infertility Journey to Motherhood
- IVF on the Down Low
- Little Bluebirds Fly
- Make it Grand
- My Infertile World
- No swimmers in the tubes, no bun in the oven
- Not How I Planned
- Pieces of My Life
- Someday, Someway!
- Swimming Against the Tide
- There's a baby at the end of this, right?
Multiples
Infertility Blogs
Loss
Non-IF blogs I like
Money Spent on IF
- 2008-
- 7/23/08 -$323 RE office visit
- 7/23/08 -$727 cervical cultures
- 8/11/08 -$948 day 3 bloodwork
- 8/11/08 -$536 day 3 ultrasound
- 8/20/08 -$285 for IUI #1
- 9/5/08 -$194 Semen analysis and cryopreservation
- 9/08-9/09 -$150 semen storage fee
- 9/11/08 -$194 semen analysis
- 10/6/08 -pending $3,500 for HSG
- 10/11/08 -$285 for IUI #2
- 12/1/08 -$285 for IUI #3
- 12/27/08 -$285 for IUI #4
- 2009-
- 1/24/09-$248 RE office visit
- 1/28/09 -$412 semen analysis and bloodwork
- 1/30/09 -$542 mock-ET and bloodwork
- 2/6/09 -$3,966 for IVF & ER anesthesia
- 2/10/09 -$1,819.05 for IVF Meds
- 3/25/09 -$1,290 freezing embryos
- 4/2/09 -$293 beta testing
- 6/1/09 -$3,996 for IVF #2
Acronyms
- AF = Aunt Flow (menstruation)
- Beta =Beta blood test, tests for pregnancy hormone
- BFN = Big Fat Negative (on HPT)
- BFP = Big Fat Positive (i.e. PREGNANT!)
- DH = Dear Husband. Even when he's not being particularly dear
- ER = Egg retrieval
- ET = Embryo transfer
- FET=Frozen Embryo Cycle
- HPT = Home Pregnancy Test
- ICSI = Intro Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection
- IF = Infertility
- IL = In-laws
- IUI = Intrauterine Insemination
- IVF = In Vitro Fertilization
- LO = Little Ones (babies)
- MFI = Male Factor Infertility
- MoM = Mother of Multiples
- O = Ovulate
- OPK = Ovulation Predictor Kit (tells when you O)
- Pg = pregnant, pregnancy
- PIO = Progesterone in Oil shots
- POAS = Pee on a Stick (take HPT)
- RE = Reproductive Endocrinologist
- SA = Semen Analysis
- SIL = Sister-in-Law
- Stims = Stimulation hormone shots
- TI = Timed Intercourse
- TTC = Trying to Conceive
- TTTC = Trouble Trying to Conceive
- WTF=What the fuck? -why didn't this work
16 comments:
Oh, no!! I am so very sorry. It looks like you've been on such a long road and there is still so much uncertainty. :( I'm hoping on of these next 2 IUI's will result in a pregnancy!!!!
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Andrea - does Wisconsin have an infertility mandate? Like mass and some other states? Because if it does you can buy BCBS insurance in addition to your policy - I called about it and it will be like $400/month and after you hit the deductible of 500 ALL fertility treatments are covered...including ICSI and assisted hatching...
Also - most infertility centers also have payment plans that also include things like if you dont get pregnant with IVF after 3 you get all your money back..etc..did you look into any of this?
I know i dont know your financial situation but I thought I would share what I have found out in case..Good Luck!
nope-no mandate, no coverage, nada, zilch.
I am so sorry. I really feel for you. God luck for the next IUI. x
So sorry - ((HUGS))
(((hugs))) I'm sorry about your bfn.
Oh no.. I am so sorry to hear this. I wish I had something better to say. ((HUGS))
im sorry, andrea. :(
i know that each bfn hurts just as much as before, if not more.
i am hoping you have a positive test from one of the next two IUI's!!!
I just found your blog and wanted to let you know how sorry I am for this month not working out. We've been trying without one little blip for almost three years so I understand what you are going through. ((HUGS))
Andrea,
I'm so sorry you got another BFN!! This just sucks! I hate that it comes down to money. It's unfair and frustrating. I wish I could say or do something that would help you get your BFP! Hang in there, I'm thinking of you!
I'm sorry, Andrea. This sucks. I wish that IUIs came with better odds.
I am so sorry, hun...so SO sorry. Crawling under the covers sounds like heaven. Do what you need to do.
xoxo
i'm so sorry! I hope that you guys don't even need to get to ivf b/c you'll get a bfp before it comes to that. that's great that your dh's # are improving though!! maybe next time?
I'm so sorry for the BFN. Hang in there! Take it one cycle at a time... thinking about too far in the future can make you crazy!
Sorry to hear about the BFN. I hope that your husband's improving numbers bode well for the next IUI.
I'm sorry about your BFN. I hope you can find some supportive friends close by and not just those on the computer.
I think, I missed reading this in your blog but: why are you doing so many IUIs? Our doc said we could only do 3. They are about a 30% success rate. Then we had to move on to IVF.
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