Hellobee Boards Topic: Have you had an IUI gone wrong?

Hellobee Boards Topic: Have you had an IUI gone wrong? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 07 Apr 2026 04:02:31 +0000 marionberry on "Have you had an IUI gone wrong?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-had-an-iui-gone-wrong#post-961163 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 21:00:45 +0000 marionberry 961163@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @spaniellove: You poor thing! I would be insisting on a free IUI if I were you. I think that's ridiculous. You shouldn't have to keep reminding them about your cervix. Maybe you can ask that they do the IUI under ultrasound next time so that you can verify the catheter goes through the cervix regardless of who does it? spaniellove on "Have you had an IUI gone wrong?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-had-an-iui-gone-wrong#post-960652 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 17:55:40 +0000 spaniellove 960652@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @sweetooth: Yeah, this looked and felt more like I had peed on the table! They have me lie there for about 20 minutes but it was pretty immediate after she took out the catheter that the leaking happened, so I don't think it ever made it in. @raintreebee: They are weird about not letting you see a dr unless you're having a major IVF procedure or a consult, so it's not likely. But I did schedule another consult for next week and will definitely bring up this concern. Maybe he can at least write out instructions so that I won't be responsible for communicating the catheter type and praying the nurse is brave enough to insert the catheter completely. raintreebee on "Have you had an IUI gone wrong?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-had-an-iui-gone-wrong#post-959138 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 11:41:53 +0000 raintreebee 959138@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @spaniellove: Can you insist that a doctor rather than a nurse do the procedure? tequiero21 on "Have you had an IUI gone wrong?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-had-an-iui-gone-wrong#post-959094 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 11:32:33 +0000 tequiero21 959094@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @spaniellove: I don't think anything went wrong but they definitely owe u one! sweetooth on "Have you had an IUI gone wrong?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-had-an-iui-gone-wrong#post-958564 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 09:22:44 +0000 sweetooth 958564@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @spaniellove: I definitely don't think that there should be much, if any, leaking after the procedure. Unless it's your own CM and everything is timed perfectly. You lay there for a little while afterwards, right? I'd definitely be sure, if there are any more IUI's in your future, to tell them they need to be aware of your funky uterus and please take extra care to insert the catheter all the way in there. Even explain to them what happened to you on previous IUIs and be sure they are listening. Oh, and I wouldn't count them if you feel certain that something wasn't done properly. Makes me want to go into your clinic and shake them up & tell them to take care of spaniellove! Happygal on "Have you had an IUI gone wrong?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-had-an-iui-gone-wrong#post-958559 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 09:20:58 +0000 Happygal 958559@https://boards.hellobee.com/ That's great news. Exciting! Will you ask them about what happened? spaniellove on "Have you had an IUI gone wrong?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-had-an-iui-gone-wrong#post-958479 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 08:56:34 +0000 spaniellove 958479@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Happygal: I know, I'm trying to think of it as technically being my first IUI still! A couple Tylenols and some good breathing techniques might do the trick, and maybe a full bladder, which they said straightened things out a little during my embryo transfer! Happygal on "Have you had an IUI gone wrong?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-had-an-iui-gone-wrong#post-958461 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 08:49:54 +0000 Happygal 958461@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Spaniellove: that's so frustrating and disappointing. BUT! I see a good side to this as well. I wouldn't count them as failed IUIs, which would make me feel much better and hopeful. Would you take them up on the general anesthesia suggestion? Sunshine1810 on "Have you had an IUI gone wrong?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-had-an-iui-gone-wrong#post-958213 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 07:26:38 +0000 Sunshine1810 958213@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I have never had that happen but I agree with @swedishfish, I think they owe you a free IUI! I am so sorry that has happened to you! swedishfish on "Have you had an IUI gone wrong?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-had-an-iui-gone-wrong#post-958190 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 07:13:49 +0000 swedishfish 958190@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @spaniellove: oh my goodness, no this never happened to me. They owe you a free IUI at your current clinic! That's so unprofessional. spaniellove on "Have you had an IUI gone wrong?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-had-an-iui-gone-wrong#post-958169 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 07:04:37 +0000 spaniellove 958169@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @TheSwissWifeStyle: The first was at the previous clinic and the second was at my current clinic. The previous clinic later figured out the cervix issue when they did a mock transfer for IVF, and I'm not really sure my current clinic would have noticed at all...as it is I have to keep telling them and their response is "what kind of catheter did the nurse use last time?" like I would know! It hurts like a bad HSG so I'm taking painkillers next time! TheSwissWifeStyle on "Have you had an IUI gone wrong?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-had-an-iui-gone-wrong#post-958134 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 06:41:19 +0000 TheSwissWifeStyle 958134@https://boards.hellobee.com/ OMG! So your first 2 didn't count, so to speak? Was it at the same place as your last one? I feel like they owe you 2 more! :( Did your last one hurt? spaniellove on "Have you had an IUI gone wrong?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-had-an-iui-gone-wrong#post-958119 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 06:32:28 +0000 spaniellove 958119@https://boards.hellobee.com/ DH and I are realizing that 2 of our 3 IUIs never quite "made it". The first time we suspected afterwards that the catheter wasn't inserted all the way because it was so easy, and now we know for sure because different nurses and doctors have shown me how hard it is to actually get in there with my funky very curved cervix - they've suggested general anesthesia! The second time everything leaked out as soon as she removed the catheter (I don't think she got in all the way that time either)...she tried to play it off like it was something else, but as soon as I sat up I found the whole surface under my butt soaked and knew it wasn't happening. Have you ever had an IUI gone wrong, and do you count them?