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Figured I would share my IUI experience in case anyone references this thread in the future.

We were going to collect at home but the nurse cited several studies that showed sperm collected in the office had better success rates (due to timing apparently) than collecting at home. They did allow me in the room with my husband (which is equipped with a TV and a stack of magazines LOL) and then we just dropped the sample off at the lab. We went back an hour later and the procedure itself was super easy and painless. They had me lay on the table for 15 minutes afterwards and then I was sent on my way.
Final sperm count after washing was 53 million with great motility. Of course my husband has not stopped talking about his "super sperm" since.
The RE did tell us to have sex prior to the IUI since my husband doesn't have a sperm issue, so we did about 20 hours before and again about 4 hours later.
The IUI wasn't covered by insurance so we spent $400 total on the procedure.

@crazydoglady: No I only had the one follicle scan. I thought I would have one the day of the IUI but nope!

@bhbee: I’m doing amazing! Doing my best just to be happy and enjoy this time. Don’t want to worry about anything! Beta is tomorrow at 7:05! I’m so excited!! I’ve been testing daily still to use up my tests that I have and just seeing more and more dark lines so I’m feeling very positive! Thanks for checking in!

@LabradorLover: awesome!!

So of course the day after my IUI I came down with a horrible cold. Coughing, body aches, chills etc. I coughed so much that my ovaries felt like they were going to burst open. I did have to take cold medicine and ibuprofen.
I'm 3 dpo today so I'm sure being this early it won't affect anything, but of course I'm worried about it!

@mrskansas: I hope you feel better soon! I wouldn't worry about taking meds now.

I thought about testing out the trigger this month, but decided against it. I'm not sure I'm even going to test this month, I may just wait for the blood test, but we'll see. I'm not sure how I feel about this month. Part of me thinks there's a chance, but part of me doesn't since I feel like I feel the same way I did with my unsuccessful IUIs. I'm only 3dpiui though so way too early to read into anything! I'm just a bit of a pessimist.

@mrskansas: It's so tough when you're used to BFNs every month. It's hard for me to picture myself pregnant again, even though it seemed so natural and normal last year.

I definitely feel like my body let me down since I somehow conceived without an issue and if my baby was healthy he'd be here with us now and I wouldn't be ttc right now. Infertility after a 20 week loss just seems cruel, ugh.

Praying for the best for both of us!

@crazydoglady: Still too early. I'm 6dpiui and not planning to test this month. I think I'll just wait for the blood test. I've been getting pretty intense AF cramps for 2 days now so not feeling too hopeful unfortunately...

@crazydoglady: No worries! I tend to think that every month and it's always AF, ugh. I did think I was getting AF when I was pregnant too though and I cramped almost the entire time I was pregnant, especially the first trimester, so I think I just cramp a lot. We'll see!

My husband's infection is gone so that's good news, now we just need to make sure mine is gone as well. I'd probably try injectables next since they seem to have a better success rate than just clomid or femara. So hoping I don't need that, but nice to know we have some more options.

@crazydoglady: I'm sorry you haven't had success with femara. I'm hopeful things will work out for you soon! Hope you're doing well.

@periwinklebee: Thank you! I go from feeling hopeful to hopeless, it's so annoying. My husband is much more optimistic than me so I feel extra nervous about disappointing him.

How are you doing? You're almost there!

@mrskansas: @PeaceLily: fx for you ladies

@crazydoglady: It doesn't since neither of our infections were STDs. Our RE did STD testing when we first started with them and both of ours were clear, which is what I'd hope since we've been together since we were 15/16.

I wouldn't worry too much about infections causing fertility problems, I don't think it's too common. Our RE doesn't think our infections have played any part in us struggling with ttc this year.

@crazydoglady: No worries! I totally understand wanting to get checked out for everything. I'm already thinking about what I want to be tested for if this cycle is a bust.

I'm thinking of asking for an endometrial biopsy to check for bacteria and inflammation in my uterus since I know D&Es can cause endometritis.

I also would like to get checked for endometriosis since I always assumed I had this to some extent. I have horribly painful, long periods, but nobody has ever brought up endo for some reason. My aunt had this and it kept her from conceiving, so it's always in the back of my mind.

I'm not sure Id want to go into a 4th IUI without doing some more testing to actually figure out what's going on. Unexplained is such a frustrating diagnosis, ugh.

@periwinklebee: Thank you

It's still so hard for me to accept that this is where we are right now. I know we will get past this eventually, but we just feel stuck. I have pretty bad anxiety so that doesn't help either.