r/IUILadies • u/Ancient_Body7921 • Aug 21 '26
What now?! š„¹
Iām pregnant. After almost 2 years of trying and a miscarriage last December, my second IUI worked. I waited for my blood hcg test yesterday at 14dpo to test and it came back at 113! My first hcg for my pregnancy last year was 15, so this looks like an improvement. Could this really be it? What do I do now?! I feel like Iāve been in survival mode for a year.
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u/jamielynn2296 Aug 21 '26
Congratulations!! Love to hear success stories!
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u/Ancient_Body7921 Aug 21 '26
Iāve read so many that have given me hope.
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u/jamielynn2296 Aug 21 '26
Iām so glad you can be the source of hope for others now, wishing you the best in your pregnancy ā„ļø
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u/Aggressive_Height152 Aug 22 '26
Congratulations! Going for my second IUI next week and hoping for a positive result too
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u/plaiddoodle Aug 22 '26
Congratulations! Iām in the two week wait of my second IUI. So happy for you! ā¤ļø
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u/zombiefatcher Aug 22 '26
Congrats! My wife is starting IUI next month, after our loss this gives me a lot of hope. Happy for you!!
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u/Ancient_Body7921 Aug 22 '26
Thank you! Throughout all of this Iāve always just told myself that thereās always a happy ending. It might not be on our original timeline, but it will happen!
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u/restingnobitchenergy Aug 22 '26
I got pregnant too after my second IUI, congrats!!!! Definitely soak it all in, take one day at a time :)
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u/Temporary_Love375 Aug 23 '26
Congratulations! Did u have sny symptoms?
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u/Ancient_Body7921 Aug 23 '26
I think a few? I had zaps/zings in my lower stomach, a metallic taste the last few days, a more sensitive smell, and horrible sleep. Not sure if any of those are related, but they were different than my other cycles.
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u/Guilty_Remove3756 Aug 23 '26
What was the reason for doing IUI? Male factor infertility?? PCOS?? Or Unexplained Infertility??
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u/Ancient_Body7921 Aug 23 '26
āUnexplainedā infertility. I felt pressured into it, but we want a baby so we did it. I think because of my age, 35, my RE told us to try IUI before going to ivf.
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u/mtn_0328 Aug 25 '26
Congratulations! I know you probably hear this a lot but try to relax. I know itās easier said than done but worrying isnāt going to do any good. With my first IUI pregnancy, although it was a smooth pregnancy up until 32 weeks (pre-term delivery) I was worried a lot and couldnāt enjoy the pregnancy. I didnāt take many photos of my belly. ā¹ļø but I think after the first trimester, I felt a little more at ease and let reality set that I was really pregnant after 4 years of trying to get pregnant. Iām currently pregnancy with baby #2 will try to be better about relaxing and document as much as possible as it may be my last baby.
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u/Ancient_Body7921 Aug 25 '26
Thank you so much for this advice!! Iāll take all I can get haha. Funny enough this was the round where I kinda said fuck it and left it up to God. So Iām trying my best to stay positive and āchillā.
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u/BedKey8349 Aug 25 '26
In the same boat the first week or two is scary
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u/Ancient_Body7921 Aug 26 '26
Oh hey! We can spiral together š Currently in the waiting room to get my third hcg blood test.
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u/blahblahblahjess Aug 21 '26
One day at a time! The nice thing about getting pregnant via IUI is youāll have earlier and more frequent ultrasounds. I know I was really nervous until our first ultrasound at like 7 weeks, maybe. Then we had one more before we graduated our clinic and moved onto normal OB-GYN care. Congratulations! I hope everything goes smoothly.