IUI/SO-IUI: Anyone?

[min81]

Hi ladies,

Ya freshly boiled chicken essence is really yummy

it wun be dat much trouble if u buy an electric double boiler.. I use juz chicken breast, juz make sure to remove all skin and fat.. My hubby loves it when i make that

u can try it on wkends, den wkdays take the bottled ones for convenience..

 

[saralyn]

Claris: I don't take the bottle one. But I take the double boil one.. Really alot of works for me.. The preparation, the 3 hours gotta check the water and lastly, same as you, the washing up..


Min81: How to prepare if using electric double boiler?

 

[min81]

Oh and that time, the tcm sinseh i was seeing said just with that chicken breast, the concentration is abt equivalent to 6 bottles of essence of chicken

 

[min81]

Hi saralyn, there should be an outer pot and inner pot.. Gotta fill outer pot with water to marked level.. For my inner pot, there is this extra layer called the separator, with holes in it like steamer.. Juz place the chicken breast or chicken parts on the separator, the essence will flow to bottom of inner pot.. Diff brands might have diff indicators, so just choose the appropriate one (concentrate stew, fast stew, etc).. And it's auto.. Will turn off on its own when it's done.. So i can juz continue with my wk n household chores

it's more convenient if you're wking i guess.. And can use for herbal soup, birds nest,etc..

 

[saralyn]

Thanks min81! I shall go buy a electric double boil this weekend.. Heehee..

 

[min81]

Heehee.. No problem! Ladies or men alike, we're all so busy with wk now.. Must help one another with convenience and time-saving tips for our daily lives

 

[piggy_peggy]

Saralyn, Dr Lim didnt say. He just said that if I am ready for the next 2-3 months, start eating clomid again (double the dosage). And then go for IUI.

Emily, this is my 2nd cycle on Clomid. To be frank, I also dont like to eat clomid. Doctors at NUH said that better not to eat more than 12 cycles. Anyway, the risk is theroticial and not proven. But I believe that there is a risk if we anyhow eat hormone.

Ermmmm... chicken essence. Yummy... Btw, do I have to use claypot? I saw those sold in provision shop but made of porcelain. Can still use right? But I better dont put the porcelain bowl immediately into the boiling water, else it will crack.

Anyone drinking longan red dates?

 

[saralyn]

Peggy: ok ok. How about the nuh one? When are you going for the next scan to see how big the follicles are and decide on the day for iui?

I'm not a kitchen girl actually.. Heehee.. So I don't know how a double boil pot looks like..

will go walk around n see this weekend..

 

[piggy_peggy]

Saralyn, I will go back to NUH next Tuesday for another scan. I only have 3 days before Im going back for a scan. I better quickly eat lots of chicken egg white. Lunch time, I had eaten one chicken egg. Will eat one more tonight.

 

[mrswee_wk]

peggy, im kia su. drinking longan red date wolberry every alternate day.

 

[min81]

Saralyn, you can check out OG.. Think that was where my mum bought the pot for me

Hi claris, can i find out wat is the longan red date tea gd for? Can drink when pregnant?

 

[mrswee_wk]

min81, as what i know red date longan actually good for blood circulation, 'bu xue' and warm up e womb because e follicles need to grow in certain temperature. if cold womb definitely not a good place for them to grow and develop. should be able to as my sis pregnant my mum cook alot for her to drink, then it actually replace water during confinement.

 

[emily_tey]

Min81, i bought an electrical pot from chinese medical hall, uses to boil chinese herbs, oso got double layer, not sure tat can use. I betta check tonight.

Peggy, i boil red dates, blk dates, logon, wolfberries on weekends, big portion, to drink as water together with hubby. Hope to boil on weekdays too, but whr got time..

 

[saralyn]

I also drink longan red date... my mil taught me to put ginger in it.. thus, it will remove the "wind" and like what claris says, it helps to keep the womb warm..

Min81: Noted! thanks! heehee..

 

[min81]

Ohh.. Heehee.. Dat's great.. Cos i've actually stopped taking cold or sweet drinks for quite a while.. Din touch a drop after my iui till now.. Juz water and milk everyday.. And i'm starting to get a bit of nausea recently.. Happy to know there's a healthy sweet beverage

gonna buy the longan n red dates this wkend!

Hey emily, i know the kind of pot u're talking abt.. Have dat too.. Also used it when i took tcm medicine.. It can also be used

it's juz without the separator right? U can juz place the chicken breast directly into the inner pot

 

[dian_tang]

Emily: we have no choice cos low percentage of sperm can bind to egg . So have to do IVF

 

[dian_tang]

Hi joyful, i forgot what it call .. Starting with hxx . Get back to u

 

[emily_tey]

min81 > i see, then I just need to filter the essence myself once ready right?

Dian, I will go to polyclinic tmr to take referral letter to NUH so that I can get subsidized rate. u r in KK right? under subsidized also? I am quite curious, heard other sister say, if u want senior doctor, the rate will be private rate. If u get referral letter from polyclinic then will be subsidized rate but cant choose doctor. any opinion?

have u done all the pre-ivf test? how many test are there? can all those be done in 1 day? Thinking of dont know how to tell my boss if always hav to go to hospital.

 

[min81]

Hi emily, no need to filter.. The sinseh told me just pour out and drink

 

[dian_tang]

HI emily, u are doing IUI or IVF?
I may be changing to NUH too.
If refered by polyclinic, we dun get to choose doc. See doc and most tests would be subsisized.
However the IUI or IVF procedures will be a package rates.

HI Joyful, the test is call HBA test. Done in SGH.

 

[adejoy]

HI Dian Tang, thanks for the info. My DH did an additional test called DNA fragmentation. This is to test the quality of sperm and how successful the sperm can fertilize the egg.

 

[dian_tang]

Oh how was the results?

 

[dian_tang]

Hi Emily: how was the appt date in NUH? Is it a long wait to NUH?

 

[saralyn]

Morning ladies.... This morning I itchy hand went to test and it was -ve.. Sigh.. Sad.. Was hoping that my test strip has expired (stated 03/2012) and not accurate.. Haha

How to request for such test? My gynea never told us and only ask us to do the normal sa to show the count, motility and morphology..

 

[min81]

Saralyn, it's only been less than a wk right? Don't worry, too early to test

I was told to test on 21dpIUI.. So i stopped myself from testing by not buying any HPTs.. Haha.. I bought them online, and kinda timed it nicely to arrive ard day 21.. But i received it on day 20 and just couldn't resist and tested right away.. Haha.. Understand how you feel

 

[saralyn]

min81.. is 11 dpiui.. think should be able to test soon bah.. I dont have much feeling.. except PMS feeling now.. Actually, i dont like to do the testing.. my period always very accurate, on the spot or 1 day late. So, I never want to test and wait till my period is late. But this time round, i got 3 test strips to use by this month since the expiry is this month.. so just use lo.. and didn't it can be so sad to see a -ve..

 

[emily_tey]

Hi Dian, not sure if nuh system is connected to polyclinic, once i came out fr the clinic, the nurse from nuh called. First appointment is 27mar.

 

[jessbear78]

Hi Saralyn

Be positive, wait a few more days and try again.
I have a friend who tested negative but no period for 2 months. Doc suggested something not right. In the end she went to see gyna n tested positive. Now her son is 3 years old.

 

[dian_tang]

Emily : wow that is fast! Update us ya

 

[adejoy]

Hi Dian tang, my DH's HBA result is below the average. But DNA frag test shows his sperm fertility rate is within fair to good range. There are 3 range. <15%>30% shows low fertility. Based on this test and discussion with our embryologist, we have decided to go for ivf.

 

[jessbear78]

Hi Emily,

I had the same problem as you. Wondering how to tell my boss. In the end, I told her my plans. She is supportive and told me that I just need to plan my work and there won't be much disruptions. So don't worry. There r more things to worry after all the tests... All the best!

 

[emily_tey]

HI Dian, Joyfully, what is the cost of HBA test?

 

[emily_tey]

Jessica, thanks. All the best to your 2ww ! lots of baby dust****

 

[foreigner]

Hello ladies.....I just did my SO-IUI yesterday, and I'm with dr Charles Lim too, same with Saralyn n Peggy I guess.
Hi Min81, is this ur first baby? So good ya can strike for the first time. Did you bedrest during 2ww? Or still working?
Thank you and good luck for all of you during ur 2ww.

 

[mrswee_wk]

Hi ladies,

Went for acupuncture today, Dr Zou taught me to eat more egg whites, I said take 2 each day, she said take 4 as I'm going for SO IUI soon and dont take egg yolk as some may have high cholesterol and just half boiled will do don't take raw. She added those ladies who undergo IVF can eat up to 8 each day if got OHSS to help e ovaries recover from over stimulation, swollen ovaries, and help lining. Chicken essence, longan red date, black sugar ginger all can eat.

E ideal size for follicles will be from CD6 to CD14 grow 2mm each day, so will be 18mm on CD14, ideal for IUI. Lining 10-12 for IUI. I wonder how is mine, she said with my dosage 2-3 follicles growing at e same size consider good response to puregon. Just done puregon jab, experienced some bleeding. E jab is painless, I concentrated doing e jab maybe can't feel e pain. Really better than e nurse jab me. Soon will get used to it.

 

[saralyn]

Thanks Jessica.. Am trying to be positive.. I am always poking my boobs to make sure they are still sore. Haha.. silly me right? Anyway, this is also my PMS.. =(

Hi Nia, welcome! Yes.. I am with Dr Lim too.. Hoping I will be going back to see him for another reason.. And not discussing which Plan to go for next..

Claris.. Regarding the egg white, is exactly what my doc told me. Help with the OHSS.. I tried but I only managed to take for afew days and give up.. =)

 

[jessbear78]

Thanks Emily. Lots of baby dust to you.

Saralyn there is nothing silly. Sometimes could be hormonal changes or the medications. Why must u have sore boobs? I m super sleepy and has a weird pain in the right side of my tummy. Like a cramp when I went shopping today. Lots of baby dust to all of us here.

Patience and hard work pay off. So let us press on.

 

[jessbear78]

May I know what is ohss?

 

[dian_tang]

Hi Emily, the cost is abt $200 for the test .
Claris, JIA you on the jabs . It will not be scary after u did few times .

 

[freakoley]

Jessica: Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) is a complication occasionally seen in women who take certain fertility medicines that stimulate egg production.

 

[jessbear78]

Thanks shirley!

 

[min81]

Hi saralyn, stay positive!

i was in a little bit of depression from ard 11dpIUI as i felt that i had pms symptoms like sore boobs, mild cramping.. Told my hubby that the IUI had most probably failed.. He was very comforting and that made me feel so much better.. U can share ur anxieties with ur hubby too.. Just a hug and a kiss works wonders

Some women test positive much later in their pregnancy than others.. Still early to tell.. Remain positive k.. Jia you!

 

[min81]

Hi Nia,

Yup my first pregnancy.. Tried for more than 2 yrs.. Praying all goes well.. Feel very fortunate to have succeeded with IUI and i wish the same for all the ladies here

I took an mc for the procedure and the day after.. Continued working after that.. My job is pretty stressful and i have to run around the whole day.. Just kept reminding myself that there is a chance of being pregnant and that i must be extra careful..

All the best for ur 2ww! Hope to hear good news soon!

 

[saralyn]

Jessica: coz this is the only sign that I have. Other than that I feeling quite normal.. And normally, when they started to feel less sore, my period will be coming soon.. So hoping it will still be sore.. Haha.. Very silly right?

Min81: ya.. My husband has been very encouraging.. He said my strip confirmed expired and will buy one proper one from Watson. Haha! Anyway am trying to be positive.. I still having a hope as long as I don't see red!! You can "ren" for very long Le.. When your period did not come you are not tempted to test?

Claris: Jia you on the jabs! Very soon it will be nothing to you.

 

[jessbear78]

dont worry saralyn! well as long as no red should be ok... distract yourself with other things. think positive. all would be fine. cheer up ok!

 

[saralyn]

Thanks Jessica! How are you feeling? Still feeling cramp? Better rest more and don't walk so much.

 

[min81]

Saralyn, it's not silly, i know what you mean! Actually the only symptom i had was sore boobs, so even until now, i feel more relieved when i feel the soreness.. Haha..

Was very tempted to test but sometimes when i'm stressed out, my period comes late.. My period nvr comes during exams when i was in sch last time even when it's due.. It always comes when the exams end.. Haha.. So i did not dare to give myself too much hope..

Hey btw, i bought the clearblue digital pregnancy cos i din wanna agonise over the lines.. It's shown on the screen in words.. Got it frm local blogshop for like half the price in u guardian..u might wanna consider getting dat

 

[saralyn]

Min81: hahaha! Sometime I am wondering is the soreness from my constant poking. Hana! Ok. Noted on that. Will try to get that if my period doesn't come by the end of coming week.

 

[saralyn]

Good morning ladies! Hope you all have a good weekend..

13dpiui for me today.. Losing hope.. Hahaha..

How's everyone doing? Those in 2ww and those in the process of doing IUI?

 

[dragon12]

Morning,

I dpiui9. I also losing hope.