IUI success with low sperm count?

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So I went in for IUI #1 today. It's hard to believe that DH and I have been ttc for 15 months now. We have been waiting months for this day ever since back in August/September of last year we were told he only had 1 million little guys in there and at a very low motility. We were told IVF was our only option but there was NO way to afford it. We have been working so hard to get his swimmers up to a level which will allow us to try IUI and we finally made it!

However.. it could have gone a little smoother. DH had a hard time getting enough out (he told me this after the fact) so it was a surprise when the RN said that they only got 7 million (we were expecting closer to 12). Ah well, the motility was at 85% which is an even bigger improvement from the last check he had when it was at 75%. I am trying to stay positive and think that it only takes 1 little guy, but part of me is cautious. I know I will be a wreck if this doesn;t work out.

 Has anyone here had successful IUIs with low sperm counts? How many IUIs did you need? How many follicles did you have? I think I only had one, but I may have had two.

Thanks ladies!