Close your eyes, picture a Hollywood set, and you are on Jeopardy. It's now your turn to answer the question.
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This is the 2ww after IUI.
What is the longest wait ever?
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Monday, February 23, 2009
2 WW
The dreaded 2 week wait to ensure that this worked. Keep occupied.
March 1 - Blood work to ensure I did in fact Ovulate.
March 10 - Pregnancy Blood Test unless Aunt Flor shows her ugly face.
Well I had a bit of mild spotting yesterday which was normal. And today it feels like I'm back on clomid. My ovaries are in a fight trying to rip through my skin.
Will keep you posted....Cross your fingers for us.
March 1 - Blood work to ensure I did in fact Ovulate.
March 10 - Pregnancy Blood Test unless Aunt Flor shows her ugly face.
Well I had a bit of mild spotting yesterday which was normal. And today it feels like I'm back on clomid. My ovaries are in a fight trying to rip through my skin.
Will keep you posted....Cross your fingers for us.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Michael Phelps Scorecard
7:00 am - Wake Up - Last test to ensure we are ovulating (Yep - the line IS darker)
7:14 am - Full body shave
8:45 am - Leave for the hospital
9:17 am - Run through hospital...Could we have parked any father away? Seems as though we always have to find the cheapest parking.
9:34 am - W here for IUI...Fill out form, put on wristband, and how would you like to pay? $250
9:38 am - H rummages through a plethora of sticky pages of magazines to produce his sample.
9:50 am - Sperm needs to incubate, needs to be washed, and then spun to get the fastest swimmers. Ok....You Michael Phelps of the sperm world..we need you!
9:51 am - Go for coffee and a bite to eat
10:30 am - Wait and wait and wait
10:45 am - W and H called
10:47 am - 14.7 million swimmers, at a rate of 55% motility, so that means 9 millions are the winners. Pretty good chances. Great sperm count, we usually look for 5 million as a good number. Not the best number, but great. Here hold onto this.
11:12 am - W come this way.
11:15 am - Cycle Day what? 14 Are you on a pre-natal vitamin? Materna Are you on any fertility drugs? Nope, it's a natural try this time. When did you see your surge? Saturday and this morning. How long are your periods? Well that depends. Are we including clomid that totally fucked me up? Anywhere from 26-34 days
11:18 am - The Dr will be in shortly to preform your IUI.
11:18 am - Stare at my naked body in the mirror. Damn I'm hot! :-) Realize I need to loose some weight. Stare at my tattoo, try to get comfortable.
11:25 am - Knock Knock. Don't be nervous. All I could think of was this better feel A LOT better than that damn HSG.
11:27 am - Speculum in "W, relax, put your hands on your chest...imagine the blue sky, the sun shinning, you have some nice clear mucus" WTF? Catheter in, sperm injected, mild cramp.
11:28 am - That's it? That's all? And I'm not laying in the wet spot... NICE!
11:40 am - Finished laying there for 10 minutes...Got dressed...Went home
That was easy. The rest is up to science.
7:14 am - Full body shave
8:45 am - Leave for the hospital
9:17 am - Run through hospital...Could we have parked any father away? Seems as though we always have to find the cheapest parking.
9:34 am - W here for IUI...Fill out form, put on wristband, and how would you like to pay? $250
9:38 am - H rummages through a plethora of sticky pages of magazines to produce his sample.
9:50 am - Sperm needs to incubate, needs to be washed, and then spun to get the fastest swimmers. Ok....You Michael Phelps of the sperm world..we need you!
9:51 am - Go for coffee and a bite to eat
10:30 am - Wait and wait and wait
10:45 am - W and H called
10:47 am - 14.7 million swimmers, at a rate of 55% motility, so that means 9 millions are the winners. Pretty good chances. Great sperm count, we usually look for 5 million as a good number. Not the best number, but great. Here hold onto this.
11:12 am - W come this way.
11:15 am - Cycle Day what? 14 Are you on a pre-natal vitamin? Materna Are you on any fertility drugs? Nope, it's a natural try this time. When did you see your surge? Saturday and this morning. How long are your periods? Well that depends. Are we including clomid that totally fucked me up? Anywhere from 26-34 days
11:18 am - The Dr will be in shortly to preform your IUI.
11:18 am - Stare at my naked body in the mirror. Damn I'm hot! :-) Realize I need to loose some weight. Stare at my tattoo, try to get comfortable.
11:25 am - Knock Knock. Don't be nervous. All I could think of was this better feel A LOT better than that damn HSG.
11:27 am - Speculum in "W, relax, put your hands on your chest...imagine the blue sky, the sun shinning, you have some nice clear mucus" WTF? Catheter in, sperm injected, mild cramp.
11:28 am - That's it? That's all? And I'm not laying in the wet spot... NICE!
11:40 am - Finished laying there for 10 minutes...Got dressed...Went home
That was easy. The rest is up to science.
Saturday, February 21, 2009
I think I did FINALLY pass
Fucking hell!
I see my surge line resembling the same shade of darkness as the test line. But can't quite focus.
Short from dragging H into the bathroom and practically shoving the test into his face, by God I think we are FINALLY on schedule.
One test left, might as well test tomorrow morning before we head out for our first IUI cycle.
Cautiously Optimistic.
I see my surge line resembling the same shade of darkness as the test line. But can't quite focus.
Short from dragging H into the bathroom and practically shoving the test into his face, by God I think we are FINALLY on schedule.
One test left, might as well test tomorrow morning before we head out for our first IUI cycle.
Cautiously Optimistic.
Friday, February 20, 2009
A total blur
Well I think the line looks to be getting darker?
Could it be wishful thinking. Or perhaps I need to F-O-C-U-S my eyes. I've been staring at lines all week.
Could it be wishful thinking. Or perhaps I need to F-O-C-U-S my eyes. I've been staring at lines all week.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Eat salt...retain water?
Damn...this is tough.
I have to test b/w 12-6 pm. No liquid for 3-4 hours, and no bathroom.
Yep...how 'bout that! Another negative.
I'm getting a little emotionally drained, but hey...I'm not technically suppose to test until Friday.
I have to test b/w 12-6 pm. No liquid for 3-4 hours, and no bathroom.
Yep...how 'bout that! Another negative.
I'm getting a little emotionally drained, but hey...I'm not technically suppose to test until Friday.
Monday, February 16, 2009
I hope this time I pass
So based on my periods over the last 4-6 months, I am due to start testing with an OPK on Feb 20...but because, since October we really haven't seen an ovulation surge, but yet my blood work shows I do and have ovulated....
We decided to start testing today to ensure we don't miss yet another month.
We decided to start testing today to ensure we don't miss yet another month.
Monday, February 9, 2009
Red Red River
So Aunt Flo arrived again. No wonder I had some spotting and was so tired.
Called the period hot line in the other city for IVF wait list. (Just in case)
Called the hometown clinic to book my IUI.
Tentative Appts: If we get a surge
Feb 22 @ 9:30 am
Feb 23 @ 8:30 am
Feb 24 @ 8:30 am
We will start OPK testing on Feb 20.
Called the period hot line in the other city for IVF wait list. (Just in case)
Called the hometown clinic to book my IUI.
Tentative Appts: If we get a surge
Feb 22 @ 9:30 am
Feb 23 @ 8:30 am
Feb 24 @ 8:30 am
We will start OPK testing on Feb 20.
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Friday, February 6, 2009
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