So here we go again. So you could check out my blog from my first IUI back in Feb to see how IUI schedule goes. But if you don't want to check it out....I'll give you the recap. But this time 10x better.
8:10 am - Arrive, register and pay $250.
8:15 am - DH gives sperm sample.
8:25 am - Produced swimmers, then go for brekky at Tim Horton's.
9:00 am - Back to clinic for sperm wash and wait for the procedure.
9:17 am - Here we go again. What's our sperm count? What's this? 110.7 mill sperm pre-wash, and 55 sperm post-wash? How is that there is like 10x the amount of sperm this time from last? Curious isn't it.
9:31 am - Into room for IUI. Here's the play by play....
- Spread legs
- Duck Beak in
- Can't find it? WTF, can't find what?
- Was about to put out a milk carton for my lost uterus
- What now? The catheter is too flimsy. Hurry up....That hurts.
- Changing of the catheter to a more rigid one
- Knees up, legs closed, 10 mins
- We are now delivering 9 pds babies 9 months from now. See you then.
Phew...That was easy.
Back at work, had to go pee....What's this? Mucus with red blood, and major cramps....This didn't happen last time?
That warrants a call to the clinic.
Talked to a nurse....She said because we farted around in the uterus trying to get fluid in could cause the blood. Or perhaps because the uterus isn't used to having that much fluid put directly in there.
As for the cramps...She said it could be anything...mostly the fert meds making my ovaries balloon up to what feels like watermelons.
So now we wait....And I'll say it again...The dreaded 2ww.

Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Is this FINALLY it?
Had second OV u/s and blood work today. Really good outcome.
I have 3 large follies on the left side. The Dr doing the u/s is confident that we'll end up with 2 babies. I hope we do...But we are cautiously optimistic. We just hope this pregnancy sticks. Two babies would be just fine by us tho
So no more gonal-f injections. Tonight b/w 10 - 12 pm we will trigger with the Ovidrel shot. And have booked our IUI for Tuesday morning at 8:30 am.
So very excited. This is it....Is this FINALLY our time? Will the 5+ years of TTC finally come to an end? Fingers crossed.
I have 3 large follies on the left side. The Dr doing the u/s is confident that we'll end up with 2 babies. I hope we do...But we are cautiously optimistic. We just hope this pregnancy sticks. Two babies would be just fine by us tho
So no more gonal-f injections. Tonight b/w 10 - 12 pm we will trigger with the Ovidrel shot. And have booked our IUI for Tuesday morning at 8:30 am.
So very excited. This is it....Is this FINALLY our time? Will the 5+ years of TTC finally come to an end? Fingers crossed.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Ouch...That's gonna leave a bruise
It's CD8 today...And here's my story this past week.
Started Gonal-F 75iu from CD3-CD7. Today was blood work and u/s. The fellow that took my blood, made my bruise....And 12 hrs later, me arm still hurts.
Had the u/s, and everything went well..left ovaries have 3 follies right on schedule. 12mm and counting...The right side...Not as well. But the Dr. said that we didn't want more than 3 follies anyways.
So, I will go and get a new pen for injections for CD8 and CD9, then we have another appt on Sunday for another u/s to see how the follies are progressing, and the DR will assess what needs to happen. Either more Gonal-F or we will trigger to release the eggs.
This is so exciting...
Started Gonal-F 75iu from CD3-CD7. Today was blood work and u/s. The fellow that took my blood, made my bruise....And 12 hrs later, me arm still hurts.
Had the u/s, and everything went well..left ovaries have 3 follies right on schedule. 12mm and counting...The right side...Not as well. But the Dr. said that we didn't want more than 3 follies anyways.
So, I will go and get a new pen for injections for CD8 and CD9, then we have another appt on Sunday for another u/s to see how the follies are progressing, and the DR will assess what needs to happen. Either more Gonal-F or we will trigger to release the eggs.
This is so exciting...
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Early Bird gets the worm
Today was our baseline u/s. And CD3. A new DR came in, one I haven't met before. And I tried to engage him in some conversation since he was going to be probbing my vagina. But nothing.
So sitting in the u/s room waiting for Dr. on CD3 with no tampon in or pad. Took at look at my ovaries, and follicles and my uterus. Everything checked out just perfect. Glad he knows what to look for on that screen.
That was it....Got my prescription, went and picked up the gonal-f injection pen and went home.
Had the family over for father's day. We had a raclette party. They weren't leaving and I had a 2 hr window to give myself the first injection.
Turns out I couldn't do it so hubby did, and it's not all that bad...really!
It's about 40 minutes since we did the injection, and I'm feeling a little yucky....
So sitting in the u/s room waiting for Dr. on CD3 with no tampon in or pad. Took at look at my ovaries, and follicles and my uterus. Everything checked out just perfect. Glad he knows what to look for on that screen.
That was it....Got my prescription, went and picked up the gonal-f injection pen and went home.
Had the family over for father's day. We had a raclette party. They weren't leaving and I had a 2 hr window to give myself the first injection.
Turns out I couldn't do it so hubby did, and it's not all that bad...really!
It's about 40 minutes since we did the injection, and I'm feeling a little yucky....
Friday, June 19, 2009
Full Flow
It's full flow day, and I called the clinic and got an appt for CD3 (this Sunday) at 9:15 am. I will be getting a basline u/s. I've had many transvaginal u/s, but never one while bleeding. So not sure what to expect. Do I wear a tampon? A pad? Do they tell me? It might get a bit messy.
But, I don't really care....This is our chance once again. I believe we will be starting the injections on Sunday as well.
I don't believe in co-ink-ee-dinks....but just so you know that one year ago today and almost 4 hours ago, DH and I took Grannie out for dinner. (I was browsing through pictures and noticed the date) So it's quite fitting that she took our fetus with her a couple of months ago when she passed away, and how we got my period (the start of perhaps our future) on the same day we took her out for dinner a year ago.
But, I don't really care....This is our chance once again. I believe we will be starting the injections on Sunday as well.
I don't believe in co-ink-ee-dinks....but just so you know that one year ago today and almost 4 hours ago, DH and I took Grannie out for dinner. (I was browsing through pictures and noticed the date) So it's quite fitting that she took our fetus with her a couple of months ago when she passed away, and how we got my period (the start of perhaps our future) on the same day we took her out for dinner a year ago.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Welcome Back...
No wonder I was tired. I started spotting today. Woo Hoo, that means that we are on to TTC with IUI and injectibles.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Sunday, June 14, 2009
28 days and reno's
Here is what we have done the last while...
Riped out the lino in the back hallway and laid tile. Just waiting for the grout to dry.
Replaced facet in kitchen
Hung huge mirror in living room
Hung pike on fireplace
Bought new screen door
Got rain barrels
Put in shelving in the bathroom under the sink
Bought new bed
Bought loads of tools
Put in new wood blinds in the dining room
Put in blinds in the kitchen
Ripped out all blinds full of shitty cat and dog hair
Fixed toilet
So in our utopia....If we didn't have a m/c...today marks day 28 and AF should be arriving. But because I am not sure what my body is going to do...I'm not sure. I don't feel any symptoms. So we wait....
Riped out the lino in the back hallway and laid tile. Just waiting for the grout to dry.
Replaced facet in kitchen
Hung huge mirror in living room
Hung pike on fireplace
Bought new screen door
Got rain barrels
Put in shelving in the bathroom under the sink
Bought new bed
Bought loads of tools
Put in new wood blinds in the dining room
Put in blinds in the kitchen
Ripped out all blinds full of shitty cat and dog hair
Fixed toilet
So in our utopia....If we didn't have a m/c...today marks day 28 and AF should be arriving. But because I am not sure what my body is going to do...I'm not sure. I don't feel any symptoms. So we wait....
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Countdown is on...
Well... had our first appt with the IUI clinic since we got pg back in Feb.
They put up some new stats: The clinic saw over 1500 new patients last year, and the wait time is now 11 months, and there are currently 1100 people on the wait list.
Met with the Dr. Told her we must have had a period around which day (Cuz we wern't really sure IF it was a period). She thot it was to late to do anything this month because I would have already ovulated. Weird right? It's almost as if she would have done IUI right then and there if I was ovulating. Good sign...
She said ok, let's give you a prescription for clomid and when your period happens this month, you'll go on clomid and we'll do IUI.
WOOO HOOO...No wait period??? I'm lovin' it!!!!
We then told her that we were on clomid for like a year and never saw an ovulation surge, and all it did was screw my periods up. So we asked her to give us the potent stuff. Even tho IUI worked back in Feb with no medication....I don't want to go through the m/c again so I'd rather pay for the drugs and try and get some extra help. So she put me on some prescription Preg Vitamins instead of off the shelf to get me ready since I m/c once. She sent in a nurse to explain how the Gonal-F Pen gets injected, all about our u/s appts once my period hits, blah, blah, blah...
Dr. said it costs anywhere b/w 1-4K. But I have a pretty good drug plan so I'm not that worried.
The only thing that I am basically worried about...Is that I don't get cysts from this potent fert med. That would push us back even longer.
What awesome news...So now...WE WAIT.
They put up some new stats: The clinic saw over 1500 new patients last year, and the wait time is now 11 months, and there are currently 1100 people on the wait list.
Met with the Dr. Told her we must have had a period around which day (Cuz we wern't really sure IF it was a period). She thot it was to late to do anything this month because I would have already ovulated. Weird right? It's almost as if she would have done IUI right then and there if I was ovulating. Good sign...
She said ok, let's give you a prescription for clomid and when your period happens this month, you'll go on clomid and we'll do IUI.
WOOO HOOO...No wait period??? I'm lovin' it!!!!
We then told her that we were on clomid for like a year and never saw an ovulation surge, and all it did was screw my periods up. So we asked her to give us the potent stuff. Even tho IUI worked back in Feb with no medication....I don't want to go through the m/c again so I'd rather pay for the drugs and try and get some extra help. So she put me on some prescription Preg Vitamins instead of off the shelf to get me ready since I m/c once. She sent in a nurse to explain how the Gonal-F Pen gets injected, all about our u/s appts once my period hits, blah, blah, blah...
Dr. said it costs anywhere b/w 1-4K. But I have a pretty good drug plan so I'm not that worried.
The only thing that I am basically worried about...Is that I don't get cysts from this potent fert med. That would push us back even longer.
What awesome news...So now...WE WAIT.
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