So today was my second IUI. I feel good about the fact that we did it twice back to back. I know a lot of people (from my infertility forum stalking) start out just on a low dose of clomid and some don't even do the Ovidrel injection or IUI or some start with just an IUI and no drugs. I am happy with the approach my Dr. has taken, even with the surgery that ended up being unnecessary. I feel like we took the most agressive steps we could right off the bat and I like that.
I woke up early again this morning at 5:30 and we left the house at 6:40. We went to our drop off appointment and off Shawn went to School and off I went to grab some breakfast and clean out my car (I figured I would do something productive this morning to pass the time - and my car really needed it).
I got to my appointment at 8:15 and this time it was a little more uncomfortable since my cervix was tilted back (no idea what this means) and my RE had to try several times to get the speculum in place and then had to switch to a different kind...ouch. I wonder if my cervix is always tilted or if it was just today? I wonder what that even means? Oh well - I guess I'll have to google it later. Again it was over in about 5 minutes and the Dr. confirmed my next appointments and instructed me that we should have sex tonight or tomorrow morning to "keep things going" (a little awkward to talk about sex so much with someone other than my husband but whatever) and then after laying down for 10 minutes I was free to go.
Before the IUI my Dr. asked how I had been feeling since the first IUI and I told him that I had been crampy (not too bad but definitely noticeable) since yesterday early afternoon and he explained that was totally normal because the stuff that they use to "wash" the sperm in can sometimes irritate. He showed me the syeringe with the washed sperm in it and showed me that it looks a little pink and that was from the wash. I'm feeling crampy again this morning but knowing that it is normal I'm not worried and willing to put up with and not complain about cramps for a baby (come on the pay off is WELL worth it don't you think?!). He also went over the results from Hubby's sample this morning and the news was great! I guess all that save up your sperm talk is nonsense because all his numbers were much better today (24 hours abstinance) than yesterday (4 days abstinance). His quality was 3-4 (on a 4 point scale so this is great!) and his post-wash count was 9.5 million (compared to 6 million yesterday post-wash) plus great motility etc. All of this makes for a very happy me this morning. As I left the office the andrologist looked excited for me and told me again how great the numbers were this morning. She said that the sperm were swimming fast all over the place like they were just looking to find an egg. Well, I'm hoping they find mine today! Everyone in the office wished me luck as I left and I felt great about everything.
My next appointment is on Monday for blood tests to check my hormone levels. They frequently prescribe progesterone either as a suppository or injection so we will see how that goes and what my hormone levels are like on Monday. After that, I won't be back in the office until my pregnancy test on September 2nd...wow that is going to be a crazy day. I wonder if it does work if I will have any symptoms before the test. I wonder if I will just give in and POAS (pee on a stick). I wonder if I'll go crazy in the next two weeks. Only time will tell. I am feeling pretty positive about things today! I am officially in the two week wait.
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