CD 14 and it's IUI time!

Starting this cycle I honestly had no idea if this day would ever come. It's always exciting starting something new, doing a new procedure, taking a new medicine. A new plan feels refreshing and gives you a new hope. I also know that I have been through four doctors and lots of "new plans" and none of them have worked. I have been as positive as I could posibly be. This cycle has just felt different. We made if fun and starting making home movies of us talking about what were doing each day and getting my injections. It's actually the first time in a long time I have laughed and smiled about it.

We got to Portland a bit earlier than expected and went to a Sushi Track about a block away from Dr. Chang's office. I figured I better get it in now, just in case! Then we arrived at Dr. Changs at around 1:15. Dan needed to give his sample by 1:30. Let me just say this now, although these past two weeks I have seen Dr. Chang six times (six portland trips) given myself 11 injections, bruised, six blood draws. That is a ton of preassure to be the male. Although he really only had one major job (aside from moral support and a shoulder to cry on) i'm not sure that I could "preform" under those circumstances. I thought it might be fun and went to try and offer a helping hand but I think I just ended up making him more nervous and decided that I should leave him alone. I told him and I fully ment it that I wouldn't be mad if he couldn't do it, just to relax and everything will happen like it's supposed to. I think after taking a few minutes to relax and calm down he did the deed and he left his semen sample to be "washed" which takes about an hour and we went to Target to window shop and kill some time.

When they "wash" the semen. They get rid off all mis-shaped, un-motile sperm, and any debris (which is usually mucous) They do a post wash count of how many are left and ready to go! Then they put them in a liquid that makes it easier for them to swim and makes them quicker. Dr. Chang let us know that she needs at least 10 million post wash and that's a good/average number. Dan had 21 million post wash! Woo Hoo. Gold start for my husband. The thing is, it only takes one. So we were happy.

I came back around 2:30 and the washing had about ten minutes left so we sat in the wating room like two teenagers kissing and laughing. I thought that doing an IUI would be uncomfortable and completely unromantic. But I don't think we have ever been so loving out in public before. Usually we hold hands and kiss and cuddle. But there was just something about us possibly making a baby that we just couldn't keep our hands off each other. I even got quite a few butt squeezes in Target. :) At the same time I learned two things, I was dissapointed Dan couldn't come to more of my appointmetns. I had never laughed as much or had as much fun. I also learned why he doesn't come more often... Here are two pictures as examples.
The first is the only picture I took. One of us in the exam room waiting for IUI. I mean how many couples can take a picture RIGHT before they make a baby??
Here it is:

Here's Dan's choice for his one and only picture taken. He was laughing and had me laughing so hard at the ultrasound machine in the room. The brand name of this equiptment was: Drum Roll... Siemens. LOL Of course he was prononcing it Semens. He was so excited of his find, he didn't bother taking a picture of anything else. Here's his picture of the day:

I got undressed in exam room 1 from the waist down and Dr. Chang came in with her MA to do the procedure. They placed a catheter up inot my uterus which caused a bit of cramping, but nothing compared to the HSG I had done. Then she injected dan's semen up into the catheter and into my uterus. I laid there for about 15 mintues with my feet up and then got dressed. I will start taking progesterone suppliments on Friday, twice a day until I find out if the procedure worked or not. We also have strict instructions to have sex everyday. So, buisness like usual. :) I have my blood pregnancy test on the 10th of October. So a week and half. About 12 days. Although I might start home testing on Saturday on 10dpo. Although it's unlikely it will show that early, it's going to be impossible to wait!