Yesterday was our IUI! It felt like it took forever. In reality it had only been sixteen days since the start of my cycle. I think, the more frequent doctor’s visits really did a number on me. I was starting to feel like this IUI day would never come. I stayed calm and low key and everything worked out in the end. Just like it should have.
Our appointment for the IUI was at 9:45. Dan needed to be at Dr. Chang’s office by 8:15 to give his semen sample. We left Warrenton around six and got up a few minutes before 5:30am. That is the time I usually get up for work on the weekdays so I was used to it, although I really like my Saturday sleep in's. Something I will have to get used to missing after children enter the picture. Something I will gladly give up!
Our post wash semen count was 31million! Up ten million from last cycle. Go Phelps swimmers go! The IUI went well a tad more cramping during the procedure than last time, but no problems. Dr. Chang noticed I had a cold and asked what meds I was taking. She approved my Dayquil thank goodness! I also brought up the fact that I take quite a bit of Ibuprofen for back pain every day. She was unaware and wanted me to stop taking it ASAP. She said normally she would have had me stop taking it before ovulation happened. Instantly I felt like a failure. It helps me A LOT in my day to day. I have a herniated disc and it helps with my pain management. Although I knew that when I got pregnant I would have to stop taking it, if I had known it could affect getting pregnant in the first place of course I would have stopped. I started crying as soon as she left the room. Dan reassured me everything will be fine.
After the fifteen minute waiting period. I got dressed and headed out to talk to Dr. Chang for my post IUI game plan. I asked her point blank if I had ruined this cycle and if I should just give up hope now and she said no of course not. That people do lots of things and get pregnant. But since I am at a fertility clinic they take every single precaution they can and make sure that I have as good of odds as possible. She also mentioned that drinking while on our honeymoon would be at my digression. She didn't recommend having more than a few cocktails. So as of right now I am uncertain of what I will do. I don't want to hurt our chances of getting pregnant, I don't want to hurt our baby, but I also don't want to miss out on partaking on our honeymoon and our probable last vacation for a few years and get a negative result. I still have some thinking to do.
I will start taking the progesterone supplements on Monday and take them twice a day, same as last month. Until I get word from Dr. Chang to stop. I packed some home pregnancy tests and will do my BETA blood test on November 10th, at 12dpiui. Same as last cycle. We will be just getting off the boat and staying in Florida for a few days. So we will just find a lab there and get them done. I am praying for a positive!
Dan is still really certain. I am just staying neutral and glad we are getting away to enjoy some time together. 1dpiui and the countdown to the dreaded two week wait has begun! I won't have any cell or internet service so my next post will be after I return home with my results in hand.
Ciao.
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