2 dpiui

Yup, that's right, IUI. A lot has happened since CD2. I went in on CD12 for a normal monitoring appointment. One decent sized follie and E2 over 100. Not quite ready yet so I went back on Tuesday (CD14). A nice follie at 21, lining at 9.1, E2 at 434 and LH at 20. Side note: This was my first appt with Dr. C as Dr. F was at the other office that day. He was accompanied by a med student and the chief resident of something or other. He asked if the resident could try the ultrasound on me, I figured, sure, I am all for helping with the teaching process. It was just wierd because I had such an audience, Dr. C, med student, resident and nurse. Anyway, Dr. C asked if we were doing IUI or TI, I said just TI and didnt think much of it because he wasnt my regular doctor and wasnt familiar with my history. So the nurse calls with the blood work results and asks the same thing, TI or IUI. At that point I started to wonder, if everyone is asking, should we be doing it? I said no because we hadnt discussed it and she gave instructions to trigger that night with TI the following 2 nights and start p4 supps on Sunday. I called B to get his opinion and we decided that we should go for it. Why not, right? It is covered by insurance and it was already pre-approved for this cycle (my RE wants it pre-approved just in case there is hosile CM). It wasnt a very long conversation, we both just knew that if there was something that would increase our chances, we were going to try it. I did ask him a few times if he was sure that he wouldnt be uncomfortable with it and if he was ok with not making a baby the "old-fashioned way." He assured me that he was and he is in this, no matter what it takes. So I called the nurse back and scheduled b2b (back to back) IUIs for Wednesday and Thursday morning. Here is the process if you are not familiar with it. B produces a sample in a sterile cup at home. We drive to the office to drop off the sample where they do some spinning and washing thing. Basically, they are seperating the sperm from the seminal fluid. They put this into a syringe connected to a catheter (this process takes about 30 minutes). When it is ready we go back and the RE inserts a speculum (cold metal thing used when getting a pap) and then guides the catheter into my uterus. At this point I am flinching in pain because there is definitely cramping as this little tube is going into places that it does not belong. He shoots all of the sperm into my uterus and then slowly removes the catheter and it is over. The whole thing takes maybe 2 minutes. I was instructed to lay on the table for 10 minutes and then go about my normal day. We repeated that process on Thursday and now we just wait.

B wants me to stay home all weekend on the sofa to help implantation. I am not arguing, I will take it where I can get it. I will not be on the sofa the entire weekend since tomorrow I am going to see 27 dresses with a friend, then to dinner with my fam since my brother is home from school for the weekend, then B and I are going to the movies again to see the Kite Runner. Sunday is the superbowl so we will be out for that as well. But I was told no shopping or anything strenuous - I hope that includes laundry and cleaning!!

Speaking of the superbowl, B is at Wing Bowl today. If you arent familiar with this event it is basically a wing eating contest at a freakishly early hour sponsored by a radio station. There is lots of drinking involved as well. The contestants have to qualify by doing outrageous things like chugging a gallon of milk or eating absurd amounts of hot dogs. These are professional eaters. I am very happy to report that my husband is not a contestant, nor did he ever want to be, he is just a spectator. Thousands of people go to this craziness, you need tickets, it is at a professional sports venue. It is a guy thing. My mom compared it to shopping on black friday. We get up ridiculously early to go shopping with thousands of other people, we check the ads the night before, we scope out the best deals, it is a girl thing. So he is doing his guy thing today and I am at work. I heard from him about an hour ago and he was slurring... at 11:30 in the morning. He claims the beers are going down easy, I'm sure they are. It's a guy thing. I told him that if this cycle doesnt work he better not have drunk sperm next cycle.

So back to the baby business, I was told when all was finished to come back in 2 weeks when I'm pregnant. I have a very optimistic RE. 2 weeks would put us at valentines day, coincidentally (or maybe not) that is the same day that we conceived last year - yes it was a valentines baby - I hope that is a good sign. I am really going to try to wait the full 2 weeks, we'll see. So begins the 2ww.........................

PS My spellcheck isnt working so I apologize for any typos!