Monday, November 29, 2010

ugh

So I went in for my ultrasound to get some more meds last Wednesday and I have a fricking cyst! W.T.F! So now I've been taking birth control to hopefully stop it's growth. I have never in my life taken birth control. Oh the irony...you have to take birth control to get pregnant if you're a lesbian apparently. I go back on 12/8 to check and see if it's gone away. If it has then we will do the letrozole, FSH boost, and the trigger again. We didn't do the FSH boost so I don't have any idea what the entails or how much. If it hasn't gone away then I guess we'll see what's next. I'm really starting to get over this whole ttc process. Part of me doesn't even want to do it here before Christmas but the cheap side of me wants to get it done before we owe storage fees starting in January.

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. I was a little bitter and drunk. And I know...alcohol is bad for ttc but the doctor said it wouldn't hurt to let loose. So that's what I did!

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

back to square one

I started my period this morning. I was actually a little hopeful this cycle but it turns out I shouldn't have been. I'm not a pessimist by nature but I am definetely not an optimist by any means. I like to look at all the possibilites and be ready for each one. So this time, I was hopeful and now I don't have a plan B. Damn you hope... The wife and I talked about it this morning and since we have 2 vials left I think we're going for a 2 insem cycle this time. I figure why the hell not. Last time we did the insem 36 hours after the triggr shot and I swear I o'd about 16 hours later so I should have listened to my body and went in ealrier for the IUI. So this time we'll do the same meds and trigger and then do 2 IUIs and see what happens. If we only do 1 IUI and it works we're looking at a $700 storage fee for 1 vial and let's face it, 1 vial is probably not going to get us a 2nd baby. If this hail mary IUI doesn't work then I'm pushing for a donor change. My wife likes this donor and it's so hard to find a South American donor but I think we should try. I think 6 tries on 1 donor is more than reasonable and she agrees, but she will mourn our "perfect" donor. Our Dr told us to begin with, that we had a 75% chance within 6 tries. I wonder what our chances are for more than 6 tries. I guess we'll find out. We're not ready to give up so we'll just keep moving on.

Thursday, November 18, 2010

This will be quick since work is crazy today! I had my progesterone test yesterday and it came back at 19 which the Dr said was good. I'm still not sure what it that means so I will be consulting Dr. Goog.le this weekend. Speaking of weekend, we will be in Sarasota this weekend for some much needed r&r. We get to see an old friend who is in town and we are very much looking forward to getting away. Next Wednesday will be 2 weeks so here's to hoping I don't start my period! I hope all is well with you my friends!

Thursday, November 11, 2010

knocked up until further notice

So I got knocked up on Wednesday which also happened to be my 1 year wedding anniversary. I'm trying to be positive about this one, I mean come on, what better day to have it work then our 1 year wedding anniversary. It also happens to be our 6 year together anniversary. We went to Boston this time last year and got married in Wellesley (or how ever you spell it). We also traveled up through Vermont, New Hampshire, Montreal, and back down to Cape Cod. That trip solidified me wanting to move to New England. My wife grew up there and loves Florida so I'm still working on her to go back. Once we got back to Cape Cod we were supposed to spend a week there relaxing and exploring but my G-Dad died the day before on the 9th, so we got married on the 10th and spent our wedding night in a hotel outside of the Providence, RI airport waiting for a 4am flight to Alabama by way of Maryland. It was a whirlwind trip with mixed emotions but I wouldn't have wanted anyone else by my side. Tuesday was the 1 year anniversary of G-Dad's passing and we went out with family to toast him. We got up Wednesday morning and went in for the IUI. I took the day off so we relaxed on the couch until my wife had to be at work that night. I'm trying to be optimistic and hoping that my G-Dad picks us out a sweet little baby this time. I told my wife that if we get pregnant this try and it's a boy that we have to honor my G-Dad by naming him after him. His name is Nathaniel Hector so she's less then thrilled but agreed. :)

After the IUI when we checked out the nurse told me that I would need to come back a week later for a blood test. The Dr never mentioned it and I'm not really sure what it's for. I asked the nurse and she told me to "make sure I ovulated". Hello??? Wouldn't that have been good to test for BEFORE the IUI?? Does anyone know what this test could be about? I haven't had time to call the Dr yet because work has been so crazy. I took Femara this cycle and did a trigger shot, both of which were a first. I'm just wondering if the blood test has to do with the meds? Any insight would be helpful. I hope all is well in blogland with my buddies! Cross you fingers cause this is it!

Monday, November 8, 2010

Go Time

We went to the RE this morning for my follicle check and it looks like I have a 24mm follicle on my left side. I have another smaller one but she didn't give us the measurements. We're scheduled to trigger tonight at 9:30pm and we go in at 9:30am on Wed. I hate needles and I am less then thrilled about having to do the shot. I hope my wife does it quick! Wednesday also happens to be out 1 year wedding anniversary and 6 years together anniversary so hopefully that will bring good juju. I gotta get back to work! Happy Monday!

Thursday, November 4, 2010

The 4th try was a bust. This is getting really old! I went to the Dr on Tuesday and he checked my follicles and said everything looked good. He also put me on Femara for 5 days and then we'll do a trigger shot. We used clomid last time so hopefully this new protocol will produce some results. I was looking back and 3 out of our 4 tries were with my left side. When I did my HSG my left side pooled a little bit and the Dr said it was partially blocked. Since we did the HSG after 3 tries I think 2 were wasted on a blocked tube. This last time it was open but it still only had 1 big follicle. I've decided that my left side is a dud and I'm banking on my right side to come through for us this time. We have 3 vials left and I hope we get it done within these next 3 tries. I go in Monday to check my follicles and find out when my wife has to shoot me up with the trigger shot. I'm kind of nervous about her giving me a shot but I guess my only other option is for me to do it to myself and I highly doubt I can do it. For all you ladies who got pregnant, how many tries did it take and what kinds of meds were you on?