Distractions

A friend sent me this crazy game called the Great Sperm Race. The idea is to try and get the spermies up the cervix to the egg and it is NOT EASY! I think this is a wonderful illustration of how truly difficult it is to actually get pregnant and how much of a miracle [...]

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IUI #1 Complete,

The deed is done. IUI #1 went over quickly and harmlessly. Husband went into the clinic deposited his sperm. Results there were good. He had 37.7 million motile sperm at Progression 4 (moving fast/hyperactivated). The doctor said they are usually happy if they get 10 million so it was exceptional. I undressed and put on [...]

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IUI day: cautiously optimistic

Today is the day of my first IUI. I got the positive OPK yesterday and we’re good to go. My husband sent me a message saying the spermies are awaiting my arrival at the clinic and we are all set to go. A good friend of mine just stopped by my office and gave me [...]

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Femara cycle #1: CD 14 ultrasound

(image as seen on www.nd.edu) The doctors had me come back in today for another ultrasound because I still haven’t gotten a positive OPK. They wanted to make sure that the follicles were still growing. The results were promising. I’ve now got one 20mm and one 18mm follicle with a 10mm lining (see my CD10 [...]

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Femara cycle #1: CD 10 ultrasound

Femara is better than Clomid! At least it is, for me. I went in for my CD 10 ultrasound today and I have two follicles 14mm each, one on the left and one on the right. And the Dr. turned to me and said, “I think you’re going to have two follicles this time”. HOORAY!!! [...]

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Femara – so far….

So far, Femara seems to be better than Clomid. I haven’t gotten the headaches that Clomid gave me and I don’t feel as agitated when I’m going about my normal business, but when I start talking about something that annoys me – the anger! It burst out of me! Also, yesterday, I wanted to go [...]

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Switching to Femara

It’s CD2 and my doctor has made a decision to switch me to Femara or Letrozole as it’s also called. The first pill is sitting in front of me as I’m typing. I need to get a glass of water to down it with. Femara is weird. It’s primary use is for breast cancer treatment. [...]

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Waiting for the end of another cycle

(image from About.com) So i’m just in waiting mode. My temps dropped two days in a row, indicating that AF is just around the corner. Stupid, stupid. It never ever gets easier to deal with. Also, whoever keeps telling us infertiles that going on vacation and relaxing helps with conception, it’s a crock of dog [...]

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10dpo: No Symptoms

Is it normal to have absolutely no PMS, zero symptoms at 10dpo? I think the answer is, it depends on the person. I usually start PMSing at 8dpo because I only have anywhere from a 11-13 day LP. Normal symptoms are of course the sore boobs, cramping. But I’ve got neither of those. I don’t [...]

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Honest Scrap Award

Katery gave me an Honest Scrap Award. Thanks Katery. Here are the rules: 1) Choose a minimum of 7 blogs that you find brilliant in content or design. 2) Show the 7 winners names and links on your blog, and leave a comment informing them that they were prized with “Honest Scrap.” 3) List at [...]

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