2 Week Wait: Day 5

Pregnancy test of the day: positive. The line seems to be getting lighter so I'm expecting a negative any day now. Marisa was very tired again today. Not much else to report on.

2 Week Wait: Day 4

Today's pregnancy test result: positive. In researching things we've found that the HCG shot usually takes 7-10 days to fully disappear from your system, but a lot has to do with your metabolism. We decided to do the tests from day one because we don't want to miss the day when the test could be a negative. Marisa's been a lot more tired than what she usually is, but that could just be a side effect of the prometrium suppositories. There really aren't very many symptoms going on this time, which basically means absolutely nothing since the last two cycles we tried she had tons of symptoms and wasn't pregnant. I've also decided that this blog needs some more pictures and reference links so that's going to be my goal going forward with posts.

2 Week Wait: Day 3

Pregnancy result for the day - positive. We aren't quite sure if it's the pregnancy tests that we purchased or what, but the result lines are very faint and almost hard to read. This of course could also be a result of the HCG shot making it's way out of Marisa's system too. Who knows? We also had a DRs appointment this morning to check her progesterone levels. The DR likes the progesterone level to be at 8, and Marisa's level was 7.9- so close, but not quite. So it's back on the progesterone suppositories again, which really isn't a big deal- Marisa's a pro by now lol.

I was looking for a YouTube video today that basically explains this whole process a little better and what we are waiting for at this point. Most couples just have sex and then magically are pregnant. We inseminate, wait for the sperm and the egg to meet up, and then after that we wait for the fertilized egg to stick to the endometrium. Anyway, just watch the video... it explains it much better then what I can.

2 Week Wait: Day 2

Today's pregnancy test result: positive. This is still due to the HCG shot, and we are waiting for it to leave her system. Not much else to report on today, until tomorrow..

2 Week Wait: Day 1

So here we are again in a two week wait, I've decided this go-round to blog every day during the two week wait for two reasons. One, to keep sanity. And two, to document how we plan on keeping sanity by taking a pregnancy test every day. More on that later.

Yesterday was our second insemination day. We got a little bit of a late start in the morning because I insisted on pre-ordering the iphone 4s before leaving for the doctor. Oops! The "swimmers" were a higher count than the day before so that was working in our favor, but the nurse had a problem getting the catheter past Marisa's cervix. Apparently it had moved from the day before? Some things I didn't even know were possible. Anyway, the nurse was awesome and navigated her way through and everything worked out. This was the 6th insemination and the 3rd cycle of trying, and I am convinced that this is it. This is the cycle we get pregnant.

Back to the sanity part of this post. We have decided to take a pregnancy test every day of the two week wait in order to have some kind of idea as to what is going on. The first couple of tests will come out positive because of the Ovidrel shot that Marisa had to take to ensure that she ovulated. Then we will get negative tests once that is out of her system, and then hopefully positive tests again (when we are actually pregnant!!!!!!). While this isn't a fail safe plan it does give us something to look forward to and will keep us feeling a little less helpless during these two weeks. Everyday I will be posting the update on the results of the pregnancy tests so that we can keep track of it as well as continue to fill you in on this little journey we are on. So day 1 pregnancy test result: positive.

In other news our friends gave birth to a little boy today and we couldn't be happier for them! We can't wait to meet him!

IUI - Round 1

just got back from the first insemination.  not too much to share, it was pretty routine.  however, we had a resident doing the insemination this time while the doctor assisted.  this is maybe like the 4th person who we have had doing our IUIs.  since none of the other IUIs have worked thus far, maybe this resident is "the one" who will get us pregnant!  andrea and i were joking about how whoever gets us pregnant will "win" a bottle of champagne and a cigar!  :)

anyway, i'll be back in there tomorrow!  then the dreaded 2ww!!

let's do this! :)

ok, so here's the rundown of the past few days.  On Monday, I went in for an ultrasound.  I had three follicles that were 13mm, 14mm, and 15mm... too small!  BUT, we were excited that there were three!!  so i went out and bought four yams, and ate them all in two days!  yams are supposed to make follicles grow, not sure if that's true or not, but why chance it?!  i had to wait until today (wednesday) to go in for another ultrasound.  well, today I have one follicle which was 21mm.  so it was definitely big enough, but we were disappointed that only one follicle matured on 100mg of clomid.  this was especially disappointing because, if you remember, on our first cycle, I made a 19mm follicle with no drugs.  so i'm questioning whether or not clomid actually works for me.

however, we're staying positive this month!  and in the spirit of staying positive, we thought of all the things that I have been doing to prepare my uterus, fallopian tubes, etc (like the castor oil packs, fertility yoga, fertility self massage, eating wheat and dairy free, and the list goes on).  we figured that follicles are only a fraction of this process.  having a healthy, happy, inviting uterus is just as important, if not more!  and my uterus is definitely healthy, happy, and inviting!  lol!  plus, our chance of conceiving is already higher since this is our third try!  so we'll be inseminating on thursday and friday.

so, here we go again!  i think we're still just as excited as we were when we tried the first time.  now we just have to stay positive, hopeful, and stress free during the impending 2ww!  :)