First IUI! and on cd 14!
First, thanks for all your sweet comments about the homophobia and everything at school. I really appreciate them. I have some updates – check back tomorrow for them.
Also, sorry for not posting sooner! Things have been crazy busy with school; this quarter is supposed to be our busiest of the year.
And now for the real purpose of this post – I had my first IUI today! So cross your fingers for me. After the craziness of my cycles in November and December, when my cycles lasted 24 and 42 days respectively, I decided to take a cycle off. Then, this cycle I started TTC again. My acupuncturist has been focusing on improving my fertility and so my last cycle was 29 days and this one looks like it will be regular, too.
When I met with the nurse practitioner at my obgyn in December, she suggested switching from ICI at home to IUI in their office, so that’s what I did. I was nervous going in today because I’d heard that it was painful. It was a bit painful for me because she had to use a clamp, but it wasn’t that bad – at least, the pain didn’t last that long. I’m having a bit of cramping right now, nothing too bad. I’m also enjoying yummy celebratory gluten free pizza from my local allergen-friendly Italian restaurant. And now, the waiting begins….
Also, a question for y’all. So, I was doing OPKs 2-3 times a day, which meant that yesterday I did one while I was at school. The problem, however, was that I couldn’t wait in the bathroom for ~3 minutes while the OPK calculated its results. Thankfully it was actually pretty quick – thank god for the definitive positive – so I had my result before I left the bathroom. However, what if it hadn’t been so quick? Have y’all had this problem? I don’t exactly want to carry the pee stick around with me waiting for the 3 minutes to be up, but I’m not sure what else to do if I don’t get a quick result. Thoughts?
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Posted: February 4th, 2009 under TTC, insemination attempts.
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February 7th, 2009 at 8.30 am
Congrats on the IUI!! I know that wait can be torturous. Staying busy helps me, but I guess with all the school stuff that shouldn’t be a problem
I will keep you in my thoughts and send good fertility energy your way!
February 10th, 2009 at 9.24 pm
When I was testing at work, I’d pee on the stick, put it in my purse and take it back to my desk where I’d wait, not very patiently, to see what it said. Sometimes I could hang out in the bathroom waiting, but couldn’t really do that if someone else had to go. I say just pee on it, put the cap back on and toss it in your bag. Then check later and toss it in the trash. No biggie. Hopefully though, you won’t need to test again b/c this IUI will work.
Good luck!