CD18 IUI#2 is done!

So this experience was a lot different than IUI#1! We got there early because last time we were stressed trying to figure out where this office was and were late. So we checked in, went to get blood work done, then to the cafeteria to hae a little breakfast. Once the waiting time was up, we went to the office and signed in. One of the nurses called us back to go over the vial info. She told us the total motile sperm was 84.6 million. We were in shock! Then she said, "and we didn't need to wash it since it was pre-washed." We said, "wait, what? It wasn't pre-washed. It needs to be washed." So she checked on it and saw that we were correct and that got us thinking about our first IUI. If they made a mistake this time, did they do the same last time. Sure enough, they didn't wash it last time. So the 68.5 million total motile was before the wash. She also said that she is glad I didn't have horrible cramping last time because that normally happens if you put unwashed sperm straight into the uterus. She said I would've had to get a shot in office if my cramping was bad. So she was very nice and credited our account the amount of the vial plus the extra we paid for higher motility. I'm 99.9% sure that I ovulated 24 hours after my 1st iui and it wouldn't have worked anyway.

Back to the total motile. So if last time the total motile was 68.5 before washing, then it probably would've been like 20-30 million after wash. Our total motile after wash this time was 49.06 million. We have good feelings about this time.

1. It was my father-in-law's birthday

2. My wife's good friend had a baby that day.

3. Jaci got to push the plunger this time! 

4. It was 3 years from the day that we got engaged.

The nurse called me later that day to check in and also let me know that according to my blood work, I was definitely ovulating. So it's perfect timing. Im glad I said something to my nurse about going in 36 hours after trigger instead of 24. So we got back in next week to do progesterone testing and then a week after that for pregnancy test. We will likely test on the 30th before we go into the office for bloodwork. Crossing our fingers!!!

CD 13 IUI#3

We went the the RE yesterday on CD13 to check out the growth of the follicles. We usually go around this time and they are on the smaller side. Like 12-16. This time there were 2 mature follicles at 18 and 21.5! I honestly think it has something to do with the HSG. My lining is definitely being affected by the clomid. It was at 6. Luckily, it was triple striped/feather patterned. Needless to say, we triggered sooner than we normally do! We did the trigger shot last night around 9. The insemintation will be around 35-36 hours past trigger at about 8:15-8:30 am tomorrow morning. 

Bfn#2

I really thought we had everything perfect this time, but it was a BFN! Onto try#3. Since the HSG in office was only done with saline and they weren't able to get a good read on my left tube, we scheduled an HSG in the hospital with my doctor. I always get so nervous with tests like this, but it wasn't bad. Jaci was able to come back and see the x-Ray and everything flowing through my tubes great! The nurse told us that this procedure "clears out the cobwebs" and they see a lot of people get pregnant afterwards. Hoping that happens on our third try! Tomorrow is my CD13 ultrasound and blood work. Crossing our fingers for a lot of good size follicles. We also have a meeting with our doctor in a couple weeks to talk about other options if this time doesn't work. The nurse mentioned injectables and the fact that it doubles the risk of multiples. Jaci didn't like that part haha! We will see how things go!

CD 16

Went to the RE this morning and there is a 22 on the right and a 20 on the left. Options were to trigger then and come in 29 hours later at 1 tomorrow or trigger tonight and come in Wednesday at 8:30am. That would make it like 35-36 hours. I know for sure that I came in too early last IUI and that was around 27 hours after. Since I don't have and EWCM and OPKs are negative, we picked the Wednesday time. I'm hoping I made the right decision! Jaci pointed out that it Wednesday is our engagement date so I think that would be a good day to do the IUI. 

In other news, the in laws and nephews are in town and we took them to NYC this weekend. Although it was pretty hot, it was a great trip! 

Anyway, crossing my fingers for Wednesday! Also hoping not to be crazy during the TWW. 

IUI#2 CD 13

Onto the 2nd try! We went to the RE this morning and were ecstatic because our favorite nurse was there. This is the nurse that actually goes through every motion and measurement with us. We love her. This cycle is way different! I have 2 large follicles on the right and 2-3 large ones on the left. Last cycle I had only 1 total. Needless to say, we are feeling a lot more optomistic this go around. If I remember correctly, I think she said they were in the 12-16 range. My lining was only at 4 though, which makes sense because I am a late ovulater. So by Monday we are hoping for some 18s and 20s! If all goes well, we will either trigger Monday morning or Monday night. I let the nurse know that I ovulated the day after the IUI and my concerns with that. She said that we could definitely do a 36 hour instead of a 24. Yay! That would put us maybe Tuesday afternoon or Wednesday morning, which I think would be better. Wish us luck!

BFN!

Yep. Unfortunately IUI#1 was a no go. I did ovulate the day after the insemination just like I thought. I think for he next IUI, I'll be trying to get closer to the 36th hour than the 24th like my office does normally does. Here was my chart: 

I had a ton of what I though were pregnancy symptoms. I also though maybe I had an implantation dip on 11dpo. 

On another note, we had a blast in Hawaii.

Oh, and we brought our dogs home some gifts. :)

Our girl dog doesn't look pleased with her dress! Now I'm looking forward to my holiday weekend hanging out with friends and these pups. 

First IUI!

So we went into the RE on CD16 to check things out again. Ultrasound showed a follicle at 21.5mm. So that was pretty good growth from Monday! She gave me the trigger shot and then I went to work as usual. Thursday was insemination day. The IUI was at a different place than our normal RE because of where they store the specimen. It was chaotic because the nurse didn't give us very good directions, so we were stressed. Thankfully, we had about 45 minutes to go to the cafeteria while they were preparing the specimen. We get to the office and they call us back. The nurse was SOOOO nice! She let us know that they normally look for 5 million motile and our donor was at 68.51 million AFTER they washed it! Today, we are on our way to Hawaii and I have A LOT of ewcm. It makes me think that maybe I ovulated this morning instead of yesterday. We will see what my FF chart ends up saying but I know the lifetime of frozen sperm is a lot less than fresh, so I just hope timing worked out. We go back in on 6/25 for a beta. We have decided to test at home on 6/23. Crossing our fingers. In the meantime, we are going to be in Hawaii until 6/21 so I'm going to try to relax and not think about it! Here are some pics to remember everything by.

This was 2 hours after the trigger. It was a flashing smiley. Then a few hours later, it was a solid smiley. I know the trigger shot would make these positive, but I've never seen a positive so this made me happy!

Getting ready!!

The wife and I! 

And the TWW begins...