IUI #3

First off, what a gorgeous day! The weather was fantastic here in Bend and in Eugene! Our drive over the pass was quick and easy. Gotta love that! We had great conversations on the way over. It is always nice to spend uninterrupted one on one time with each other. We talked about the usual stuff: work, political crap, vacations, and parenthood. But this time we also talked about how well he thought he would do having to masturbate in a doctor's office instead of at home. He confidently said that it was not going to be a problem. And low and behold it wasn't!

We got to the clinic a little early; we were asked to be there at noon. Shortly after we go there the nurse called Mike back. I smiled at him and chuckled and away he went. I sat in the waiting room nervous for him. It was only 10 minutes later that I heard the bathroom door open and out he came. Grinning from ear to ear (for a few reasons I am sure). The nurse directed us to come back in an hour. 

Once we got out of the door I high fived him! He thought he was in there longer than he was so he was surprised to see that we were in and out within 20 minutes! To celebrate his performance we went to do a little shopping at Cabella's. He deserved it!

We got back to the clinic shortly before 1pm and were taken back with out much of a wait. The poor NP didn't have a voice and Mike forgot his hearing aids. So I had to repeat everything to him! She was sweet; I have never met her before. She came in with Mike's sperm count and it was freaking fantastic! 

Here are the results:

When I talked to the nurse on Tuesday she said that we might do another follicle check to see if the endometrium really was only at 4mm before we do the IUI. However, when I got there they were already set up for the IUI. After a few minutes of discussing the cycle with the NP she decided that we would go ahead with the it and then we would do the ultrasound afterwards. She said that she has seen numerous pregnancy occur with thin lining. That was not a real concern of hers. 

After the IUI, which was relatively painless, but somewhat crampy, we went down the hall and into the ultrasound room. She checked the lining and it was actually just under 10mm! She was very pleased with it. Then she decided that she would check my ovaries. The right side had my usual cyst from my PCOS and no follicles worth mentioning, but we knew that. When she got to the left side; the side with the 20.4mm follicle, she couldn't find it! My heart sank. I knew this was not the news we wanted. I could hear it in her voice. She decided to go get Dr.A to have him look at it. He came in an took another look. He said my lining was "beautiful" and he said that I had a beautiful corpus luteum, maybe two. Oh, SHIT! We messed up the timing. AGAIN! The follicle had ruptured. I had ovulated before the IUI.

Dr. Austin requested that we run a progesterone blood test to make sure that was in fact the case. We should have those results tomorrow or Friday. He thinks that we should be okay with the timed intercourse prior and with the IUI. So, now, we just wait and see. I asked him before we were all done what he suggested happen next. Of course, he leans toward IVF. He says it is hard to tell why I am not getting pregnant, other than timing. There is a good chance that I could have less that optimal eggs or that we produce bad embryos and the only way to say for sure is through IVF. After we expressed our understanding as well as our concerns he told us that they would be willing to "carry a bill" for our IVF. That made me feel good. IVF is usually a "payment upfront" kinda deal.

I came home, put on my sweats, went out to the living room, and stood at Mike's chair. He looked up, asked me what was up, and I broke down. I cried, and told him how sad I am and that my body was dumb. That I failed, again. He got up, pulled me close and said: "Please don't put yourself down. You can be sad, but please don't say things like that." He hugged me tight and whispered "This is not your fault. Don't give up! I love you". I am reminded in times like this how much strength he gives me. "I love you, too, Spanky" I laughed.

So there you have it. That is how my third IUI went.  Let the dreadful 2WW begin! 

Keep the prayers coming!