8/5 Doctors appointment to start clomid

So today was my Doctors appointment to start my clomid. They took my blood and then I got my schuduel to start my clomid. It arrives tomorrow, I'm really exictied. I also had another ultrasound, I love my tech she is so funny. We chated a bunch and I told her i would see her in a few days for my hopefully last "pre pregnancy ultrasound." LOLI got a phone call around lunch he is my results:My estrogen level was at a 37 which is "fine" she saidMy Folical count was at a 21 and they were all less then 10cm which is also good. I'm not a doctor so i dont know.I start my clomid on friday 5/7 and take one pill a day until day 5/11On 5/13 I have to start taking a ovulation perdictor everyday between 12-2pm until it comes back postive. It it goes all way to saturday I have to take before 7:30 am so they can fit me in.If all goes to plan I could be having my iui on Saturday the 15th... cross your fingers everyone.We are starting to get over wellmed with everything so have to take a minute today and breath... everything will work out... keep repeating that.Hope

7/13 My Hysterosalpinogram Appointment

okay I was so nervous to go to this appointment because I really had no idea what I was about to do. Now a Hysterosalpinogram- Is an X-ray of your uterus and your fallopian tubs. Doesn't sound so bad huh? Well think again. So uncomfortable because well was the first time my "Male" doctor had been down there and its so totally weird. Now i love doctor miller he is awesome but it was still werid. Second they tell you that you might have some mild cramping during the procedure. I think not I had horrible cramping enough for me to say "Ouch Ouch Ouch Ouch" like a a half a doesn't times during this like 15 min test. I bet the nurses "loved" me.

Well i guess after they put the dye in it was smooth sailing because the fluid made it through my cervices and into my uterus and threw the fallopian tubs just fine. However, now here comes the scary part. He found something on the monitor. My heart sank into my stomach and Roy was no where to be found to hold my hand. Scariest 5 mins of my life. He was not sure what it could be but he believes that its something that is in the way of the egg implanting. Now he said not worry but of course I am. He also told me we were going to schedule an appointment for another long worded test that i can't say nor spell for this weekend. I will update after I find out what its.

So now looking forward to this..... I was totally hoping everything would go alright and the next time he was down there he would be doing the insemination. Well I will update as I know more. So I checked this off my list as one of my most painful and uncomfortable appointments. wait till baby comes I'm going to be so excited when this is all over. I will be able to hold baby lily or brayden in my arms. Cross your fingers that I don't get more than two at once. Thanks for your prayers and baby dust.


Hope ( sore mama to be)

7/10 Doctors Appointment

Okay so today was my Doctors Appointment:So I have crappy veins everyone and I get them from my mom. First she tried in my right arm and gave up before she stuck the needle into to deep. Then it was off to my left arm were she poked me for a good 5 mins. Then she went my hand (DOUBLE OUCH) which I new she would find a vein.I fasted so I couldn't eat after 10:00 or drink anything after 12:00 . I was shaking after the 3rd vile of blood (yes 3rd vile). It was so sad when she said wow your not bleeding any more. I said " Did I run out of blood" she said well if you did that would be big problem. So she sent them off to lab and called me this afternoon to tell me everything went well. not soon after she charged me $145 for some random test my insurance didn't cover. SO PISSED! 100% coverage means 100% not 98%... Anyway's then they surprised me with an internal ultrasound. Did I mention how uncomfortable these are. Not to mention when your 3 days into you cycle. YUCK!After that I left the office with a throbbing pain in my hand for her twisting the needle for a good 10 mins. I then drop off my prescription for Zithromax or for my cheep insurance company azithromycin which is just the generic. Gosh they bleed us dry with about $225 every two weeks. You think they wouldn't make us take generics. So I guess my doctor said that 1/3 couples have this infection that carries no symptoms or signs, that can effect a women from getting pregnant/sick during this process. So its cautionary for them to just prescribe it to all their patients to be safe. Whatever just another thing on our list. Any ways I picked that up on my break and then played phone tag with a X-ray tech from my doctors office. She said that I need to schedule an appointment on my day 6-12 of my cycle for my X-ray of my uterus and fallopian tubes. Can we say radiation on my uterus.... some how I very scared. So after we talked she told me to come in this Monday the 13th at 12:15. Umm...hello some people work and don't have the option to leave work 4 hours early. So after a long debate I had two options come to my appointment or start around of birth control and wait another next cycle. I was like hell no I will figure something out. Thanks to my amazing director she is going to let me leave an hour before my appointment and come back when I'm done. Just take a really long lunch break. Pretty much my Monday will be crazy and of course Roy works so I have to go all alone. I have come to realize that this whole process has been about me running around with my head cut off why He goes in for a simple semen analysis like once every three months. SO UNFAIR! Well I guess that's what you have to do to have our sweet bundle of joy in our arms. So that's the plan! Tonight we are going to take our 4 pills each to get rid of our almost "infection".... its been a crazy and long day and of course I get home and have such a migraine. so looking at the computer hurts. Well thats about it everyone I will update after my x-ray on Monday. Thanks for your prayers and baby dust!Hope (stressed out mom to be)

"Let's make a baby"- Dr. Miller

Okay so Yesterday we met with our new doctor. Dr. Chuck Miller of The advanced Gynecologic Surgery Institute. He was wonderful and we are very excited to work with him. He is very friendly and upbeat. He really made us feel welcome and that this will all work out. Needless to say we were ready to start the process of us having a child.

Roy tried to make me smile by acting funny in the office and making some jokes. He really tried to make me relax and not stress out so bad.

So he got right down to business:

Fertility Plan

1. Recheck roys semen with another semen analysis (Roy is dreading the little room LOL!)

2. Day 2-3 of my cycle he will run a blood test for a whole bunch terms I am still learning all the translations for. Also a Ultrasound will be preformed.

3. Day 6-12 he will preform a Hysterosalpinogram which is an x-ray of the uterus and fallopian tubes

4. On set of my period he will prescribe us both with a drug called Zithromax which is an antibiotic so we both don't have complications getting pregnant.

Once all this is completed he will treat us with one of the following:

If roy's results come back and he is I believe above 3% then they will go ahead with:

1. Day 5-9 I will be a on a drug called Clomid at 50mg.

2. Day 11 I will have to take a ovulation predictor test. If it comes back positive then I need to call my doctor to come in for an ultrasound and more tests to make sure I am ready.

3. Three days later or Day 14 I will have to start Progesterone, to help my body become nice and ready for the baby.

4. Last and final step "we hope" will be the procedure IUI- Intrauterine Insemination which is when they insert the sperm directly into the uterus.

If roys sperm is at 2.5% or lower we will have to try:

We will have to go a more aggressive route.

1. Try a drug called Gonadotrophins (Injectable Hormones) OUCH OUCH OUCH!!!

* Roy and I both will have to go in and learn how to give me such injections) did i say ouch!

2. 3 days later we will have an ultrasound and more tests (AHHH)

3. Day 6 we have to recheck everything..... (AHHH)

4. Then we will wait until my folical are between 17-18 mm and then we can preform an IUI.

I really don't know how different each drug will be or who different the process is going to be but I guess we just have grit through it and really look towards the goal.

Well everything seems to be going as planned I due for my period on the 9th of July so I believe that's when all our testing can start. Then I believe in August is when we will be all set to do the drugs and procedures. Lets cross our fingers to make sure everything is going to plan. Thanks for all your support and prayers.

What will Monday bring?

Okay so Monday is our appointment. I have to say I am so excited that our process can start now but I am totally scared. I have heard so many stores from so many different women that are going through this trial to have a child. My prayers are all with you and lots of baby dust your way.

So we will meet with Dr. Miller in Naperville to see what he has planned for us. My thought is that on Monday we will go in and sit down with him to talk about our situation. He probably wants to run his own tests and see were we stand now after the changes we have made to help our situation. I can't say that low caffeine, better food choices, exercise and vitamins have done a whole lot but Roy and I both agree that we have felt a lot better over the last few months and have noticed that we haven't had any colds or any infections in the recent months. So that is good news. Well I know that our situation could be a lot worse and I know Roy has a tendency to beat him self up about this but Its no ones fault. He is a wonderful man who takes care of me and keeps me strong. I have always wanted to be a mother and my family is a test to know that I have had a lot of practice over the years. Its going be a roller coaster for the next few weeks, months and I hope not years. But we are as ready as were every going to be, lets just hope everything works out for the best. Keeping positive is all i can do right now.

Best of luck to all of my fertility challenged moms-to-be!!!

We can't wait to leave...

We leave in 12 days to go see my family. I can't tell you how much we need this trip. We are pretty much counting down the days as you can tell. We leave the 11th of June after I get out of work and we will get there on the 12th early morning.

I'm so excited!!! Were packing up the dogs and were heading down south. Were off to our neice Allies 4th birthday party with all of the family. So I will update later! BYE BYE

I miss my family

I'm off work today feeling pretty sick. I told Roy it was his cooking but he said he feels fine. Mom joked on the phone today asking is there any chance that i could be pregnant and I laughed. thinking of the irony in that statement.

you know when your sick and all you can think about is the way your mom takes care of you and all the things she does for to make you feel better. Its funny because even if i told roy all the things he could do it justs dosnt compare. He brought me a blanket on the couch and my favorite pillow. Sprite and crackers. I just wish my mom lived close. I miss her.

We leave for Alabama in like 6 weeks and we are counting the days. I hate that they live so far away. With all thats happening here with roy and I it would be nice to have my mom here with me. Our appointment is June 29th and thankfuly my mom is come back with us so she will be here when we find out what the doctor has planned for us.