Do I really want this? Of course I really want this! The question is, at what expense? Fudge (thinking another word in my head), why do I even have to deal with this? It’s just not fair. Almost everyone else in the world gets to have a baby with no ultimatum, but I don’t. I…
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Infertility: Insemination (IUI Treatment One)
The night before the procedure Jon and I put our heads together and to kind of plan the morning of. Basically we wanted to make sure that we had plenty of time to collect the sample and get to our RE’s office in Downey on time. We were told that if we are more than…
Infertility: Monitoring Ultrasound #2 & Trigger Shot (IUI Treatment One)
I made my way to the appointment by myself, Jon could not take the additional afternoon off of work unfortunately. Luckily I knew what to expect so it wasn’t bad. I got there about a half hour early and waited in the waiting room until I was called. They took me to the back and…
Infertility: Monitoring Ultrasound #1 (IUI Treatment One)
As per usual, I got almost zero sleep the night before as I was super anxious about what the results of the Ultrasound would be. I woke up groggy and tired but ready to get this done, after all it was the next big step in our journey to babyhood. We left early, giving ourselves…
Infertility: Clomid Recap – 100mg (IUI Treatment One)
From what I read this medication was supposed to be a doozy! I went in prepared and willing to take on what ever side effects this medication threw my way knowing that this is what I had to endure to try and get the results that we wanted. Going through all of this really put…
Infertility: Baseline Ultrasound (IUI Treatment One)
The moment we had all been waiting for had finally arrived. We were instructed to come in on the 3rd day of my menstrual cycle to have an ultrasound. The ultrasound was necessary to check that all the conditions were appropriate to start officially start our IUI cycle. I would be lying if I said…
Infertility: Provera Recap (IUI Treatment One)
Here is your fair warning, this will contain information that you may feel is TMI (too much information). I am choosing to share our infertility journey in hopes of helping others going through the same or a similar situation. If you do not feel comfortable, hearing the good, the bad and the ugly, please skip…
Infertility: The Starting Line (IUI Treatment One)
So it begins, the official start of our first IUI cycle… I couldn’t sleep last night, and I woke up this morning before my alarm went off. I guess there was just too much on my mind. So many things were going on in my head, but most importantly the realization that this is the…
Infertility: We Have A Date!
Finally, so the time has come. We are starting our first IUI cycle this weekend. I am both scared and excited. Scared mostly because I have no idea what to expect. I have done some research online but every persons experience is different. Excited, well because I have only been waiting my entire life (well…
Infertility: Second Guessing Our Decision
To HSG or not to HSG that is the question… Maybe too much time has passed since that horrible experience for me to be thinking rationally (read about that here: Infertility: HSG Test), but I am seriously considering going through with an HSG test again. Bottom line, I think I just want answers, a definitive…
Building Our Little Nest 