Wednesday, March 9, 2011

IUI #3

I just got back from IUI numero 3. It went really well. The Dr. said that I responded really well to the treatment. He said that they were hoping for 2 follicles and since I produced 3 main follicles and a lot more smaller follicles that I responded as if I had done full injections so he will never put me on full injections. YAY!
They also did a semen analysis and found a "slight male factor". Peter's results were much higher when we did the first round of tests in June. The Dr said that it could just be due to variability or a difference in the labs. He said that it it just slight and that the numbers were adequate for an IUI. I am honestly not worried at all but Peter seems worried. He needed to take a drive to process everything which is totally weird coming from him. I NEVER see him worried. He said he would feel bad if it didn't work "because of him". I don't believe that any of this is anybody's fault. I would rather have Peter than a baby and our relationship is what is most important. It is different for me to be the one who is comforting him, but I kid of like the shift in responsibility. I feel so good after the IUI and I hope Peter will not put any of this on himself. I read online that if men take a multivitamin that it can help with their sperm count so I asked the nurse about it. She said that we should definitely try it so we'll get some vitamins tomorrow. She also said that men who work outside in the summer (aka my husband) need to really stay hydrated because the heat can affect his numbers. I'm really not too worried about it.
As for the rest of the news, the 2ww begins! Dr. said that we would try this 1-2 more times and if it doesn't work we will go straight to IVF by summer. Those words kind of scared me because that costs about as much as our car. I'm glad that the Dr. is so confident in his work, though. He said that he has done about 3000 IVFs. Today the IUI was so freakin fast I had to ask if he already did it. It was not painful (the first two were) and it was quick. He said he does 5-10 of these a week so he knows how to get in and get out. Next Wed I go in for a progesterone test and on the 23rd, we find out the news; I hope it's good.

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