Waiting game..

Well as of Wednesday the 21st I started my 10 day prescription of Provera. Last two times I took it, my period came 5 days later so now I'm just waiting. I'm expecting it to come around February 5th and then I can call the dr and schedule our first ultrasound to watch em grow. I'm still so positive and excited about our IUI chances. After reading others that have been through it, it's not that bad and they say it's nothing like a HSG. Which is by far the worse pain I have ever felt, the catheter tube is more flexible and smaller which is great to know. Oh and exciting news. Last year I was spending 20.00 each cycle on 20 test strips to detect ovulation. Well I was searching out on ebay and found a seller that was selling 50 ovulation test strips and 10 pregnancy strips with shipping all for 18.00. That ought to last 2 or 3 cycles. I was so excited and they came in the mail today. I'm going to be a POAS aholic! :)

In the begining

Welcome to my blog, this is a way for me to write about what's been going on with us and our journey for our baby.

All the way back to middle school, nothing with my cycles were normal. I figured I would have problems later in life when it was time to have a baby. Jonathan and I talked about children before marriage while we were engaged and knew we wanted to be parents. After a year of being married we decided to start trying. We did not know what to expect maybe it would be easier than I anticipated or more difficult.

On January 22, 2008 I took my last BCP and started prenatal vitamins, we decided we would see what happens. Shockingly (not) I was right. My first cycle lasted for 61 days, I had to start taking provera on cycle day 47 just to end it. Dr. Max decided we would give it one more shot non medicated and that cycle lasted 79 days, with provera started on cycle day 65 to bring it to an end.

After consulting with Dr. Max, Jonathan and I decided Clomid would be next. Clomid is a fertility drug that makes a person ovulate, which I didn't do on my own. My third cycle started on May 22nd, 08 with my first dose of 50mg of Clomid, I finally ovulated (for the first time). My fourth and fifth were the same, ovulation tests and temperature taking every morning and still no baby. In the meantime Jonathan had two semen analysis tests, results were one low and the second was normal. I also had a HSG and both tubes were open and clear. For my sixth cycle Dr. Max decided to step it up to 100mg of Clomid. The medicine was still working, fifth and sixth cycles more ovulation tests and temperature taking every morning and still no baby. Good news is I'm having regular 30-34 day cycles for the first time ever. In December 2008 we exhausted our 6 cycles with Clomid and we were then referred to an Infertility Specialist.

On January 14th 2009 we had our first appointment with Dr. Slackman, everything went really well. Physical exam checked out good and everything seemed somewhat normal. My body makes eggs we just have to convince them to come out. After talking with him we decided on doing 3 or 4 IUI (Intrauterine Insemination) cycles with clomid (because it works for me) and a HCG trigger shot just before ovulation all while being monitored by ultrasound every few days. If those don't work we will move onto IVF, which luckily we are covered 100% by our health insurance.

Of course I am on a non medicated cycle and currently on cycle day 30 with no ovulation in sight, still temping every morning. I have a prescription to take provera to bring an end to this cycle and then we start our first IUI in February. I am really excited about it, not nervous yet anyways. And that brings us up to date. Praying 2009 is our year!