IUI: The Experience

This week has been big! On Thursday, I went in for my sonogram to see how big the egg was. My ovulation predictor kit said I was at peak ovulation, meaning my egg was going to be releasing soon so I was expecting it to either have been released or about to. Sure enough, it was grown to full size (goooo egg!) and was already in place to release. That means we timed it perfectly! My doctor said it was ready to go and we needed to do the 1st IUI. I saw the vial of sperm and holy crap that was the tiniest 750$ I ever spent! Anyway, the procedure went well, but it wasn't pleasant. The first part felt like a pap but then she had to dilate my cervix and there was some clamping and pinching going on and that was awful. It felt like someone was punching me in the lower stomach, but from the inside. Ouch! As soon as she clamped, I got this huge wave of nausea and felt like I was going to throw up. Then she did the sperm injection, that also was not pleasant. I felt all of it and it again made me nauseous. Once it was done, after a glass of water the nausea ceased and I layed elevated there for 20 minutes in hope that it all "stays in". They were like, "Would you like the lights off for ambiance?" Haha what? Anyway, I layed there talking to my stomach telling the boys to swim and connect, connect, connect! We will see if they listened. It was just so funny. I'm laying back, looking at the sign on the ceiling that says, "I Hate This" and I can't help but laugh and think....My life lol. 

The rest of Thursday was pretty unpleasant as I was very crampy and light headed. I'm wondering if the sensitivity is caused from my Fibromyalgia. My fibro doctor told me that I feel things 5 times more than average person does. Hmm. I might need to research that more. And now I'm wondering what labor is going to be like. HMM! I spent the rest of Thursday resting and taking it easy. 

Friday I woke up still feeling crampy and light headed and I went in for round two. I had the same issue of dilating the cervix and it hurt as much as the first one. After this one, I felt double crampy because I never stopped cramping from the first one. I also was bleeding from the cervix. Yes TMI, but YOU'RE the one wanting to read this so that's on you! :p So yes, I was pretty miserable. That lasted two days and it's now Saturday night and I'm feeling much better. And even if I didn't, I wouldn't care. I'd do anything to get a baby. 

So here's the next step: Thursday I will get my blood drawn to check my progesterone levels. I want these to be elevated. If they are, it's a possibly good sign that there is a pregnancy. If the levels aren't high, my doctor will put me on a prescription for more because a pregnancy needs healthy levels of progesterone to sustain. The lab will send the results to my doctor and then she will call me with the results. Stressful!!!!!

After that, I wait another week and take a pregnancy test. I will be on the lookout for early pregnancy signs during this two week wait. Also, I am trying to stay objective because there's a solid possibility that it won't work the first time. It will be hard because that is $3,000 and all my summer job earnings that is lost and still without a baby but I want to keep trying if it fails. I've got to. I cannot imagine a future without a little one. I'm trying to stay strong and objective and pray that everything works out!

CROSS YOUR FINGERS!!!!!


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  1. UnknownAugust 19, 2013 at 9:29 AM

    Praying for you friend. I'm excited to hear your news.

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