There could be a little fertilized egg drifting toward my uterus right now as I type!!
Friday night I triggered with the hCG shot which was a total walk in the park. Sorrell did it for me so I laid on the bed to be comfy and when he was ready, I held my breath to keep my stomach from moving. After a few seconds, I was needing to breathe so I told him to hurry because I was holding my breath. He said, "I'm already done." LOL. Awesome, I didn't even feel it!
I have been feeling a little gross since Friday because of the estrogen. It makes me kind of nauseous but it's not intolerable. I'm actually kind of used to it because I used to have the Mirena IUD and it sometimes made me feel the same way.
Sunday morning rolled around and everything still hadn't really hit home. I didn't start to feel anxious/nervous/excited until I was sitting on the exam table waiting for Dr. Elkins (Dr. Kauffman's partner) to come in. I had been feeling a little cramping from the hCG but that's normal. The IUI itself wasn't bad...it felt like a normal pelvic exam. A little bit of discomfort from the speculum being inserted and pressure when they used a swab to disinfect the cervix but again, nothing I'm not used to. I didn't feel the catheter being inserted.
After the sperm were inserted, I had to lay on the table for 10 minutes and then we were good to go! Dr. Elkins went over the next steps:
-Continue taking the estrogen 3x a day (orally) until ultrasound
-Begin taking progesterone on Tuesday vaginally 1x a day for first 10 weeks of pregnancy
-No OTC pregnancy tests until at least October 18
-Blood test Monday, October 22
If that blood test comes back positive, I go for another one 48 hours later and then another a week later after that to insure that my hormone levels are rising adequately. At around 6.5 weeks (or 4.5 weeks from the IUI) we'll do an ultrasound for fetal heartbeat.
It's really strange to think that there could be the beginnings of a baby developing inside of me. Especially when I think of the fact that it's not my husbands. It's very odd. Good, but odd. So fingers crossed that one of Russ's little swimmers has met up with one of my eggs and now that little zygote is floating down my uterus to attach and start developing into a baby!
Friday night I triggered with the hCG shot which was a total walk in the park. Sorrell did it for me so I laid on the bed to be comfy and when he was ready, I held my breath to keep my stomach from moving. After a few seconds, I was needing to breathe so I told him to hurry because I was holding my breath. He said, "I'm already done." LOL. Awesome, I didn't even feel it!
I have been feeling a little gross since Friday because of the estrogen. It makes me kind of nauseous but it's not intolerable. I'm actually kind of used to it because I used to have the Mirena IUD and it sometimes made me feel the same way.
Sunday morning rolled around and everything still hadn't really hit home. I didn't start to feel anxious/nervous/excited until I was sitting on the exam table waiting for Dr. Elkins (Dr. Kauffman's partner) to come in. I had been feeling a little cramping from the hCG but that's normal. The IUI itself wasn't bad...it felt like a normal pelvic exam. A little bit of discomfort from the speculum being inserted and pressure when they used a swab to disinfect the cervix but again, nothing I'm not used to. I didn't feel the catheter being inserted.
After the sperm were inserted, I had to lay on the table for 10 minutes and then we were good to go! Dr. Elkins went over the next steps:
-Continue taking the estrogen 3x a day (orally) until ultrasound
-Begin taking progesterone on Tuesday vaginally 1x a day for first 10 weeks of pregnancy
-No OTC pregnancy tests until at least October 18
-Blood test Monday, October 22
If that blood test comes back positive, I go for another one 48 hours later and then another a week later after that to insure that my hormone levels are rising adequately. At around 6.5 weeks (or 4.5 weeks from the IUI) we'll do an ultrasound for fetal heartbeat.
It's really strange to think that there could be the beginnings of a baby developing inside of me. Especially when I think of the fact that it's not my husbands. It's very odd. Good, but odd. So fingers crossed that one of Russ's little swimmers has met up with one of my eggs and now that little zygote is floating down my uterus to attach and start developing into a baby!