My first self-injection experience...

Woah...it literally took 15 minutes to finally get the needle in me. I was sweating bullets, heart was racing, I kept psyching myself out. I spent so much time staring down at my left hand pinching the skin on my belly and my left hand gripping the Follistim pen with my thumb on the plunger.

DH offered to do it but I just couldn't. First off, he didn't attend the injections class with me so I wasn't 100% confident that he'd do it correctly (silly, I know). But also, I just wanted to know that I could do it myself.

And I could! I did! It barely hurt at all (although I swear I was dizzy after from the adrenaline, lol). I should do it much quicker tomorrow (I hope).

TTC update

I last posted right before my 2nd IUI. Well it didn't work. I'm now actually starting IUI cycle #3. This time I'll be doing it with injectables (Follistim). I really hope this one works.

Meet my niece, Lea!

Born on 1/28/10 at 4:30am, 8 lbs 5.5 oz...big girl!! She is so adorable, look at those chubby cheeks. I love her so much. DH and I visited yesterday and I got to hold her. She is so quiet and calm still.

IUI #2

Hello peeps :)

So I'm on to IUI #2 which is scheduled for tomorrow. This morning I had a 15mm on the right and a 21mm on the left. I triggered at the RE office so I should O in about 36 hours or so. I think the beta will be scheduled for Jan. 27th.

Prayers!!!!!!!!

Not good news :*(

So the beta was negative.

I found out today at 3pm. Had a good cry with DH on the phone afterwards with my co-workers oblivious on the other side of the door. It's nearly 5:30pm now and I can't wait to get home. I am just so sleepy all of a sudden. It's like a crash at the end of a sugar high. I was excited, anxious, and nervous all day and now all I really want to do is get home, shower, and crawl into bed.

Let the dreams take me away...

Beta tomorrow!

I haven't felt this nervous in a while. Until today, I've been totally calm and collected. Sitting here at work with not much work to speak of, my mind is wandering. I am excited and scared at the same time. I am praying so hard that I am pregnant. I am 14dpiui today and I will not POAS. Don't get me wrong, I'm dying to know. But I am just too much of a wuss to test.

OMG tomorrow will be worse than today. The time between the beta blood work being drawn and THE call will be torture. I have to stay calm. Think of other stuff...what's for dinner, which restaurant should I choose for dinner with a BFF on Wednesday, what book should I read next, am I getting sick (sore throat & chills), ahhhhh!!

My IUI experience so far

On Sunday I went in for another monitoring appointment (b/w and u/s) with DH. We went into the room together and the RE told us my follie was at 21mm, so it had grown another 3mm. Then the nurse gave me the trigger shot of Ovidrel in my stomach. I really thought it was going to hurt more than it did. It hurt less than the blood work does.

So Monday morning DH and I went in bright and early. No b/w or u/s. DH went in and made his "deposit". It was going to take an hour after that to do the IUI so I took the opportunity to take DH to the train station so he could get to work. At around 8am they called me in. The RE came in and verified the names on some forms and the tube with DH's sperm. It's funny because DH was actually worried that they may mistakenly switch samples with some other man...lol. I assured him afterward that I saw his name on the tube with my own eyes.

So the actual IUI process took not even a minute I think. If felt just like a pap smear. The speculum was more uncomfortable than the catheter. Afterwards, I laid there for about 5 minutes, then got dressed and left for work. I actually got in to work 15 minutes early!

For the rest of the day I felt fine. There was a point when I was driving (I had a long drive later on in the day) that I felt light cramps that felt just like a period cramp. Otherwise, I had no more cramping or discomfort.

I have a blood work appointment on Friday which I assume is to verify ovulation and then my beta is scheduled for the 29th. Exciting!