[10:48] Melody: Depending on what Dr. G says on Wed, I want to consider one more insemination with injectables with a new donor in early May. If I didn’t get pregnant, we could skip the next cycle and start Lupron or whatever in late June for a July IVF.
[10:48] Melody: What do you think?
[10:49] indyness: [...]
Entries from March 2007
March 30, 2007
IM transcript– How decisions get made in the Indyness/mel household
March 28, 2007
Congrats!
A big congratulations to Co and Lo at The Family O, who have achieved the Holy Grail– conception! Seriously, Vanessa and I are ecstatic for you. It gives us hope that maybe all of this fertility hell is worth it in the end. We wish you a happy healthy pregnancy and baby. Keep us posted.
March 26, 2007
Repro suckage
I’ve been waiting all day for my beta results, but I already knew what they were going to be because we took a home pregnancy test on Saturday morning. Negative. Now that it’s over, I’ll tell you that I made 20 eggs last month, and 11 of them were mature. That’s the kind of odds [...]
March 21, 2007
Progesterone Rage
I’ve never heard this before!
When presenting for an IUI procedure, come to the office with a moderately full bladder; do not empty your bladder prior to the procedure. This helps ’straighten’ the cervical-uterine canal and makes the insemination easier in most cases.
Would have been nice to know 11 freaking months ago! Maybe this has contributed to my discomfort during several [...]
March 20, 2007
8 dpo
A few twinges on 6 dpo and 7 dpo that felt like ovulation. What’s the difference between uterine twinges and ovarian twinges? These didn’t feel any lower than I’m used to at O time.
Also, the boobs are heavy and sore. Vanessa and I usually can get away with wearing the same size on top, but [...]


