This weekend has been very busy filled with driving for hours every day and IUIs. It started Friday morning waking up at 5am to get ready and drive in rush hour traffic. I had to call in 2 hours prior to my IUI appointment to authorize the little swimmers to be dethawed and processed. And then it was all about the big long drive! Let me just say that traffic around Washington DC is not pretty at any time during the day and rush hour is basically a stand still all around.
I got to the fertility clinic in time and everyone was really nice. They all kept asking me where my husband serves with the military and got pretty caught off guard when I told them my husband is a commercial diver who works offshore most of the year. Guess they have not met a Diver Wife before. You see, my husband and I only manage to time it perfect about once a year and every time we have miscarried over the past 4 years. Not a statistic I wanted to be a part of. But at least we now have a chance to get pregnant every month with IUIs. But I tend to digress...
The nurse took me to the room where the magic was going to happen. Let's just say the room was less than cozy. A typical appointment room with a OBGYN bench and a sonogram machine. She asked me an ungodly amount of questions about both my husband and I. Birthdays, social security numbers, is this your husbands handwriting, is this your hand writing etc etc. I can really appreciate the length Shady Grove go to ensure that the correct sperm is used. And it really put my husband at ease. Once the interrogation was over it was time to get the party started.
The vial containing the sperm was so small that I had to ask the doctor if it was enough. She started snickering and told me that was one of the most common questions she got with every patient. She explained to me that with an IUI they bypass the one big hurdle sperm has, the Cervix. The sperm is released in the uterus and with the high sperm count my husband has it is no worries at all. Many people come in here with very low sperm count and get pregnant in their first IUI cycle. I guess I should listen to her, but I cant help myself think that my body is used to a MUCH bigger amount than it received this weekend. lol
It was all over in the matter of 30 seconds! Really! Then I was reclined for about 5 minutes and was told to just relax today and come back tomorrow morning for the second IUI. All I would think was Wham bam thank you ma'am! That was a no frills, no time to mess around, no time to chit chat kinda of deed. And out the door I went.
Then on Saturday is was a complete repeat of the first IUI; interrogations, 30 seconds in heaven and a 5 minute recline. Then both the doctor and the nurse went over my instructions for the next two weeks and wished me the best of luck. They were all very very nice! And I really feel like I have a full Shady Grove team behind me cheering me on. And that is a great feeling.
For the next two weeks all I need to do is remember to take my Prometrium every 12 hours and not stress about the next two weeks. The medicine part is easy to do, but the not worrying part is a little bit harder. These next two weeks will be filled with anticipation, worry, hope, prayers, and what ifs. All I can do is get thru every day and get one day closer to that Beta test day. Let's hope the time goes quick.
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