Update

Hey everyone. Sorry I've been MIA for a while. Things just got crazy at work and at home.  I've also just been in a funk. Just one of those days weeks. My apologies to Belle for failing in her March Photo Challenge.

So here's a update on my SIS (Saline Infusion Sonogram).  It was less uncomfortable than an HSG. Results show no growth in the uterine cavity and then she measured my follicles. She gave me a prescription for Clomid and I was to come back on CD 12 for another ultrasound. This was my first cycle with my RE. The monitoring is new for me and very exciting.  I've never seen my ovaries and uterus so closely. I've seen it in MRI images before but not LIVE.  At first it was just gray and white images but my RE explained what we were looking at.  I can't begin to explain how great it is to be at a fertility clinic.  It's just awesome.

CD 12 ultrasound showed 3 follicles. I didn't get the sizes of them but when she first looked at them she made a comment. She said, "This is on 50 mg?! Wow, things are cooking in here." I took that as a good sign. I was to come back the next day for an IUI and HCG trigger then another IUI the following day. I took a pregnancy test after the HCG trigger just to see what a positive test looked like.  That second line showed up very quickly and it was dark. There was no doubt that there was HCG in my body. At that second, I thought about how it would feel if this was a true test.

Today is 12 DPIUI and BFN.  The test was stark white. No spotting yet but I'm guessing that my period will be here in the next couple days like it did the last time I was on Clomid.

Med Newbie

So this is my first cycle on meds, specifically Clomid and I just wanted to tell you guys about the side effects I'm experiencing. They've been really mild. I've been having hot flashes at night that wake me up for a brief second.  Then this morning I felt really down. I didn't want to go to work. I just feel lazy and not happy. A little depressed. Now I'm just mellow. Not happy or sad. I guess I'm just cruising. 

Today is CD 4 so only 2 pills left.

Update and The Plan

Before I tell you about the plan let's talk about my progesterone test results.  16.4 ng/ml. Doctor said I ovulated. Good right? Count my blessings? I'm trying but AF showed yesterday so boo to 16.4 ng/ml.  DH counts were great too. 55 million, post wash. I don't know what else to say except BFN. On a positive note, we're moving on.

My doctor is referring me to the RE that I wanted to see  Three of my co-workers saw him and ALL three had successful pregnancies. They all had healthy girls. The approval for the referral will take about 2 weeks so while we wait my doctor wants to put me on a Clomid + IUI cycle.  I will take the Clomid (50 mg) on Days 3-7, do my OPK then IUI. Hopefully the referral will be approved before this cycle ends and I will be able to schedule an appointment with the RE. Of course I'm hoping that I won't need to see the RE because I will get pregnant on my first try at Clomid. Cue in Miss Hope's cousin Miss Wishful Thinking. But if not, I am excited to meet this RE and be in the hands of people whose job is to make babies.

My only concern besides waiting for the referral is the side effects of Clomid. Will this make me more of a B!*%@? Cause seriously this last cycle (no meds by the way) I almost ripped my husband's head off.