A New Year approaches

I haven't been updating much because it's been very quiet here. We are not cycling again until February, at least. In the meantime, I have been advised to start taking 75 mg of DHEA daily, for the next 60 days. This is the same DHEA that bodybuilders use, but I don't know why they use it! In my case, it is supposed to help grow follicles. It is a bit of a controversial supplement when used for fertility. Not too many research studies have been done on it. But my RE tells me that he's done case studies on it and in 50% of those cases, it has worked. We always have the odds of a coin toss it seems.
We will most likely be on the same protocol as last time (antagonist) using the same meds; if anything, at a higher dosage. With this information, I have been able to begin my quest to accumulate as many donated drugs as possible before we begin. So far I have gotten 2 girls to donate 1650 ius of follistim. I will most likely need about 4500 units, so this is a start. It's about $700 per 900 units, so every donation is a huge help.
Merry Christmas & here's to some good luck in 2010!

It's over

Got my period last night. IUI didn't work. Very sad and angry.

still spotting...

It only stopped for a few hours and now it is just getting heavier and closer in color to red. I am losing hope quickly. I wish Friday would just get here already.

10 dpiui

It's now 10 days since my IUI. I went for my weekly acupuncture this morning. While I was lying on the table, I got the weirdest cramp in my belly. After I was done with my treatment, I went to pee and I noticed I started spotting, bright pink. It is definitely too early to be my period. I am hoping the meds didn't mess up my cycle. I am secretly hoping this is just blood from my baby implanting itself. The spotting has stopped, so we'll see if it comes back. I know it means nothing...people bleed all the time at this point in their cycle, pregnant or not. But I think I would rather NOT be spotting. It just makes me a little nervous.

Scientist takes aim at her longtime silent scourge - The Boston Globe

Scientist takes aim at her longtime silent scourge - The Boston Globe

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I hate to wait!

Waiting is the worst...time went so fast the first two weeks and now the bottom half is just dragging! I found out my progesterone is looking good so I don't have to do any more shots! Acupuncture went well today. He used a needle in a fertility point near the tip of my middle finger (how perfect). I didn't feel the needle but about 10 minutes into it, my whole reproductive area got this heavy feeling and I fell asleep! The funniest thing about the acupuncture is that it is supposed to detox you and get things moving, and after I am done I always have to run to the bathroom and pee for a minute straight! That is how I know it is doing something...it drains me, literally!

Back to waiting...

Let the 2WW begin!

I had my IUIs done yesterday and today and it was a lot less traumatic than I had envisioned. It literally took 30 seconds. That, of course, is not counting the hour and half we waited yesterday and the two hours we waited today to be seen by the doctor. The good news is Gene's count seems to have gone up or at least the "boys" are healthier. I will attribute that to his giving up coffee, but in all honesty, it could be a million different factors. Right now I am all crampy and can pretty much guarantee I was ovulating today (in fact, it began exactly 36 hours from my Ovidrel shot, which is what the doctor told me would happen). So the timing couldn't be better.
I'll be back to the doctor on Monday to have my progesterone tested. If it is not high enough, I will have to do another shot. I'm curious to see what it is, because it's usually on the low side.
positive thoughts...