After I ovulated Thursday night, I had awful pains in my abdomen from releasing all of those follicles. Even though only one follicle was likely mature, I still released around 5 or more follicles, so oh man was there pain. And now, I assume those 5 follicles have turned into corpus luteums and are releasing progesterone, and I'm guessing my progesterone levels are rapidly climbing. I'm still taking one supplement a day, but I am so nauseated right now. This is going to be a long TWW if I remain this nauseated the whole time.
On Friday, we met with the RE. I was a little discouraged, because she was ready to give up on the IUIs and go straight to IVF. She went through the whole IVF process and clearly was trying to convey that it was our best shot, especially with how erratically I've responded to meds for IUI. We talked to her about getting at least 2 more good IUIs in, and so we're going to try Clomid next cycle. I know that seems like a step down since success rates are higher with Femara, but right now we need 2-3 good mature follicles, which we're clearly not getting with Femara.
We also have an appointment set up to talk to a natural women's health doctor who specializes in NaPro. We see him at the end of July - I'm not sure what to expect, but the idea is getting to the bottom of "unexplained" infertility and really finding a cause. After so many shitty cycles of throwing more drugs at things, it sounds pretty appealing to actually search for a reason.
I made a baby quilt for our soon-to-be niece this weekend. I'm pretty excited about it and really proud of my first attempt at a quilt. I also included a little label that says "Made for you with love by Aunt Katie" and sewed it onto a swatch cut from my quilt that my grandma made me as a little girl. I hope my mom cries a lot and Laura understands the significance.
I also found the best card ever for the gift. I'm not going to the baby shower by personal choice, but I am pretty excited to send the box and hope she loves it.
On Friday, we met with the RE. I was a little discouraged, because she was ready to give up on the IUIs and go straight to IVF. She went through the whole IVF process and clearly was trying to convey that it was our best shot, especially with how erratically I've responded to meds for IUI. We talked to her about getting at least 2 more good IUIs in, and so we're going to try Clomid next cycle. I know that seems like a step down since success rates are higher with Femara, but right now we need 2-3 good mature follicles, which we're clearly not getting with Femara.
We also have an appointment set up to talk to a natural women's health doctor who specializes in NaPro. We see him at the end of July - I'm not sure what to expect, but the idea is getting to the bottom of "unexplained" infertility and really finding a cause. After so many shitty cycles of throwing more drugs at things, it sounds pretty appealing to actually search for a reason.
I made a baby quilt for our soon-to-be niece this weekend. I'm pretty excited about it and really proud of my first attempt at a quilt. I also included a little label that says "Made for you with love by Aunt Katie" and sewed it onto a swatch cut from my quilt that my grandma made me as a little girl. I hope my mom cries a lot and Laura understands the significance.
I also found the best card ever for the gift. I'm not going to the baby shower by personal choice, but I am pretty excited to send the box and hope she loves it.