Negative

I have had a few days here and there of light cramping, but was still hopeful because I also had a few days of tenderness in my breasts. But a negative pregnancy test was the result so I stopped taking the progesterone pills and two and a half days later I started my cycle.

I am finding that even though I have wanted to be pregnant for a long time now, I recently have had serious baby bump envy. Everywhere I go I see cute pregnant women and long to have that pregnancy bump under my shirt. Right now I just have a fat bump I try to hide so no one asks if I am pregnant. I really have gained about five pounds in the last few months and it all seems to be settling in my stomach. I am blaming it on the hormones and injectable drugs.

IUI round 3

We had a late night with friends the night before so our 9:20 appointment seemed to come real soon. We grabbed a Maple Bar from my favorite donut shop in between appointments and ran a few errands before heading back. The procedure seemed to be a little more painful this time. I think it is because I feel like my stomach is about to either explode or fall out of me. It is just SO FULL. I took it easy with a movie and a nap when we got home. Later I met my sister for light shopping and dinner. I was seriously walking a little funny and it was uncomfortable just to sit down. Such a weird feeling but it did finally start to alleviate about nine o'clock at night.

Crazy schedule

I called the Doctors office on Friday after I realized no one had ever called me back for my day 8 ultrasound. The receptionist transferred me to OB Ultrasounds 3 times. So, 3 times I had to say I am not currently pregnant, I am trying to get pregnant! The most frustrating part was when the receptionist snottily said "Didn't I just talk to you?" It took all the grace I could muster up to politely say "Yes, but I somehow keep getting connected to the wrong department." 

So for my appointment on Monday at 4, I dropped my son off at my husband's work and then rushed in. 

Not yet to the worst part. The clinic basically closed as I left my appointment heading to the pharmacy to pick up the prescriptions that they were going to call in for me, including the Gonal F that I needed to start that night. I get to the pharmacy, no record of any new RX so I call the office and talk to my not so favorite receptionist. She transfers me to the nurses who don't answer so I call again and talk to my not so favorite receptionist and she tells me to leave a message and they will call me tomorrow. Um, tomorrow is too late. I am supposed to start the drugs tonight. So she looks in my chart and says, Oh it looks like they called it in. OK thanks, hang up. I go to the pharmacist and tell them it has now been called in, but it hadn't. So the pharmacist called the clinic... no answer they are closed for the day. I was about to have a melt down when the pharmacist said she would just fill me new prescriptions according to my last cycle of drugs. Thank You! Someone who cares and is aware of the time sensitivity of it all. I started the Gonal F injections that night but must have still been feeling frustrated because I have a small bruise in that spot. I am getting flustered just writing about it all!

On Thursday (the day I work) I had another ultrasound for day 11. I rearranged my work schedule so I could have my ultrasound at 7:45 and then rush to work to start seeing patients at 8:50. I was feeling a little  hurried, but the ultrasound went fine. I have two size 13 follicles on the right and left side and the left also has a size 19. My lining was 6 point something. 

Instructions for HCG shot that night and to schedule an IUI for day 13.

Still

Day 5 started with a headache followed by hot flashes, bloating, and tiredness and didn't end until... wait I still feel all those things.

The Big Break

OK, so it was kind of nice to not go to the doctor or be on any meds for 26 straight days. But I did have  some major back aches and cramping on my right side for the first two days of my cycle, I could only hope it was that cyst deciding to leave.

So again, day 3 ultrasound but this time no cyst :)

Start Clomid

Seriously?

I had an ultrasound on day 3 to make sure everything was healthy and ready to start fertility meds again. But it's a no-go. I had a 4 cm cyst on my right ovary.

On the fifth day after the IUI there was some brown discharge followed by 4 days of cramping. Then I started my period on day 28. Ahh!