Here is a preview of our Oahu pics. More to come soon.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Morning Sickness
No I'm not pregnant! Well, I might be. I did have IUI today. Third times a charm, right? Anyhow, this month I took 150mg of clomid. I was told the more you increase clomid the more you get side effects. But I never get side effects...until now. While I am taking estrogen to counter some adverse effects, it doesn't help with the nausea (and no its not limited to the morning). Quite frankly, at this point, I would love to have morning sickness, because that would mean I was preggo, but sickness with no baby is the pitts. Oh, did I mention the hot flashes? That's another bonus the clomid brought on this month. All this and the drug did nothing productive...thats right, only one egg again. Next months plan A: be pregnant. Plan B: change to a series of injectable drugs.
Here is a preview of our Oahu pics. More to come soon.
Here is a preview of our Oahu pics. More to come soon.
Monday, June 22, 2009
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
We're Home
I'm back from Hawaii, trying to acclimate back into the workplace, I have a test this week and a paper due, and to top it off I am heading out of town again. Busy busy. In the meantime, check this out...
Scroll down for a look at the garden just a couple weeks ago. When we got back from vacation we had squash, cucumbers, tomatoes, and snap peas! Really, I never thought we would grow much of anything...
Take a look at these very gorgeous veggies!
No positive test in Maui. As for this months IF plan, I am taking Clomid (150mg-3 x original dose), estrogen (to counter side effects of Clomid), and a trigger shot. I will have another ultrasound to see if this round of drugs is strong enough. If so, we may or may not move ahead with IUI. I also scheduled a consultation appointment with a different IF specialist, just to get another opinion.
Hawaii pics to follow shortly.
Scroll down for a look at the garden just a couple weeks ago. When we got back from vacation we had squash, cucumbers, tomatoes, and snap peas! Really, I never thought we would grow much of anything...
Take a look at these very gorgeous veggies!
No positive test in Maui. As for this months IF plan, I am taking Clomid (150mg-3 x original dose), estrogen (to counter side effects of Clomid), and a trigger shot. I will have another ultrasound to see if this round of drugs is strong enough. If so, we may or may not move ahead with IUI. I also scheduled a consultation appointment with a different IF specialist, just to get another opinion.
Hawaii pics to follow shortly.
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Monday, May 25, 2009
Veggies, Flowers, and IF
Bring on the snap peas, corn, zucchini, cucumbers, and tomatoes! Since we can't grow grass, Chris thought he'd try growing veggies. So far so good! I'll let you know how they taste...
In our grassless yard we also have flowers. And though one might suspect I planned these to be Hook'em themed I did not!
Apparently Mazie does not appreciate her yards additions. As you can see she is trying to escape. It's not that she wants to leave us as much as she wants to live with Keith. Once before she chewed through our picket fence to get to his house. She is nuts!
And for the dreaded IF update, well my ovarian ultrasound showed only one egg (good quality, though) which means the clomid is not working. So, the IUI for this month was cancelled and we will increase the clomid and add HCG next month. Sucks.
In our grassless yard we also have flowers. And though one might suspect I planned these to be Hook'em themed I did not!
Apparently Mazie does not appreciate her yards additions. As you can see she is trying to escape. It's not that she wants to leave us as much as she wants to live with Keith. Once before she chewed through our picket fence to get to his house. She is nuts!
And for the dreaded IF update, well my ovarian ultrasound showed only one egg (good quality, though) which means the clomid is not working. So, the IUI for this month was cancelled and we will increase the clomid and add HCG next month. Sucks.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Alison June Compagni
Today is my only aunts birthday and my first day as an aunt! Chris's sister introduced a 7 lb 7 oz bundle of joy to the Hayes family. I've already penalized the new Gramma for not having pictures for us, but I hear she has dark hair. Hopefully Chris and I will be able to visit NY in the next couple weeks.
We have a visitor in our home.
While Baileys parents spend two weeks in Australia, she gets to stay with us. The night she came she looked at the door crying for an hour...it was so pitiful. She finally calmed down, but during that night Chris woke up to her crying downstairs. He went down and layed with her for an hour and from that morning on they were best friends! She is very sweet and full on energy!
We have a visitor in our home.
While Baileys parents spend two weeks in Australia, she gets to stay with us. The night she came she looked at the door crying for an hour...it was so pitiful. She finally calmed down, but during that night Chris woke up to her crying downstairs. He went down and layed with her for an hour and from that morning on they were best friends! She is very sweet and full on energy!
Sunday, May 17, 2009
IF Update
When I called Cindy, our fertility nurse, to tell her of this months BFN, she told me she was increasing the Clomid and to proceed as usual. I was so confused. My understanding of Clomid is that it aids in ovulation, something I thought I did just fine on my own. So, after talking to Chris, who was confused as well, we decided to meet with the doctor for some clarification. So on Friday we did just that.
When we were undergoing initial fertility testing I had an ovarian ultrasound and the doctor said everything looked great including my egg quality. Well, apparently one egg is only good enough for someone without fertility issues. My doctor is increasing the Clomid in hopes of me producing up to four eggs. Apparently, I either have an understanding problem or my doctor has an explaining problem because I also was under the impression that my sole or at least main problem was a small cervical opening. Turns out she thinks that while I do have this issue it is not my main problem. The problem is, as it is for most people, unidentified infertility.
So, the plan is as follows. We are doing another ovarian ultrasound this month to see how many eggs I have on 100mg of Clomid. Then we will proceed with the third IUI. Of course, it is going to work this time! But, being the planner that I am, I have to think of what’s next. My doctor gave us some options and this is what we decided…we would do an additional two rounds of IUI with a new variety of oral drugs before moving onto IUI with a different class of injectable drugs. To sum it up we would give it six more rounds before considering IVF. I am certain that we will not get that far!
When we were undergoing initial fertility testing I had an ovarian ultrasound and the doctor said everything looked great including my egg quality. Well, apparently one egg is only good enough for someone without fertility issues. My doctor is increasing the Clomid in hopes of me producing up to four eggs. Apparently, I either have an understanding problem or my doctor has an explaining problem because I also was under the impression that my sole or at least main problem was a small cervical opening. Turns out she thinks that while I do have this issue it is not my main problem. The problem is, as it is for most people, unidentified infertility.
So, the plan is as follows. We are doing another ovarian ultrasound this month to see how many eggs I have on 100mg of Clomid. Then we will proceed with the third IUI. Of course, it is going to work this time! But, being the planner that I am, I have to think of what’s next. My doctor gave us some options and this is what we decided…we would do an additional two rounds of IUI with a new variety of oral drugs before moving onto IUI with a different class of injectable drugs. To sum it up we would give it six more rounds before considering IVF. I am certain that we will not get that far!
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