March 09, 2003
Not me, but someone else
Dale's sister called us tonight to let us know that she and her husband are going to have a baby in November. That is wonderful news, yet Dale and I both reacted with less than happiness when we heard. We're upset and envious, to be honest. I want to be happy for Jill and Bill, but I just can't be right now.
If I had gotten pregnant last month, Jill and I would be due around the same time. Instead, Dale is going to be an uncle before he is a father.
Nope
I began spotting on the morning of March 2. It stopped the next morning. But then a full flow began the morning of the 4th.
March 6th I went in for a Clomid check at TFC. I had no bad cyst development (aside from the usual cysts in my ovaries), so the doctor wanted to start me on another round of Clomid. I'm to take them from 8-12th of the month, then go back for an ultrasound on the 17th.
Dr. Vaughn also wants me to undergo a Hysterosalpingogram this month. It's a procedure where dye is injected into my reproductive system, then I'm x-rayed. It's to check for any blockages in my fallopian tubes or other such problems. I think I need to call the clinic to find out when he wants me to do that, since we didn't make arrangements for that during my last visit.
Dale and I have decided that this month we're going to try Intrauterine Insemination (IUI). Crudely put, this is the Turkey Baster method. In finer terms, at the right time of the month, Dale collects his sperm, it's delivered to the clinic where it's washed and prepped, and within a couple of hours, the prepped sperm is injected directly into my uterus. This procedure increases the chances of conception by giving the sperm a head start, so to speak.