IUI Day

Today I had another insemination. It was our 10th to be exact. It was our 10th insemination in the last 18 months.

I took the day off of work knowing that I would want to rest after our procedure. I am resting on my couch as I write this with my legs propped up. This morning I woke up and got ready to leave. I got my daughter ready and whisked her out of the house. I drop her off at her grandmother's house.

I get to the Clinic and pick up my hubby. We head out of the parking lot to go to breakfast together. We decide to go to Bob Evans. As we pull into the parking lot it begins to pour. We eat breakfast and talk about our upcoming procedure. My hubby then tells me after breakfast he is going to head home. He can't hold out until after my procedure after working all night. I understand as he looks exhausted. We eat our breakfast and head back to the Clinic.

I drop him off at his truck and I proceed into the building to the Fertility Suite. I check in and wait a few minutes. I am called back and go to the insemination room. I empty my bladder, undress from the waist down, then cover back up with the napkin of a blanket the provide to you. The medical assistant comes back into the room and shows me the paperwork from my hubby's "collection". I have to verify his name, social security number, and date of birth. I am then told he had a 5 million sperm count which is half of what it was last month, and out of that 5 million, 81% are forward moving!! That is great news! I happily sign off of the paperwork.

I then prepare myself for the insemination put my feet in the stir-ups and scoot down. I remind the medical assistant again the my cervix is very difficult. And she remembered from last month. She noted my chart about it along with the size of the speculum used. Thankfully. I didn't want to have to go through the entire drawer like Goldilocks going from small to big. My cervix as usual was uncooperative. My cervix today was faced towards the floor. So I felt like a gymnist working with the medical assistant. She asked me to put my knees to my chest and I felt a literal "pop". It was finally in place. After a few minutes the medical assistant was able to get the catheder into my cervical canal and place in all 5 million sperm. I have 5 follicles that are ready to go. So it looks like 5 is my lucky number!

Once we were done with the actual insemination the medical insemination propped up my table to promote the swimmers to go where they are supposed to go. She turned out the lights and told me I could leave in 10-15 minutes and closes the door.

I lay there looking up at the ceiling... I start counting the holes in the ceiling tile, the squares in the light cover and looking at my watch. I then get this sudden feeling over me. I begin to cry... I place my left hand on my lower abdomen and begin to rub it. I start to pray and talk to my future baby... I just have a feeling that this could be it. That this could really be the "one". Granted I have had this feeling before, but this time is much, much different. I have to give myself three more shots this cycle of supplemental HCG.

So we are again, in the two week wait. All we can do though is wait and see. Your thoughts and prayers are much appreciated.

Tags: HCG, Human Chorionic Gonadotropin, IUI, Intrauterine Insemination, Speculum