IUI Complete :)

Our first IUI took place yesterday afternoon :) And it all went just fine! My doctor left lots of info and directions about my cervix issues for her stand-in who also came up with a few tricks of her own, and all that together helped to pull off the IUI without anesthetic and limited pain. I was thrilled to say the least. And Scout managed to get there in time for it too even though she had to come in from work. So I couldn't have been happier :)

This morning I didn't get the temp spike I was hoping for, but it did rise above all my other temps so that's something I guess. So after all that worry about blowing this cycle, I actually think the timing wasn't as bad as I thought (although fertility friend doesn't agree but she's a fickle thing so she may well change her mind tomorrow!) Anyway, even if this cycle doesn't result in a BFP, I think we gave our first IUI a good shot :). And now I start the TTW which I still can't believe I am finally in. It will be interesting to see how I go. I'll be doing two shots of Pregnyl over the course of the wait and my blood test is scheduled for 4th May. Because of the Pregnyl I should really try to wait till 14dpo to POAS but I imagine that will be very hard to do!

Even though it's been a bit of a crazy cycle I feel good that we've had our first go. We're both realistic about our chances (which aren't great), but we are going to try to stay positive and just see what happens. At some point we will have to think about our next step and whether we try one more IUI or just jump to IVF if we get a BFN - but right now I am just going to try and enjoy the idea that we may still get lucky!

And just as a side note I have to say that this insemination has had us thinking a lot about our donor again and just how grateful we are that there's a guy out there who was generous enough to donate so that we could give this a try :). It's an amazing gift to be given.

Grow you good follicle ;). But not too fast ...

Had my first scan yesterday. One lovely little follicle coming along nicely :). Of course I forgot to ask which side it was on but I am going in for another scan tomorrow so I'll ask then. Since we are away on holiday, going in for a scan is a bit of a task. Basically it's a 5 hour round trip all for a 15 min appointment! Kinda crazy but we knew that would be the case and I'd rather the girls didn't miss out on camping just because of my appointments. So tomorrow I get to do it all again while Scout and the girls hang out back at the caravan park. Unfortunately Dr P is away tomorrow and also next Monday so another Dr will be doing the scan and possibly the insemination depending on how the follicle grows. I'm a little disappointed about this but I can't blame her for wanting a long weekend with her family :). The biggest thing I'm concerned about is that this other Dr is unfamiliar with my cervix which has a 180 degree turn she'll need to negotiate. I was already dreading the process without having a new person poking and prodding around down there trying to figure it out. So just between you and me ... I am kinda hoping my follicle takes it's time growing so we can inseminate on Tuesday with Dr P ;).

Apart from that, I'm still doing my injections and have it down to a fine art now. I have a nice little row of dots across my tummy :). Scout wanted me to make a smiley face with them lol. Maybe next cycle :).

The caravan park we are staying at is pretty average but the girls are loving the freedom of being out and about on their own around the park riding their bikes and making and playing with new friends. They love it when we go away with the camper. It's actually a tent trailer we bought a few years ago and use quite a bit. Unfortunately the site we are on at the moment is on a bit of a slope, so sleeping at night feels like you're constantly on the verge of rolling out of bed! The joys of camping!

Today we are off to Wilsons Prom for the day which should be good and hopefully tonight we'll get in a bit of fishing :). It's nice to be on holidays ... Even if I am spending more time driving than kicking back a the camp site!