I'm a 13 year old boy.

I was going to take a picture of my lunch to brag about. This is what I ended up with. 

Nothing beats a homemade lunch. Corn and maters. Yum.

Pictures are worth a hundred words.

Today is 2 DPO and as you can see, the trigger is fading. 

Progesterone supplements started today. Yay for shoving another thing up my vadge. At a cost of $16 per vial of vajayjay gel, it's kinda disturbing to think I am shoving $16 inside of me every day. My wallet is not made of money, but my cooter is. 

My bewbs. Ah the bewbs. You'd think that if they're going to hurt this much, that they would at least make themselves useful and double in size. 

Speaking of doubling in size, my bloat, it's kinda ridiculous. I was in a bikini today and I don't want to talk about how it made me feel. But the belly bruises from repeated shots are fading, so not only is my belly twice as big as it should be but it's a nice yellow and green dotted color. Super cute. 

You know what else is super cute? These guys. FYI, it's not a fair wrestling match when the Golden Retriever pins the wiener and refuses to let her up. 

Random updates that don't deserve separate posts.

Spotting before AF has always been an issue for me, but until the past few cycles, it was considered normal with only a day or two before AF starts. Recently, it increased to 5 days. I took prometrium progesterone last cycle but it didn't help the spotting.

This cycle, Dr A prescribed Crinone, a progesterone gel that supposedly works better. It comes at a price. Over $200 for two weeks worth and it needs to be taken through the first trimester if I become pregnant. 

Nurse Missy and I talked about the pros and cons and her point hit home for me. She said try it for the next two weeks because if you don't you may regret it. Since this is our last cycle then we might as well go for broke. It's a good thing I got some extra money for my birthday. 

Happy birthday to me. 

There is definitely a difference between releasing three eggs and my normal one egg. My boobs have never been more a part of my life. I can't rollover at night. I can barely walk around without a bra. 

My bloat is still there. I've gained 3 pounds in three days. I will keep an eye on it as the days progress because OHSS is a real possibility. I'm hoping it may ease up before it gets to that point. 

I need to get back on track with running. My head cold, O pain and the bloat has slowed me down. My next run should be week 7, day 2, with a 2.5 mile run with no walking. I've got to step it up in order to finish the Couch 2 5K program before September! 

IUI 3 is done.

I know. I know. I'm terrible at updating early in the morning. (Sorry Gonz)

IUI was this morning at around 9:45. DH produces his part about an hour earlier while at work and I took it in immediately for processing. 

Funny side note: He made his deposit in a football stadium bathroom and as he handed it to me, he said, "I'm pretty sure it's frowned upon to get off during work hours. It's probably in the policy and procedures book."

True. It's probably frowned upon like masturbating on an airplane. (If you get that movie reference, you win 100 cool points.)

His total count was 233 million with 66% motile. Post wash was 49 million, so like always, those are fantastic numbers. IUIs usually require at least 5 million motile sperm. Yeah, we've got that part covered. Swim boys, SWIM! 

According to Dr A, my part looks great. My mucous is lovely. I don't know why it always amazes me when he makes the med students look at that. With everything else, they're focused on him and the US, but he always makes a point to direct them to my beautiful ovulatory CM. Awesome. Come on down, people. It's a party down here between my legs.

Hello Dildo Cam!

After the catheter was inserted and IUI finished, he did a US to check out my follies, or lack there of. 

Before I tell you about that, let me tell you about yesterday evening. Around 4 pm, my belly started hurting. My entire abdomen felt worse as the hours went into the night. I couldn't even sit down because when I sat, it felt like my innards had to adjust and slosh around for a minute before they started easing up. I swear my ovaries and other parts were swollen and so filled with fluid that I couldn't even lay down or sit without feeling like bowling balls were inside me. 

I've never experience ovulation pains like that. It was intense. 

Fast forward to today and as he's digging around with his dildo cam, he said "Did you have any pain over the weekend?" 

PAIN IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT! 

Ummmm, yes I did. The O pains were crazy bad. 

Dr A: "That's because all three follies released."

::cue freak out. Some one check to make sure my heart's still beating. Am I in cardiac arrest? No? Ok. Good::

We knew it was a chance that all three would release. And the chance of all three implanting is less than 5% but still.

We would be ecstatic with a singleton, delighted with twins and momentarily shocked and excited for triplets. 

At this point, I'm just hoping for one o fertilize and implant. That would be my miracle. Anything beyond that is a bonus! 

Since the doctors appointment, I've been calling pharmacies to price out Crinone. It's a progesterone gel that is supposed to help with my spotting during LP. It's crazy expensive when compared to the regular progesterone pill I was on last month. Two weeks worth is another $200+ and that's the cheapest quote I have from Freedom Fertility. Every other local pharmacy ranges from $250-420!!!

FYI, don't go to Walgreens or Walmart for it. Target is cheapest locally. 

And now, we wait. This may be our last 2ww for IF treatments. Until we make a decision, I leave you with a pic of my legs propped up as I marinate after the IUI. 

Now everyone has seen my legs and where the magic happens, it is officially a party down there!!!

As of 7:31 pm...

As of 7:31 p.m., I officially crossed over the line to 32 years old. 

Wow. 

I feel like I'm a mix between 22 and 40. Some days I feel like I'm older than dirt. 

Sorry about forgetting to update after yesterday's appointment. I got caught up in birthday dinners and feeling like how a butthole smells. I've caught DHs man cold and my head feels like its floating away. 

Today has been a good day of just being with DH. We went to the movies, ate loads of bad popcorn, he took me to my favorite cupcake shop for my birthday cake cupcake, and we shopped all day. Overall it's been a great day. We hardly have entire days to ourselves. It was nice. 

As for yesterday, it went well. I have to follies at 20 and 17 mm that will definitely release and a 14 that may grow enough to release. I'm triggering tonight and IUI will be Monday. Dr A was really hopeful for this cycle, but of course he is always hopeful. 

Side note: during the exam he was explaining to a med student about IVF and how expensive it was and detailing why it wasn't an option for many people without IF insurance coverage. I asked if he knew of any business around here that offered it. 

And yes, there is a company about 20 miles from my home that is based in an IF mandated state. That company offers $35,000 in IF coverage of IVF. You can bet your last dollar that I am open to a career change if this cycle doesn't work. 

One more reason my REs office is amazeballs!

I know that bringing children into an REs office is controversial and hurtful to some people, especially those who are still TTC #1. 

But, I realize that secondary IF is a very real disease, just like primary IF. I also recognize that the REs office should feel like a safe place as well. I appreciate the larger offices that have play rooms for children and I appreciate patients who do what they can to not bring their children to appointments. But, life doesn't work around our schedule and babysitters for a hour are hard to come by. 

In the past I've seen grandparents come to babysit the children in the waiting room or to hang out with them outside. Hey, whatever works. Ya know? 

I'm still in the waiting room as I type this. Inside the main office are two receptionists who know me by name and occupation and are genuinely lovely people. When I came in, there was another woman in the waiting room with a girl around 4-5 years old. The child was asleep on Mom's shoulder. When Wonder Woman Mary called her back, the woman struggled to stand under the weight of her sleeping child and gather her purse. WW Mary and the receptionists helped get her belongings and as she was going back, the receptionist asked if the girl would be OK to sleep on her during the appointment. 

Mom seemed relieved and said that would be great since the child had just fallen asleep in the car ride over. 

I was thinking in my head, where is she going to put this kid during the appointment? Let her sleep on the cold floor in the exam room? 

Awesome receptionist is now holding her as Mom is examined. The whole situation  warms my heart that they helped out the Mom and she is able to relax during her exam.

Since I started typing, the child woke up and is now coloring and apparently doesn't mind waking up on a stranger. Heck, if I could take a nap right now, I would take the risk of waking up on a stranger's shoulder too. 

Follie update #2.

CD 10 and second follie scan went well. 

I've got two 16mm on my right ovary and one 13 mm on my left. 2-3 follies is what we were hoping for so right now that looks like it may happen. 

I will give myself another Gonal F shot at 75 IU tonight and go for another scan tomorrow at 3:30. Hopefully they will grow some, especially the little 13. If there is good growth then I will do Menopur tomorrow and possibly trigger to do the IUI on Sunday morning. 

My birthday is Saturday so you can already guess what my birthday wish is.