I Hate Waiting

WARNING: This post may be TMI!
Things are looking good right now. I was suppose to start my cycle on the 14th but was two days late last month so I figured that I would bank on the 16th this month too. Well the 16th came and went with no period so I decided to take a test on the 17th. Unfortunately both tests came back negative. Here we are on the 19th and still no period. So I called Dr. Fulk's office this morning and talked to my favorite nurse Brittany and she said to take another test today. So on my way home tonight I will pick up another test and see how that goes. If it's positive I am suppose to call back tomorrow. If it's negative I am suppose to wait until the 23rd (Friday) and call them back to do a blood test if I still haven't started my cycle. Fingers crossed that "Aunt Flo" doesn't rear her ugly head.

2nd Time Around

I have set up my next appointment for March 2nd at 10:30am. I took the rest of the day off so I can go home and relax. Initially Dr. Fulk said that if things don't work out after the third try she would put me on a medicine to increase my hormones which will in turn increase my chances of getting pregnant. She had mentioned before that the chances of having multiples on the medicine is the same as if I wasn't on it so hopefully we won't have a problem there. As far as I know there is only one set of twins in my family and that is from my cousin Carmen (My Grandmother's, sister's daughter) so I don't think I have very high chances anyway. Let's start the 1 week countdown!

First Time was a Bust

Well the test came back negative so it looks like I am going back to the doctor. Not sure of the date yet but it looks like it should be Feb. 29th or March 1st. Hopefully the 2nd time is a charm!

1st Appointment (check)

I had a happy welcome when I walked into my doctor's office yesterday. Dr. Fulk and her assistant Leslie both jumped up and said they were excited to get things started. Everyone was so nice and really tried to make me comfortable which was great since I was a little nervous. They asked me what kind of music I wanted to listen to and Leslie was talking to me through the whole process to keep my mind off of things. The process itself wasn't a walk in the park but then again it wasn't horrible. Fingers crossed it works this time so I don't have to go through it again. Dr. Fulk said it would be best for me to wait and take a test on February 16th and Leslie said I need to call them that day so she can know if I'm pregnant before she goes on vacation. It's great that the staff is so happy and excited, it makes everything so much more exciting for me!

Thank you to everyone that was praying, thinking of us and hoping for us yesterday. It really means a lot to both of us!

1st Appointment is Almost Here

Only 4 days to go!

Due to the powers of the female body I had to push my appointment back a few days. I am really excited and a little nervous but luckily my appointment is late in the day which means I will get to go home and relax instead of going back to work. I read online that most doctors like to wait at least 15 days to do blood work after the IUI so I should be able to set an appointment with Dr. Fulk for the middle of February.

Since this weekend is possibly the last weekend I have to paint safely Erica and I are painting the nursery. We are using the John Lennon Musical Parade theme in the room and are doing green and yellow so it will be ready for a boy or girl. Wish me luck because Erica hates to paint.

Cooking for Fertility

Since I had the day off I googled some fertility boosting recipes and need to get cooking. I only have 2 weeks to boost my fertility so it looks like spinach, asparagus, nuts, whole wheat, whole grains and raw fruits will be my best friends. Some other fertility boosting things are limiting alcohol which I haven't had a drink since Jan. 1st, limiting caffeine which, for the most part, I have only been drinking tea, water and milk, limit stress which was a New Year's Resolution and I have been doing good at. Walking increases blood flow to your uterus so it looks like I will be on the move more often. I decided that I will walk all the halls at work in the morning, take 15 minutes in the afternoon to meditate/relax/de-stress and then before we leave work Erica and I will walk the halls again. I may also need to borrow Val's treadmill since it is too frosty to be outside.

We are getting very excited for the 27th!

Getting Ready

Erica and I decided that it's finally a good time to have a baby! We have everything underway at the doctor's office as well as the lab we are using. We just have to wait for the appropriate paperwork to get processed. We decided on the donor we will be using over this past weekend. He has blonde hair, blue eyes and a light skin tone. We were able to see a toddler picture of him and he was very cute.

To get things rolling I already set up the first appointment with Dr. Fulk on January 27th. Fingers crossed!

I cheated and looked at the chinese calendar and it looks like Jan. would be a girl, Feb. a boy and March & April a girl.