The 11th Cycle's a Charm?

Today was our Day 12 ultrasound to determine when we could go ahead with IUI #2.  I had an LH surge on my own this cycle (as I did last cycle).  It showed up on my OPK this morning, so they went ahead and scheduled the IUI for tomorrow.  I had two lovely follicles this morning.  The left follicle was 28.5 mm and the right follicle at 22.5.  My uterine lining was in the range of 6.1-8 mm, and trilaminar ("great", according to the doctor).  Thankfully, this doctor, Dr. P we'll call him, decided that I didn't need to give myself an Ovidrel injection because I had my own surge and the HCG shot would be redundant.  The Ovidrel made me very tired and nauseated after our last IUI, and of course made me wonder if we had been lucky enough to have it work on the first try.  Alas, no.  So for now, I feel bloated and am intensely aware of the location of my ovaries.  But, to me that means that I have not ovulated yet.  That is a good thing, since we have some time to kill before the IUI!  Until tomorrow!

An Introduction

Hello. Welcome to my blog. I am a 32-year-old mother of one, and have been married to my wonderful husband for 9 years.  Our daughter just turned 3 years old, and is the best kid on the planet (I'll happily admit that I am biased).  My husband and I have been trying to become pregnant with our second child since January 2009, without any luck.  We were fortunate enough to enlist the help of a Reproductive Endocrinologist at a relatively early stage due to other health issues (more later).  After many tests and consultations, our first attempt at Intra-Uterine Insemination (IUI) with Femara earlier this month was unsuccessful.  And so, the battle wages on...