Jana's MicroSort Journey

CD 11

I had my first monitoring ultrasound today. Everything looks good. I have “3, maybe 4” follicles that look like they will be ready come IUI time. I can’t remember for certain, but I think they ranged from 14-18.

I have 2 more days of repronex (for 7 total), and another ultrasound on Sunday (CD 13). Hopefully everything will look good on Sunday. If so, I will take the HCG shot on Sunday evening and then the IUI will be Tuesday.

CD 3

Had base line ultrasound at the Fullerton office today. Met Dr. Potter, who seemed very nice. Starting taking 2 pills of clomid each night.

CD 8.

I have finished the clomid. I was really worried about side effects, but did not seem to have any. Today will be day 3 of repronex. My abdomen is sore from where I had the first two shots. I couldn’t stick myself with the syringe, so I had to have DH do it. He’s done fine both times. Not sure I’d trust him to draw my blood though ;). I will have another ultrasound on CD 11 to determine how the follies are growing. Hopefully we wont have to do another ultrasound after that, and also that we know which day will be the IUI.

DH is so funny. We were talking last night about how if something happened and we couldn’t do the IUI. He decided that we would just have to do the deed a few times that day instead. Why waste me taking all these drugs anyway? I told him I agreed.

Hopefully I only need 3 more shots of repronex. I will find out if I have to have one more day’s worth at my ultrasound. I couldn’t imagine doing a full course of infertility treatments and having to give myself shots every month until I became pregnant. I guess I better never become diabetic either.

CD 1 has arrived!  I am not sure if I am more or less stressed about this whole process than I was before. I have to get an ultrasound on day 3, before starting clomid and then an ultrasound on day 11. The only thing that bothers me about this is that at the Fullerton office the doctor is double booked for every appointment. I guess at least I know that up front, instead of getting there and having to wait.

Our timeframe has just been made shorter by two days, thanks to the early appearance of “that time of the month.”  This isn’t a big deal, other than we may be on vacation when I am supposed to start the next cycle.

I’m a planner. I admit it – maybe it’s one of the reasons that I only worry about things I have control over. Why worry about the things I have control over when they are going to go right?  When I don’t have control over something I like to have as much information as possible up front – and quite awhile in advance if possible. We are looking at doing Microsort on my next cycle (towards the middle of September). We have had our consultation with Nancy, the Microsort Coordinator at Huntington Reproductive Center. We’ve talked to her at least 6 or 7 other times. I feel like she’s my new best friend (just kidding Ko!).

Nancy has suggested that we use clomid, and that DH does not need a sperm analysis (save the money for ultrasounds).  This is due to our ages (I am 27 and DH is 29) and the ease in which we achieved pregnancy the first time. Of course with clomid there is like a 6% greater chance of having twins. Nancy also mentioned that all of their "multiples" have occurred with the use of clomid and mothers under 30. It appears that DH’s greatest fear is not the Microsort not working, but having twins. It’s not that he wouldn’t adjust, etc. just that the idea of two babies kind of terrifies him at the moment. I joke with him that because he wants a girl so badly, we will end up with twin boys. He says no, it will be twin girls.

I have a few concerns about having twins: the greater chance of having to be on bed rest of some type; having the babies early; our son not getting as much attention as I think he should; my being able to care for three “babies” by myself during the day without going crazy; and one not so major one – not being able to go on vacation in May to my SIL’s graduation from medical school as we would be due in June.

 

I had a discussion with DH last night regarding doing Microsort. I am just really nervous about it - neither one of us have grown up with a lot of extra money, and here we are going to spend $4,000 on something that isn't guaranteed or may see no results at all (besides us being hugely disappointed). He told me that if I don't want to do it, we shouldn't do it. I told him that I didn't want him to resent me for the rest of our marriage, as he is the one that REALLY wants to do Microsort.

A little background - we had just celebrated our 6th wedding anniversary when we started to discuss if we were going to be ready to have kids soon. (We got married at 19 and 21). We were both less than a year away from finishing our bachelor's degrees, and I told him I did not want to give birth before getting my degree. So, since we figured it would take a few months to get pregnant, we decided to try the next cycle.  Of course we got pregnant the first cycle of not using birth control in almost 7 years of being together.

We were told at our 20 week ultrasound that we were having a girl. DH was ecstatic (he wanted a girl first). We had another ultrasound at 24 weeks as the doctor didn't get to look at the spine like she wanted to at the first one. The first thing out of her mouth at the second one was "I told you that you were having a girl?!" I think DH almost started crying right then. The doctor was so flabbergasted she didn't even attempt to look at our baby's spine. She was more worried about DH than anything else.

On to now - we have a beautiful one year old son. He is the joy of both of our lives right now and is just amazing. He is such a happy, sweet child. We just can't believe how lucky we are.

That said, DH wants a girl for the next one. BADLY. So he (who loves to research anything) looked for ways to "guarantee" a girl. He found Microsort. The idea to me is interesting. I just don't think I would be willing to go that length for a girl (as much as I want one too) if it wasn't for him.

Jana