And here we go....

I went to the doctor today to get started on the next step of our journey. Today was for the day 1 ultra sound and I will start Clomid again on Sunday.On May 2nd I will go in for one more ultra sound (and blood work to see if I have diabetes) a few days later Marc will give me a shot of ovulation inducing hormones (GReaT!!!) once I ovulate Marc will go in to give a sample and I will go in to have the IUI done. (An IUI is An IUI -- intrauterine insemination -- is performed by threading a very thin flexible catheter through the cervix and injecting washed sperm directly into the uterus)

My ultra sound today was clean which is good. I asked the doctor what the percentage is to get pregnant with this step. She said a couple without any fertility issues have about a 20-23% chance each cycle and we are at about a 15%. Considering at first it was 0% we are working in the right direction. She seemed to have a positive outlook on the whole situation which helps me feel better about the entire situation. We will spend some serious money trying to get pregnant so I am glad that the percentage is pretty high.

I was reading some literature in the office while I was waiting and it made me feel better. It was talking about how the partners feel different about the situation and have to be able to support each other which I think Marc and I have a good handle on. It also said that many woman want to avoid other people they know having babies, or baby showers etc and that that is ok. The less stress you have the better. My friends are just going to have to be supportive if I don't come to those things. I will try, but it can be hard.

For now I am going to enjoy the summer with my husband, friends and family and just enjoy my time. I am thankful we are blessed enough to even have the means to get some help for what we are going through and I don't have much to complain about.

Gotta love life!