We had our doctor visit yesterday and it wasn't a bad visit but it wasn't an outstanding visit either. I was going in with the thought that we could get the ball rolling for IUI. Preston and I are both very frustrated and ready for a break. I have all my info gathered for the appointment and pictures taken of all medications we have at the house for IUI (we have the medicine at our house from when we thought we were going to start IUI last spring). I figured it would be helpful with our appointment if I was able to tell and show him the meds we already have.
So when I started giving out the info about the cycles since I have had since last time we saw Dr. Swanson. He was very concerned that my cycles have been out of whack. The 1st cycle after my surgery was 1 week early because of the medication I was on right after the surgery. Then cycle number 2 was 22 days long. And cycle number 3 was 28 days and we are still not sure what this cycle holds for us. He wants to make sure everything is working correctly and there isn't another underlying issue that we have not seen until now. So we hare currently having a waiting game right now to see if and when my cycle will start. Right now it is looking like I will be having a regular 28 day cycle. When my cycle does start this month I am supposed to call the doctor's office to set up and ultrasound appointment. Dr. Swanson wants to make sure my eggs are looking good and that my uterus lining is thick. If he sees any issues he will more than likely have me start taking fertility medicine again to help with any issues.
So now the game plan is to see what the ultrasound shows and if I have 3 successful cycles (meaning eggs and uterus looks good on top of a normal 28 day cycle) and we are unsuccessfully able to become pregnant then we will start IUI.
Also we found out some interesting information about what we have been doing wrong when it comes to of ovulation plan. We have always been told we are to have intercourse every other day until I have ovulated. From what we understood was the reasoning behind this was to make sure the sperm count would be good and the volume would be good as well. Dr. Swanson basically told us that holds no real truth. He said anytime we have intercourse before I ovulate is just practice. The only two days that really matter are the day of ovulation and the day after. So we will be sticking to that plan from now on.
I also have been trying to keep more positive thoughts this month. One of our new girls at work and I have spoken about why its really important to stay positive and not negative. Basically it was broken down to me the more negative I am about my situation the more stress I am causing on myself. I have never thought of how a negative attitude could cause stress on my body. So I have really made sure that I let things roll off me and not dwell on things.
-Kate
So when I started giving out the info about the cycles since I have had since last time we saw Dr. Swanson. He was very concerned that my cycles have been out of whack. The 1st cycle after my surgery was 1 week early because of the medication I was on right after the surgery. Then cycle number 2 was 22 days long. And cycle number 3 was 28 days and we are still not sure what this cycle holds for us. He wants to make sure everything is working correctly and there isn't another underlying issue that we have not seen until now. So we hare currently having a waiting game right now to see if and when my cycle will start. Right now it is looking like I will be having a regular 28 day cycle. When my cycle does start this month I am supposed to call the doctor's office to set up and ultrasound appointment. Dr. Swanson wants to make sure my eggs are looking good and that my uterus lining is thick. If he sees any issues he will more than likely have me start taking fertility medicine again to help with any issues.
So now the game plan is to see what the ultrasound shows and if I have 3 successful cycles (meaning eggs and uterus looks good on top of a normal 28 day cycle) and we are unsuccessfully able to become pregnant then we will start IUI.
Also we found out some interesting information about what we have been doing wrong when it comes to of ovulation plan. We have always been told we are to have intercourse every other day until I have ovulated. From what we understood was the reasoning behind this was to make sure the sperm count would be good and the volume would be good as well. Dr. Swanson basically told us that holds no real truth. He said anytime we have intercourse before I ovulate is just practice. The only two days that really matter are the day of ovulation and the day after. So we will be sticking to that plan from now on.
I also have been trying to keep more positive thoughts this month. One of our new girls at work and I have spoken about why its really important to stay positive and not negative. Basically it was broken down to me the more negative I am about my situation the more stress I am causing on myself. I have never thought of how a negative attitude could cause stress on my body. So I have really made sure that I let things roll off me and not dwell on things.
-Kate
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