We are finally in the first Two Week
Wait. The IUI went well. The IUI nurse complimented me on my
cervix. It is a good shape and position
for baby heads/delivery. That is good
news. The odd part was; they didn’t have
me lay still for any period of time.
While I asked a few questions and what not, I stayed on the exam table,
and didn’t rush getting up afterwards.
Our
sperm numbers were pretty good I think.
Post thaw this is how the numbers went; total sperm 76.4
Million/ml. Our vial was .5ml and they
used .1ml for testing. Of those sperm
42% Highly active, 2% Slow but active and 56% Immobile. The amount of active sperm I got was 13.4
million. The clinic said that was fairly
good. So we are hopeful. Once we got home we did some research on how
long it takes the sperm to reach the end of the fallopian tubes. Surprisingly the little guys make the journey
in as little as 10-30 minutes. With the
IUI, closer to the 10 minute mark.
The
day of the IUI, every little twinge had me wondering if that was the sperm
meeting the egg, or if that was my official ovulation, or if it was just
general stomach issue, or plain psychosomatic and my head just playing tricks
on me. Since then, I’ve had a couple
things where, Is this a sign, but in reality, I know it is way too early to
have signs of anything, so I’m blaming the HCG shot for them. Some symptoms include dizzy (which I get
periodically for no reason anyways), upset stomach (usually caused by the
prenatal vitamins, which I think is the full reason of morning sickness
anyways, lol), sensitive sniffer, (this is a new one, as most smells I don’t
register unless directly in my nose or very overpowering. The downside to this is, I get the odorous
diapers as my wife is very sensitive.)
It
seems things are getting calmer, and imaginary symptoms are getting less (dizzy
spells still happening a bit though, and had an odd urge for hot sauce on
dinner last night). But everything could
be coincidence, and just hoping everything is happing as planned. We still can’t help but wonder if the sperm
met the egg, and the egg wasn’t a prude and let the sperm in. My uterus feels welcoming though.
I have a few pictures from the day I will post when I sync my camera.
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