Monday, February 4, 2008

Cake anyone?

So we were a go for IUI 3.5 today. Frank was able to change his work schedule around so that he could produce a sample at home and not repeat the work bathroom fiasco of IUI#2. He handed me the sample saying "Here's the baby batter!". Baby Batter????? I don't know whether to be highly amused or totally disgusted by that phrase.

Our numbers were not nearly as good today. 11 mil prewash and motility about 30%. Dr. G is talking about one more Clomid cycle before IVF. I am conflicted here. I truly feel that IVF is what we need to get us pregnant, but we can do one more cycle before we break for IVF (an IVF cycle requires much more prep than IUI and often a course of birth control pills). Part of me says try injectibles rather than Clomid, as they have a higher chance of success. Dr. G does not require an injectibles cycle prior to IVF (some do) as he feel that if you do not respond well to stims during IVF you can always downgrade to IUI, but if you respond very well during an IUI cycle, it is harder to make it IVF and you run the risk of canceling the cycle due to the chance of high order multiples. But, if is not pushing injectibles yet, Clomid is ALOT cheaper!
Anyway, all we can do for right now is wait. Which, by the way, I stink at.

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