Reproductive Endocrinologist.

Sheesh...no wonder people just use RE. That is a mouthful. Who wants an update on babymaking 2.0?

Cool. I will give you a quick update!! We have decided to move on with some help of Dr. Fast-talker. We know Courtney has low progesterone, and we have an slight feeling that maybe we can't get the swimmers where they need to be by ourselves.

With this means we needed to choose a new donor from a sperm bank because our RE won't use our KD. If we were married, she would use fresh sperm...but we don't make sperms...sooo there's that!

We also decided that if we are investing so much in swimmers and the IUI at Dr. Fast-talkers, we should probably give ourselves the best chance of success as possible. For use that means adding ovulation medicines and a trigger shot. So, Courtney is currently taking Femara for CD3-7..today is CD5. We are going in for an ultrasound (added US at our insistence) Friday morning to check progress...that will be CD9. The reason we wanted her to do an extra ultrasound is because Court ovulated CD10 last cycle and we missed our chance. Our RE kept saying you know you will most likely need to have another one CD13, because CD9 will be too early. We understand, and we also know that if we didn't have this "peace of mind" ultrasound and we missed ovulation again (after the meds and sperm costs), we would be so pissed. 

Here is what our timeline for the next couple weeks looks like (as of now):

CD3-7 Femara
CD9 - US (we think they will want us to trigger soon after this US...)
CD13 - 2nd US - they let us know when to use the trigger shot.
CD14 or 15 - IUI
CD18 or 3DPO - start progesterone supplements
 HOPEFULLY 14DPO we have a BFREAKINGP!!!!!

 It is still SO STRANGE being the NGP - non-gestational parent - this go around. I try to be supportive and empathetic for Courtney, but I can't possibly feel exactly what she is feeling at this moment in time. I remember the anxiety and stress and sadness and feelings of hope from when it was my turn to try. Even though I have those memories, I handle stress and anxiety totally differently than she does. I like to make lists. and blog. and seek support of others going through the same thing as me. I made TONS of friends online through Baby Center and Blogland. I am ever so grateful for the support I received from all of my new friends. Some of you I keep active contact with on FB. Courtney has never truly felt comfortable blogging, or reaching out to strangers online. I get that. It can be intimidating or strange. I wish I knew the right words to comfort her more.

At this point we are taking it one day at a time...I think missing last cycle was kind of a blessing. It gave Courtney the opportunity to de-stress. She got a chance to breathe and not worry about temping for a few days and she didn't have to dread the start of her period because it was inevitable this time.

I am excited for March. I am more hopeful than I have been in months. I have faith that this magical mixture of science and nature will be just the ticket to knock my girl up.

We are going out for sushi tonight, sans Sophia. It will be nice to reconnect with my love for a few hours...and dream about our future some more together :)

Wish us luck. I hope to have more interesting things to blog about soon!!!!