It is opk time again and after the turmoil of the last clomid IUI cycle where I used opks to determine the timing of insemination, I have rallied the big guns, the digital ovulation predictor kit. No interpretation, just smiley face or no smiley face. I am on cycle day 12. I took clomid from cycle day 3-7. I began testing with my off brand opk on cd 9. Yesterday the line became a little bit darker, but still negative. Today I will use both my off brand and the digital. Comparison and confirmation, I can't miss it. No uncertainty; perfect timing, just waiting.
An IUI for us means an overnight trip to a city 4 hours away. A positive opk in the afternoon, F returns from work (and phones in a personal day) and we hit the road for a next day insemination. We prepare with charged ipods loaded with podcasts for the drive, plans to eat dinner at that amazing barbeque restaurant when we get there, fingers crossed that we can get a nice motel room that allows dogs on a whim. It is our IUI adventure, and then we return home and hope no one noticed how we disappeared for a day.
This is IUI with clomid #2. After IUI #1 I googled, "Does anyone actually get pregnant from a clomid IUI?" I answered my own question two weeks later, but I am still confused. Could this actually work this time? I have always been amazed at those who seem only to need a little boost from clomid. That is all it took? Why and How?
Stay tuned. This time we'll see.
5 comments:
good luck!
i like the idea of getting away for a night and going to a nice restaurant...
i've never used to the digital OPKs but i like the idea of either YES or NO without any interpretation. are they expensive for you? over here in australia the ones i saw were like $50 a packet and i couldn't believe it!
IUI's mean an overnight trip for us, too (though only 90 minutes away not 4 hours), and we like to make the most of it, too. I think it makes it feel like we're doing something "real" together.
GOOD LUCK!
b: I ordered the digital opk online for $38, more expensive than I like, but for timing an IUI I thought it seemed worth the extra $15-$10. I was disappointed, however, to find out that you can't buy refill strips for the digital reader, which is why I am using the digital as a confirmation test.
Rebecca: it gives us the opportunity to add a little romance back into the process, doesn't it?
I agree - digital is worth it when you'r paying so much for an IUI as well!
Which big city is your RE in? We're 5-6 hours from ours in Denver, depending on the roads. Sucks up time, money, and energy...but it will all be worth it in the end!!
Oh I hope this cycle works! Good luck!!!
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