Conception

Mr. D. went to the new fertility Dr. yesterday, we will call them Dr. M (reproductive endocrinologist) and Dr. C (embyrologist and lab director). Dr. C. is the same one who did Mr. D's semen analysis in February, the one that came back "Subnormal".  The reason he went in yesterday was because is urologist at group health said that we should do a third analysis in order to find out whether the results were more similar to the first one last June (that came back normal) or the one in February that was subnormal.

When Mr. D got there, Dr. C told him that he didn't think another analysis was necessary since he had one recently and hasn't been through any treatment since then. He doesn't want us to waste our money (it's $150.00) for something that isn't completely necessary. He told Mr. D that they would just put me on some medicine and then do IUI, and with Matt's numbers it should work just fine.

Just like that, plain as day.  Fertility drugs, wash the sperm, IUI, bang... Pregnant.  Mr. D said he made it seem like a no brainer, no big deal.

The thing is, up until yesterday, even through all of this crazy fertility business, it never really sunk in that I wouldn't be getting pregnant the "old fashioned way". No happy story about conceiving on vacation, or your wedding night, or after a night with a few too many cocktails.  I will be conceiving with my feet in stirrups in a doctor's office. I don't know why this seems like such a big deal to me, and it's not that I'm upset, it's just a place I never imagined myself being.

In other news, I got blood drawn yesterday and didn't pass out or puke or even really get nervous at all!  They tested my LH, FSH, TSH and checked me for diabetes.  All tests came back normal!

Next stop... Dr. M on July 12th!