Well, my first IUI is now officially done. Having DH give the sperm sample was not fun. I went with to "help" as much as possible. I guess for some reason, I assumed the room wasn't like a regular exam room...boy was I wrong! Very sterile, with a chair and a little tv with tape for the "movie". DH asked me to leave and he did his thing. I feel so awful for him! I know I have to go thru a whole lot more than he does thru this whole process, but I just didn't think it would be that bad! If this one doesn't work, I'm not sure if we'll be able to do anymore IUIs unless we can use the collection condom at home. (BTW, if you are not a Christian you may not understand why the masturbating is such a big deal...email me if you have ?s!)
The actual IUI procedure went smooth. For some reason my clinic doesn't give out too many details on stuff, so I asked for a copy of the insemination report. Sample values were: volume 1.8 ml, concentration 43.5 mil/ml, motility 38%, grade b. The insemination values were concentration 5.6 mil/ml, motility 92%, grade a, total number motile 5.2 mil. The nurse said that was good....I haven't done research on this, but I thought they like that number to be higher...I guess we'll see!
I decided not to tell everyone at work when my beta is...hopefully I'll have good news to share!! It is scheduled for 7/29, two weeks from tomorrow. This is gonna be the longest 2ww yet!
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