January 08, 2013 – Timing Is Everything

I survived my Day 17 insemination!  It really wasn’t bad.  I had a friend who was willing to come and hold my hand during the procedure, so I wasn’t alone.  Being alone for it seemed really depressing to me, so I was very thankful that I had a friend who was willing to hold my hand and support me when Doc was stuck at work.  I absolutely have the best friends a girl could ever ask for.  I don’t know what I would do without them!  This is the second time a friend has held my hand when Doc was stuck at work.  I can’t express how much it means to me.  One of the greatest blessings to come from starting this blog and sharing this journey was that it opened me up to the support of my friends. 

I finally met my doctor’s partner, and have decided I would rather switch to his care.  He was much more personable and I just felt like he provided more compassionate care than what I had been getting.  I will ask to see him next time I have to come to the office.  The procedure took all of 5 minutes.  It wasn’t any worse than a pap smear for me, but I have heard that if the timing is off or if they have to stabilize your cervix it is a much more uncomfortable procedure.  Then I just had to lay with my pelvis tilted for 15 minutes before we could leave.  There was some mild cramping for the rest of the day and part of the next.  The doctor told me to follow up with intercourse the next day and that was all.  That was probably the most uncomfortable thing, because my cervix was a little sore the next day. 

My LH surge came on Day 18.  The LH surge comes 24-36 hours before ovulation occurs; which means I ovulated no later than the morning of Day 20.  All that means is that our timing was good.  We have ovum in the same place as sperm.  With a little luck the ovum was healthy and perfect and was met with a healthy and perfect sperm.  We should know in a couple of weeks if luck was on our side. J