So my girlfriend called today to say she had her baby last Thursday. Of course we had to go through the whole birthing story. As she was winding down she started talking about how she thought it would have taken them longer to get pregnant. They got married in November because she wanted kids like yesterday (her second marriage, ironically divorced the first time because she didn't want kids) and "tried for two whole weeks straight!" right after the wedding. But then she took a HPT that was negative followed by a positive a week later. Not even married a month and she got pregnant right away. And she ended the whole thing with "So are you guys trying?"
ARGH!!!!! How is it someone who apparently doesn't even understand the whole ovulation cycle get pregnant on the first try so easily? It just frustrates the HECK out of me. Don't get me wrong, I really do like my friend and I am very happy for her. Just after the whole ordeal with the s/a yesterday and then I started spotting last night/this morning....*sigh* it's taking a lot of effort to be happy for her.
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Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Monday, July 27, 2009
S/A take one?
Cycle 9, CD 34, 11 DPO
Adding to the list of signs you may have been TTC too long:
8. Typically a very cautious and considerate driver, you suddenly develop an insane case of road rage as you race your husband's semen sample to the clinic after snatching it from his hands and, ignoring the look of horror on his face, stuff it down your shirt as you fly out the door.
DH had his s/a scheduled this morning. I was concerned about his "stage fright" playing a factor but he actually came through like a champ - no pun intended. I made it to the clinic in fantastic time despite every single road I normally take to get there being closed or slowed due to construction. Ah the joys of a Michigan summer. I must have jinxed myself by thinking how smoothly this was all going because I had no soon had that thought as I was pulling his sample out to hand to the clerk when I noticed that it was bright red. I didn't want to waste time puzzling over it so I handed it over, finished the paper work, and headed home. I called DH to let him know everything had gone well when after hemming and hawing for a few minutes he blurted out that there was a bunch of blood in his sample and he was more than a little freaked out. After talking for a few minutes, he mentioned that he'd had some mild pain last night similar to what he's had in the past when he think he's been passing kidney stones.
So when I got home I called the clinic. When I finally got through to a tech, he told me that the coloring was obviously not normal, so much so that he had already called my doctor's office to let them know. I asked if it would interfere with running the test and he wasn't very sure but once again asserted that it was something DH was going to need to have checked out. Yes, I know, thank you Captain Obvious. But since we're paying out of pocket for this, I needed to know if we should let them go ahead with the testing. He suggested calling my GYN's office which I did and of course had to leave a message. Thankfully the nurse called back fairly quickly. She agreed that it was entirely possible that passing a kidney stone could be the source of the blood since semen and urine pass through the same opening. She was also unsure of how it would affect the results but agreed to call the tech at the clinic to come to some sort of consensus on whether or not to run the sample. I gave my full blessing to cancel if we aren't going to give any info out of it. The last of these conversations happened while I was on the road to pick up DH's youngest sister to come spend the next few days with us so I didn't hear any more today.
After Googling this, it seems that for the most part hematospermia (blood in the semen) can be fairly benign or signal a problem further up the tract. Great, just what we need, something to be wrong with DH too. I mean, this is the first time we've noticed it but thinking back, there have been times even before TTC that after BDing, DH would go to clean up and come back to ask if he had hurt me because he'd noticed a bit of blood. Once or twice I've noticed my cervix had been irritated from getting carried away but now I wonder if more often than not the pink was from him and we just assumed it was from me because well...you don't assume that it's from him. It just starts a whole series of "what ifs" the biggest of course jumping straight to....."what if we're just not meant to have kids?" Fortunately, DH has an appointment to meet his new primary doctor next Thursday so this is going right up at the top of the list of things to talk about. I'm half tempted to call and schedule a urologist appointment as well but I don't want to step on toes. But just to get a head start, maybe I'll start asking the docs at work for a couple of names for who to go too.
AND as if this wasn't enough to deal with today....I think I started spotting too. :o( Cycle 10, here we come...joy.
Adding to the list of signs you may have been TTC too long:
8. Typically a very cautious and considerate driver, you suddenly develop an insane case of road rage as you race your husband's semen sample to the clinic after snatching it from his hands and, ignoring the look of horror on his face, stuff it down your shirt as you fly out the door.
DH had his s/a scheduled this morning. I was concerned about his "stage fright" playing a factor but he actually came through like a champ - no pun intended. I made it to the clinic in fantastic time despite every single road I normally take to get there being closed or slowed due to construction. Ah the joys of a Michigan summer. I must have jinxed myself by thinking how smoothly this was all going because I had no soon had that thought as I was pulling his sample out to hand to the clerk when I noticed that it was bright red. I didn't want to waste time puzzling over it so I handed it over, finished the paper work, and headed home. I called DH to let him know everything had gone well when after hemming and hawing for a few minutes he blurted out that there was a bunch of blood in his sample and he was more than a little freaked out. After talking for a few minutes, he mentioned that he'd had some mild pain last night similar to what he's had in the past when he think he's been passing kidney stones.
So when I got home I called the clinic. When I finally got through to a tech, he told me that the coloring was obviously not normal, so much so that he had already called my doctor's office to let them know. I asked if it would interfere with running the test and he wasn't very sure but once again asserted that it was something DH was going to need to have checked out. Yes, I know, thank you Captain Obvious. But since we're paying out of pocket for this, I needed to know if we should let them go ahead with the testing. He suggested calling my GYN's office which I did and of course had to leave a message. Thankfully the nurse called back fairly quickly. She agreed that it was entirely possible that passing a kidney stone could be the source of the blood since semen and urine pass through the same opening. She was also unsure of how it would affect the results but agreed to call the tech at the clinic to come to some sort of consensus on whether or not to run the sample. I gave my full blessing to cancel if we aren't going to give any info out of it. The last of these conversations happened while I was on the road to pick up DH's youngest sister to come spend the next few days with us so I didn't hear any more today.
After Googling this, it seems that for the most part hematospermia (blood in the semen) can be fairly benign or signal a problem further up the tract. Great, just what we need, something to be wrong with DH too. I mean, this is the first time we've noticed it but thinking back, there have been times even before TTC that after BDing, DH would go to clean up and come back to ask if he had hurt me because he'd noticed a bit of blood. Once or twice I've noticed my cervix had been irritated from getting carried away but now I wonder if more often than not the pink was from him and we just assumed it was from me because well...you don't assume that it's from him. It just starts a whole series of "what ifs" the biggest of course jumping straight to....."what if we're just not meant to have kids?" Fortunately, DH has an appointment to meet his new primary doctor next Thursday so this is going right up at the top of the list of things to talk about. I'm half tempted to call and schedule a urologist appointment as well but I don't want to step on toes. But just to get a head start, maybe I'll start asking the docs at work for a couple of names for who to go too.
AND as if this wasn't enough to deal with today....I think I started spotting too. :o( Cycle 10, here we come...joy.
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Waiting
Cycle 2: 9 DPO
I didn't think I was terribly emotionally attached to this cycle. I came into it feeling really relaxed, confident that whatever was supposed to happen would happen. I didn't get terribly worked up at O, which came 4 days earlier than anticipated. Even afterward I felt pretty darn mellow, not at all on pins and needles like last cycle. Until 7 DPO that is. That's when my temp dropped almost half a degree and more than a bit below coverline. I thought for sure it would come back up the next morning, and it did, by only a tenth of a degree. I started spotting a good bit last night and I really thought I'd have AF by today.
I was absolutely heartbroken last night, positive that was it for this cycle. I think I was extra emotional because of a tough shift at work. James and I have both been feeling Grandpa's absence lately with Thanksgiving and his birthday not far behind us and Christmas fast approaching. So when an 83 year old woman and her daughter came in last night after falling (daughter tried to catch mom when mom fell) and both were extra emotional after the loss of their husband/father the week before, well...it kind of hit home. The poor mother got teary, hugged me tight after I finished her exam and told me what a hard week it had been. I admit I got a bit teared up a bit myself.
Well, my temp came back up today and the spotting was gone this morning. It came back this afternoon but isn't as heavy as last night. I'll keep my fingers crossed that it stays up tomorrow as well and this spotting goes away. I restrained myself from testing this morning, reasoning that if the last few days were implantation that it wouldn't show up in a urine HCG yet. I half want to test tomorrow but think it would still be too early. I'm going to try to stick to testing on Thursday if my temps are still up.
Ironically, according to FF, if we conceived this cycle our due date will be our anniversary. I just keep praying....
I didn't think I was terribly emotionally attached to this cycle. I came into it feeling really relaxed, confident that whatever was supposed to happen would happen. I didn't get terribly worked up at O, which came 4 days earlier than anticipated. Even afterward I felt pretty darn mellow, not at all on pins and needles like last cycle. Until 7 DPO that is. That's when my temp dropped almost half a degree and more than a bit below coverline. I thought for sure it would come back up the next morning, and it did, by only a tenth of a degree. I started spotting a good bit last night and I really thought I'd have AF by today.
I was absolutely heartbroken last night, positive that was it for this cycle. I think I was extra emotional because of a tough shift at work. James and I have both been feeling Grandpa's absence lately with Thanksgiving and his birthday not far behind us and Christmas fast approaching. So when an 83 year old woman and her daughter came in last night after falling (daughter tried to catch mom when mom fell) and both were extra emotional after the loss of their husband/father the week before, well...it kind of hit home. The poor mother got teary, hugged me tight after I finished her exam and told me what a hard week it had been. I admit I got a bit teared up a bit myself.
Well, my temp came back up today and the spotting was gone this morning. It came back this afternoon but isn't as heavy as last night. I'll keep my fingers crossed that it stays up tomorrow as well and this spotting goes away. I restrained myself from testing this morning, reasoning that if the last few days were implantation that it wouldn't show up in a urine HCG yet. I half want to test tomorrow but think it would still be too early. I'm going to try to stick to testing on Thursday if my temps are still up.
Ironically, according to FF, if we conceived this cycle our due date will be our anniversary. I just keep praying....
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