Ready:
With a diagnosis in hand and a plan, we patiently waited for Aunt Flo. While waiting, Sandra interviewed for a full time Program Manager job at the City of Gaithersburg. Good news comes in twos- not only did she get the job, but we were ready to get set!
Set:
We had our prescriptions for Clomid, HCG shot and Prometrium all filled. Started taking the Clomid and waited some more. After the Clomid, we had ultrasound after ultrasound, looking for a follicle that was the right size. May 7, 2012 we had 1 follicle that was big enough- all engines were GO!
GO!:
May 9, 2012 Jay did his drop off, and then we had our first Intrauterine Insemination (IUI). It's a super nerdy procedure with all kinds of accuracy. Sandra, of course, geeked out on all the science. Before and after the procedure, Sandra had to take two different medications. The procedure itself was quick and only mildly crampy.
With a diagnosis in hand and a plan, we patiently waited for Aunt Flo. While waiting, Sandra interviewed for a full time Program Manager job at the City of Gaithersburg. Good news comes in twos- not only did she get the job, but we were ready to get set!
Set:
We had our prescriptions for Clomid, HCG shot and Prometrium all filled. Started taking the Clomid and waited some more. After the Clomid, we had ultrasound after ultrasound, looking for a follicle that was the right size. May 7, 2012 we had 1 follicle that was big enough- all engines were GO!
GO!:
May 9, 2012 Jay did his drop off, and then we had our first Intrauterine Insemination (IUI). It's a super nerdy procedure with all kinds of accuracy. Sandra, of course, geeked out on all the science. Before and after the procedure, Sandra had to take two different medications. The procedure itself was quick and only mildly crampy.
We were due to take a pregnancy test on May 24, 2012, but we were in California celebrating Andrew's high school graduation (Go Bells!). We also indulged in a few In-N-Out burgers which made the wait a little better. Even though Sandra was now technically "late" we were advised not to take an OTC pregnancy test since the medicines Sandra was taking could give a false positive. Our test was schedule for May 30, 2012 the morning after we flew in.
Maryland welcomed us with thunderstorms, which delayed our flight by hours and we didn't home until 1 a.m. We were so exhausted! Which made a 7:30 a.m. appointment almost unbearable! But we got up and did our blood test, then came home and slept!
At noonish, our nurse, Paige, called. She woke us up and asked how Sandra was doing. Sandra responded with "We're good just tired from our delayed flights last night" Without skipping a beat, Paige responded "Well, you're also tired because you are pregnant!" Sandra immediately started crying. Paige went on to tell us that when they do a pregnancy blood test they look for Human Chronic Gonadatropin (HCG) levels of at least 100 to prove pregnancy. We tested at a level of 2100! So naturally Sandra told our nurse that means we're super pregnant!
We had to go in on June 1, 2012 to test our HCG levels, which doubled and confirmed that Sandra was pregnant!
So long story short- There's a bun in my oven!!
