Day 13

I have never written a blog before.. so i figure I will just jump right in


We are Melissa ( 35) and Kassandra ( 28) live in the SF bay area...with 2 dogs and a cat.. waiting to become mommies! K tried at home with a known donor for 9 cycles all BFN.. her insurance did not cover anything.. no testing.. nothing.. K decided she needed a break... So here we are on IUI # 4 for me.. My case is more complex as I have PCOS. I have tried Clomid and trigger shot for 2 cycles, Femerra and trigger shot for one cycle and this last cycle was Clomid, Menapur and trigger shot. It is a lot of meds to put in my body. The good news is I am ovulating with these meds. Now if we can get the egg and sperm to meet!




This is a journey to say the least. All we want is to be parents.. I am in a place of being happy my body is responding to the meds really well... but also frustrated I am not getting pregnant. The logical side knows we are still early in the game .. and that I have PCOS making it just a little harder. They call this a roller coaster.. i could not agree more!

I am 13 days past O .. had a IUI 2 weeks ago this Monday.( trigger shot Sunday at 2 am). had 15 follicles and over 8 were a size 18 and bigger. Had U/S a week ago Monday.. and there were 5 big follicles hanging out.. waiting to implant or get me pregnant ( just one please) ...Re put me on light duty, no lifting, no sex. nothing.. taking baby asprin ( 81mg)
and trying to relax. I go for a beta tomorrow.
I took a test (ept) 12 DPO and was a BFN.. I know its early.. but I am going to go with that and say we are not pregnant.. and if my beta tells me otherwise.. I will be in shock . I also do not feel pregnant. Though as K points out.. Ive never been pregnant so how would I know?
Lets talk about my great partner K.. she has been a real trooper though all this.. I have been a mess.. so many meds and many many mood swings . She has been a rock.. But let me tell you.. TTC takes a toll on a relationship... I am sure most of us who have or are TTC can agree 100 percent.
In other news.. we are in the process of becoming foster parents. we plan to foster adopt if we do not get pregnant.. but right now there is such a high need for foster homes.. that K and I decided it was something we both wanted to be a part of. We went to the orientation, had our 1st home visit and did our live scans. We have 4 weeks of classes starting June 2 every Saturday from 9-3 !


Happy Sunday