Saturday, September 21, 2013

Pass me the bucket

Oh my word, I'm not feeling well at all...

Around 5weeks and 3 days I started feeling a little nauseous, but nothing an extra snack and a nibble on some ginger nuts couldn't get rid of.
However, at 6w1d I started feeling really unwell, I spent pretty much the entire weekend on the sofa.

I am now 7w1d and it's been tough, especially trying to hide it at work.
I am not throwing up (yet?), just 24/7 nausea and I've had to take my first morning off work this week.
Nothing is working, the wrist 'sea bands' made it worse and ginger nut biscuits or ginger ale makes me heave.
I've just been trying to eat little meals, but my food intake has been very poor, so I have actually lost 4.5lbs this week-first time ever I have been unhappy to have lost my appetite and weight.

Monday, September 9, 2013

IUI cycle 1- August 2013

*August 2nd 2013 cycle day 1
*August 9th picked and reserved donor sperm
*August 10th, sent off consent form
*August 12th paid for donor sperm, surprise 'peak' on my ovulation test later in the evening
*August 13th another 'peak' on my Ovulation test in the morning, scheduled for IUI the next day(!!)
*August 14th natural IUI, start of the 2 week wait until my test date on the 28th
*August 26th very faint line on the 'First Response' and a very 'clear' result on the digital test, hadn't expected it this early as it was only day 12 after my IUI

which started my obsession of taking pregnancy tests, I have taken 7 so far!

Our story so far

Hello and welcome to my blog, I thought I'd give you a quick update of our story so far with the timeline of my treatment:

*February 2012 bloodtests through my GP
*April 2012 I attended an open day at my clinic
*May 2012 initial consultation and counselling
*May 2013 renewed some blood tests and had a 2nd 'initial' consultation and counselling as my paperwork had expired
*August 2013 decided to go ahead with IUI, cycle 1.