obgyn update, since i posted about it earlier...
it was like a regular annual exam on steroids! ha!
full internal exam including pap smear and three other swabs (not sure for what) plus a general tactile pelvic exam. i was declared of "adequate pelvic size" for a vaginal delivery and diagnosed with a [symptomless] yeast infection. (not surprising since i had one in the first month and apparently they often recur during pregnancy.)

no ultrasound or doppler. next time for the doppler, he says (in three weeks) and an anatomy scan around 18-20 weeks. he also showed me where i can feel for my uterus in a couple of weeks. he said it felt like a 12-14 week sized uterus, which was the only true indication i got that everything is progressing normally.

he is not testing for progesterone, but assured me that going off it now is fine. he also said studies are inconclusive about what progesterone numbers mean beyond the first trimester--women with lower numbers go on to both carry successfully and miscarry. ditto with normal/high numbers. i figure it's time i just take a leap of faith. today is day 3 fully off the supplements and i feel fine.

thanks for all your recollections about the first obgyn visit!

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Robin (the femme, 34, carrying)
M* (the butch, 48)

IUI #2 at 13dpiui