Geez

hope2bmom · #1 (**permalink**) 08-23-2005, 09:33 PM

What a day. Inger surged yesterday morning, so she picked up two vials yesterday afternoon from the fertility center and we went this morning for our first insemination (we try to do two inseminations, each one approximately 6-7 hours apart). Anyways, Inger is in the exam room and I ask the doc to see a sample of the specimen in the microscope (I've done this before and I find it absolutely amazing). Anyways, doc looks first and says it's a bad specimen. I look, and there's, like, two sperm swimming

. The rest are just dead. To paraphrase the doctor in the first episode of The L Word "that stuff wouldn't get anyone pregnant". So now I'm freaking out a little because we just changed donors (at my request) and the first vial was a dud. Just for the heck of it, we thawed out the second vial, and it was a really good specimen. All the little guys were swimming up a storm. So we inseminate and Inger's cervix is wide open. Everything is good.

Inger goes back home to rest, then takes the bad vial back to the fertility center and gets it replaced with another one so we can inseminate again this afternoon. Meanwhile, I'm at work, leave early to go pick her up and go back to the doc's. We pull into the parking lot and the doc's office calls Inger's cell phone to say doc got called into emergency surgery and wouldn't be back for the remainder of the day (it was about 3:30 p.m.)

Now I'm pissed. I'm not feeling good about this cycle. Everything seems to be going against us today. Fortunately, Inger has a good outlook and says we only needed one insemination because she got pregnant with that first one, and didn't need the second one

She's so cute trying to get me not to pout. I probably won't be so anxious about this cycle, which might be a good thing, but geez, what a day. Sorry it's so long. I really had to vent because I don't want to vent to Inger, since she's trying to stay positive. Anyways, the 2WW begins again.

theluvof2moms · #2 (**permalink**) 08-24-2005, 05:14 AM

Oh Kim,
I am so sorry things didn't go so great. I would be just as upset as you! I'm glad the bank was able to replace that vial. That is great!!!

You know Inger is right though it does only take one. Which just amazes me. Stay positive! sometimes when we least expect it to work is when it all turns out perfect!

Good Luck and keep us posted!

Stacy and Amber · #3 (**permalink**) 08-24-2005, 08:22 AM

Kim, I agree with Kristine. It only takes one and it was a very good sample. That little swimmer has met the egg and it's doin' it's thing right now. I wish you all lots of baby dust and can't wait to hear your BFP. Keep us updated. I am not obsessing about my own 2ww this time, so let me obsess over yours. I'm 9dpo and not feelin' a thing.

hope2bmom · #4 (**permalink**) 08-25-2005, 09:49 AM

Thanks for the words of encouragement, girls. I know it only takes once. I'll keep my fingers crossed. It was just one of those days, though, you know. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you too.