Day 16

So obviously it's been a few days.  Done with the Clomid and mostly the only side effect that I had was a headache every day, but I think that is only because I also stopped drinking caffeine (tea every morning!) the same time that I started the medicine.  I can tell you that the man is definitely the one that makes out in this scenario.  My husband was thrilled to know that he was going to get to have sex every other day for at least a 2 week period.  Generally that is what the plan is when you are on Clomid with TI.  And maybe it is not normal for me to feel this way as a woman but ugh!  Every other day?  Ouch!  Apparently I will be keeping many jugs of cranberry juice on hand!  Ha! 

Part of the treatment plan is also using the Ovulation Predictor kit, starting on day 10.  When my husband and I first started this process more than 2 years ago, the ovulation kits never worked so needless to say, I was sceptical that it would work this time, even if the kits the doctor recommended for use are over $50 a piece.  OMG! So day 10, day 11, day 12, day 13, day 14-absolutely nothing.  Day 15, I looked at it and thought, hmmm that line looks a little bit darker than it did the last few days.  -And keep in mind that I have been getting up between 4-6am to do these tests because if you have an LH surge there is additional testing that has to be done to verify it is accurate & our doctor is over 1 1/2 hours away and they only do this testing between 6:30am-9:30am.  I also work at 7:15am so juggling all of this is not easy.  So of course!  The one day that I don't get up early enough (7AM)-to my surprise...SURGE!  This is the first time I have ever seen the test work, so I am completely excited!  So I'm kicking myself saying to my husband "why didn't I get up earlier, we will never make it in time!?" Called the nurse line, (and of course you can't actually speak to someone because they call you back "at their convenience") left my long message about obviously not being able to make it in time with travel and traffic.  Panicking while waiting for the call back, wondering what will happen, whether I'll be missing an important test, will we have to wait another month and start all over...oh I hope not!  Finally, at work, phone rings-Good News-I can come in tomorrow at 10AM!  Whew!  So then I am instructed that we are to have intercourse every day for the next 3 days and then every other day after that.  3 days in a row?!  Well, if that's what is going to take - lucky hubby!(& I am no stranger to this every day, every other day routine-we did this for almost the whole first year we were trying).  Tomorrow they will do the blood work and ultra sound, even though it is a day later, to confirm the surge.  Fingers crossed that this could be it-finally!!

Has anyone else that has been in this situation felt this way about the TI?  I feel like it's a job!  So not romantic.  What we women go through!  Sheesh!