Too Early?

So now, I feel like we insemed too early. Although, early is better than late...it isn't if there isn't any EWCM up there to keep the swimmers alive! I HATE I HATE I HATE CLOMID. It really messes up KB's cycles and makes this whole game a lot less predictable and scientific...and I like things to be scientific...it gives me peace of mind and less ambiguity.

We are going to get some Pre-seed I think, perhaps that will help if KB is not going to produce any EWCM of her own...and maybe, just maybe we are ovulating late this month...despite the cervical position and ovary "tinges." We have yet to obtain a positive OPK (although our last round of clomid we never got one either).

Now I am thinking of maybe getting two more vials after the next two are done. That's what straight couples do, isn't it? They just have sex more to increase their chances.

I didn't think this would happen this ttc/tww cycle...but it has. I AM GOING CRAZY HERE! I think I need some B-12 tablets to get my stress under control. How is it that I am more stressed out about this than KB? After all, she is the one carrying (soon hopefully)...AAAARRRRGGGGGGGGHHHHH!

Showtime

Tonight is night number one of three insems (because we are over-zealous)! KB's temp dipped this morning and since we cannot count on a reliable LH surge due to wonderful clomid, we figure we'd rather be a little early than late. Plus we got three vials this month. Not quite EWCM, but almost. And KB felt "twinges" in both ovaries last night (which is typical for her). So come on new donor! Let's do this!

On another-but not entirely unrelated-note, I held an infant for a few minutes at work today. I am not sure if this is good or bad luck yet. I haven't decided. I guess we will find out in two to two and a half weeks. WOOHOO!

Adding to the regimen

So we are now adding to our regimen. We have been reading a lot about clomid thickening ewcm and making it diificult for sperm to get through the cervix. The good news is that over-the-counter remedies have been shown to help. So we are going to try robitussin, beleive it or not. And we are also adding evening of primrose oil and eliminating dairy and citrus fruits. We should have started the robo yesterday according to most sites. But we figure better late than never. The last thing we want is a hostile sperm environment. I wanna make them as comfortable as possible. Maybe I should bake some cookies and wrap them in a warm fuzzy blanket! :)

Last Hoorah and thank you clomid...

Yesterday, the wife and I joined a friend for some drinks, and our last hoorah before starting the whole ttc process again. And Yesterday was also cd7, otherwise known as day 5 of clomid. Usually, the "clomid crazies" don't kick in for KB until after she is actually done taking the medication, while it works it's way through the system for a few weeks. I think we saw a glimpse of them early this time though.

Let's just say that once again, there were tears...and once again, the tears were about our poor elderly cat who is oh-so-terrorized by our dog.

One piece of advice for all partners of clomid users...meditate during the clomid crazy weeks, and never let your wife drink alcohol while she is on clomid...because the interaction seems to create lots of tears. Thank goodness this was the last hoorah and we will not be drinking in between our cycles from here on out (pregnant or not)....

I just hope I don't have to go through yet another month of clomid after this one!

Baby Daddy Drama

So we called our spermbank to make our order for next week, and OF COURSE our sperm donor that we liked and have already been using is no longer available. That threw a major wrench into our plans. Well...maybe not a major wrench...but I really didn't want to have to pick another perfect donor. The good news is, we picked a new one in a matter of hours...apparently he also has super-sperm and has several offspring...which is fine with us. At least we know that we will have a higher chance of pregnancy with the super-swimmers. So at-home insem happens next week...should be a crazy week. KB will be smack dab in the middle of tech week for a play she is in...and the clomid always makes for a fun time (she says sarcastically)...

Come on super sperm!