Officially in 2WW

Well, Fedex finally arrived!

The teeny tiny vial of swimmers came in this huge shipper!  I have to put this thing outside of my door to be picked up by Fedex and my neighbors are totally going to see it!!!  It has stickers on it that say "reproductive technologies!"

So, the deed is done!  There are hopefully 25 million motile swimmers making their way to an egg.   I'm still not feeling great about the timing, but what can I do?  I'll see what comes of this month and have a plan in place for better timing next month.  

Waiting for Fedex

I have today off from work and I am literally sitting here waiting for Fedex.  It's like watching grass grow.  It occurred to me yesterday that I don't get any tracking number for the sperm.  It's just kind of funny because I order my cat's food online and get a tracking number for Fedex by email every month.  So, I am able to track my cat's food, but not a liquid nitrogen tank of sperm.  Hmmm.

Timing is Everything

I'm trying not to freak out, but I may have completely messed up my timing this month.  I had ordered the sperm to arrive on CD11.  Over the past six months of fertility monitoring, there was one month where I got a +OPK on CD11, but I have mostly been getting them later into the cycle.  Then, this month, AF came one day earlier than usual.  So, that made the tank delivery day CD12 instead of CD11.  I probably should have called to change it, but I thought there would be a fee (although today I realized that is just if you change your order on the shipment day) and I don't know, I thought it would be ok.  If anything, I was more worried about getting a +OPK too late and the tank thawing out or being overdue.  Anyway, here we are CD11, sperm is due to get here tomorrow and I had a +OPK this morning.  The recommendation is to do the insemination within 18 hours of a +OPK, which would be tonight.  I don't even know what time my tank will be delivered tomorrow.  Needless to say, I am totally kicking myself for this.  I need to do some thinking about either a. tweaking the timing of the delivery for next month or b. moving on to IUI at the hospital where this wouldn't be an issue.  Or, maybe I should spend today looking for an eligible gentleman and experiment with heterosexuality.

2WW Distractions

It's CD 9 and I have resumed OPKs!  I should be in the 2WW (two week wait) by the end of this week.    I'm thinking that I should some up with a list of potential distractions for those two weeks, even though I know that will probably fail miserably, but it's worth a try, right?  Here's what I have so far:

• I'm reading a book (a textbook, basically) for work, which I have actually been able to focus on pretty well.  In the event that I finish that book, I have the next one lined up.
• I had started reading Drift, by Rachel Maddow and then put it down to pick up the above textbook, so I can figure out how to do my job better.  So, I would like to pick up Drift again.  In the event that I finish that, I have a few choices for my next non-work related book.
• I'm not big into watching TV, but it is a great distraction, so I'm planning on watching Rachel Maddow (which I do now anyway) and the The Daily Show every night.  I need to find a TV series, like one that's been on for awhile, so I can watch multiple episodes on either Netflix or Hulu.  If all else fails, there's always Law & Order SVU.
• Since I could potentially become pregnant and am trying to eat healthy, I'm thinking that I should work on cooking up some yummy, healthy, summer meals.
• I am going to try to go to 1-2 yoga classes a week, but nothing too crazy strenuous.  No "core yoga" for me in this heat thank you very much.
• I am going to try to bike to the beach on the weekends.
• I should probably try to find someone to go to the July 4th fireworks with.
• I do have a friend coming from out of town on July 6th.
• Obviously, I am working during these two weeks, so that is at least some distraction during the day.

I am definitely open to suggestions on this topic, especially TV and book recommendations!

Checking In

Well, it's CD 6 and I am anxiously awaiting next week!  I re-started BBT today, which I don't think is going to be useful at all this cycle.  I am not sleeping well with the heat and with a sinus infection, so I think my temp is going to be all over the place.  It was higher this morning than it usually is this part of the cycle, but I really didn't sleep well.  I have been feeling pretty crappy physically this week.  I had AF, caffeine withdrawal, and a sinus infection all at the same time.  My sinus infection is a little better today, but still here.  I'm still feeling the caffeine withdrawal and now it's like 95 degrees and I don't have AC.  So, basically, I am exhausted.  Amazingly though, I am in a pretty good mood.  What it comes down to is that I feel like crap, but I really can't wait to be a mom.

Donor Drama

So, I'm cruising my sperm bank's website, you know, since I have nothing better to do with my time and I notice that my donor is temporarily sold out!!!!   WTF?!  This doesn't affect me this month, but if I need to order again next month (meaning I'm not pregnant), I may have to pick another donor!  It's tough because there are only like 4-5 donors that have "raw" samples available, so I would probably have to use an IUI vial for at home insem.  I am crossing my fingers that this guy will be available again in a month if I need to order again, uhg.

CD1

Yes!  AF has arrived, so I am finally in the TTC cycle!!!  Of course, this is actually one day earlier than usual, so now I'm questioning the timing of the arrival of the sperm, but it's too late to change it now without having to pay another $75.  I don't know, it should be fine.  Schedule of events:

AF should be hanging around until Monday.  Then, I can resume temp charting, which I now despise.  I'll start OPK's (ovulation predictor kits) probably by next weekend.  Then, the sperm will be here on the 26th, which is CD12, which was supposed to be CD11.  I don't usually get a + OPK until CD14 or 15 though, so that's why I think it will be ok, but the first month that I charted I did get a + OPK on day 11.  Uhg.  So, I should be doing the insemination at the very end of June, like the 29th or 30th.  Then, I should know if it worked the weekend of July 14th/15th.  I don't know what that's going to be like for me because my sister and brother-in-law are supposed to be here that weekend.  So, waiting is obviously a major theme here.  I've waited for awhile to try.  Now, it's wait for AF to be over...wait for a +OPK...wait for two weeks to find out...

Realistically, this is my first try with at-home insemination and frozen sperm; the chances are not great.  So, I'm trying not to get too excited and just assume that this will be the first of probably several tries.  I don't want to assume that it absolutely won't work though, otherwise why would I be doing it?

If by some miracle this does work, I think my due date will be March 22nd (if you go by CD1).