Amber (Babyblue)

Melanie0507 · #1 July 10th, 2008, 04:23 AM

Just wondering how your appt went yesterday?!? What did your doctor have to say?

babyblue · #2 July 10th, 2008, 01:19 PM

I�ve been meaning to post but I�ve been really busy at work the past two days.

I love my doctor! He is so funny. He walked in and said to me, �We need to get you pregnant�.. he asked what my last cycles have been like, and I had written down the past 5 months- which have basically been ovulating on CD14-CD16 and 28-29 day cycles. I asked if something could be wrong b/c of the miscarriage, and he said it could but he didn�t think so since I was ovulating and having good cycles. Then he said, �I think we need to get your rooster checked out�. I was like, �what?�. I was cracking up! He said, �Your rooster- you know, your hubby- he needs to get a semen analysis done�. Then he told me since I was on CD11 he wanted to do a progesterone test so they drew my blood. He also said he wanted to check for thyroid issues. Then he told me to come back first thing Monday morning for a post-coital exam. I asked him what that meant and he said basically we have to do the deed and then I come straight in for an exam. So that is our homework- to have lots of fun this weekend and hopefully I will ovulate Saturday or Sunday, and then do it one more time Monday morning and head to his office again. He said after that, Kenny can go in for the SA and then he gave me a brochure of the fertility clinic here in case it comes to that. He just really wants to rule everything out and get to the bottom of it. I am so glad he�s being so aggressive and taking me seriously. I feel some renewed hope after seeing him- but he always make me feel so much better!

The funniest part of it all is we�re having company this weekend.. our good friends are driving thru as they move from Chicago to Dallas along with their 2 year old. I told DH we�re just going to have to tell them we�ll need some alone time- I know they will understand b/c they had fertility issues before they got pregnant with their daughter and went thru a lot of the same stuff. It�s just all very comical to me!

Oh, and I should say, DH is being a very good sport about it all. He jokes around but he's very willing to do whatever it takes. He keeps asking me, "are we supposed to do it tonight?"..

caseyb · #3 July 10th, 2008, 02:17 PM

Yay for supportive husbands and Dr's!
Thanks for the update Amber!

jeanbean · #4 July 10th, 2008, 02:48 PM

I'm glad your appointment went so well. It sounds like you have a great plan and the doctor is being very proactive. Thanks for the update......It's also great your DH is being so supportive. YAY!!!

snsgirl336 · #5 July 10th, 2008, 04:52 PM

It sounds like you had a great appointment! I hope that your company doesn't mind you having alone time this weekend and you can catch that eggie! Good luck! It sounds like you have the start to a good plan ready to go if it's needed! I hope it's not though!

Melanie0507 · #6 July 10th, 2008, 04:55 PM

I am so glad you had a good appt Amber! I am interested in the visit on Monday...you will definitely have to fill us in on that one!

I hope you get lots of *alone time* this weekend

And YAY

for dh being a good sport about the SA! My dh goes in tomorrow to have his done, and he's not complaining too much

lol

babyblue · #7 July 11th, 2008, 05:30 AM

We haven't set the date for his SA, but I am assuming it will be next week or the week after. DH is already panicking that he won't be able to "perform" on demand, but I think they let you do it and then bring it in as well?

Does anyone else know?

I will definitely keep you posted on the weekend and everything on Monday. It should be interesting!

I'm so proud of DH for being such a trooper. He has really amazed me thru all of this and went from not caring if we had another child or not to really wanting to have another.

jeanbean · #8 July 11th, 2008, 06:11 AM

The lab allowed my DH to do it at home then bring it in as long as it was there within a certain amount of time...maybe an hour (I can't remember for sure). They also wanted us to abstain from DTD for a couple of days as well. You may want to call and ask them what they prefer. Good luck!