[snsgirl336]

Sorry I went MIA! It wasn't intentional and I really tried at every opportunity to get online! I think someone had a plan for me to be away from JM for a bit. Anyhow, here's what's been going on...

Shawn's great Aunt passed away this past Wednesday. We knew it would happen soon as she had cancer and was just so frail. She was one of my favorites of the great Aunts and she's going to be missed greatly. Since Wednesday, it's been an influx of people coming to town and many, many family gatherings.

Saturday the decision was made that my In-laws would host Easter (30 people). It was supposed to be at DH's Grandma's, but having just lost her sister, we wanted to alleviate what we could for her. That meant, cleaning, cooking, shopping and preparing. I spend the whole day helping my MIL, and taking DH's Grandma shopping.

Sunday was Easter and we spent as much time as we could at my in-laws (DH's great Aunt's family came over and it was a hard one) then we went to my parents crazy house and had a blast with my nephews. It was nice to just be goofy and forget about being sad for a bit. Shawn definitely needed that!

Monday was an early day as DH had a Lax game and the viewing was that afternoon. We were both dragging yesterday. (still are actually!)

This morning was the Funeral Mass and a lunch afterwards and its been another hard one. We actually just woke up from a nap (at 3:30pm ) and I'm catching up online and Shawn is at practice. (I had to go to dinner in between starting and finishing this, so excuse the time lapse )

Now for the good stuff...
Friday DH did his SA! We've both been a nervous wreck this past weekend because he got it into his head that he's the reason we haven't gotten pregnant yet. No matter what I tried to tell him, he wasn't hearing it so it was a loooong weekend.

I called my Dr yesterday afternoon from the car (While there were 30 High school Lax players loitering around I just couldn't wait anymore). I asked the nurse about my CD 3 BW and she said that my FSH, LH, TSH and prolactin all came back with normal levels and they were pleased. Yay!

I asked her about the SA results and she said they weren't in yet, but they'd call the next morning. I told her that I was going to a funeral and asked if they could leave me a REALLY detailed voicemail with the results. She laughed

Then, about 5 minutes later, I get a call from my Dr himself. "Cristina, can you talk?" My heart just sunk and I knew something was wrong with the SA. Then he goes, "Everything is completely normal" I was shocked. His tone of voice just totally threw me!

He said that the morphology and motility were very slightly low but that could vary from SA to SA. He wasn't concerned at all. His total concentration was 45 million and "no further clinical attention is needed" (Yes, I took notes LOL) I was so relieved that I actually burst out into tears right there in the car after I hung up the phone.

I wanted to go out and tell Shawn the news, but I couldn't since he had a game. It killed me to wait over 2 and a half hours to tell him. We were barely out of the parking lot after the game and I told him the news. He started crying (which of course started me crying). He was soooo relieved! He hasn't stopped smiling since.

Question though- I know the Dr said it's normal, but what is like the average? DH wondered and I don't know and I'm afraid to google it!

So our next step is my 7dpo bw and then probably the HSG. The BD marathon starts tonight. DH told work that he'd be in late. He wanted to make sure we got some "monkey lovin' " in today!

I have to add 2 more things, then I'll be done- PROMISE! First, we're at the luncheon after the funeral today and some cousin's go "I'll get that mayo jar so that we can get you that Grandchild" to my MIL. After we left yesterday's dinner, they were talking to my MIL, told her she needed a grandchild and that they'd take matters into their own hands. Get Shawn's stuff in the mayo jar and make the appointment for me. Seriously people? This is just getting nutty now! Leave us alone! We're working on it! Sheesh!

And, finally, tomorrow Shawn and I will be doing a photoshoot for the motel he works at. We're the "Happy Couple" that the company wants to take pics of us doing things around the motel. Don't ask me how we got roped into this and I don't know where the pics will be going, but if I find out, I'll let you know! I can picture it now... Cris and Shawn on a Huge billboard one day. How scary would that be!?!?!

Thanks for reading this whole long update... It's much longer than I anticipated, but then again, I know me, and I know that I can't keep things short. Sorry!

[Christine-MA]

I'm sorry about his great Aunt, but the rest of the post was wonderful news! That's great that everything has come back normal so far. I can't wait to see the pictures either!

[~April04~]

I'm so sorry about his great Aunt **hugs**..

but YAY for the SA results.. anything over 20 million concentrated is considered completely normal! so woohoo!!

[Ash]

YAYAY for good results!!

[seto_shellie]

awesome news.. and sorry for your loss...im starting to think my dh sa needs to be done.. this is our 7 cycle..

[~*Jackie*~]

I'm so sorry for your loss...

I'm thrilled that your results came back normal (as did Shawn's) and that you two can concentrate on making that baby this month!

[SavaAngel]

YAY for good SA results. Sorry about Shawn's Great Aunt. Good Luck with the BD Marathon.

[snsgirl336]

Thanks ladies! Unfortunately, the BD marathon didn't start tonight like I'd hoped (and DH promised). He fell asleep and I have been trying to wake him up for the past hour. I know he's exhausted and emotionally and physically drained, but this just sucks. Looks like we'll be having a chat tonight or tomorrow about how even though he's got good swimmers, we still have to BD to get them into the right place for us to have a chance at pregnancy! Grrr... Oh well, hopefully tomorrow... maybe...Hopefully it won't be too late...

[Soape]

YAY!!!! i'm so glad that his swimmers are great, and all the lab work came back good. I'm sorry about the loss of his aunt though. I pray that he gets his butt in gear and starts the BDing soon!!!

[bhonea]

Cris, I'm so sorry to hear about your great aunt. I know that must be rough, especially around the holidays.

And yahoo for the dh's swimmers. That must be such a huge relief! I can't wait to find out our results but we don't go see the Dr. until the 20th. How long did it take for them to get the results to you?

[snsgirl336]

Thank you all for your thoughts and support about DH's aunt. It's really appreciated and I know DH is thankful to you all!

Annie- my DH did the SA on Friday the 10th and when I called my Dr to get my CD3 BW results on Monday the 13th, they had the SA results then too. I hope you get your's back soon!!

[Christine-MA]

Sorry last night didn't work out! It's frustrating enough to BD at the right times and not get pregnant, but I know all too well about not BD enough or on the right days! I've heard it put that "life gets in the way" but it's so annoying!

[richmond_girl]

I always heard that 50mm-150mm was normal, 20-50mm was borderline low, and <20mm was extremely low. But you can't just look at the count, you have to consider the motility/morphology % too. I think 45mm is perfectly fine, as long as your % were normal. You'd rather have a lower count with higher motility/morphology % than a higher count with lower motility/morphology, ya know?

And your doctor is right, SA results can change drastically from one sample to another

[xanada101]

Great news Cris! I can't remember the stats for a SA to be honest. I know that Steve only had like 5 million and they told us that was normal. I really doubted that as I read that 20 million was normal. It didn't matter anyways cause in our case they had enough to do the IVF. What is the next step?

[downunderchick]

Sorry to hear about DHs great aunt, sounds like you muct be so drained the both of you with everything thats going on. Congrats on all the normal bloodwork and SA, I bet that was such a relief. When I read that your DH started crying, I welled up too!! Good luck with your next lot of bloodwork, and get BD!!!!!

[snsgirl336]

Thanks again ladies! We were able to get a BD in last night... we actually snuck away in his motel to the room he used to nap in yesterday. I'm going to sneak over there again tonight to get another one in We seemed a lot more relaxed about it, so hopefully something will come from it!

Em- Yeah, we've been pretty drained. I haven't been home longer to sleep in so long! And I totally broke down when DH cried the other day!

Toni- our next steps are BW on 7dpo for me and then an HSG. I still have to call and find out the cost though... I have to find the phone number for the outpatient x-ray department I think... I'll work on that tomorrow after DH's Lacrosse game. After the HSG, we'll be starting clomid and injectables. Fun...

[KDD]

I don't know where to start. I'm very sorry for your loss. I lost my favourite great-aunt to cancer and it was devastating.

I am so happy that all of your tests were normal. It must be a load off your shoulders to have a plan in place!

I know your in-laws are trying to help and be funny, do you think it would be better if you told your MIL about your struggles? Maybe then she could tell everyone to mind their own business?

Hugs and cheers for you:

[snsgirl336]

Awww, thanks Kim! I actually talked to my DH about saying something to our parents to try to curb some of the "talk" but we decided that if we said anything, it would only spark more conversation about it. We've seen it happen before. Those people (though I love them) don't get it sometimes.