The Report

IUI #3 went smoothly. It was our first one at UCSF, so a few things were different. The biggest differences being 1.) MM had to "produce" there at the clinic due to the timing and distance and 2.) we weren't the only ones there on a Sat AM for IUI. It's a strange feeling to be in a room with other couples who you know are there for the same thing you are. You can't exactly strike up a conversation about it, but a part of me wants to.

We had a little time between specimen production and insemination, so went out for brunch. I planned to have an omelelet (my acupuncturist recommend I eat lots of eggs and seeds during this time--a little weird, but what the heck), unfortunately we accidentally ended up at a vegan restaurant, so eggs were out of the question. It was a good, healthy meal nonetheless.

When we arrived back for the IUI we got the Semen Preparation Report. Our previous clinic would just give us a generic, "looks good" or something, but here we got the full report: volume, motility, progression, total motile count--the works. Everything checked out great and MM was pleased with himself. It's crazy to think that 0.3 mL of washed, spun semen can have 47 million sperm. Surely my stubborn eggs will accept one of them, right?

We left the office feeling pretty good. Now we just wait. I got some new herbs to keep me busy (I feel better when I'm doing something), and am trying to meditate to keep myself a little more sane and less anxious in the wait. All positive thoughts are appreciated. I'll let you know how it goes.