Week of April 22nd Update (kind of long)

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Who I am: Anne

Cycle day: 1 (as of 0245 this morning)

Currently on: Clomid (3-7), Guaifenesin &

Estrogen (10-ovulation), prenatal vitamins, other vitamins & calcium,

& allergy meds.

Upcoming Appointments: I need to go for

my 'day 3' labs and ultrasound on Wednesday & then we have the follow

up with the RM doctor Thursday afternoon... hopefully he will at least

go through with the HSG, and I am going to beg for the IUI although I have

a feeling he won't do it.

Has anyone ever heard that the biggest complication

of IUI is anaphylaxis? That is what the RM doctor and nurse practitioner

have told us, supposedly because the washing procedure for the sperm.

I am just curious if this is true, or if the clinic is trying to get out

of treating us. Because really, everything in my life has the POSSIBLE

complication of anaphylaxis, and I haven't died from it yet. I could

also step off the curb, be hit by a bus & be killed. But

I don't want to live my life being afraid of what MIGHT happen, a lot of

things MIGHT happen.

I don't know where they normally do IUI, but

if they agree to do it I would prefer it be done in like a same day surgery

setting so that all the bases are covered & the emergency equipment

is available in case it is needed for some reason. In medical

settings the majority of my allergies are set off by people I encounter,

including the doctors & nurses that are treating me.

Other: I really thought I was pregnant &

my body is acting like I am (torturing me). The symptoms were pretty

vague until this morning, but they got worse about 2am... nausea, bringing

up lots of stomach acid (not vomiting though), lightheaded/dizzy, chest

discomfort/heartburn type feeling. I am super tired but can't

sleep. I just love getting this monthly curse, when I do fall asleep,

it always wakes me up about an hour before the fun begins so that I am

sure not to miss out on all the fun I guess. I'd rather sleep through

it!

I finished the baby quilt Sunday afternoon.

I took some pictures & I will scan them in after I have them developed.

I started on a birth announcement picture for my god daughter Xaymca (yes

I am a bit slow... since she is almost 21 months old) it is a baby chick

holding a bunch of balloons. I already have 1 balloon done, just

4 to go I think. (I often cross stitch when I can't sleep, at least

I am doing something constructive that way).

I went totally bonkers this weekend buying stuff

online (that I can't really afford, but....). I bought a bunch of

books about TTC & High Risk Pregnancy. I also bought a few too

many stickers & other supplies for scrapbooking. I did really

good though because the final order total was more than $300 less than

my original wish list.

Here in Minnesota we have such screwed up weather....

April 1st we got 10 inches of snow; April

15th it was 91 degrees F; & yesterday April 21st we got another

6 inches of snow. The snow is expected to stay in some parts of the

cities for up to 2 days. I wish the weather would make up its mind!!

Terry keeps telling me that if I don't like the weather I should just wait

5 minutes. All I know is that I am tired of being either really hot

or freezing by butt off (although none of it seems to fall off, this I

would like... LOL)

Oh ya, Terry & I went to the Baby Fair

at Southdale Mall here on Saturday. It was pretty cool, and we came

home with a bunch of cool stuff from Enfamil. They were giving out

free diaper bags with Rabbit on them, & a cute Rabbit feeding

bowl.

Each diaper bag contained coupons, a breast pump

rebate card, a 'loving your baby' magazine, a latex free nipple, 4 (3oz.)

'nursette bottles' & a small can of their newest powdered formula "Lipin

with Iron" (which is supposed to be closer to breast milk than other formulas

because it contains DHA & ARA that are nutrients found in breast milk).

Each bag also comes with a little inner bag to carry bottles in with 2

ice packs for within that bag, a 'Smart Symphonies" CD, samples of

baby care products, a booklet about breast feeding, & a breastfeeding/diaper

record keeper. On the strap of the bag is a ring of plastic safety

tips cards for emergencies & stuff important to know about babies.

Enfamil also had boxes of single serve tubes

of all their types of formula so that you can mix a bottle when it is needed

instead of having to worry about keeping it cold when out and about.

They are pretty neat.

**I am not trying to sell or advertise

for Enfamil, I was just telling you about the Baby Fair**

They had pickles and ice cream there, Terry had

pickles but i had both... unfortunately I had to have them separately because

when we went to get the pickles the ice cream hadn't arrived yet, otherwise

I would have eaten them together. I have always liked the 2 together.

Hot Fudge sundaes with dill pickles... nummy!

There were also a bunch of other booths at the

fair... Discovery Toys, Motherhood Maternity, a photography place that

specializes in babies, Creative Memories (scrapbooking Baby Book), a bunch

of other booths, but Enfamil was the biggest and most popular booth.

It was a lot of fun, and we got to see lots of babies... including identical

3 week old triplets.

Well that is most of what I know.

Love Always,

Anne