the consultation wasn’t nearly as bad as i was afraid it would be–although it was an expensive hour, that’s for sure. he didn’t ask us why we wanted to have a baby, which was a relief. he did how long we had been together, but he seemed pleased when we said three years. he was very personable and the nurse we talked to was also very nice and told us to call anytime with questions if anything came to us later. it felt really comfortable for both of us, which is awesome. he did say that temping just isn’t going to work for firefly, though, because she works third shift, so she might as well stop and stick with an opk to see when she ovulates. it wasn’t entirely unexpected and i’ve been wondering about it (sometimes aloud) for a while now.
we actually had perfect timing on our appointment because they want to do a progesterone test on cd 20 (that’s cycle day 20, for those of you who are wondering), which happens to be tomorrow. she’s going to go to the lab on her way home from work in the morning and hopefully we’ll get some good results. he said he’s hoping for a 12 or higher, and if not he may start her on clomid right away. not that i really have any idea what those numbers mean. well, i know they’ll mean she ovulated if they’re high, but other than that? clueless. i’ve got to do some more reading…
we did get a bit of good news from the firefly’s insurance company. because she’s 35 we only have to be actively trying for 6 months for them to start covering the treatments. hopefully it won’t come to that, but it’s nice to know and makes me feel a little better in case we do get to that point. we also pretty much know how much it’s going to cost for the insemination each month, give or take any extra exams or ultrasounds and the like. yikes.
we had wanted to start as soon as possible, but the firefly’s birthday is at the beginning of september and is likely to be right around her ovulation day. the way things are falling, though, we would have a second attempt possible at the end of the month and we’re seriously considering waiting for that. it’ll give us a little more time to make a final donor decision, let her enjoy her birthday and her work week in detroit, and give us time to save a little more and make a little more progress on the bathroom. the less stress we have throughout this process the better!
