Another attempt bites the dust

Well, IUI attempt #2 was a bust. For someone who is usually so regular and can read her body like a book - this cycle is uncharacteristically WHACKED.

I began peeing on OPKs on CD11 and much to my surpise, it was a dark positive. Normally this would be great news but (1) I had nothing to reference it with so I didn't know if it was the first positive day or the third. (2) I never ovulate this early, didn't feel any physically signs of ovulating and truly didn't quite believe I was about to ovulate. (3) DH and I both had (seperate) out of town plans for the next day and couldn't reschedule.

I was pissed off but accepted that the situation was out of my control and we'd have to wait (again) for an IUI next cycle. I didn't pee on any more tests and went about my temping. A day went by. Then two. Then three. Fast forward to today, CD17 and my temp still hasn't risen significantly. It did go up from 97.3 to 97.9 but I usually end up over 98.0 after ovulation. In fact, I don't ever remember being under that. Ever. Granted, it is only .01 degree difference but still. I am wondering if I really did ovulate or not? Also, the last day or so I have had pretty strong ovulation-type pains and I didn't have any around the time I took the OPK. So maybe I just haven't ovulated yet. Maybe those sticks are total crap. I just don't know.

I did call my clinic and ask the nurse about ultrasound monitoring and she said it was my call. The problem is, we were planning on $250-$300 per IUI and with monitoring it would be around $1,500 per IUI. Quite a difference and also a step that I am not sure is neccessary quite yet - then again, maybe that is wishful thinking just like the days when you are sure that there is nothing wrong and you'll end up pregnant any day now. Ha! Ha, ha.

I'm thinking of buying a fertility monitor for next cycle. It seems like a good compromise to me. And while it isn't cheap, it is much, much cheaper than $1,500. I really and truly just do not want to miss ovulation again. In fact, I think I'll start peeing on OPKs around CD9 and use the fertility monitor as well. That should do the trick....