Cycle Day 23

Here I am on my fourth round of Clomid, but this time 150 mg. I didn’t ovulate last month on the 100 mg, so my doctor upped the dosage again. She said that if I didn’t ovulate she would have me see the fertility specialist at their clinic. If I did ovulate she would keep me on that dose for a total of three months. I was a bit frustrated going into this month because it only seems to be working for me every other month. This did give me a bit of a positive attitude though because I didn’t ovulate last month, so I was hoping that this would be another ovulation month.

I went to Utah for a few days this month for my grandmother’s funeral service and had to start my Clomid there. I know all my cousins, mom, and uncles can boast about this, but my grandmother taught me how to bodysurf at the beach! She was a fabulous person and a great friend to me. The service was beautiful and it was exciting to be reintroduced to long lost family members and see second cousins I haven’t seen in years. At the family luncheon I sat between the siblings to my grandfather. This was particularly exciting for me since I don’t remember my grandfather, but admire him. He passed away when I was almost two. I was able to stay with my best friend while I was in Utah. It’s nice to refresh a friendship once in a while. We have lived in separate states for most of our lives, but have managed to maintain a sturdy friendship that I am convinced will span our lifetimes and beyond. What is that Buzz Lightyear quote, “Infinity and beyond!”

Last weekend one of my oldest childhood friends came to visit for a few days. This was right during my “fertile” time. I wasn’t sure exactly when I would ovulate if I did at all, so I take a cover all my bases type approach. Thankfully my basal temperatures started to go up indicating that I ovulated somewhere around cycle day 16. I am now seven days post ovulation and I’m stoked. I go in for my blood test on Saturday to check for ovulation and then in a week I can test for pregnancy if I haven’t started another cycle.

I’m trying not to think about things too much this month and it has been pretty easy to do that with all the distractions I have had…my traveling and a friend coming to visit. Now I’m just in the wait and see phase, so there is really nothing to do at this point but to wait. I am just grateful to have ovulated at all because then I get a chance at this motherhood thing one more.