Friday IUI

07 Nov 2011 2 Comments

by Cindy Partridge in Partridge Updates

Well Friday worked like a dream…it was seemingly so easy in comparison to our last attempt, which ended up with us shaking our heads, quite shaken up.
Jason and I got to the hospital, ready for him to produce a sperm sample. As usual the nurses and technicians were friendly and supportive. I was a little nervous, the pressure is on when Jason has to produce a sample in the little room, and I was so hoping this time, we would have some success on this front. Thankfully we had some frozen sperm just in case. I waited in the waiting room, reading a bit of 2 Corinthians, and before I knew it, he emerged, sample in hand, I remember watching him walking down the corridor, and popping my thumb up to ask “all good?” and he beamed back at me, thumb in the air to confirm “yes all good”. I was so excited, a huge relief on both our parts, this was really going to happen!
We took the sample to the lab, and we’re told that it would be washed and put in a solution which would take under an hour to be prepared, what was reassuring was the attention to detail, in the sense that they had a lot of things for us to check- the labels with our names on it stuck on various things, checked and double checked, no room for error!
Jason and I went to the cafe inte foyer. We grabbed some choc and strawberry milk respectively, and shared a yummy passion fruit and yoghurt muffin to celebrate the occasion! We spent our time, enjoying conversation, playing some games on the iPad and just spending time together, hopeful of what was to come.
We then went back into the department of reproductive medicine’s waiting area, and before we knew it we were in the lab, shown a specimen of Jason’s sperm, before washing, after washing and with solution added (in sperm hyperactive state) looking into the microscope, it was amazing! My heart melted looking at them so actively swimming, what a miracle, God designing such tiny and amazing life givers! We then went into the procedure room, ready to proceed with an intra uterine insemination. Our nurse was lovely, Jason sat by my side, holding my hand, and she then inserted the catheter (think like pap smear) and said it has been the best IUI she’s done for ages, complication free, just easy! I then lay down for half and hour, Jason and I used this time to pray, cuddle, just be together, which was so special, and quarmed my fears that the process would be sterile and invasive. It was full of warmth and love. We then left, going so encouraged and uplifted, feeling all the stress and worries gone, then spent a lovely time having lunch together at Penrith.
So now, I have a blood test this Thursday, checking my hormone levels to see if I need a boost of hcg hormones, to help sustain a pregnancy, then a week after that, I have another blood test to see if we’re pregnant!
Give thanks
That we had such a great IUI experience!
That we feel hopeful and at peace
For amazing hospital staff who are stars

Please pray
For a pregnancy
For good health
For comfort and trust in God if we aren’t
For a chance to rest and recover post cycle 3