Part 2: Our Honeymoon – Babymaking Time…or Not?

Read Part 1: Our Infertility Journey – Where It All Began

June 2008

Almost 3 weeks in Italy, and of course I packed about 20 ovulation predictor kits. I was secretly hoping that this would be the month. How awesome would it be to conceive a baby in Italy, definitely the most romantic place in the world. Okay, I also had plans of making a onesie that said “Made in Italy.”

Through many glasses of vino, we still didn’t have any luck with a positive result on the ovulation test. At this point, I didn’t care; I was much more consumed with good wine and pizza. I knew I had the appointment when we got back, so we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves with each and every indulgence.

We went back to OB-GYN and I reported to her that my cycles were very long and I was using home OPK’s without any positive results. I told her I tried doing the morning temperatures, but I ended up throwing that out the window. My doctor seemed just as eager as I was to run some blood work and do some very basic fertility testing. She even mentioned the possibility of Clomid, as she perceived that there were probably some ovulation problems. (My preconceived self-diagnosis was correct, I had anovulatory cycles.) She also thought it wouldn’t be a bad idea if I had an HSG (Hystosalpingogram) done. This is a test where they check your fallopian tubes to see if there is a blockage. I was gung-ho; I was ready to get some answers and to get the ball rolling on this baby making train! It wouldn’t be complete if Mike weren’t involved in this testing also, so my doctor gave me a prescription for Mike to have a semen analysis, as you can imagine he was thrilled-not!

I was able to have the HSG test done in late June. Boy, was I nervous for this….I have to thank the Valium for making it a bit easier. Dr. M performed the HSG at a fertility clinic not too far away from my OB-GYN’s office. When we got there it was a bit nerve racking. We were taken immediately to the procedure room, Mike was able to wait with me until the actual procedure began. Dr. M came in an introduced himself and made me a little more at ease. The HSG didn’t take too long, maybe 20 minutes tops! Mike was able to come back after it was over. The doctor said that everything looked great. (Good news for us, because we were one step closer to getting the beloved Clomid.) Dr. M said that he would send my results back to my OB-GYN.

Part 3: First Semen Analysis – Strict Kruger – Abnormal Sperm – Now What?