The Official Word

Dr. P decided to bring me in for a progesterone check Monday (6/1) to confirm ovulation. Now-- after playing a rousing game of phone tag with Dr. P's office for the past two days-- I finally have the official word.

P4, 2dpIUI: 7.6

Dr. P's nurse confirmed that a progesterone level of 7.6 does indeed indicate ovulation, so a second IUI is not necessary. This is good news, of course, even if it doesn't definitively tell us that our IUI was well-timed.

I waited until after my blood was drawn for the progesterone check to start the prometrium, so my first full day on the oh-so-lovely pills was yesterday. I get to take them three times a day this cycle because my P4 never got above a 12 on two pills daily (last cycle). Today my chart showed a marked temp increase; even though it was med-induced, it was still nice to see...

Given that all of my communication with the nurse has been via voicemail messages, I don't know if I am still supposed to go in for a progesterone check on 6/7, but I'm assuming I might not need to. If I don't go in for that, my next bloodwork will be a beta on 6/11 (the day after my 32nd birthday).

So we are officially, firmly, in the tww.