Why the 7th? Well, all others, except two weren't fertility specialists. And those two who are specialists are not accredited by our hmo. But I think it's Divine providence/intervention that I ended up with my OB now. She's very organized and she really knows what she's doing.
The first time I consulted with her, that was back in December, she presented me her fertility game plan. :)
We started with duphaston to jumpstart my period because i didn't have it for 2 months. Then I took Clomiphene to help with my ovulation. I've been through the same process before but I didn't undergo any follicle monitoring.
But my OB has that as part of the game plan so I had it last February 7 (my dad's birthday!) I almost missed it because i didn't follow our schedule so i had to change my plans that day and go from Pasig to Eastwood, then Tomas Morato and finally BGC.
The timing was just right. Had i missed the monitoring, then i would've missed my precious egg.
So I arrived at St. Luke's Global City and went straight to CARMI (Center for Advanced Reproductive Medicine and Infertility). I got there an hour early and was actually worried I might not have enough money for the monitoring. St. Luke's is an expensive hospital and if I had a choice I'd have it done somewhere cheaper. I panicked more when I asked a guy who works there about how much the monitoring would cost. He said it was 3k+! I almost got to my feet and left. Turned out he just gave me the wrong information. It was cheaper than that, but still more expensive than other clinics.
I waited an hour and when i was ushered inside the monitoring room, I actually didn't know what to expect. The only thing i knew was that it's going to be like a transvaginal ultrasound. And it was. But this time they were looking at my follicles. We saw a big one in my right ovary and a smaller one in the left. She immediately said that the husband and I should get down to business and start having sex as I'm about to ovulate. Then I was told to wait outside so she could give me our schedule for our sexy time. She gave me these dates: February 7, 8, 9, 11.
Now my period had just ended when i had my monitoring, so I was a bit surprised when I found out I was about to ovulate. That means my ovulation would occur within CD 9-14 (i extended the date because I've been having ovulation pains since last night). Hmmm... And I've always thought that i ovulate late because i always get my periods late.
It was really an 'Aha!' moment for me.
A friend of mine got pregnant because her OB saw her right ovary with a matured egg just in time!
I'm really praying for the husband's swimmers to find my golden egg. :) I'm aware of the arduous and fatal journey they take just to get there. It just solidifies my perspective on childbearing as a miracle and something that's definitely worth the wait. :)
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