Today we meet our PNKD, which, after today, will be hopefully be our NKD. We will get the contract signed and deliver his artwork that I have been working on. I will post a picture soon of what the final product ended up looking like.
I have been temping for the last week or so and have been very good about keeping up wiht my vitamins and Met.formin. I haven't been doing any OPKs or CBEFM sticks though. I ordered more OPKs and some instead cups online a few days ago and am eager to start peeing on sticks. However, I woke up today with a temp shift of +0.6 and my insides are on fire. I only feel this way when I am a) sick with a fever, or b) in my luteal phase. I don't feel sick, so perhaps I ovulated? on my own? the day before we get our donor contract signed? That would be a weird coincidence.
Of course, only time will tell and if I didn't O, then I will be calling the RE's office tomorrow to schedule an unnecessary blood test to confirm I am not pregnant (since I am CD42), and then on to the Clom.id. If I did O, then I wait the 2 weeks for the blood and then call the RE. Either way, we are well on our way to making a 2009 baby!
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Monday, January 5, 2009
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Looking forward to 2009
Guess what I did today? I started temping again.
Woot!
We got B's car back from the shop yesterday(did I mention here that we have been without her vehicle since before Christmas?) and it was just a teeny bit less than expected, which was a nice surprise. We still have 2 more wheels to fix, but we will get it done.
I am feeling very positive about 2009. It has to be better than 2008, and I fully expect it to be.
I'm excited that on January 6th I am starting a Biggest Loser club at work. I am hoping to have to drop out of it because of pregnancy, but if not, at least I will begin a pregnancy thinner than now.
I am also excited about getting our known donor contract all set. I combined one from our previous KD and one from our PNKD into one document. I sent it over to him for review last night, and all is well. We will (hopefully) be meeting up in the next week or so to get everything signed.
I am all paid up at the RE's office (except for a $400 insurance balance, that I will fight if I need to) and once everything is signed, will go back for monitoring. I am feeling more relaxed about everything since we are back to using fresh sperm.
I also know I am ready to hop back on this TTC train because I am actually enjoying reading about other peoples' pregnancies and babies. There was a while there when I was dreading each post, and I didn't like the person I was turning into.
There is hope in my heart again, and I love it.
Speaking of hope, our Obama sign is still outside our house. We refuse to take it down until he is sworn in. Apparently a few of our neighbors have the same idea.
Tomorrow I will do my annual Year in Pictures Review.
Woot!
We got B's car back from the shop yesterday(did I mention here that we have been without her vehicle since before Christmas?) and it was just a teeny bit less than expected, which was a nice surprise. We still have 2 more wheels to fix, but we will get it done.
I am feeling very positive about 2009. It has to be better than 2008, and I fully expect it to be.
I'm excited that on January 6th I am starting a Biggest Loser club at work. I am hoping to have to drop out of it because of pregnancy, but if not, at least I will begin a pregnancy thinner than now.
I am also excited about getting our known donor contract all set. I combined one from our previous KD and one from our PNKD into one document. I sent it over to him for review last night, and all is well. We will (hopefully) be meeting up in the next week or so to get everything signed.
I am all paid up at the RE's office (except for a $400 insurance balance, that I will fight if I need to) and once everything is signed, will go back for monitoring. I am feeling more relaxed about everything since we are back to using fresh sperm.
I also know I am ready to hop back on this TTC train because I am actually enjoying reading about other peoples' pregnancies and babies. There was a while there when I was dreading each post, and I didn't like the person I was turning into.
There is hope in my heart again, and I love it.
Speaking of hope, our Obama sign is still outside our house. We refuse to take it down until he is sworn in. Apparently a few of our neighbors have the same idea.
Tomorrow I will do my annual Year in Pictures Review.
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
I feel stupid
I feel so stupid and betrayed by my body.
I thought I was "listening to my intuition," or "going with my gut."
We did our first insemination of this cycle on CD15, knowing full well that FF did not expect my ovulation until CD21 or later. But I got my first high on my CBEFM, and since its my second month on the monitor, I was convinced that I would only have anywhere form 1-5 days before ovulation.
I was wrong.
The sperm life span window came and went after that insem.
Then, I started trying to listen to my body and examine and obsess over the CBEFM sticks (yes, even though the monitor does that for me). I was convinced I was going to ovulate, very soon. We did another insemination on CD19.
I was wrong. Again.
Everyday I wake up expecting a PEAK on my monitor. When it says high, I am discouraged, but then I think, well I will just have a positive OPK in the afternoon and a peak the next day.
Everyday, I have been wrong.
I hate this.
The thing is, I am still in the window of when FF thinks I will ovulate (CD22). So I haven't even "missed" it yet this month. I just feel that our first two insems were wasted. I know that KD is willing and ready to give us a donation when I finally get that PEAK, but I am also thinking about asking him if he would mind giving us an extra one, just to put my mind at ease. We never said in our donor agreement how many donations per month...which perhaps we should have, but I verbally told him 2-3. Last month we were only able to do one, so maybe he won't mind. Doesn't hurt to ask.
I did get a slight temp drop this morning, which for some people means ovulation is near, but who knows with my body.
I never thought I would miss the TWW.
I thought I was "listening to my intuition," or "going with my gut."
We did our first insemination of this cycle on CD15, knowing full well that FF did not expect my ovulation until CD21 or later. But I got my first high on my CBEFM, and since its my second month on the monitor, I was convinced that I would only have anywhere form 1-5 days before ovulation.
I was wrong.
The sperm life span window came and went after that insem.
Then, I started trying to listen to my body and examine and obsess over the CBEFM sticks (yes, even though the monitor does that for me). I was convinced I was going to ovulate, very soon. We did another insemination on CD19.
I was wrong. Again.
Everyday I wake up expecting a PEAK on my monitor. When it says high, I am discouraged, but then I think, well I will just have a positive OPK in the afternoon and a peak the next day.
Everyday, I have been wrong.
I hate this.
The thing is, I am still in the window of when FF thinks I will ovulate (CD22). So I haven't even "missed" it yet this month. I just feel that our first two insems were wasted. I know that KD is willing and ready to give us a donation when I finally get that PEAK, but I am also thinking about asking him if he would mind giving us an extra one, just to put my mind at ease. We never said in our donor agreement how many donations per month...which perhaps we should have, but I verbally told him 2-3. Last month we were only able to do one, so maybe he won't mind. Doesn't hurt to ask.
I did get a slight temp drop this morning, which for some people means ovulation is near, but who knows with my body.
I never thought I would miss the TWW.
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Scary Sperm Donor Stories
I just read online that yet another sperm donor is going to be potentially forced to pay child support for the child he helped to create. This is on the heels of a similar story out of Britain, where yet another man is being told to fork over significant amounts of cash to the lesbian parents of a child he helped bring into the world.
Edit: Dana Rudolph over at Mombian offers her insight on this topic over here.
I don't get it! I really don't. These women are giving lesbians who use a KD a bad name - the worst name. I want to believe that our KD knows us well enough to know that we would never, ever in a million years even consider going after him for child support. But I'm sure the men in these stories thought that about their "friends" too. And yet here they are, years later, taking the poor guys to court. It makes me sick to my stomach.
It is a giant leap of faith for these men to agree to be a donor. It's a giant leap of faith for everyone involved to have a KD. I can't wrap my brain around the kind of evil it takes for these women to backstab their donors like that. What angers me the most is that they'll say they're doing it "for the good of the children." What the hell kind of example are you trying to set for your kid, ladies?!
Thank God we have a notorized contract, but damn Michigan and their lack of second-parent adoption laws!
In other news, the first TWW is in full swing and we are just about to wrap up week one. We've both been very busy with work and spending time with friends, so thankfully it has gone by pretty fast. We determined that we'll probably do our first HPT on Sunday, since it'll be 10 DPO. We'll splurge on one of the "First Response" HPTs and then buy a bunch of dollar tree sticks as backups. I've heard that the dollar store ones are actually as effective as the fancy schmancy ones, so we'll see. I've yet to go to peeonastick.com to actually research which are the cheapest and most effective HPTs. Perhaps tomorrow.
I have been obsessed with watching J for signs of baby, though. For every odd thing that comes up, the first thing I think is "OMG, she's pregnant!" For example, yesterday at dinner she told me that she smelled beef during lunch the other day and actually wanted to eat it. With HP sauce. See?! OMG SHE'S PREGNANT. Or not. But she could be! Every five minutes I ask her if she feels different, if her boobs hurt, if she feels life growing from within. But no. Nothing yet.
And still we wait.
[sigh]
Edit: Dana Rudolph over at Mombian offers her insight on this topic over here.
I don't get it! I really don't. These women are giving lesbians who use a KD a bad name - the worst name. I want to believe that our KD knows us well enough to know that we would never, ever in a million years even consider going after him for child support. But I'm sure the men in these stories thought that about their "friends" too. And yet here they are, years later, taking the poor guys to court. It makes me sick to my stomach.
It is a giant leap of faith for these men to agree to be a donor. It's a giant leap of faith for everyone involved to have a KD. I can't wrap my brain around the kind of evil it takes for these women to backstab their donors like that. What angers me the most is that they'll say they're doing it "for the good of the children." What the hell kind of example are you trying to set for your kid, ladies?!
Thank God we have a notorized contract, but damn Michigan and their lack of second-parent adoption laws!
In other news, the first TWW is in full swing and we are just about to wrap up week one. We've both been very busy with work and spending time with friends, so thankfully it has gone by pretty fast. We determined that we'll probably do our first HPT on Sunday, since it'll be 10 DPO. We'll splurge on one of the "First Response" HPTs and then buy a bunch of dollar tree sticks as backups. I've heard that the dollar store ones are actually as effective as the fancy schmancy ones, so we'll see. I've yet to go to peeonastick.com to actually research which are the cheapest and most effective HPTs. Perhaps tomorrow.
I have been obsessed with watching J for signs of baby, though. For every odd thing that comes up, the first thing I think is "OMG, she's pregnant!" For example, yesterday at dinner she told me that she smelled beef during lunch the other day and actually wanted to eat it. With HP sauce. See?! OMG SHE'S PREGNANT. Or not. But she could be! Every five minutes I ask her if she feels different, if her boobs hurt, if she feels life growing from within. But no. Nothing yet.
And still we wait.
[sigh]
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Hello little egg!
What a beautiful sight it was to see two things this morning...a 1.2 degree shift in my BBT and the little egg on the fertility monitor.
Woot! Woot!
Last night we were able to get our donor agreement signed before heading out to the Tegan and Sara concert (which was awesome). After listening to Northern State (who were also awesome), I was looking at the crest above the stage at this particular historic venue. On the crest were three letters, in this order: BFP. Once I noticed it, I explained to B what BFP means in the TTC community (of which she is a part of, but not quite obsessed with as myself). She smiled, and so did I.
It was hard to stay focused on the jammin music last night because all I could think of was our first insemination today. Perhaps I won't get this excited every time, especially if we have to do this a while, but I am REAL excited.
So here is the plan for the next few days:
Thursday (today): B will pick up donation on the way home from work. (KD lives about 15-20 minutes away). She will have to keep it warm. We will inseminate around 5:30pm tonight.
Friday: be patient and wait until Saturday
Saturday: Hopefully B will be able to pick up second donation on the way home from work again. Again, she will have to keep it warm. We will hopefully inseminate around 4pm. KD will be arriving at our house around 5ish to go to a potluck/game night, but we may have to delay our arrival if I am laying upside down. Perhaps KD and B can head on over to the game night and I can meet up after, since its only about 5 minutes away from our house.
I should expect blood or the ability to test around Dec. 14th.
Bring on our first ever TWW!
Woot! Woot!
Last night we were able to get our donor agreement signed before heading out to the Tegan and Sara concert (which was awesome). After listening to Northern State (who were also awesome), I was looking at the crest above the stage at this particular historic venue. On the crest were three letters, in this order: BFP. Once I noticed it, I explained to B what BFP means in the TTC community (of which she is a part of, but not quite obsessed with as myself). She smiled, and so did I.
It was hard to stay focused on the jammin music last night because all I could think of was our first insemination today. Perhaps I won't get this excited every time, especially if we have to do this a while, but I am REAL excited.
So here is the plan for the next few days:
Thursday (today): B will pick up donation on the way home from work. (KD lives about 15-20 minutes away). She will have to keep it warm. We will inseminate around 5:30pm tonight.
Friday: be patient and wait until Saturday
Saturday: Hopefully B will be able to pick up second donation on the way home from work again. Again, she will have to keep it warm. We will hopefully inseminate around 4pm. KD will be arriving at our house around 5ish to go to a potluck/game night, but we may have to delay our arrival if I am laying upside down. Perhaps KD and B can head on over to the game night and I can meet up after, since its only about 5 minutes away from our house.
I should expect blood or the ability to test around Dec. 14th.
Bring on our first ever TWW!
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Two lines!
Hold on to your hats...I just got my first ever positive OPK!
I am so very excited!
My heart is racing and my hands are shaking. This is really happening. Perhaps you veterans out there don't get as excited..but this is my first one!
Because of timing and weather, we did not get our donor agreement signed on Monday. I just emailed KD to see if we can sign it this afternoon and collect his first donation tomorrow evening and again on Saturday. I am praying to God that this will be able to happen. I can't believe I am going to ovulate this cycle. Jesus loves me. =)
Advice?!? (Even if it is advice that may depress or damper my mood, I am still excited to hear what you have to say!)
PS-I am off work today because I have a corneal abrasion...not so much fun! I will be back to work tomorrow though!
I am so very excited!
My heart is racing and my hands are shaking. This is really happening. Perhaps you veterans out there don't get as excited..but this is my first one!
Because of timing and weather, we did not get our donor agreement signed on Monday. I just emailed KD to see if we can sign it this afternoon and collect his first donation tomorrow evening and again on Saturday. I am praying to God that this will be able to happen. I can't believe I am going to ovulate this cycle. Jesus loves me. =)
Advice?!? (Even if it is advice that may depress or damper my mood, I am still excited to hear what you have to say!)
PS-I am off work today because I have a corneal abrasion...not so much fun! I will be back to work tomorrow though!
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Patience, Grasshopper
KD called me back today. He was on his way to visit his family for the holiday. We will be getting together on Monday to sign the donor agreement.
Monday....4 days away.
That's not long, right?
I need patience.
I was thinking that tomorrow would be the big O. Now I am hoping I am wrong and that it won't be for a few more days. However, B reminded me, that if it is tomorrow, it is no big deal, because it just wasn't meant to happen this cycle.
Ok. I guess I will accept that nugget of advice this soon in this whole TTC process. I am thinking, though, that that advice may get old after a while.
Monday....4 days away.
That's not long, right?
I need patience.
I was thinking that tomorrow would be the big O. Now I am hoping I am wrong and that it won't be for a few more days. However, B reminded me, that if it is tomorrow, it is no big deal, because it just wasn't meant to happen this cycle.
Ok. I guess I will accept that nugget of advice this soon in this whole TTC process. I am thinking, though, that that advice may get old after a while.
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Relief
Well we finally got a copy of the amended donor agreement from the attorneys (after a gentle reminder email from me). They decided to just send it to us as an attachment so we can print and sign in front of a notary and be set to go. I am hoping that we can get it all signed tomorrow so we can start ASAP. I called KD and left a message and sent him a quick email, so he should get back to me tonight or tomorrow.
How very exciting!
I got the email while I was at work and I could hardly contain my excitement the rest of the day. Today was one of my long days and I hated not being able to share my excitement with any of my coworker friends. I like this whole TTC process being secretive in real life to a certain degree, but I know there are going to be times when I will want to vent or celebrate or cry, so I am hoping that between B and this journal, I will have an outlet for that.
Currently I am on CD15 with no ovulation detected. The fertility monitor has been registering me at "High" fertility for the past 8 days. I have had no positive OPKs. My temp has been pretty consistent at 97.6, with a dip of 97.2 yesterday. Hopefully we will get a peak soon.
I can't believe we are going to have the chance to inseminate this cycle..as long as my body agrees to ovulate!
How very exciting!
I got the email while I was at work and I could hardly contain my excitement the rest of the day. Today was one of my long days and I hated not being able to share my excitement with any of my coworker friends. I like this whole TTC process being secretive in real life to a certain degree, but I know there are going to be times when I will want to vent or celebrate or cry, so I am hoping that between B and this journal, I will have an outlet for that.
Currently I am on CD15 with no ovulation detected. The fertility monitor has been registering me at "High" fertility for the past 8 days. I have had no positive OPKs. My temp has been pretty consistent at 97.6, with a dip of 97.2 yesterday. Hopefully we will get a peak soon.
I can't believe we are going to have the chance to inseminate this cycle..as long as my body agrees to ovulate!
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Still Waiting...
We heard back from KD...he has a clean bill of health and a green light to begin! Wonderful news.
We also heard back from KD and his legal counsel about what should be added to our donor agreement. I sent that information to our attorneys yesterday. Now they need to amend the document and we all need to sign. I do not know how quickly that will be able to happen. I did tell them that I would like to insem. this cycle and that I was probably close to ovulation, but I know the busy life of an attorney, so I will understand if we have to wait, but I will still be sad and disappointed as well.
I am on CD10 and the CB monitor says "high" the OPKs are still negative (but I am only doing these once a day and several of you have commented that you missed your surge by only testing once. I may have to double my testing as ovulation nears). My temps have been really regular.
In other news, I have been sick with a cold twice this year (and by year, I mean school year..that is how I measure my calendar). Last week I was getting over my second cold and since then I have had this pesky cough. I can't talk long before I start coughing and need water. This is a problem, seeing how I have to teach 100 fifth graders everyday. After our jewelry party last night, and all that extra talking/visiting, my voice was nearly gone. (Again, not so great for a teacher). Anyway, I woke up coughing around 3am. Not so much fun. I just hope my coughing and moving in the night is not going to disrupt my temp taking.
We also heard back from KD and his legal counsel about what should be added to our donor agreement. I sent that information to our attorneys yesterday. Now they need to amend the document and we all need to sign. I do not know how quickly that will be able to happen. I did tell them that I would like to insem. this cycle and that I was probably close to ovulation, but I know the busy life of an attorney, so I will understand if we have to wait, but I will still be sad and disappointed as well.
I am on CD10 and the CB monitor says "high" the OPKs are still negative (but I am only doing these once a day and several of you have commented that you missed your surge by only testing once. I may have to double my testing as ovulation nears). My temps have been really regular.
In other news, I have been sick with a cold twice this year (and by year, I mean school year..that is how I measure my calendar). Last week I was getting over my second cold and since then I have had this pesky cough. I can't talk long before I start coughing and need water. This is a problem, seeing how I have to teach 100 fifth graders everyday. After our jewelry party last night, and all that extra talking/visiting, my voice was nearly gone. (Again, not so great for a teacher). Anyway, I woke up coughing around 3am. Not so much fun. I just hope my coughing and moving in the night is not going to disrupt my temp taking.
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Fertility Monitor
I am on CD8 and day 3 of using my Clear Plan Fertility Monitor. Because this is my first cycle of using the monitor, the instructions say that I may have as many as 5 "high" fertility days before my "peak." Well today I got my first high. This was not something I was expecting so soon. I am just chalking it up to it being my first testing cycle. I wasn't even going to start using my OPKs until CD11 or later. Perhaps I have been missing my ovulation with the OPKs because I have been so focused on the fertility window that FF has been giving me. Maybe I just have an extraordinarily long luteal phase. I guess only time and more testing will tell.
In the meantime, I am hoping that the loose ends that we have can be tied up in the next week or so so we can have a practice insemination this month. I say 'practice' because I don't want to set high expectations when we are still in the learning curve here.
KD will get his test results back to me today and hopefully email me the changes to the donor agreement. Once I receive those results and changes I will forward it on to our attorneys. Hopefully they can amend the contract and we can sign before KD leaves for Boston, or immediately following his return.
I will be bummed if we aren't able to try this cycle, but I have always believed in the saying that everything happens for a reason.
In the meantime, I am hoping that the loose ends that we have can be tied up in the next week or so so we can have a practice insemination this month. I say 'practice' because I don't want to set high expectations when we are still in the learning curve here.
KD will get his test results back to me today and hopefully email me the changes to the donor agreement. Once I receive those results and changes I will forward it on to our attorneys. Hopefully they can amend the contract and we can sign before KD leaves for Boston, or immediately following his return.
I will be bummed if we aren't able to try this cycle, but I have always believed in the saying that everything happens for a reason.
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Finally!
We are officially on CD1! Hooray! I never thought I would be this happy to start my period at any point in my life. Fertility Friend did not detect any ovulation during that last cycle. However, I could have been tracking better I feel. There is a possibility that I didn't ovulate, but I also did not align all of my signs, nor was I able to test everyday of my potential peak window.
If you can see this chart (click for enlargement), what do you think?
Anyway, I am excited to start using our fertility monitor in conjunction with the OPK. I turned on the monitor this morning and the OPK sticks are on their way to our house. They should arrive by this weekend.
KD was able to get tested at the clinic last night and has a follow-up appointment next Tuesday for results. He is also sending off our donor agreement electronically to a lawyer friend today. Once that is returned and signed by all parties, we are set for lift-off.
Everything seems to be coming together nicely. Of course, this could be just due to Murphy's Law, since I purchased my bridesmaid dress for my sister's wedding (in May) on Saturday. My measurements put me in 3 different sizes....12, 18, and 20. I ordered the biggest size, in hopes, that if I am pregnant by then, it will still fit.
If you can see this chart (click for enlargement), what do you think?
Anyway, I am excited to start using our fertility monitor in conjunction with the OPK. I turned on the monitor this morning and the OPK sticks are on their way to our house. They should arrive by this weekend.
KD was able to get tested at the clinic last night and has a follow-up appointment next Tuesday for results. He is also sending off our donor agreement electronically to a lawyer friend today. Once that is returned and signed by all parties, we are set for lift-off.
Everything seems to be coming together nicely. Of course, this could be just due to Murphy's Law, since I purchased my bridesmaid dress for my sister's wedding (in May) on Saturday. My measurements put me in 3 different sizes....12, 18, and 20. I ordered the biggest size, in hopes, that if I am pregnant by then, it will still fit.
Friday, November 2, 2007
Day 37-Quick Update
Day 37. No ovulation or blood. What is wrong with my body?
I ran out of OPK sticks on day 34. I ordered 50 more, but they haven't arrived yet. I did get my fertility monitor sticks, but I will wait to employ that machine until next cycle.
We have our donor agreement in our posession now. KD just has to have it looked over by his legal professional. Also, KD should have all tests done and results back by Thanksgiving.
Now if I would just ovulate.
I ran out of OPK sticks on day 34. I ordered 50 more, but they haven't arrived yet. I did get my fertility monitor sticks, but I will wait to employ that machine until next cycle.
We have our donor agreement in our posession now. KD just has to have it looked over by his legal professional. Also, KD should have all tests done and results back by Thanksgiving.
Now if I would just ovulate.
Saturday, October 20, 2007
Where we at?
Besides the ghetto, based on my title choice...
Anyway...at this point in time here is where we are in the baby-making process.
We have asked our friend to be a KD. He has tentatively agreed. He is being tested for any and all STDs, but a sperm analysis has not been done (nor will be, unless needed). We all agree that we do not want him to have any legal responsibilities or rights when it comes to the future kid(s). Because of this, we have hired a pair of attorneys to complete a donor agreement. The agreement will be finished by the end of this week. When I receive a draft, I will forward it on to KD so he can have his own legal counsel look over it. When all legal papers are signed, we are officially on our way of TTC.
In order to make our donor agreement legal, we had to exchange something of significant value with KD. Many women just write a check. This sounded too impersonal to both us and KD. Instead, we had B's best friend who is an artist create a painting. It came out absolutely beautiful. KD has already seen it and was just as excited as we wanted him to be.
I have been taking chewable vitamins and charting on fertility friend for over a year. When ovulation and TOM didn't seem to follow a clear pattern, I went to the doctor. After tests and ultrasounds, she found a complex right ovarian cyst. I had that removed in August 2007. The doctor said that everything else looked great while she was in there and I should not have any problem in getting pregnant.
Since around day 11 of my first cycle after my surgery I have been using OPKs to determine my LH surge. Well, today is day 22 and I see nothing. However, FF is telling me, based on previous cycles, that I could ovulate any day now, and to continue to test. So I do. Everyday.
Anyway...at this point in time here is where we are in the baby-making process.
We have asked our friend to be a KD. He has tentatively agreed. He is being tested for any and all STDs, but a sperm analysis has not been done (nor will be, unless needed). We all agree that we do not want him to have any legal responsibilities or rights when it comes to the future kid(s). Because of this, we have hired a pair of attorneys to complete a donor agreement. The agreement will be finished by the end of this week. When I receive a draft, I will forward it on to KD so he can have his own legal counsel look over it. When all legal papers are signed, we are officially on our way of TTC.
In order to make our donor agreement legal, we had to exchange something of significant value with KD. Many women just write a check. This sounded too impersonal to both us and KD. Instead, we had B's best friend who is an artist create a painting. It came out absolutely beautiful. KD has already seen it and was just as excited as we wanted him to be.
I have been taking chewable vitamins and charting on fertility friend for over a year. When ovulation and TOM didn't seem to follow a clear pattern, I went to the doctor. After tests and ultrasounds, she found a complex right ovarian cyst. I had that removed in August 2007. The doctor said that everything else looked great while she was in there and I should not have any problem in getting pregnant.
Since around day 11 of my first cycle after my surgery I have been using OPKs to determine my LH surge. Well, today is day 22 and I see nothing. However, FF is telling me, based on previous cycles, that I could ovulate any day now, and to continue to test. So I do. Everyday.
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