Well, there you have it. That's my entire infertility journey in a nutshell. I liked to blog posts about specific topics if you want to read them. If I left anything out, I'm so sorry! It was harder than I thought to write this entire recap because I forced myself to relive some of those months but it's funny because I see how much I've grown over the last 13 cycles. I feel like a totally different person and I really like who I am now. I love having this blog to connect with other women in the world going through similar journeys. 

Hello, Dreamers! Today I am asking my husband fertility related questions and I am writing down his exact answers. Uh, umm, and all. I thought that this was such a fun idea and it will help me prove that he NEVER listens to anything I say... ya'll can relate, right?

If you like this blog post, let me know and I will try to do it again!

This blog post covers cycle thirteen of trying to conceive, my husband’s semen analysis results and what they mean, our next steps, what I’m doing this cycle, what I’m not doing this cycle, and a general life update.

I'll be writing a blog post all about our semen analysis and what the findings were, we are still waiting for the morphology report. But for now, I wanted to share some tips for comforting your partner and making sure that they are prepared for their in-office semen analysis. Not all of us are lucky to live close by our fertility clinic, I live just over an hour away so we really didn't have any other option. Our clinics rule is if you get the sample at home, it has to be delivered to the office within an hour after collection. We just couldn't make that work. My husband was such a trooper, he didn't complain a bit. Here are five things that could help make the experience not so awkward and uncomfortable for your partner; 

I felt so awkward undressing and sitting on this table. The one-sheet was very small and hardly covered my lab so my butt was showing from behind. Not a cute look! The doctor came in the room, and not the same doctor I saw at my consultation, introduced himself, explained what we were doing today, and told me how to put my legs in the stirrups. About 20 seconds after my legs were in the air, the catheter was already inserted in my cervix. This guy was good, I didn't feel a thing. There was a speculum in there just like a pelvic exam but they don't have to open it as wide (at least that's what it felt like to me) and the only thing I felt was a little pressure when he inserted the catheter. It felt a lot like having to pee, honestly. 

Luckily next year, you’ll get a card signed “From Baby C and me” and the letter will be a lot more uplifting and positive. There’s still a chance that next year this time, we have a baby in our arms. Let’s hold on to that and make it a reality.

We've been cautious about our days and timing but I'm getting stressing if we miss the window or not. At this point, I really have done all I can do on my own. It's time to sit back and get help and try not to worry about every little thing.

Going into this appointment, I didn't know what to expect. I mean, I've never done this before. I didn't know if they could do any of the needed procedures there. I didn't know how quickly I could get a referral. I had a lot of questions and felt like my doctor answered all of them. 

Although I feel a lot better, I just don't know how we got here. A year ago, we had a conversation to start trying to conceive and now we are making appointments with a fertility clinic.