Today was our 2nd of many doctor visits up to see Dr. Branigan. Actually it was Jake's 3rd visit in as many days. Poor guy :O) good thing they are all so very nice up there!
We found out the results from the sperm test today...and everything looks great! There were over 100 MILLION little swimmers in the sample and there were lots and lots of healthy, active little guys.
Did you know that sperm can be different shapes? And that in order for the sperm and egg to connect it has to be an exact fit? Dr. Branigan explained it a little like an electrical outlet...you have to have the right kind of plug to make it work. I guess if the sperm is to skinny, or fat, or long, or odd shaped it wont be able to fertilize the egg.
Some of Jake's (and he is probably going to kill me for posting this), just like any man's sperm are oddly shaped. But that means nothing other then the shape. They all have the same genetic makeup no matter what shape. And once they fertilize and egg, naturally or with the help of IVF, they make happy healthy babies. Dr. Branigan was not concerned what so ever about those few oddly shaped ones and reassured us that it wasn't going to cause any problems with becoming pregnant.
So on to the next step. I am back on chlomid so that at my next appointment, next Thursday, we will be able to see what my eggs are doing and if they are developing correctly. We will also get to see what the lining looks like and all those other things us girls get to experience on a monthly basis.
No matter what the results are of this next ultra sound we have lots and lots of options, and still some more tests that might have to be run. We are very hopeful that this will be the month.
I will have more updates on our journey to a family as we visit our wonderful doctor Dr. Branigan and the rest of the staff at Bellingham IFV & Infertility.
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I will be praying for you guys NONSTOP. This is it Rochelle... I know you're going to be a mommy soon!
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