Here We Go....Finally!

It's been an interesting year. We added two dogs to the family. Our first one was getting depressed. She is doing so much better now. Although three dogs makes for quite a bit more housework, they are such a joy to be around. I'm also in my last year of school at the community college. Should all go well, I'll be starting at the University come fall.

We also started discussing some different options for baby time. My husband had a vasectomy when he was with his first wife, so we've had to take the less traditional route to have a child. We had discussed getting a vasectomy reversal, but decided against it. Besides the cost, he is diabetic and we didn't want to chance a non-vital surgery. As much as we want to have a baby, it isn't worth risking his life for it. We finally decided on a squeamish option for some: artificial insemination using donor sperm. We saw a reproduction specialist who did the initial ultrasound to check out my girly parts to make sure it was a viable option. He said everything looked healthy. The next step would be blood tests. Just when we were about to start that whole process, financial disaster struck. My husband was layed off and it looked as though we would have to wait.

I'll admit, I was upset. I know that artificial insemination doesn't have the highest success rates, and those rates don't get any better as a woman gets older. I wasn't sure when or if we'd ever be able to afford to have a baby. I felt extremely depressed. It was horrible seeing people posting pictures online of the antics of their babies and toddlers. I would feel so awful when I heard of people getting pregnant or having babies. Then I felt worse about feeling bad! All wasn't lost though. My husband found a new job!

We still weren't sure when we could start the whole process. I kept going back to look over the paperwork from the doctor's office and attempting to do research on sperm banks and what-not. My husband and I finally decided to go ahead with the whole process, and here we are today.

The first process of the barage of tests was a blood test that needed to be done on day three of my menstrual cycle. The phone call needed to be made on day one. Day one of course was on a Saturday. I called the doctor's office anyways. Luckily they called me right back and set the appointment for today. I went in today and had a simple blood draw done. The results will be back in a week to a week and a half. The next step will be the HSG. Why do I have the feeling this won't be cheap?