"Unless you have been very, very lucky, you have undoubtedly experienced events in your life that have made you cry. So unless you have been very, very lucky, you know that a good, long session of weeping can often make you feel better, even if your circumstances have not changed one bit." ~Lemony Snicket
I was really sad when AF came yesterday. It was my CD29 (16dpiui). I couldn't help but cry. It has been hard in the last few years every time AF came when we were trying to get pregnant the natural way, but it was even harder that my first IUI didn't work considering that there wasn't any serious problem with our health that could prevent us from conceiving.
We went to Dr. Jing today. The first question I asked was, "What are the factors that could make the IUI not work?" In her explanation she said that we have met all the prerequisites for the IUI and we have avoided an obstacle by helping the spermies get into the uterus easily through IUI. And what happens after that is already beyond our control:
1. We don't know how much of the spermies went to the right tube or the left tube. I had two dominant follicles, one on each ovary. The mature follicle (ready to burst out) was on the right ovary. If most of the spermies went to the left ovary, spermies might have gotten "tired" to wait longer for the follicle to burst out. According to my readings, washed spermies can live up to 24 hours. If fertilization doesn't happen within this period, they die.
2. If one of the spermies was able to meet the egg after ovulation, we don't know where it went wrong during the process of fertilization. (Image Source: http://www.women-health-info.com/80-Fertilization.html)
3. If fertilization occurred, we don't exactly know why implantation did not succeed.
Dr. Fernandez said that what happens after the IUI process is already up to God and if we can't find a solution to a problem, leave it all to Him.
We will be having our second round of IUI this cycle. As the Korean expression goes, "Fighting!!!"
*AF: Aunt Flo (menstrual cycle)
*CD: Cycle Day
*IUI: Intra-Uterine Insemination
*DPIUI: days past IUI
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