(I'm really just writing this because I find it amusing, but I feel the need to preface it by saying that I know it's only HALF as much as many of you are going through with your cycles!  Here's hoping it's a lucky month for all of us! )

CD1: Call nurse's line to report start of cycle

CD3: Baseline u/s and CD3 blood work. Begin 100mg Clomid.  (Take half-day, write sub plans)

CD3-7:  Clomid 100mg nightly

CD9:  Stop Metformin.  Take two Zithromax pills at dinner.

CD10:  Begin CBEFM testing.  Take two Zithromax pills with breakfast.  Take two ibuprofen an hour before HSG.  Teaching visit with nurse @ 2:30.  HSG @ 3:00.   (Take half-day, write sub plans)

CD11-14:  Continue CBEFM testing with FMU.  Additional RE-requested OPK testing with SMU.

CD12:  Go get bloodwork to test liver and kidney function.  Restart metformin when results are back.

CD13:  Go BACK to get bloodwork because RE's office forgot to call order into the lab.  Restart metformin when results are back.

CD14:  Follicle check at CD14 u/s. (Beg someone to cover class for an hour, write sub plans)  Fret about HCG trigger shot for three hours while fighting sleep after the last day of school before Christmas break.  Finally take it at 11:30 p.m.  Success after three tries!

CD16:  DH to RE's office to provide "sample" at 8:00.  (Provide "encouragement" at 7:00 a.m. at home )  Me to RE's office at 9:30 for IUI (FSP)!  Finally!

CD18- ?:   Progesterone suppositories twice daily.

CD23:  Start testing out my trigger on IC's.

CD25: Follow-up appointment with RE to discuss results of all my diagnostic testing.

CD30:  Take HPT and pray that all of this results in a Christmas-miracle second line and a healthy baby in nine months.

CD1 - 30:  Try to maintain a healthy relationship with my DH, prepare for Christmas, get to gym, not gain (more) holiday weight, and keep 31 second-graders occupied all while attempting to stick to the protocol listed above!

Number of visits to doctors/labs:  7

Number of injections/blood draws: 4

Number of people all up in my 'lady parts': 5

Dollars spent:  Somewhere around $3000

When I actually get pregnant from all this?:  Priceless

Do people REALLY just BD and get babies from it?