Quick update: I saw the fertility doctor today to have an ultrasound of my ovaries. They require this before you go on back-to-back cycles of Clomid b/c it can cause cysts (common side effect of this medication). Lucky me, I have 4 good size cysts on my ovaries from the last cycle of Clomid so I cannot do the IUI procedure this month as I had hoped. 99% of these type of cysts go away within the month, so next cycle should be fine. Kind of disappointing because we wanted to do one more month of fertility "stuff" and then be done with it. But, that's okay. It's probably best for us to have a month off anyway. Who knows, maybe it will happen naturally... :)Also, I forgot to mention something that the doctor told me last month, which she reminded me of again. When they did the ultrasound to check the size of my follicles, the doc was concerned that my uterine lining was a little thin. If it is not thick enough by the time the fertilized egg is ready to implant, I can't get pregnant. That could have been what happened last month. Who knows. It's another side effect of Clomid. But because of that, the doctor told me today that she wants to try me on a different fertility drug called Femera, which works differently and won't thin out my lining. We're hoping the "third time's a charm", but we are also prepared if it does not work.

Just wanted to let you all know what is going on. Thank you so much for your words of encouragment in the emails you have sent me and for your continued prayers. It means so much, and it DOES make a difference.