Plan

I heard back from the RE today about the money and the plan.

Let me first started off by telling you that I left a message yesterday with the woman in charge of billing asking her if they could work out a more cost-effective plan for us since insurance is no longer covering ANYTHING having to do with their services. Of course I cried on her machine telling her we really want a baby and don't want money to be a reason we have to wait any longer to be parents. I did not mean to cry!! Every time I told someone yesterday that the IUI didn't work and that AF arrived I would cry. It was rough. Anyway she called me this morning and told me she just got done speaking with the RE directly and that we will get 50% off all services!!!!!!!! I was shocked, I didn't expect for them to even consider it much less cut there cost in half. So needless to say I am thrilled about that!!!

As far as the plan goes, I am going to take clomid so that I will make a couple follies there by increasing my chances of pregnancy. I am not going to get ultrasounds this time though (b/c the RE will be on vacation)...instead I am going to use OPK's and call when I get an LH surge. This is the part that makes me nervous. I feel like I need to be more monitored than that, but that could just be me wanting to have control and need ALL the answers. There is one good thing about relying on the OPK's , I have found them to be reliable as far as matching up with my chart (except for that one time lol!!). When I get the surge I call the RE and go in that day or the next for the IUI.

I am not feeling 100% at ease probably b/c its different than what I did last time. I don't adapt well to change, its difficult especially when the ultimate goal here is SO important.

Do you find OPK's to be reliable?
To those of you who have had IUI's - did you get ultrasounds or use OPK's?

Please let me know what your experience has been, positive or negative.
Thanks