so what you're saying is....

no hanky panky before the next blood test? hehe I have been giggling all afternoon (or at least since I got my bloodwork results) and I figure that is proof that I have the sense of humor of a 12 year old.

I guess everything looked good but my prolactin is a little high (24 and they like to see 20 or less...no clue what units that's supposed to be in). Doesn't sound like there is really anything to worry about, I just need to go in and get retested on Tues morning, this time I just need fasting levels. Darn, nothing to eat or drink after midnight....I totally am in bed by then anyway and skipping bfast just means I get Starbucks on my way to work, right?

So anyway, the fun part of the conversation was when the nurse tried to delicately go over one of the causes of elevated prolactin - nipple stimulation. So apparently that won't be allowed before the retest either. LOL. (or course here I am trying my hardest to remember if anything was going on in our house that may be to blame..... but I guess my memory is going). According to the internet, emotional stress can also elevate your prolactin level -- but I wouldn't have been stressed the other day would I? Um yea... so possible cause number 2!

I have spent a lot of time consulting Dr Google this evening and want to propose new instructions for the test sheet we got from the Dr.

Current instructions read something like: On CD 1 call to schedule CD 3 bloodwork.

New instructions should read : On CD 1 call to schedule CD 3 bloodwork. Patient should refrain from nipple/sexual stimulation and emotional stress for 24 hours before blood draw. :-)

I think this is hilarious - DH not so much - he just isn't seeing the humor! I figure it's my test results, so if I want to find something humorous it is totally my choice. There is so much about this process that is uncomfortable (discussing sex with dr you're meeting for the first time, having dr look at lady parts when meeting him for the 2nd time... I could go on) that it is nice to laugh at what I can. I feel like I am in a good place with this whole process right now - for sure a better place than I was 6 months ago. Some of it is just the realization that as much as I'd like to control it I can't. As much as I'd give up to have a baby, I have to admit that it will happen when it's the right time, and there are probably some reasons why DH and I will be better off with this extra time to prepare. I don't like thinking this way, because I sometimes start to go down the "why me" or "why us" path, and there just isn't a reason. It is what it is, and hopefully it just means that we'll have gained an understanding and patience that will help us to be better parents.