JD- thanks. I hope so too. Because of my age I have now officially met infertility criteria. Which is bitter sweet, but at least insurance will cover everything, which is a huge relief, even IVF if we need it. It's hard to know if we are jumping the gun too soon, but after 8 failed IUIs, it seems like this is the next step. Maybe if we were trying at home unsuccessfully, 8 wouldn't seem too long, but they would never have let a heterosexual couple continue with IUIs after 8 of them. They'd be onto IVF at that point. Statistically, if a couple is going to get pregnant with IUIs, it happens within the first few. After that, odds go down. They actually have brought this up to us, but I don't want to go down that road until we have done this a bunch of times first. I have mixed feelings about all of this, but we are both ready to move on. I know there is still a chance this isn't going to work, but I'll take the gamble. Its hard to even admit it and write it down. I haven't told anyone in my real life, its just too hard to say out loud. I so wanted this to happen other ways, but its not in the cards for me. I guess we were spared the heartache of doing this at home for even longer, because apparently my body isn't going to do this without help. So, here we are....