Mechanical Intercourse

Thank goodness the last week is over.

Having Intercourse 8 times in 7 days, at my age, and with my commitments, was quite a challenge.

Loving making under these circumstances is I am sorry to report, quite a chore.

Not only are the number of positions restricted to those which as rather most conclusive to depositing the sperm in the deepest, most correct place, the whole concept of pre-arranged sex is one which is rather less enjoyable than the more spontaneous type.

We'll know in the next two weeks if we were successful - fingers (and legs) are crossed that it all went well.

Either way I'll blog an update.

Sperm under the Microscope

Yesterday my wife and I were watching a television programme about 'The secrets of the cell and of life itself', the programme discussed the improvement in Microscopes and had a section on a rather ingenious linen merchant called Antony van Leeuwenhoek. Amongst his studies and discoveries were blood cells, bacteria, and also sperm cells. The host of the programme procured his own sperm, and looked at it down an antique microscope.

Now, something I wondered for some time, what magnification do you need to see Sperm cells?

A cheap Microscope from a toy shop can be had for £25 or so that have magnification up to 1200x. Would this be enough?

So - I'll leave it for you, the reader to do your own research on Google - you may be surprised.

And my kids may be getting a Microscope for Christmas ;)

Houston We Have a Problem

My wife had her AF a few days ago.

It's not surprising - we are not sure whether we had intercourse at the correct time of the month, and if we did we were probably both suffering from Swine Flu which is hardly the healthiest time to conceive.

This time around we'll work out when she'll be at her most fertile, and try to remember to have sex during that period.

It makes us realise how lucky we were first and second time to fall pregnant straight away.

CMV Results

Got my final CMV results back, they are all negative and no evidence of infection.

So this is good news for the potential recipient, wherever, and whoever you are.

Not entirely sure why it took so long to get the report to me - the Lab printed the report at the start of July, and the Clinic received the results a few days later. So a delay of a month in posting it to me.

Finally - my arm is not fully returned to normal - I wouldn't say that it is giving me much pain, mostly pins and needles, and mild electric shocks. The sensations become stronger if I've used my arms. It's not the end of the world if that's as good as it gets.