11DPO on Valentine's Day

It's just after midnight, and it's officially Valentine's Day. I'm 11 days past ovulation today, and so close to finding out the results of our IUI. I think I am going to just break down and test early. I already have my hpt ready to go for when I get up in the morning.

So far, my chart is looking promising! My temperature has been consistently rising since ovulation. Usually, my temperature drops drastically on 11 DPO, and I'm a little anxious to see what my temps will do tomorrow morning.

Just in case I haven't mentioned it before, I'm a bit of a nightowl. Okay, I'm a lot of a nightowl! My husband and I stay up most nights until 2am, then we get up around 8am and take a nap in the afternoons around 5pm. It's a strange sleep schedule. One that I'm sure will change once a baby arrives. Heck, a lot of things are going to change when a baby arrives!

The question right now is just WHEN will a baby arrive? I'm hoping for a very happy Valentine's day surprise and a BFP! The only hpt I have in the house right now is one I got from Dollar Tree. It's one of the cassette kinds and lists the sensitivity at 25 MIU. I looked online to see the sensitivities of most early hpt's. Even the most sensitive ones are the same as the Dollar Tree one. I think there are some online tests that you can order that go as low as detecting 20 MIU, but obviously I don't have time to order some by tomorrow.

I've got such high hopes about the success of the IUI. I haven't been feeling any specific symptoms, but I've been feeling calm and happy lately. If AF arrives, I think it will be more disappointing this month than ever before. I'll update the blog tomorrow with the news. It's possible 11DPO is still too early to get a BFP, but I'm going to try it anyway. I'm expecting AF by Wednesday or Thursday, but I really hope I don't see her for 9 more months!!! Wouldn't that be the best Valentine's Day present.