Most embarrassing IF/TTC-related moment

dirtyvegas · July 2014

Got this idea from a separate thread, and thought it deserved its own.

Let's face it, the whole IF/TTC journey is a roller coaster of emotions with lots of downs. But, there's an occasional funny/embarrassing/cringe-inducing moment sometimes thrown in there that makes you forget about how hard things are, if only for a second. This thread is hereby dedicated to sharing those moments. Here's mine:

At my first RE appointment, I was leaving the office and waiting for one of the receptionists so that I could let them know I was ready to do my bloodwork. In line in front of me was a friend-of-a-friend's wife. I didn't recognize her at first, but I knew that I knew her and was trying to place the face. And then I saw my friend-of-a-friend walk up and immediately figured it out, but wasn't sure if he saw me. The bloodwork woman was blabbering on about how they test everyone for STDs and HIV as standard operating procedure, which is not exactly what you want someone you half-know to overhear. I definitely didn't feel like sticking around to see if he saw me or worse make small talk in the fertility center. The thing that made me chuckle and feel better was that when I walked by, I saw him literally hiding his face (practically buried!) in a magazine and his wife giving him a "WTF IS WRONG WITH YOU??" look.

BethKate2 · July 2014

I've only just begun the testing process, but my most embarrassing moment so far was at my first RE appointment. The nurse came into the waiting room and said, "Can I get your height and weight?" I started to tell her my height, and she laughed and said, "No. Come with me so I can measure and weigh you." I was so embarrassed. I mean, of course that's what she meant, but I was just so nervous that I wasn't thinking clearly!

LindseyM2012 · July 2014

I have 2:

The first I posted in another thread today. I just and an u/s today and was feeling lazy so I wore a dress. After cleaning up, I just put my panties in my bag. Lo and behold, another pair of panties was still in there from my u/s last week. I promptly texted my husband: "How do you spot a woman going through fertility testing? She isn't a loose woman, but still has two pairs of panties in her bag and none under her dress." Oh. My. Goodness.

The second is when I had to tell my husband he needs to complete a SA. We do not speak of bodily functions, and I am very happy with that boundary in our marriage. IF we HAVE to talk about some bodily function, it is in innuendo only. I told him he can "do the test at home with the collection kit I brought home. But it has to be taken into the doctor's office within 2 hours." He says, "So this has to be before work. Great! You can help me get a good start to my morning." I say, "Of course!" When I finally scheduled the appointment and put it on the calendar, he says, "Yes! That morning you get to jack me off into a cup!" So much for innuendo. I was mortified, but couldn't help but laugh. This is scheduled for Tuesday and will be the most awkward sexual encounter we've ever had.

Yes, ladies, I am fairly conservative.

BethKate2 · July 2014

@LindseyM2012, my H made me sit outside on the deck while he did his business the morning of his SA. I think he, like you, would be perfectly happy not talking about it at all.

LindseyM2012 · July 2014

@BethKate2, that's funny your husband made you go away! My husband wants me to participate. I'm sure he goes solo every once in a while, but he probably wouldn't want me to know that - and we definitely wouldn't talk about it. He doesn't like doctors so isn't thrilled that he has to do this so he is trying to make light of it all. Completely mortifying nonetheless!

ky29 · July 2014

This isn't really embarrassing, but I thought it was funny. We were tying one night this week, and DH accidentally hit me in the face - really hard, like, he cut my lip. I was cracking up. He said "I didn't mean to hit you that hard. Wait. I mean I didn't mean to hit you at all!" So after we were finished he said "oh great now you're going to tell all your online friends I hit you in the face while we were having sex." I hadn't thought about sharing, until he said that!

dirtyvegas · July 2014

@LindseyM2012 Thanks for inspiring the idea with your previous post.

I'm cracking up at all of these. It's nice to have a lighthearted post sometimes!

Men can be so uncomfortable with the things they need to do, and it's like 1% of the overall discomfort of what WE have to go through. And in their case, at least it's not painful or in a room full of other people.

lebradford · July 2014

These are funny!

I don't think I really have an embarrassing IF story (any more than discussing sex and showing your vagina to people all the time).

One time I went to my OB/GYN to get a colposcopy. They wanted a urine sample, but I was so nervous I forgot to pee in the cup, and when I realized it, I cried. :-P

shirleymaeby · July 2014

I don't think I have a particularly embarrassing IF story. DH and I are pretty comfortable talking about all our body fluids and functions so we don't get weirded out talking about it. Also, we like to high five a lot.

When we went in for our first IUI we wanted make a whole day of it because it was the first one and hopes were high. I waited in the lobby for him while he did his SA. I offered to help but he said he's an old pro and my services were not needed. So he completes the SA in like 10 minutes and comes out to the lobby to find me, and noticing how quickly he took care of business, I high fived him in the middle of the lobby and said way too loudly "Like a boss!" We weren't uncomfortable, but we did get some funny looks.

When the RE called my follicle "beautiful" at my day 12 u/s we high fived. And when we went in for the actual IUI, the RE looked at my husband and said "This is a great sample, 44 million motile sperm." And once again, this time me with no pants on, we high fived. He also might have said something along the lines of "All I do is win!" The RE and the nurse both got a pretty good laugh at our excitement.

BunnyBerry · July 2014

I've mentioned it before but...the time they didn't tell me to undress for my ultrasound, but after waiting like 5 minutes I realized I should. Of course by then, the nurse then walked in as I was rushing to make it from the chair to the table....

BethKate2 · July 2014

BunnyBerry said:

I've mentioned it before but...the time they didn't tell me to undress for my ultrasound, but after waiting like 5 minutes I realized I should. Of course by then, the nurse then walked in as I was rushing to make it from the chair to the table....

@BunnyBerry, I had a similar experience on Monday! The nurse left me in the room, but didn't tell me to undress. I sat there thinking, "I know I'm getting an u/s, so I should undress, but she didn't tell me to. Maybe someone else is going to come in to ask me questions or something first, but what if the doctor comes in to do the u/s and I'm not undressed yet? I'll look like an idiot." Finally, I got off the table, undressed from the waist down, hopped back up and put the cover over my legs just in time. I had to laugh at myself for the lengthy dialogue I had in my head over something so silly.

Pintobean39 · July 2014

@DaydreamSam‌ I seriously LMAO at yours.

I don't have anything that good. I did go for a monitoring appt once early in my cycle. My period had basically stopped, or so I thought. I took my light tampon out in the bathroom walked into the us room. When I undressed and went to hop up on the table the biggest clot I'd ever seen fell out onto the step stool. There was blood all over me and everywhere. I was trying my hardest to clean it all up and it took forever. I'm sure the us tech was wondering what took me so long.

Also years ago I had a d&c and never had a period for 4 months. When I finally did I bleed so much that my Dr sent me to the ER because they thought they would have to do another d&c to stop the bleeding. I had to get examined by the ER dr and I was humiliated, I was only 22 at the time. The Dr had to slide the metal bowl that was attached to the table and I could hear drip drip drip as I laid there. I cried the whole time.

TiffW2012 · July 2014

My most embarrassing story isn't an office visit or anything, but it's a result of the testing we had to do. The timing of H's SA and then my HSG were back to back. So in total, we had to abstain for 13 days. The SA was on July 3, and we were going to be at my family's lake house for the July 4th holiday for the weekend. Needless to say, we were both wanting some lovin' time. However, I still could not have sex due to my upcoming HSG. So, on the 4th after spending most of the day in the lake and consuming all of the alcohol, I was feeling a bit frisky. We went to lay down in one of the bedrooms to rest up. Even though I couldn't have sex, I still wanted to give him a little somthin'. So I proceeded to give him a BJ. We had the bedroom door locked, but the room is also conjoined with a bathroom. That door only locks from the bathroom side. After completing the BJ, we were just laying in bed (me topless, but covered) and my mom opens the door from the bathroom to ask if everything is okay. I said "yes, Mom, we're fine!". Embarrassing. I'm not sure how much she knows or realizes. She hasn't said anything to me about it. But it was embarrassing. After we just laughed it off and said "well, we're married! and she wants grandbabies, so all is well!"

BunnyBerry · July 2014

@rumbera28 So far, when we have a consult, I've never had to undress! Last time it was a pre-op consult, and when the nurse led me to an exam room and had me wait on the table, I was freaking out. I was NOT ready down there for a "doctor visit"!! Thankfully he only checked my heart and lungs, but the entire time I was on edge wondering if I'd be dropping my pants....

MrsPloehn · July 2014

@kmdecoux - You guys sound like us! We have zero boundaries and loudly high five at super inappropriate times. I love it!

Besides the general embarrassment of the constant doctors visits... Not super embarrassing, but after my HSG I sat up and the doctor was explaining the results. For whatever reason I felt the need to hold in the dye they had just injected. I must have had a strange look on my face because my doctor was like "Sweetie, you can just let it go." I felt so dumb.

KimL725 · July 2014

@daydreamsam That is one of the funniest IF stories I've ever heard, I cannot stop laughing!

I have nothing that great, when I went in for my HSG on Tuesday, a pharmacy patient of mine was working in the hospital. Kinda awkward because I know she would for sure look up why I was there. I know all of her medical info, but it's just too weird for her to know mine.

TTCBabyJ · July 2014

My RE told me my IUI would be easier with a full bladder. But she didn't say not to have an extremely full bladder. As soon as she put the "dildo cam" in and started poking around I peed all over the table. I was soooooo freaking embarrassed. My RE told me it happens and she wasn't fazed at all. Everytime I walk past the machine I start blushing. I've never told anyone that happened.

WishUponAChild · July 2014

I don't have much of a funny story but this is the best I got...

Last month I was annoyed at DH for something stupid. Later that night I wanted to BD because it was that time. He was hesitant (I thought he was just tired) but we started, after a while I noticed things were taking a lot longer then normal.
I asked him if he was close to the finish line. He just stopped and looked at me and I swear to god saw fear in his eyes.
DH "Um... I thought you were mad so I um... well... umm."
ME "You got to be kidding me, you did it without me? and you threw them away???? WE NEED THOSE!!!!!!"
DH "But I thought you were mad at me."
Me "but I still want KIDS WITH YOU!"

....MEN ARE DUMB....

WishUponAChild · July 2014

I hate being the thread killer!

mjcbwlbaby · July 2014

WishUponAChild said:
I hate being the thread killer!

Lmao! Yours is hilarious! I'm sorry that happened but men are sooooo clueless sometimes! Lol.

Mine isn't treatment related but when DH and I first started REALLY trying I had bought some OPKs from Walmart, and the ones I bought were identical to a positive pregnancy test when peed on. And since I was new to the whole OPK thing I decided to keep it for reference. My mil came into my room and I asked her if something I hung on the wall looked crooked and she hesitated and stuttered and finally said "uh no honey, it looks great". I was thinking to myself how weird it was that she hesitated for so long. And then I looked down and noticed the OPK literally sitting on the foot of our bed. She's never had any TTC problems so I'm not sure she knew what it was other than a positive pregnancy test. And I was NOT ready to tell her that we were having problems. So I just let her think what she thought. I felt so bad.

But now she knows about our problems. Not sure if she knows that it was an OPK yet but hey. She hasn't mentioned it.

lilmamapanther · July 2014

BunnyBerry said:
@rumbera28 So far, when we have a consult, I've never had to undress! Last time it was a pre-op consult, and when the nurse led me to an exam room and had me wait on the table, I was freaking out. I was NOT ready down there for a "doctor visit"!! Thankfully he only checked my heart and lungs, but the entire time I was on edge wondering if I'd be dropping my pants....

I wish my consult went like that. Because my stupid obgyn didn't send my records in time I ended having a full body exam by my RE..the DH Damn near ran out the office when the RE said we're going to take you to a examination room and I needed to get completely undressed...before I knew the DH'S chair was empty and the door to the RE's office was shutting...

Damn that man is fast lol...

mindaa · July 2014

MH the first time while dropping his "specimen" off, tried to hand it to the receptionist and she was like "oh no dear, you need to take that downstairs." And there were several women in there, so he was a bit mortified.

Haha - when my DH dropped off his sample (at a lab, not an RE), the guy that collected it, held it up, looked it over and loudly asked "what is this?" DH was fully mortified. Seriously in that line of work, wouldn't you learn to be a bit more discreet?

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