N for Nail Biter

Progesterone today (Friday) is 2.7 and so it is on the move. In an ideal world, we would test again on Sunday to make sure she has ovulated but alas, we do not live in a perfect world and veterinary clinics/staff need days off.

So, we will test again tomorrow (Saturday) as late as possible (3:30 pm) and hope the progesterone continued to go up and not down. The plan — as it stands now — is for Monday/Tuesday breedings; I have that surgery on Wednesday 🙄

I would just really appreciate seeing the progesterone be close to/at 4 before I jump in the van and start driving.

At least I will have plenty of fuel for the trip!
❤️

Stressful

This is why we test!

Capella’s progesterone was basically unchanged and so now we wait and see what tomorrow has to say 🤯

LH0 (probably)

It appears that we might be a winner at Hormone Bingo after all.

Capella’s progesterone was 1.96 at 8:30 this morning. This is not quite the magic 2.1 that would clearly shout, “LH0!!!” but given the early test time and the fact that it is indeed surging, we can — probably — safely assume it went over 2.1 at some point today, making today the official start of the breeding clock.

We will test again tomorrow morning just to be sure she is not hanging out at 1.9 - 2.0. That said, I will be surprised if her progesterone level tomorrow is not on the way up. If I am correct, we should then see 3.9 - 5.7 (or thereabouts) on Friday (LH2).

If today is indeed LH0, I have good news and bad news.

The good news is the due date (if all goes well 🙏🍀🧦): Valentine’s Day ❤️

How cute is that?!

The bad news — the clinic that can help us ensure a breeding is closed on Sunday, and Sunday would be the first ideal breeding day 🤯

There is a Sparkle pic for every occasion!

Carol sent me a hilarious question: “Is Capella’s rendezvous with the dad live in a fancy hotel room or a sterile vet office with a turkey baster?”

O.M.G. 😂

It is actually a very relevant question. I would like to say the rendezvous will be live BUT there is a lot of inexperience involved 🙄 and I have learned the hard way to not trust the dogs to just figure things out. Therefore, we need a turkey baster expert on stand by!

But — SUNDAY ⛪︎

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