Early sono

Since I've been feeling so sick I had my US early and....


TWINS!!!!!!

2 sacs and 2 heartbeats!

We're beyond thrilled.

Beta # 2

On Monday 5/17 (13 dp5dt) my beta hcg was 2644.

US scheduled on June 3rd!

Beta HCG

was 361 !!!

I'm 9 dp5dt.


Can't wait for my sono!

OMG OMG OMG

So I broke down and took a test (acutally 4) since it was Mother's day and all...

and...

They were positive!!!!!!!!!

I'm 5 dp 5dt.

Waiting is the hardest part...

or maybe not.

While I can't wait until my Beta on Friday, part of my doesn't want Friday to come.

Because right now I at least have the possibility of being pregnant. If I'm not pregnant next Friday, I won't be pregnant for a very long time.

So at the moment I don't know. I might be pregnant. Or I might not be. But I don't know. And it might be better that way.

At least now I can think that maybe I'll have a baby next January. This time next week I'll know.

Now that the Valium has worn off

My final thoughts on IVF:


Embryo transfer- much worse than I had expected
most painful experience of my life
IM injections- not as bad as I had feared
Egg retrieval- easier than I had thought
SQ injections- just as I expected
Side effects:
of BCPs- nausea just as I had expected
Lupron- none
Gonal F- severe headaches towards the end and generalized crazy feeling


I'm glad that I picked Dallas IVF where they do 5 day transfers(instead of day 3). I'm confident that we've done all that we can to increase our chances of getting pregnant. While I don't know what the outcome will be, I will not regret the money spent and trips made to Frisco.

I hope that we never have to return to Dallas IVF. I hope that my infertility will be cured and my family will be complete.

But if this doesn't work, we have 2 frozen embryos stored.

5 day embryo transfer

My two perfect embryos were transferred into my uterus today. Now we must wait and see what happens.

Transfer Tomorrow

Tomorrow I'll get 2 of my embryos transferred into my uterus using a catheter. I'll be given Valium so that I'll be able to relax.

I'm excited and kinda looking foward to the 48 hours of bedrest.

I got my order of 10 HPTs in the mail from early-pregnancy-tests.com. I'll probably start using them on Thursday. It will probably be + then from the hcg trigger, so I'll keep testing until it goes away. That way when I really start testing (probably next Wed, Thurs, and Fri I'll know that it isn't from the trigger). I have my official beta on Friday.

I hope this works!

Today's Report

8 great
4 good
2 poor

The IM progesterone shots aren't NEAR as bad as I had feared.

I'm just sleepy. And still a little sore from the retrieval. In fact, I was MUCH more sore yesterday than on Friday.

And todays magic number is....14

Yay! I have 14 pre-embryos incubating in Frisco. Of the 22 eggs that were retrieved, only 16 were mature. 2 of those did not fertilize normally.

The embryologist said that she's call back on Sunday with an update.

I know that they probably won't all make it to transfer, but I'm hoping that 4 high quality embryos make it (so that I can transfer 2 and freeze 2 for later).

I'm feeling much better than I thought I'd be feeling today. No real pain, just a little uncomfortable. Nothing compared to the headaches I had a few days ago.



I'm enjoying my one day off from injections. Tommorow I start my progesterone injections.

Here are some pictures from the retrieval.

Last image of my(left) ovary before retrieval.

Well that was easy

So the retrieval was easier that I thought. I remember rolling into the OR and moving onto the table...and then waking up in the recovery room.

Dr. Ku retrieved 22 eggs. Tommorow they'll let me know how many fertilized.

Eating IHOP 2 hours after having general anesthesia wasn't the best idea, but I'm feeling much better now.

So now it's just resting and drinking fluids to prevent OHSS.

ER today

Yay! It seems like years ago when we started this IVF process(although it has only been 2 1/2 months) but we've finally made it to this point.

I'm a little nervous about going under general anesthesia, but overall I'm just excited.

Goodbye Eggs

To my eggs,
I'll miss you. Can't wait for you be grow into embryos, so you can come back to me. I promise I'll give you a good home for the next 9 months.

Love,
Your Mommy

P.S. Sorry about ya'll having to stay in the lab for 5 days (or in the freezer for months if that is what it takes). I'll be thinking of you during that time.

Ready fo this to be over

I am officially *over* this.

I'm feeling really bad today. This afternoon I started getting a really bad migrane that won't go away. And I'm nauseated. And my ovaries hurt!

Finally made it to trigger

Things were looking better the US this morning.

29 total follicles. Only 16 are ready for retrieval though.

Tonight I'll give myself Ovidrel (hcg) trigger and retrieval is going to be on Thursday at 7:30 am. Then I'll have my transfer on Tuesday.

Tommorow I don't have any injections to give myself! But that won't last for long.

On Satruday I start daily IM progesterone injections.

I'm curious as to what my estradiol level will be today. Hope it isn't too high because I don't want to get Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome. The nurse said I'm at risk for it because of my age, the number of follicles, and my estradiol level from yesterday).

So I'm drinking lots of water and I'm supposed to start weighing myself daily. Ugh.

Estradiol

The nurse called today and told me that my E2 was 4019 so Dr. Ku is decreasing my Gonal F to 225 (instead of 300) for tonight.

Not sure why my estradiol is so high but my follicles aren't growing like they'd like.

Not today

My follicles didn't grow as much as they had expected.

So I'm going to continue the Gonal F and going back tommorow for another sono.

Hoping to trigger tommorow night and retrieve on Thursday.

25

So yesterday I had my US and it showed 25 follicles!!! Yay. Although 10 are small and they don't expect those to make it. All I need is 1 (or 2).

They didn't even bother to check my E2 level. They can tell I'm not hyperstimming by my US.

I still have headaches and pain in my ovaries, but I'm feeling better. Maybe because I know that my ovaries are working.

Or because I know this is all going to be over soon.

So I'll have my beta on the 12th of May.

WOW! In 2 1/2 weeks I could be pregnant.

Going to Frisco

It's been a while since I've made the 2 1/2 hour trip to my RE.

Going in today for a follicle check and blood work. At least I won't be as stressed out as I was using DCOL lab!!!

I feel like I'm going to explode! But I know that is a good sign. It means my follicles are growing!

17 is my magic number

Today sucked and I don't feel like thinking about all that happened.

My experience at DCOL was worse today than on Tuesday.

US showed 11 follicles on the right
and 6 follicles on the left

E2 was 450

The nurse said we are looking at Wed. for retrieval.

We're keeping my Gonal F at 300 each night and Lupron 5 every morning

I'm in so much pain already. My ovaries HURT!!! And so does my head.