I suppose I should update you

We had our ET on 8/11 - 3dt, they transferred 2 embryos 9BF and 7BF WAY better than the previous cycle. Bill was able to come with me, and we held hands while I laid there for my 10 minutes post transfer.

Here are our two beautiful embies!!

So then Bill drove me back to school (I was in grad class when they called about the transfer) and sat with my feet up for the rest of the day. All the girls in my grad class are super awesome and kept telling me to take it easy and sit and we made "plans" about who would babysit during class and all that fun stuff.

Then I entered the worst 2 weeks of this whole process, the time between the transfer and the beta.

Well at 8dp3dt (or 11dpo is you wish) I decided I needed to pee on something.

 

first I saw this - if you look close there are two faint lines on each stick. Bill was not satisfied, so I used a digital and up popped a word I thought I would NEVER see "pregnant". 

 

What an amazing feeling. 

We  told our families since they knew what we were going through, before IVF we agreed not to tell until like 10-13 weeks, but hey they knew the exact time and place the embryos were put in, kind of hard not to let them know what happened! Then Thursday 8/23 I had my first beta it came back at 184!!! so they scheduled my next beta for wednesday 8/29. Which is kind of crappy b/c its my first day with kids in my classroom. I'll have to get to the hospital right when it opens!! I keep having dreams about twins. I can't wait to have my U/S so I can see how many beautiful babies I am carrying!! 

Thats all for now!! <3 

48 hour report!

Just got the call, we have 4 four celled embryos, 4 three celled embryos and 1 two celled embryo. By this time they should be 2-4 cells, extra good if they are more. I'll take those numbers tho! WAY better than last time!!

So tomorrow I have grad school, but also a tentative ET scheduled for 11:20. They will call me in the morning, if they are still growing (fx they are) then we will push it out until monday for a 5dt (dt=day transfer). If they notice them not keeping up as well, we will go in for the 3dt. I've talked to my professor, luckily he was super understanding. So we shall see!!

Now all I have to do is write a 3 page paper for tomorrow...hmmmm

ER and Fert report!

Well I had my ER Wednesday morning, it only took them 2 tried to get the IV in so that made me happy. Turns out they retrieved 11 eggs!! I was so so happy. But I am still in a lot of pain from the ER, its not bad enough to be considered full blow OHSS but it sure isn't comfortable. It feels like the combination between doing 10000 pushups and horrible gas pains at the top of your stomach. No fun.

The next day we got a phone call for the fert report. 9 out of the 11 eggs fertilized!! I am ecstatic. Now we wait to hear if we will have a transfer on Saturday or Monday. Monday would be best b/c that means they are growing like champs. Bill keeps asking if I got the "score card" yet. ohhhh Bill.

Of course, we'll keep ya posted!!

Follie action!

I went in yesterday for another US, I have 16 follies ranging from 10-15mm!! Way better than the 5 I got last time! She said my ovaries were almost touching b/c they are so full and hanging so low, which is gross but oddly exciting.  My E2 is over 1,000 which is awesome. The nurse said that I will prob have my ER within the next 5 days!! I have to drive in to Lexington tomorrow for some more blood work and another ultrasound. Even tho it sucks to drive out there its kind of nice for Bill to have to go with me. Then he can see the follies and have a little time wasted from his life too lol. My poor hand is in rough shape though. I wish I was a normal person who had veins in their arms.
I had to start my cetrotide yesterday. That shit stings like a mother, and always makes me bleed :(

Hope for the best!

I'll post my cool US pic of my follies later xoxo

And there are some follies in the left ovary!