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Here's a picture of our two embryos after transfer! It's hard to see them but they look like white little dots!
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Embryo Transfer!
We are on our way home from FCI!! Everything went great! Of the 6 embryos, 3 were looking great. They discussed us putting 3 embryos in but we very quickly said "no, 2 is plenty!" The 2 we put in looked great: a 10 cell and an 8 cell, both with little to no fragmentation!!! I have read that usually on day 3, embryos are between 6-8 cells so we have an advanced little one on our hands!!!!
Now for the hard part, sitting on my butt for the next few days and then taking it very easy until the pregnancy test. I think I am going to go crazy!! Luckily, Mimi is here to help with Caitlin! We are so thankful for that. Caitlin was also spoiled by Momo, Papa and her aunties and uncles while I recovered from my retrieval. We are so lucky to have such a wonderful support system! Thank you to all for the encouraging texts and emails!! It's going to be a long 12 days until the pregnancy test (August 13)!
We will upload a picture of the u/s of our little embabies when we have a chance!!
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Another update
My embryo transfer is scheduled for tomorrow! We need to be at the downtown office at 9:20. The nurse said that all 6 embryos are still going strong but there is some fragmentation :( That just means that the quality isn't awesome. But, people can get pregnant on less than perfect embryos. So, we are hoping it can still work!!!
Ugh, these progesterone shots are killing me and it's only been two days. Thank goodness for my heating pad and ice packs!
We'll see how many embryos they want to put in, I am hoping it is no more than 2.
Monday, July 30, 2012
News
I heard from FCI this morning. Of the 16 retrieved, 13 were ICSI'd and 6 have fertilized! We will know more about the quality, etc tomorrow. I haven't been feeling good, I took a 3 hour nap today and am ready for bed already tonight. I wish I could stick a pin in my belly and deflate it, haha! I just feel so full, I could barely eat anything today (which is rare for me).
I started my lovely progesterone shots tonight :( These are the worst shots by far. I will continue with these shots until the pregnancy test and then until I am 10 weeks pregnant (if all goes well). They are awful but I will do whatever it takes! I also started the baby aspirin again tonight, which makes me nervous for acupuncture tomorrow. Last cycle, my head would bleed at the end of every acupuncture session. It wasn't a big deal but it freaked me out. I hate seeing my own blood.
Hoping all 6 embryos are still going strong tomorrow!
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Retrieval is over!
Everything went well this morning and we are leaving FCI now. They retrieved 16 eggs and we will know how many fertilized tomorrow when they call us. Let's hope I don't hyper stimulate now. My transfer will be Wednesday.
I am planning on taking a nap later and resting until Wednesday. We are now on our way to Prentice to meet Laurie and Drew's new son, Kyler, who was born on Friday.
Will update with more results tomorrow!
Friday, July 27, 2012
Yay, yay, yay!
I got the call from my nurse and my egg retrieval is scheduled for Sunday!! We have to be at the downtown FCI office at 7 am. I can't believe we are actually going to make it to retrieval!! But, now I am nervous about hyperstimulation (it's always something!). My nurse said I have 9 follicles on the right measuring at 15 or bigger and 8 on the left measuring 15 or bigger and I also have some smaller ones. She said to start following the hyperstimulation precautions, which include: staying hydrated with drinks that have electrolytes, eating salty foods and watching for excessive bloating or pain in the abdomen. I already have the bloating for sure! I was looking at older posts on this blog a few days ago and came across my belly pics from when I was preggo with Caitlin. My belly right now looks the same as I did when I was about 4 or 5 months pregnant. CRAZY!
So, tonight I do my trigger (HCG) shot at exactly 8:20. Everything has to be timed just right! I will start my Z Pack tomorrow night (2 pills after dinner). I can't eat or drink anything after midnight on Saturday night. This is the hardest part for me because even though we have to be at the clinic at 7 am, my retrieval probably won't be until 8:20ish. If you know me, you know I love to eat, so waiting that long is so hard! But, again, not that big of a deal!!!
I am assuming my transfer will then be next Wednesday!
So thankful to have wonderful parents and in-laws who will be helping us over the next week and a half with Caitlin while we get through this process! Even though we are making it this far, there are still no guarantees that this cycle will work. But, we are crossing our fingers and toes and praying for great news!!!!!
Thanks for your continued support!
Will update more after the procedure!
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Almost forgot!
I was just about to go to bed and realized I forgot to update the blog! Things continue to look good and I think I counted 16 follicles during the ultrasound. The u/s tech said the biggest was at 20. I also had a 19,18,17 and 17. She stopped there! I had to do one more night of shots, 3 again. I am hoping I had my last menopur shot ever tonight because that one never gets easier, hurts every time :( My belly looks awful but we made it pretty by using some of Caitlin's strawberry shortcake band aids, haha!! Actually we ran out of the normal ones!
So I go back tomorrow for the 4th time this week, I am sick of going to the doctor. Between that and acupuncture, I have been to the doctor 7 times in 7 days. So ready for this to be over!
The nurse did say my retrieval will probably be on Sunday, which means my transfer will be Wednesday. My doctor wants to do a 3 day transfer no matter how the embryos are looking. I can't believe we may actually make it to retrieval. I thought for sure our IVF journey was going to be over and we were going to have to hope for a miracle. I am just praying it works!
We are very excited that we get to go to Lake Geneva for a night. It will be great to see everyone and will be a nice distraction tomorrow night and Saturday! Wish I wasn't feeling so awful though :(
Have a good night!
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