If 3 doesn't do it, maybe 4 will....

Got the call this morning that we had 4 very nice blastocysts make it to freeze. The embryologist said they looked very nice. Sometimes, it is nice to know that there could be a plan B if needed.... even though we all know how our frozen cycles go. But 4, 4 I will take.

Night Moves

Transfer happened after 9pm est last night. Weird timing, but that is what happens when your RE is shared between his own clinic and 2 others. He is a popular man. We transferred beautiful embies and had a pretty easy time of it. I even won the award for Fullest Bladder... an award I do not recommend aspiring to receive. 

We also found out that all but one of our embies were still growing very well. We are really happy with the results. 

Now we will see what this brings us... fingers and toes crossed!

Fert Report

Got the word today that all 13 eggs were mature and 10 fertilized! This is wonderful news. Somehow the double-digits just put your mind at ease. Transfer is going to be Wednesday night.... yes, night. My RE is actually here in town on Wednesday and not 2 hours away from us at his lab, so we will transfer when he gets back for the day. Crazy times! It does mean we get to go over early for Cheesecake Factory! :)

Sunday Calling

5:45am came very early, especially when it was truly 4:45am my time and our hotel was craptastic with lots of noise through 1am. After we left the hotel, things... well, things kept going :)

We got settled in to the new location and immediately missed the old IVF lab. The newbies at this lab didn't know what they were missing. We got paperwork filled out and I got brought back to my room. My IV didn't go too hot, which had been the topic of the week. The first IV site lead to my hand filling with liquid and looking like an alien was trying to burst out. The second IV site gave nothing and then another lady was brought in who finally got my arm all set up.

I set about to cracking my jokes. (it's the only way I can get through all this) and gave my RE a hard time for having flip flops on and running late. (His daughter ran his gas tank down the night before) Got brought back to the ER room and placed an order for a cheeseburger and fries with the embryologist through the lab window.... and I was out :)

Woke up to 13 eggs being retrieved. He couldn't reach them all, so I am not sure how many were missed. We are happy with 13 though. Seems like a lucky number. :)

I have been sick all day with nausea and dizziness so I have stopped my pain meds. Hoping this helps!

Happy Hour Trigger

Got the call this afternoon that we would be doing a 6:30pm trigger. We had plans to go to our local Happy Hour before heading out of town, which means we would be adding to our list of funny places to do shots.

The time comes and I have DH follow me into the women's bathroom with my makeshift cooler in my purse. We are getting ready to inject and the door handle starts to jiggle. We die laughing. DH even starts making noises, which was killing me. We finish up and I open the door. Funny thing is, we know the girl on the other side. I say Hi and move on. After I move, I hear "ohh!" when DH is framed in the door. :) Ha! Oh well, we were making a baby :)

Retrieval is Sunday morning!

Stim Check #3

Everything looks great. We have 26 measurable follies all in a range from 20-9. Looking at over a dozen eggs when the time comes. Will get the call this afternoon when trigger will be. E2 is over 4000. :)

Stim Check #2

We find ourselves with about 12 on the right and 7 on the left. E2 is about 2212. Looking at follies anywhere from 18 and down. Not quite ready yet. Will be coasting from here on out and getting a check again on Friday!

Stim Check #1

This morning I had my first progress check to see how my follicle counts are going. This will be day 7 of stims. So far we know that the right side has about 10 follies and the left has 5 that are measurable. I am happy with this. Estradiol seems to be at about 1200. Nurse seems happy with things and I should hear back this afternoon so see what the plan is. 

My MFM appointment went well on Friday, as well. She gave me some options that I am mulling over for plan of care, if I should become pregnant. Also, she was willing to listen and try to understand where I was coming from, which meant the most. I feel so much better after that appointment. The bad thing is, she is leaving my Clinic after mid-August. So we will see how that affects things. Right now there is about a 30-70% chance of recurrence, which I am not too hip on, but we know so much more this time than we did before. That lovely hindsight should help.

Not amused.

So our a/c just went out. The ducts were blowing out 90degree air. I will just say that this is the cruelest trick to play on a woman taking Lupron and having hot flashes like they are going out of style.

Not amused! I see our favorite neighborhood bar in our very near future.

Guarded

It is Day 3 of Stims. My RE is stimming me hard this time, knowing I will not be doing another fresh cycle and I find myself truly guarded during this cycle. I am not allowing myself to feel much about anything. I don't think I can.

Yesterday, I was talking to Tyler and I decided that I was truly more scared of this working than if it didn't. I know in my heart of hearts that if this doesn't pan out, we will be ok. We are a fantastic couple. We love to spend time together and be together. A baby, or lack thereof,  is not going to change that. Now, on the other hand, if it does work.....

Friday, I have an appointment with my MFM to go over a game plan as to if this work. I need to know what they are going to do to keep me safe and our bab(y/ies) safe. Truly, I am scared shitless of the same scenario playing out. I need to know that I am going to be taken care of. *sigh* The fun is almost starting :)