Whew. Luckily, today baby was measuring 8w6d which was exactly right. It was dancing the jig and had a fast heartbeat because it was exercising. (Amazing how that works already less than 3 weeks after the heart started beating for the first time!)
Our clinic had a fantastic month of June. There were 8 OB ultrasounds today (and that's just in one day!) and 7 of us were graduating and leaving for the OB. That's crazy! I saw a girl who I spent many mornings with in early June and she is pregnant with twins. Yowza!
So with any luck, today will be the last time I set foot in that office. It was by far the best set of doctors, nurses, lab techs, etc. I ever worked with - I just wish I hadn't had to know them. I would have felt that way even without success. I've never had a set of doctors so willing to do anything at any time of day with a positive friendly attitude every single time. It was amazing. And everyone remembers your name no matter where you go and how long it's been since you've seen them. I don't know how they screen employees for hire, but others should use their system.
Monday, August 4, 2014
Friday, July 25, 2014
2nd Ultrasound
We had our 2nd ultrasound today. The little bean is a couple days behind schedule, but the doctor said it was still within normal range. It did spark a little worry in my brain though, because when we had our ultrasound with our first pregnancy, the baby was a couple days behind and then a week later we lost it without knowing it for another week after that. She said the heartbeat was at a good speed and she wasn't concerned though. We have one more u/s scheduled with the RE and then we switch to the OB. Crazy. It's amazing how often I forget that I'm even pregnant this time, being so busy chasing a toddler. There have been a couple evenings where I haven't felt great, but I've never felt awful. Every time I think I'm starting to feel sick, I eat something and it helps. The large quantity of times I eat a handful of this that or the other is probably the reason my pants don't fit rather than the 1 centimeter baby floating around inside. So hopefully the next u/s shows the right amount of growth so that I can stop worrying a little more...
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
First Ultrasound
Today I'm 6w1d and we were lucky enough to see the heartbeat. It wasn't able to be heard yet even with the wand, and it doesn't even look like a baby yet, but you can see the flicker that is the heartbeat. With previous pregnancies we didn't have an ultrasound early in the 6th week so we either didn't see the heartbeat yet in the 5th week or saw the gummy bear looking thing in the 7th week. It's just as cool this time. It was measuring at 6w even, the heartbeat was at 112 bpm and it's .33cm long. Amazing what technology can show you.
(Side note: A pair of pants I had been wearing is getting snug. As I said, it is .33cm long. How does that work?!)
Next week we have another ultrasound at 7w3d.
Oh, and I only have to take both the progesterone and estrogen two times a day. That adds the opportunity to sleep in! It was hard to have 3 doses just eight hours apart. This 12 hour thing is much better.
(Side note: A pair of pants I had been wearing is getting snug. As I said, it is .33cm long. How does that work?!)
Next week we have another ultrasound at 7w3d.
Oh, and I only have to take both the progesterone and estrogen two times a day. That adds the opportunity to sleep in! It was hard to have 3 doses just eight hours apart. This 12 hour thing is much better.
Thursday, July 10, 2014
2nd Beta
They like to see your HCG double or more every couple days. Mine more than doubled to 4588 in three days.
That's nice, since today I officially cross the line into "advanced maternal age." The big reason we cycled this summer and not next like we would have preferred was that the success rates really go down once you hit 35 and we didn't need any more obstacles than we were already facing.
Next week we get to have an ultrasound at 6w1d, so we might get lucky and see a heartbeat. They start right around then. Fingers crossed!
That's nice, since today I officially cross the line into "advanced maternal age." The big reason we cycled this summer and not next like we would have preferred was that the success rates really go down once you hit 35 and we didn't need any more obstacles than we were already facing.
Next week we get to have an ultrasound at 6w1d, so we might get lucky and see a heartbeat. They start right around then. Fingers crossed!
Monday, July 7, 2014
1st Beta - FINALLY
With the old version of the protocol, our clinic did a HCG ("beta") test the day you would be 4 weeks pregnant. In regular people land, that'd be the day you woke up without a period and knew without testing that you were pregnant.
If you did an IUI, that means a 2 week wait. ("2WW")
If you did an IVF cycle, that means a 2WW after retrieval, but less than that after transfer. (Since some of the meeting/growing/etc happened in the lab and not inside you.) With a 5 day transfer, that'd only be 9 days to wait instead of 14! (And less in reality because of the sensitivity of the tests on the market these days.)
But now they do the first test at 4 weeks and 3 days. For my cycle that fell on the 4th of July. They're open every day of the year for important testings, but this isn't considered vital so I had to wait until the long weekend was over.
As a result, my first blood test was a day short of 5 weeks. Last cycle, 2 years ago, my 3rd blood test was as that point!
My HCG was 1600+. (I don't remember the exact number.) Last time it was only 1100+ at this point, so yay!
If you did an IUI, that means a 2 week wait. ("2WW")
If you did an IVF cycle, that means a 2WW after retrieval, but less than that after transfer. (Since some of the meeting/growing/etc happened in the lab and not inside you.) With a 5 day transfer, that'd only be 9 days to wait instead of 14! (And less in reality because of the sensitivity of the tests on the market these days.)
But now they do the first test at 4 weeks and 3 days. For my cycle that fell on the 4th of July. They're open every day of the year for important testings, but this isn't considered vital so I had to wait until the long weekend was over.
As a result, my first blood test was a day short of 5 weeks. Last cycle, 2 years ago, my 3rd blood test was as that point!
My HCG was 1600+. (I don't remember the exact number.) Last time it was only 1100+ at this point, so yay!
Saturday, June 28, 2014
6dp5dt
Today's 11 days after retrieval, 6 days after transfer. That's the same as being 3 days before a "missed period" in a regular person's world.
And there's a line on the expensive home test. (Seriously people - First Reponse Early Result (pink box) is no joke with the sensitivity!)
It's faint, but it's there.
It's only a first step - we've been this far before - but it's a positive sign. :)
And there's a line on the expensive home test. (Seriously people - First Reponse Early Result (pink box) is no joke with the sensitivity!)
It's faint, but it's there.
It's only a first step - we've been this far before - but it's a positive sign. :)
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Snowflakes
We have 2 embryos that were able to be frozen. While I still very much want this cycle to work, it is a load off the back of my mind to have a back up plan. If we had not been able to freeze anything, then this cycle would have been our last chance. We are out of insurance coverage after this cycle, but saving up to pay for a frozen cycle is much more feasible than a fresh. (approximately $5k vs approximately $25k.) I really hope that we don't need a back up plan, but I'm glad it is there.
Morally and ethically, this definitely adds to the thought process of our lives, but we'll cross that bridge when we come to it. We knew what we were getting in to, and we haven't come to complete terms about what to do with any that are left when we consider our family complete. That's almost as hard as the rest of the process.
Morally and ethically, this definitely adds to the thought process of our lives, but we'll cross that bridge when we come to it. We knew what we were getting in to, and we haven't come to complete terms about what to do with any that are left when we consider our family complete. That's almost as hard as the rest of the process.
Monday, June 23, 2014
Still Waiting On News
We didn't get our snowflake yay or nay call today. I figured it would come during afternoon call hours, so I didn't call them. Then by the time I realized we hadn't gotten a call, it was too late to call them. I'll call in the morning if I don't hear by then.
I wasn't going to lay on the couch all day today, but toddler child and I butted heads (literally) by accident this morning and my nose got slammed to the point where it bled and I couldn't see straight. So I spent most of the day with ice on my face. No kidding - the pain was up there as possibly the worst I've ever felt. I thought I heard my ears ringing but then I realized it was me screaming - I was that out of it for the moment after impact.
I can't believe athletes just go back out there and play, because holy cow. It hurt.
I wasn't going to lay on the couch all day today, but toddler child and I butted heads (literally) by accident this morning and my nose got slammed to the point where it bled and I couldn't see straight. So I spent most of the day with ice on my face. No kidding - the pain was up there as possibly the worst I've ever felt. I thought I heard my ears ringing but then I realized it was me screaming - I was that out of it for the moment after impact.
I can't believe athletes just go back out there and play, because holy cow. It hurt.
Sunday, June 22, 2014
5dt
So today we did our 5 day transfer. It's a much more pleasant procedure in the new office. When they were in the hospital, you had to get on a stretcher and be moved to a little back room attached to the lab in space they had carved out of another room. During my first transfer, there was a person to wheel me, a sonographer, 2 lab people, a doctor, and a med student. (No hubby because it was past the 'clean' doors.) In the new surgical center that is just theirs, it was similar to a regular doctor's office room. Hubby could be there, and they have closed circuit TV to the microscopes that actually flashes up a picture of the embryo they're transferring. That was pretty cool.
We transferred the one embryo that made it to the blast stage. The other three haven't made it that far yet, so they will check them tomorrow. If they blast overnight, then they are eligible for freezing and safekeeping just in case. We did not have any "snowflakes" last time because of the rescue ICSI issue and sub-par quality issue. They did grade the transferred embryo as "fair" but the nurse said that doesn't necessarily diminish our chances.
Back in the day, the blood pregnancy test was scheduled for 2 weeks after egg retrieval/conception, because that would be the day in a regular person that they got a positive test. However, they were picking up so many low numbers that then didn't take, that they decided to bump it a few days. I'll "cheat" with a home test anyway when it's time. But on top of all the extra waiting, pregnancy tests ("betas" is the IF lingo) aren't bloodwork that they do on holidays and weekends. Since they have a smaller staff on weekends they only do monitoring that has to be done for cycling patients. That means I have to wait until July 7 to get my official beta numbers.
Compared to my last cycle, that is on the same day as my 3rd beta last time. So hopefully by the time that day rolls around, there will be a nice big number on the result list.
We transferred the one embryo that made it to the blast stage. The other three haven't made it that far yet, so they will check them tomorrow. If they blast overnight, then they are eligible for freezing and safekeeping just in case. We did not have any "snowflakes" last time because of the rescue ICSI issue and sub-par quality issue. They did grade the transferred embryo as "fair" but the nurse said that doesn't necessarily diminish our chances.
Back in the day, the blood pregnancy test was scheduled for 2 weeks after egg retrieval/conception, because that would be the day in a regular person that they got a positive test. However, they were picking up so many low numbers that then didn't take, that they decided to bump it a few days. I'll "cheat" with a home test anyway when it's time. But on top of all the extra waiting, pregnancy tests ("betas" is the IF lingo) aren't bloodwork that they do on holidays and weekends. Since they have a smaller staff on weekends they only do monitoring that has to be done for cycling patients. That means I have to wait until July 7 to get my official beta numbers.
Compared to my last cycle, that is on the same day as my 3rd beta last time. So hopefully by the time that day rolls around, there will be a nice big number on the result list.
Saturday, June 21, 2014
No Fert Report on Day 4
They don't look at the embryos on day 4. This is the point where they start morphing from just a small collection of cells to "blasts." We have an appointment for tomorrow morning for the transfer and a friend who is in on our secret is watching IVF cycle #1 for a couple hours. Thank goodness for good secret keeping friends!
Today is the first day that I have started to feel better. I don't feel good by any stretch, but I can stand up straight and walk normal amounts (just slowly.) I took a ride with hubby and child to a local blueberry/raspberry picking farm anticipating that I'd just sit in the car with the window down to enjoy being out of the house but I was actually able to meander slowly around and take a couple pictures and hold the berry container. I'm exhausted now but it isn't the same kind of pain that it has been, thank goodness! This will make tomorrow's transfer easier.
Today is the first day that I have started to feel better. I don't feel good by any stretch, but I can stand up straight and walk normal amounts (just slowly.) I took a ride with hubby and child to a local blueberry/raspberry picking farm anticipating that I'd just sit in the car with the window down to enjoy being out of the house but I was actually able to meander slowly around and take a couple pictures and hold the berry container. I'm exhausted now but it isn't the same kind of pain that it has been, thank goodness! This will make tomorrow's transfer easier.
Friday, June 20, 2014
Fert Report Day 3
We still have the same set growing strong. One may be going a little too strong - one is all the way up to 11 cells, which can actually show problems by dividing too quickly. Who knows for sure, and they'll call later with more information. I do appreciate that the doctor himself calls each morning to check in on me. He confirmed that we're heading for day 5 this weekend. Can't say enough how great this whole practice is with bedside manner.
If only them being great could make me feel great. My whole abdomen is still a mess. I haven't slept more than a couple hours in a row in days. I drink Gatorade to help with the pain and it will help for awhile but not continuously. Hopefully hubby takes a turn for the better today because we're coming up on weekend and today's the last day of daycare. He is at work, so that's a step in the right direction. My worst case scenario is to ask for grandparent babysitters on Tuesday if I'm not human by then. I have a serious issue in that I can barely lift anything, let alone a 22+ pound wiggly kid. I know I did not feel quite this awful last time, and I didn't have anyone to take care of. It will be worth it in the end if this all works, but this has been a really hard week!
If only them being great could make me feel great. My whole abdomen is still a mess. I haven't slept more than a couple hours in a row in days. I drink Gatorade to help with the pain and it will help for awhile but not continuously. Hopefully hubby takes a turn for the better today because we're coming up on weekend and today's the last day of daycare. He is at work, so that's a step in the right direction. My worst case scenario is to ask for grandparent babysitters on Tuesday if I'm not human by then. I have a serious issue in that I can barely lift anything, let alone a 22+ pound wiggly kid. I know I did not feel quite this awful last time, and I didn't have anyone to take care of. It will be worth it in the end if this all works, but this has been a really hard week!
Thursday, June 19, 2014
Fert Report Day 2
Of the 5 that fertilized, one is only 1 cell today and is probably out of the running. 3 of them are 4 cells, and one of them is actually 5 cells. They're anticipating a day 5 transfer this time, which is mind blowing. We're still not used to positive calls. There is still a lot up in the air, and it's scary to go past that day 3 point because that's the point of no return - but if we make it to day 5, our chances are a tiny bit better of success. Fingers crossed for both that and being able to keep some food in my digestive track so that I can start feeling better. I really forgot how awful this stage was.
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Fifty Percent
Last time we went through this, we got the worst call imaginable the day after ER, telling us that we had a 0% fertilization rate. This time, we hit 50%. We were hoping for a little more but weren't super surprised based on my numbers from Sunday. They are happy to get 50% so that made us feel better. Now we wait until tomorrow to see how the 5 grow.
On top of that, hubby found out last night that his miserable illness is actually strep throat. I went to the doctor this morning because we had all the same issues, with the difference that I took 1000mg of antibiotic the night before my ER. Since I took that, my test was negative but I got diagnosed with it anyway. THe doctor wants me to finish a round of zpack treatment to make sure it doesn't come roaring back next week.
All of this is causing havoc on my internal system. I spent most of the day on the bathroom floor, which was less than fun. Hoping that tomorrow isn't as bad because we both feel awful. Luckily the kid was able to go to daycare until 4:30ish and hubby was able to do the caretaking in the evening because I still wasn't upright. That part is harder than I was expecting - I miss my baby!
On top of that, hubby found out last night that his miserable illness is actually strep throat. I went to the doctor this morning because we had all the same issues, with the difference that I took 1000mg of antibiotic the night before my ER. Since I took that, my test was negative but I got diagnosed with it anyway. THe doctor wants me to finish a round of zpack treatment to make sure it doesn't come roaring back next week.
All of this is causing havoc on my internal system. I spent most of the day on the bathroom floor, which was less than fun. Hoping that tomorrow isn't as bad because we both feel awful. Luckily the kid was able to go to daycare until 4:30ish and hubby was able to do the caretaking in the evening because I still wasn't upright. That part is harder than I was expecting - I miss my baby!
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Egg Retrieval
They got 10 eggs this morning. Now we have to wait and see if any are useful. Hopefully we get a much better call tomorrow than happened last time!
I had a weird nausea issue today after the meds. They had to give me a bunch of extra does of the anti nausea stuff which luckily worked. A side effect was that they KNOCKED ME OUT. I half fell asleep several times in the chair waiting for hubby to get the car and then again a ton of times in the car on the way home. I slept for several hours when I got home, too.
And now it's 8pm, the baby is sleeping, the hubby is at an express care hopefully starting to feel better, and it's bedtime again to kill time until the phone call comes.
I had a weird nausea issue today after the meds. They had to give me a bunch of extra does of the anti nausea stuff which luckily worked. A side effect was that they KNOCKED ME OUT. I half fell asleep several times in the chair waiting for hubby to get the car and then again a ton of times in the car on the way home. I slept for several hours when I got home, too.
And now it's 8pm, the baby is sleeping, the hubby is at an express care hopefully starting to feel better, and it's bedtime again to kill time until the phone call comes.
Monday, June 16, 2014
A Day Off
Nothing medical today other than 2 giant antibiotic pills at dinner. Seems weird to not be watching the clock and waiting to take medicine! We think we have tomorrow morning all figured out - to start at 9, we have to arrive by 7:30. There's a parking garage and a walk so we're thinking 7:20 and then working backwards from there including daycare dropoff. So all of a sudden our 9am appointment means waking up at 5. What else to do on your first day of summer vacation? I was sad to be prepping daycare cups of milk and name tags on my first night of summer!
Last time I cycled, this day included a physical. They don't do that anymore for whatever reason, but it was nice to have a day off. My veins are thankful. Tonight I have to either stay up for awhile or set an alarm to get up and drink a bunch of water before midnight when my NPO kicks in. One of those things in my skill set that I wish I didn't know is that it's best to hydrate at the last possible moment to make the IV stick less awful. The bad thing about IV sticks is that they just.keep.going. It isn't just a prick!
This is where everything fell apart last time, so fingers crossed we can get through the next couple days with no drama. And hope for 8+ eggs. :)
Last time I cycled, this day included a physical. They don't do that anymore for whatever reason, but it was nice to have a day off. My veins are thankful. Tonight I have to either stay up for awhile or set an alarm to get up and drink a bunch of water before midnight when my NPO kicks in. One of those things in my skill set that I wish I didn't know is that it's best to hydrate at the last possible moment to make the IV stick less awful. The bad thing about IV sticks is that they just.keep.going. It isn't just a prick!
This is where everything fell apart last time, so fingers crossed we can get through the next couple days with no drama. And hope for 8+ eggs. :)
Sunday, June 15, 2014
Trigger Shot!
My E2 finally rose up to 2000+ today. Yay! I have 10 follicles growing, but 3 or 4 of them are so small that they might wind up being worthless. I'm hoping for 6+ on Tuesday. We did the trigger at 9pm tonight, took a picture of all the needles and bottles from the past week and a half, boxed it all up, and now we wait. Tomorrow I take an antibiotic to keep me safe during retrieval and then after retrieval I start my progesterone and estrogen pills. The trigger shot reminded me why I'm so glad I'm taking the Endometrin and not doing the PIO shots. It would not be fun to have to do those for 3 months!
Saturday, June 14, 2014
Stims Day 11, Trigger, Oh Just Kidding!
I went into my morning monitoring appointment this morning thinking "One more day! One more day!" But as soon as the tech saw my "bubbles" she said she thought they'd tell me I was done. Then Dr. Y came in and said "You're done! Trigger tonight!" So, ok.
They don't do the physical and bloodwork on the day between anymore, so I was going to have Sunday off completely after we did the big shot tonight. They drew the target on my butt for hubby to stick the big HCG shot in and sent me on my way.
Then later this afternoon they called and said due to my bloodwork numbers, they were postponing trigger to tomorrow. I'm a little worried that my bubbles are big and ready to go without my E level being up. Hopefully I don't have a lot of empty bubbles. But then again, we know for sure that it only takes one. Still frustrating.
I'm totally OK with waiting until tomorrow to trigger because that means I can go to work on Monday. Of course I had already emailed my principal to say I would be out and I had already emailed daycare to say that the kid would be there on Monday even though he isn't usually there before the "just kidding" call. Oh well!
So instead of trigger, I did 4 vials of each again tonight and will do my Gan in the morning. And drive to Towson. (And then drive home. And then drive past Towson several hours later to a Father's Day party.) Good thing my right arm didn't bruise this morning so I still have one functional vein left!
They don't do the physical and bloodwork on the day between anymore, so I was going to have Sunday off completely after we did the big shot tonight. They drew the target on my butt for hubby to stick the big HCG shot in and sent me on my way.
Then later this afternoon they called and said due to my bloodwork numbers, they were postponing trigger to tomorrow. I'm a little worried that my bubbles are big and ready to go without my E level being up. Hopefully I don't have a lot of empty bubbles. But then again, we know for sure that it only takes one. Still frustrating.
I'm totally OK with waiting until tomorrow to trigger because that means I can go to work on Monday. Of course I had already emailed my principal to say I would be out and I had already emailed daycare to say that the kid would be there on Monday even though he isn't usually there before the "just kidding" call. Oh well!
So instead of trigger, I did 4 vials of each again tonight and will do my Gan in the morning. And drive to Towson. (And then drive home. And then drive past Towson several hours later to a Father's Day party.) Good thing my right arm didn't bruise this morning so I still have one functional vein left!
Friday, June 13, 2014
Stims Day 10 and Morning Monitoring
Now we're on every day bloodwork. Luckily my right arm made it through the Mon-Wed-Fri cycle, so I have one good arm going into the weekend. Fingers crossed that I don't have an issue tomorrow. The girl in Towson just isn't as good as the girl at my home office.
I've made some pals along the way this time. A set of girls was on the same schedule as me this week and we've been laughing at our situation all week. Seriously, if you can't roll your eyes at the absurdity of the things we know and have experienced, then you lose your mind. (And sometimes that happens anyway.) Today's conversation was about how crazy the birth control pills make us. And all 3 of us said something along the lines of "Well when I took pills earlier in my life, you know, when I thought I needed them..." but something is different about the ones we take for this. I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels that way! What's also interesting is that we're all doing completely different versions of an IVF cycle. I'm doing what's called the antagonist protocol and doesn't use the medicine Lupron at all. One of them is using Lupron to be suppressed (instead of the BCP) and another one is using Lupron as a trigger shot which is the opposite of being suppressed. We didn't talk about what our actual issues are, but I'm sure that all plays into it.
This morning I had to do the crazy get up at 5:10 and dropoff at daycare schedule. But I'm pretty impressed that I only had to do that twice. I was envisioning doing it all week at one point, so the fact that it was twice was totally bearable. And he got picked up early from daycare because it was the Father's Day "Donuts With Dad" party so I felt a little less guilty for dropping him off so early!
Oh and finally, I realized that last night was day 9 which means I got past the day 9 issue I had last time where the doctor called to see if I had remembered to take my medicine, which I had indeed taken in the car in the city, so yay for that!
I have a 50/50 chance of getting to work on Monday. If I go tomorrow and they say I'm done, then my surgery will be monday. If I get through tomorrow, then I'm clear to finish the year. I did decide to give my principal a heads up just in case, but I'm hoping that I'll be ok. The u/s was showing that I might be ready, but the bloodwork is showing that I'm probably not. (Either that, or that I am, and only half the follicles have viable eggs in them.)
I've made some pals along the way this time. A set of girls was on the same schedule as me this week and we've been laughing at our situation all week. Seriously, if you can't roll your eyes at the absurdity of the things we know and have experienced, then you lose your mind. (And sometimes that happens anyway.) Today's conversation was about how crazy the birth control pills make us. And all 3 of us said something along the lines of "Well when I took pills earlier in my life, you know, when I thought I needed them..." but something is different about the ones we take for this. I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels that way! What's also interesting is that we're all doing completely different versions of an IVF cycle. I'm doing what's called the antagonist protocol and doesn't use the medicine Lupron at all. One of them is using Lupron to be suppressed (instead of the BCP) and another one is using Lupron as a trigger shot which is the opposite of being suppressed. We didn't talk about what our actual issues are, but I'm sure that all plays into it.
This morning I had to do the crazy get up at 5:10 and dropoff at daycare schedule. But I'm pretty impressed that I only had to do that twice. I was envisioning doing it all week at one point, so the fact that it was twice was totally bearable. And he got picked up early from daycare because it was the Father's Day "Donuts With Dad" party so I felt a little less guilty for dropping him off so early!
Oh and finally, I realized that last night was day 9 which means I got past the day 9 issue I had last time where the doctor called to see if I had remembered to take my medicine, which I had indeed taken in the car in the city, so yay for that!
I have a 50/50 chance of getting to work on Monday. If I go tomorrow and they say I'm done, then my surgery will be monday. If I get through tomorrow, then I'm clear to finish the year. I did decide to give my principal a heads up just in case, but I'm hoping that I'll be ok. The u/s was showing that I might be ready, but the bloodwork is showing that I'm probably not. (Either that, or that I am, and only half the follicles have viable eggs in them.)
Thursday, June 12, 2014
Stims Day 9
I didn't have to go to monitoring this morning, so I got to sleep in a little. Yay!
Stuck with 4 vials of each and Gan. in the AM.
Stuck with 4 vials of each and Gan. in the AM.
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Stims Day 8 And Morning Monitoring
When I had my appointment this morning, the PA who did my u/s guessed I'd be there every day now. But when they called this afternoon they decided to skip tomorrow before going to the every day plan. So one more day for my right arm vein to rest. (My left is still bruised from Saturday last week!)
I am however bumping up to 4 vials of each at night and keeping the Gan. in the AM.
Today was the hardest morning monitoring ever. I got up at 5:10 to get myself ready. (Hubby got up with his first alarm instead of hitting the snooze alarm so that he'd be sure to be out of the shower by then.) I showered, dried my hair, did my bag and the baby's cups of milk and packed the car. Then at 6:05 I took my Ganerelix. Finally I woke the baby up and dressed him and carried him right to the car. We left just after 6:10 and got to daycare at 6:20. I dropped him off in the early room, went to his real room and put everything away and filled out his paper. Left around 6:30 and got to the doctor's office just before 6:45. I was 2nd in line, so I got my bloodwork right at 7 and then my u/s around 7:10 and was on the road around 7:25 so I got to work around 8:10 I think. Whew. So by the time I got to work, I had been up for 3 hours already!! And then I had a whole day of work! Back when my carpool met at my house, sometimes I was only up for an hour between open eyes and opening the door at work. This is hard, but we chose a daycare that opened super early for when we needed it, so sometimes this happens.
I am however bumping up to 4 vials of each at night and keeping the Gan. in the AM.
Today was the hardest morning monitoring ever. I got up at 5:10 to get myself ready. (Hubby got up with his first alarm instead of hitting the snooze alarm so that he'd be sure to be out of the shower by then.) I showered, dried my hair, did my bag and the baby's cups of milk and packed the car. Then at 6:05 I took my Ganerelix. Finally I woke the baby up and dressed him and carried him right to the car. We left just after 6:10 and got to daycare at 6:20. I dropped him off in the early room, went to his real room and put everything away and filled out his paper. Left around 6:30 and got to the doctor's office just before 6:45. I was 2nd in line, so I got my bloodwork right at 7 and then my u/s around 7:10 and was on the road around 7:25 so I got to work around 8:10 I think. Whew. So by the time I got to work, I had been up for 3 hours already!! And then I had a whole day of work! Back when my carpool met at my house, sometimes I was only up for an hour between open eyes and opening the door at work. This is hard, but we chose a daycare that opened super early for when we needed it, so sometimes this happens.
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