The day has come! Tomorrow will be my egg retrieval and boy am I excited! A lot has happened in the past couple of days since I last posted. As I said in my previous post, my follicles were developing really well, so well that I am now at risk for OHSS (ovarian hyper stimulation syndrome). OHSS happens when … [Read more…]
Well, I had my ultrasound 5 days after I started my stim meds and everything looks great. I had about 12 follicles on one side and 7 on the other. That’s tons of follicles! The doctor said that those numbers were great. He did say that my estradiol level was a little high so he … [Read more…]
Yes! You read that correctly! I have to have injections EVERY NIGHT! So far my husband has given them to me and they’re not so bad but still…the idea of taking a shot every day is a bit much. The medication burns a little bit but the needle itself isn’t bad because it’s so small. … [Read more…]
It’s been years since I was on birth control and boy did I forget how horrible they are. These pills literally make me feel like a nutcase. I can’t believe that I used to take them for YEARS. I’m extremely irritable and tired. It took me a few days to figure out what the problem … [Read more…]
I guess it’s pretty obvious from the title of this post that we made a decision to move forward with IVF. Yes…you heard me correctly, WE’RE STARTING IVF!!! We’re both excited and nervous about it. There’s A LOT that goes into this process. Even more than I initially thought. So I had a mid-cycle ultrasound … [Read more…]
So in my last couple of posts, I talked about how excited we were about the new insurance my husband has. We still are very excited and EXTREMELY blessed to even have infertility coverage, however, there is a little more to the financial side of IVF. Although we have a lifetime max of $12,000 for infertility … [Read more…]
Well, we decided to go ahead and have a semen analysis done just to see if any progress has been made. We waited so long because when my husband changed jobs, we changed insurance and no longer had infertility coverage so we almost felt that it would be pointless to get the analysis. After some … [Read more…]
Well, we’re approaching the 1 year mark since my husband had his varicocele repair procedure done and I’m feeling pretty anxious about it. I honestly thought that we would be pregnant by now. The urologist felt so confident that the procedure would help and we were told that his count would continue to improve over … [Read more…]
The emotional roller coaster of trying to conceive is the same every month. I’m sure that anyone who has been trying for awhile can attest to this truth. For me, I have a newfound hope whenever I start noticing ovulation symptoms. I try to find joy in the little things. For example, at least I ovulate … [Read more…]
Have you ever had one of those months where ovulation was so uncomfortable that you just KNEW this would be the month? I’ve had those several times and it happened again this month. I’m officially in the dreaded two (two week wait) so I won’t know whether or not this ovulation pain meant anything this … [Read more…]