Another extra day

I was shocked by this but i guess Dr. P changed he plan to me having a lead follicle measuring 22 before i trigger and im at a 21 right now so one more day..

Today i still had 23 follicles with 11 above 12mm...with 10 mature. Im very interested to see whats going to happened with 2 extra days under my belt.

forgot to ask about my e2 level, ill get it tomorrow.

Extra day :)

Because my kid is super cute im thowing in some recent pics :)

Well this is the longest i ever stimmed and im hoping it gives us more/better quality eggs. So today we are at 23 follicles....10 are 12mm and above (most are 14-18) i have one that is a 19.5. And i have 13 that are less then 12mm. It'll be interesting to see what happens tomorrow.

Dr. P doesnt want me to trigger until i have a follicle which is 20 or greater so it most likely looks like tomorrow night i will trigger and have ER on monday.

I had to take Jack with me this morning which i felt horrible about but i only saw 2 other women, i just hope it didnt make them sad. He was so good though and everyone was smitten over him :) The whole time i was getting my ultrasound he was saying "i want roar", "i want home", "i want boof (juice)"...u get the idea lol!!

Oh, my e2 was 643 today, which im happy about...hoping for around 1000 tomorrow.

Whats cooking??

Well we have 17 follicles baking. 8 are measurable with 9 around 11mm (12mm "counts"). My e2 was 180 (102) last time so we are on a better track then last cycle. I go back friday for another u/s and b/w.

I had acupuncture last night and the guy who did it was an OB! so i felt like i knew what he was doing! I still dont like the needles going in, there are some spots that are sensetive but if this is going to help, im all for it!

Bloodwork

Went in today E2 is 76 (85 last time) so im almost identical from last cycle. Hoping to get one more day in of stimming this time so i hopefully have 2 healthy embies to transfer. Going for acupuncture tomorrow and u/s and E2 check wednesday.

Stimmming!

Finally!

I got my period wednesday. I went in for my second baseline on thursday with a very heavy flow (so embarassing). When i walked in i saw an old co-worker and she was suppose to do my u/s (great!)...she politely asked if i wanted someone else to do it (yes, please). But the nurse who walked in barely talked to me (really, slap on a fake smile and do some small talk). Whatever (can u tell ive been on Lupron for 3 weeks?).

So we got the OK, my lining was a 4, i didnt ask what my E2 was but we're finally onto the next step. This is when things get going...woo0hoo!! :) So im on 5u Lupron in the a.m. and 175u of Follistim in the evening.

I go back Monday for bloodwork and Tuesday for acupuncture.

Yes, im doing acupuncture this time. I did it with my first cycle trying for Jack and it felt like just something else i had to do and it was very relaxing (i dont think the girl knew much about IVF and acu.). This guy comes highly recommended (ive taken care few pt who have used him...one who did a frozen transfer and got twins!).

Im hopeful this time...anxious too. I just really want this.

Baseline #1

So still no period, im hoping to get in this weekend if its on time since i know i O'd Saturdayish.

So here are the details...

Lining is 8.8 (needs to be 7 or below to start stims)
E2 - dont know yet
and i have 10 follicles in the ovaries

Im sticking with the 10u of Lupron and most likely going back next week once i get my period.

Here we goooooo!

Finally got the call yesterday with my dates.

Starting my Lupron 1/2

baseline 1/14

starting stims on the 15th

egg retrieval 1/24

I have a feeling i will be pushed back a bit since i dont think i O'd yet so i most likely will not have my period at my baseline (this has happened to me every cycle) My guess is ill have egg retrieval around the 28th.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!! :)