3dp3dt and Jack :)

Thats code for 6 days since "ovulation" so ive got 9 more days til i know the results.

So the obsessing has begun...

Yesterday 2dp3dt :
Started feeling some good cramping/burning in my uterus. Def something going on in there. But is it just the work of the progesterone? Im very bloated still but i think thats just the prog. I had a slight case of "fire nipples" yesterday which made me excited cause the last time i had that was Jacks pregnancy...but it was also closer to beta day so idk know if the hormones are just playing tricks on me. I also had some dizziness yesterday..not bad but there. Also im exhausted and all i wanna do is lay down....does prog do that?

Last night i woke up with the burning in my uterus.. i think?? thats a good sign but i dont want to get my hopes up. I also have that ligament pulling....but already?

I know the blastocyst hatches on day 5 and starts implanting very soon after...so im hoping all this is real and not just ,y body playing tricks on me.

So Jack :)....

My little love bug. Im watching him play with playdoh right now and he is just the light of my life. That little boy is such a sweetheart. He is obsessed with me. He kisses and hugs me all day long. At bedtime he wants me to lay with him until he falls asleep. He loves for me to tickles his to sleep...def my kid :) At his 3 yr appt...he weight 29 3/4 pounds and 36 1/2 inches. Still in the 25th percentile...my lil peanut :) I wish i could put into words how much lovei feel for this little person.
He's super excited for Christmas...this isthe first year he kinda gets it. Every commercial on TV he gets so excited! So far his list is:

Weeble Treehouse - its a baby toy and i try to tell him that but the commercial is winning him over lol
Stinky Garbage Truck
Lotso Hugging Bear
Duplo
Imaginext Spaceship
Zoobles

We've tried to take him to Santa a few times but he fell asleep. He asks everyday if Santa is coming. Pete bought a blow up Santa and put it outside and Jack loves it!

Transfer

This transfer was by far the most uninformed one ive ever had. With PGD i always got 2+ phone calls from my doc telling me how the embryos are doing, thier stages and what will be transferred.

I go no phone calls this time asides from the IVF lab to tell me 6 were progressing.

Yesterday - the day of the transfer- we woke up, dropped Jack off at my IL's and heading in.

They recently moved my RE's office from a cozy office to a more contemporary building that now has 2 floors. Im still getting use to the place. My ER i was stuck in a small room with the door closed while i slowly slipped into a panic attack (not full blown but shaky and crying)..all my anxiety during the cycle erupts on this day.

So anyways..same thing happened...they put me into a small room told me to take off my pants and wait...and wait. Thanksfully Pete was with me or i would have gone nuts. We had NO IDEA how many they wanted to transfer, how the embabies were doing, ect.

After an hour and a hlaf the doctor and the embryologist finally came in. It was Dr. Robins who was really nice and he told me "we are transferring 4 today"....I was like "WHAT?!"....i guess Dr. P said to put in 4 so they "hatched" 4. He said the 4th one was only a 4 cell and most likely "wont make it"...So we didnt have the heart to say NO...what if he/she is a little fighter and thats the one that sticks?

In this room i could barely see the screen so i didnt get to see the flash of light when the embryos went in....They told me to lay there for 15 minutes (another new thing) then i could get up, pee, get dressed and leave.

So i walked out of there with:

2- 8 cells
1- 7 cells
1- 4cells

inside my uterus...

I layed around all day yesterday and plan on doing the same thing today.

Now we wait..

Day 2 report

Welp i go tomorrow at 9:20am for transfer. I have:

3 -4 cells
3 - 2 cells

So when we (Dr. P and I) talked about transfer w/o PGD her plan of attack was to put in 3-4 on day 3.....im completely against 4...nervous about 3 but i trust her. I guess we'll find out tomorrow what is recommended and me and Pete will go along with whatever they suggest - expect for the "4" part...

So it 14 hours ill be PUPO (pregnant- until proven otherwise) :)

Oh and i finally feel better..People ask me all the time what ER feels like. Its funny my ovaries dont hurt at all afterwards its the top of my belly. It basically feels like someone kicked me in the stomach 20+ times and i have internal bruising.

I cant do acupuncture until Monday so we are going to take the weekend and hang out as a family, which is my most favorite this to do :)

Fert Report!

9 eggs retrieved...8 mature...6 fertilized!!

Im psyched with that number...i was going to be happy with 3 so 6 is awesome! They said ill have a day 3 transfer on Saturday. Ive never done a day 3 transfer but i think its time for something different :) Im pretty sure we'll put in 3.

Im feeling better today, still sore but OK. Im missing out on Turkey Day at my inlaws but i need one more day to really relax. Plus Jack doesnt get the concept im in pain and wants me to do everything (which i happily do, but im spent now).

Pete was also sick last night and went to bed early last night and i was put on Jack duty...

pete made me a gluten free turkey dinner before he left, what agreat hubby :)

Egg Retrieval

Besides anxiety everything went fine...my IV got put in on the first attempt so thats good news. Dr. Wheeler did my retrieval, i never had her before but she was pretty nice. The only thing is is we only got 9 eggs... All my other retrievals i had 12-20 eggs so this is the lowest i ever had but my E2 was the highest i ever had...weird. Im hoping for 5 to make it to the growing stages. Im guessing ill end up with a 3 day transfer since i didnt get many eggs. If thats the case i feel ok putting in 3 even i know triplets are still a possiblity.

I cant contrl this so whatever is to happen will happen. Im just hoping these 9 eggs are all mature so they all get a chance to fertilize. Im suppose to call at 2 for my fert report...but im thinking they may call me earlier since its thanksgiving.

PLEASE.....

Triggering

So my E2 yesterday was 1474 and today it was 2175

Todat showed 19 meaurable follicles...they all were measuring smaller then yesterday?! Which makes no sense but im triggering so im happy with that.

Going in Wednesday at 700am...

Dr. P cant do my ER which sucks but what can u do...

hopefully this is it!

follie check #3

Even tho im at a 22, they are pushing me another day

L: 22,20, 17, 17

R: 21.5, 21.5, 16, 15.5, 14.5, 14, 13.5, 13

So thats 12 measurable...20 all together since i have 8 less then 12. She wants the little guys to catch up a bit more...so lets hope for a good dozen :)

My E2 was in the 840's yesterday and i forgot to ask today...ill find out tomorrow when i go back.

Follie Check #2

I made some good progress..

L0: 19.5, 18,16.5, 13 4<12

RO: 20.5, 19, 14.5, 13, 13.5, 12 4<12

So i have 18 follicles 10 measurable and 5 mature. My biggest is a 20.5 so im getting one more day..thank goodness...curious to see what tomorrow is going to bring.

Yesterday my E2 was 343..

Follie check #1

So we have 14 follicles with 5 measurable and 3 are mature with my biggest being 19. The nurse thinks ill be back tomorrow...she said the ones that werent measurable were all around 11 so hopefully by tomorrow, all will be measurable and that 19 will stall in growth so i can a few more days/eggs under my belt - no pun intended :)

LO: 19,17.5, 14, 12 3<12
RO: 15.5 6< 12

Will edit when i get my E2 level.

Now things get interesting

After 6 weeks of waiting we are finally in the stim phase. Today im on day 4..i usually "stim" for 9-10 days. I went in for a E2 check today and things are moving ALOT faster then my last 3 cycles. My e2 was 274 (which is even higher then what it was with Jack). Egg retrieval will be either tuesday or wednesday at this rate.

I go backFriday for an u/s to see whats really cooking in there!

Im begging for this to work this time....