Husband and I are sitting/laying here with our twins in my belly!
Everything went perfectly after conversations about me being so tall for the bed and not needing the step stool. I don't even feel much although it could be those Xanax I had! Lol
I have to lay here for 30 minutes and then we are off to get lunch and put me in bed. I decided bed would be best for the remainder of the day with some pillows under my legs. Lets hope it helps and these kids get comfy!!!
I took a couple of Kyle in his gown still playing his video games...
Thanks for the support, now we wait!!
This is the long story of our fertility journey as well as our triple blessing.
Friday, November 30, 2012
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Full Steam Ahead!
Yesterday was my scheduled RE appointment for this cycle. Because I don't take stims this cycle I don't have to go very often.
Shockingly enough I was yet again unprepared for this visit! I thought I would go in and do blood work then have my ultra sound to check my lining and be finished. I was wrong and it is a little frustrating that they don't tell me these things. I have this nice schedule that tells me what drugs to take and what to stop and start depending on my results but do they tell you the whole story... no!
So I go in with nurse Donna who does my weight (gained 6lbs in 2 months) and then she took my blood pressure which was excellent. I go into the exam room next where Ms. Devine comes in to do my ultrasound. She says my lining looks excellent at a 10.2 (it needs to be at least a 9). She checks my ovaries and all looks good. So then she says," we are going to do your cervical stitch". WHAT? OUCH! I tell myself that I have no choice and this too shall pass.
She swabs some numbing junk up there then says we have to let it sit for about 5 minutes to work. She gets up to leave the room and schedule my appointment for Friday and says we will wait for Dr. Homm because it takes her about 5 minutes to do the procedure but he can do it in 2 minutes so she will let him do it... again UGH! I sat there for about 15 minutes and let me just say it was NOT COMFORTABLE! Dr. Homm finally came in with his nurse and did two "pass throughs" as he called it in about 2 minutes. Let's just say that the numbing stuff isn't full proof!
I was instructed to stop injections after 25 of those bad boys and start the rest of my drugs. My pill case looks like an old lady since now I am taking:
So I have an appointment for Friday at 12:30 to collect 2 (7 day old) blasts and put them back in their home.
Please pray for us, we need all we can get!
- Prednisone (3x a day)
- Doxicyclone (2x a day)
- Estrogen (2x a day)
- Prenatal
- Baby Asprin
- DHA
- Folic Acid
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Chugging away
Today marks Day19 of Lupron injections. WOW! It is just a normal part of the morning routine now and I can say I have only bruised myself once. I added the estrogen patches and pills to the mix last week then doubled them on Saturday and we will increase them again tomorrow. I can say I feel like a teenager again with chin acne, ugh! Oh well, if it works it is worth it.
Many of you know that I follow a fertility thread of woman going through similar things as we are. These woman are encouraging and understanding and offer great advice when you need it. Today I caught up from the weekend and there are so many woman that received a BFN. I am so sad for them that now they have to go through such an emotional thing and find where the next steps are. At the same time I think, well does this give us better odds of seeing a BFP? Isn't that terrible, I mean I feel terrible for thinking it? What can I say, statistics are always in the back of my mind and that is what I thought every time I saw a BFP come up on the thread. I am happy for them especially ones that I have grown so close to and I pray for these woman daily. Such a roller coaster of emotions.
To be honest, I am kind of tired of thinking about it and having to "process" my feelings before speaking.
Many of you know that I follow a fertility thread of woman going through similar things as we are. These woman are encouraging and understanding and offer great advice when you need it. Today I caught up from the weekend and there are so many woman that received a BFN. I am so sad for them that now they have to go through such an emotional thing and find where the next steps are. At the same time I think, well does this give us better odds of seeing a BFP? Isn't that terrible, I mean I feel terrible for thinking it? What can I say, statistics are always in the back of my mind and that is what I thought every time I saw a BFP come up on the thread. I am happy for them especially ones that I have grown so close to and I pray for these woman daily. Such a roller coaster of emotions.
To be honest, I am kind of tired of thinking about it and having to "process" my feelings before speaking.
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Pokey & Tired
Today was day 7 of Lupron injections. I can say at this point that the largest side effect is HUNGER! Not even hunger really, I just want to eat everything and it didn't help that we had no food in the house. That just made me want to go out and get some delicious food like Tumbleweed or Bungalow Joe's. Thank goodness I went to the grocery last night, at least I am now eating a turkey sandwich and reduced fat cheese its. Minor mistake there, I brought the box to work with me!
This morning during my usual injection I had an accident. When my mother gave me my trigger HCG shot in the hiney during my first round she broke the needle when she was finished. She said that prevented anyone from using it again in case they found it in the garbage. Since then I have been breaking every needle and tossing them in my hazardous waste box. This morning I was a little careless about it and OUCH! The needle came through the side of the cap and stabbed me. I now have a bruise from it? Good thing it was my dirty needle!
This morning during my usual injection I had an accident. When my mother gave me my trigger HCG shot in the hiney during my first round she broke the needle when she was finished. She said that prevented anyone from using it again in case they found it in the garbage. Since then I have been breaking every needle and tossing them in my hazardous waste box. This morning I was a little careless about it and OUCH! The needle came through the side of the cap and stabbed me. I now have a bruise from it? Good thing it was my dirty needle!
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Friday, November 2, 2012
Today is a new day...
I was a little excited yesterday when I got the call from the Fed Ex store that my box was ready to pick up. While out running some errands for work I stopped by and picked it up. After going through the package to make sure all of my meds were present and accounted for I realize the Lupron bottle is SO TINY and doesn't seem to have much in it. I have to take that stuff (small amount) but for 24 days!
After reading my usual fertility thread, the ladies said they thought the same thing which made me feel better.
So this morning I took my first subcutaneous injection of Lupron (10u). The injection was much like the Ganarilex that I took last time. My biggest suggestion to anyone who ever has to give a shot to yourself, make sure the alcohol is dry! That tends to burn if not.
We are 3.5 hours post injection and I have a slight headache and some light headedness which is common. Some women have mood swings too so I will be on the look out for that (poor husband).
This weekend we will celebrate Thanksgiving dinner with great friends (code for gonna be FAT!) and then we will celebrate Kyle's 31st birthday! He has requested country ham at Lady Lunch and Cheddar's for birthday dinner on Monday. Heck, if I'm lucky we might get to squeeze in some sushi too!
After reading my usual fertility thread, the ladies said they thought the same thing which made me feel better.
So this morning I took my first subcutaneous injection of Lupron (10u). The injection was much like the Ganarilex that I took last time. My biggest suggestion to anyone who ever has to give a shot to yourself, make sure the alcohol is dry! That tends to burn if not.
We are 3.5 hours post injection and I have a slight headache and some light headedness which is common. Some women have mood swings too so I will be on the look out for that (poor husband).
This weekend we will celebrate Thanksgiving dinner with great friends (code for gonna be FAT!) and then we will celebrate Kyle's 31st birthday! He has requested country ham at Lady Lunch and Cheddar's for birthday dinner on Monday. Heck, if I'm lucky we might get to squeeze in some sushi too!
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