Now I Wait...

Ok. I am now 2 days past egg retrieval, and I am constipated, but I feel good otherwise. I had 13 eggs retrieved and 8 fertilized. I am having embryo transfer on Saturday. I wanted to post more, but between school, and all the early morning appts, I wasn't feelin' it. I am praying that all 8 embies make it to blast, so I can have my pick of the litter and have some to put on ice for the next time. I will post again when I have more info to share.

Burn Baby Burn!!

So! I have been MIA for a few days thanks to school and everything I else I have going on. After taking the birth control pills on last Tuesday, my period started on Friday, October 3rd. I had my baseline appt on Tuesday the 7th where they checked my uterine lining which was 3.8mm. They measured the E2 (estrogen) in my blood and it was 45. I was given the greenlight to begin stims on Wednesday the 8th. I am taking 2 vials of Bravelle and 2 vials of Menopur. The first shot went really well besides the fact that the medicine burns like hell going in! Oh my! I am already feeling tenderness in my lower belly area. I am getting so nervous when I think about egg retrieval. I could just scream sometimes. I don't know why I am so nervous. I've been through it before, and it really wasn't that bad. Granted, I was sore afterwards, but the pain was totally bearable. I also worry about missing school. Oh well. This is more important to me than school. I am praying that this works. I have never been pregnant and it surely would be nice to be pregnant for the first time this Christmas. God is watching me, and I know that he will make everything alright. I truly feel as though I deserve this. I will update you all later. I am going to go watch some T.V. and spend some quality time with my baby! Ciao!!

One Step Down...

So last night was my last birth control pill! Yay!!!! My head surely will appreciate it. Them things been giving me funny headaches and my eyes feel weird. It's pretty hard to explain. So the Lupron is doing me just fine so far. Not hot flashes or anything! I just hope that it stays this way. So now I sit here and wait for AF. Hopefullt she will be here by this weekend. I go in on Oct. 7th at 8:45am. I will be getting an u/s and b/w. As long as everything is fine with those two (which I'm sure it will) I will start stims on Wednesday the 8th. I will be taking 2 vials of Menopur and 2 vials of Bravelle. So I am ready to rock and roll!! LOL!! Well one more day of school for the week and I am done! I am happy about that.

So! Here We Go Again!!!

Happy Lupron Day!!!
I just finished taking my Lupron injection for this cycle. I am thrilled. This finally seems real to me! I have been waiting for this moment since July 7th....the day I got a negative beta. I was crushed but hopeful at the same time since I knew that I would have another shot at motherhood. So lately I have been wrapping my mind around the fact that in a couple of weeks I will be pregnant. This Christmas I will be pregnant. I told my Husband that this year we are going to take photos and send out Christmas cards and announce the pregnancy at the same time. That is my plan for NOW. Who knows. I change my mind all the time. I do have a couple of cycle buddies and I am so excited to share the journey with someone else! Not much to report here. I had acupuncture yesterday, and it was relaxing as usual. I found out yesterday at my consult appt. that I will be taking DHEA 3x a day. I'm a little worried about taking it because there isn' much scientific evidence that it actually hepls an IVF cycle and I have read that it cause infertility as well. So, there's alot of conflicting info out there. I guess I should trust my Dr., but hey they are humans, and they DON'T know it all. Anyway, I will take it and pray to God that it helps and not hurt me.

Am I There Yet???

So! Today marks a week left until I begin Lupron injections. It seems like it's taking forever to get here, then again, it's not. I actually have 7 dys before my IVF journey begins again. WOAH!!

I went to acupuncture yesterday. I absolutely loved it! I always do. I had been feeling nauseous every morning and I'm guessing it's from the birth control pills. So when I went yesterday I told my acu Dr. that I have been having nausea. She showed my husband a pressure point on the top of my foot to massage and the nausea vanished as I was laying on the table. I was so amazed how that happens. Acupuncture really cracks me up! It's amazing how those tiny needles do so much. I have not been having any more spotting with the pills, and I usually do. My overall energy level is through the roof. Ofcourse if I stay up til 2 am and get up a few hours later, then I can't expect to be full of energy! My only problem is my diet. So for the next few weeks I am going on a special diet to prepare my body for my babies' implantation. My acupuncturist has given me a diet to follow. (sigh) Carbs are my enemy and also my weakness. Y'all pray that I can do better, I sooo want to pregnant for Christmas, and my baby would be due in June/July! I have NEVER been pregnant, so this is very important to me. Well, I'm off to make breakfast. I am making beef liver and gravy with grits. I haven't ate this since I was a little child, so I'm not sure if I'll be able to stomach it. LOL! I'll let you know!

Howdy!

Hello all! I left you the day before my baby's birthday. Well, the barbecue was great. We were kinda rained out thanks to Hurricane Gustav trying to make his way to Louisianna. It was a pretty rainy day to start with, but we managed to still have a lovely day thanks to my lanai! So we ate well and we sung to him and he cut his cake. (I told yall he was my baby:-) )

So lately, I have been taking my birth control pills (ugh!!) and I am going to acupuncture. Acupuncture is really relaxing. I wish I can feel the effect that it has on my uterus, but I can't. I'm sure it is working on it because the spotting I was having on the BCPs is now gone. I'm sure everything will be good.

School is going...it's going. LOL!! I am doing well on my assignments so far, but I have had only one test so far and that was in Algebra. I passed it. That's all I care about at this point. LOL!!

Well I am about to shower so I can eat dinner and watch a movie with my baby! See yall lata!!

Just Stopping Through

Hey all! How are things going with everyone? That's good. I am not the best blogger in the world, but I did tell you that I was going to get better. So, here I am! I am really trying to get in the swing of things with my studies. I was never the studying type, but now I am at a point in my collegiate career where I have to. I have a 3.8 GPA and I am really trying to maintain that, if not increase it. I am really proud of my old ass for doing so well in school. Anyway, that's that. Besides that I am getting ready for part 3 of my husband's birthday celebration. His birthday is tomorrow and he will be 38. I want to do everything I can to make his birthday special. He is a real good man and he deserves the world. (Awwww) I am battling the headaches from the BCPs, but they are not as bad as the last time. So I guess you can say I am happy for that. Oh yeah, my IVF time line might be changing. I tried to call my Dr. but the line has been busy all day. So I will try again tomorrow. Once I find out something, I will let you know.

Ciao baby!!