(1) Egg Retrieved today!!!!!

Today was my egg retrieval day!

I felt so much more calm since I knew the drill this time!

I will say the procedure HURT soooo much more this time.

I really felt the needle and pressure this time-

I had one big healthy egg retrieved today-

After the retrieval, the doctor met with us and said to change up our plan we will be doing a 5-day transfer!

I am thrilled!

I can't wait! Seems like a LONG time!

I start progesterone orally tonight- and vaginally tomorrow-

Here we go!

Here is a selfie shot before I went in for the procedure!

Lupron Shot has been injected

Today is CD 13. Last night at 10:30PM my husband injected me w. my Lupron shot.

I have a scheduled egg retrieval for tomorrow morning at 9:30AM.

I am so excited!

I am feeling relaxed and good.


Here is a pic of my supplies:

So, here we go with our 2nd Natural Cycle IVF!!!!


I will keep everyone updated!

And this time, I am taking my phone in the waiting room!

CD 12- Waiting for my schedule call for Retrieval!

So this morning - on my Memorial Day off- I had a 7:30AM monitoring appt.

Everything looks good for being on NO meds....


Transfer should be in about 5 days!

YAY! Feeling good!
Taking my pre-natal vitamins!

Here is a pic of my ultrasound results.

CD 10 Follicle at 13.4mm

Went in today for monitoring.... My follicle is measuring at 13.4mm with no medication.
The doctor called and I have to go back on Monday to see how everything is going!
YAY!

Hurry up Saturday!

It is so hard waiting for these damn cycles!
Hurry up, Saturday!
I can't wait to hear how my follies are looking!

Going forward with Natural Cycle IVF- CD7

We have decided 100% to continue with this cycle!
I go in for an appointment to monitor on CD 10- this Saturday!
I hope this works! Please GOD let it be my turn to have a baby!
I want to be a mom so badly!

OMG- Thinking of Cancelling this cycle

So, when I went in for monitoring this month- the office recommended that we do a "Mini IVF" instead of a "Natural Cycle IVF"
My immediate answer was NO.

I feel like I want to keep this AS NATURAL as possible.

So we scheduled it like that.

But I have not been able to stop thinking about the "WHAT IF'S"

What if- this does not work AGAIN?
What if- we end up spending the same amount of money it would cost to do a mini IVF?
What if- I actually NEED the extra meds?
What if- it would be better to have more eggs than just ONE?

So- I am thinking that we may cancel this cycle and start over.

My needles and Lupron got delivered today at work today too.

OMG. What should I do??!?!??!?!?!?

CD3- Monitoring Appointment

So, today I went to my monitoring appointment and had an ultrasound and a blood test.
We are on schedule to try another cycle of Natural IVF.

I go back next Saturday- which will be CD 10.

So until then- I need my little follicle to grow grow grow- I think I had one today at 5.3:)

Scheduled 1st monitoring appointment

So today I called and made an appointment for monitoring! It is Saturday at 8:15AM!
And a correction from yesterday- we will CALL TODAY CD 1.
So here we go!
YAY!

And AUNT FLOW is here! CD 1- IVF round 2

So today Aunt Flow came knocking on my door while I was at work! I hate her!
I have been struggling with my decision to do IVF this month or to postpone and save more $.
We talked about it and we are going to do it.
It will be tight but we can do it-
My doctor told me that CD1 is the first full flow day- since my period just barely started I will call tomorrow CD1- I will call the office and start monitoring- OH GOD- here comes the blood tests and ultrasounds!

I don't even care- just work:) PLEASE!

12 day till AF

Here I am again.... in the dreaded 2ww. This has been the first month- I honestly don't care.
I don't care what happens, mainly because I know I can start a new IVF cycle. I am loosing myself in this process. I have thought more about waiting years before trying again than I ever have before-
Yearning to live my life again without the weight of this failure on my shoulders.
Ugggh.

Dear Self:

Dear Self:
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