Monitoring Begins

Happy Saturday!!!

Wanna see how I started my weekend?

The fabulous trans-vaginal ultrasound probe. Affectionately referred to by us gals in the infertility world as the DILDO CAM. Monitoring began this morning! Another thing I like about my new RE- Docs to the ultrasounds. Kind of nice, huh? Always gives you the chance to ask questions and just feels a whole lot more personal than just seeing a nurse.

So Dr. G took a look and says his prediction is that our rockstar will be on the right side. Today I had one lead follicle on the right at 13mm. And today is cycle day 7. So based on the blood work, I'll go back again Monday morning. My meds were ordered, but I haven't heard anything about when they may be delivered, so I'll have to ask them about that on Monday.

In other news- I quit my job last Monday. It was not fun. They were not happy. It made for a very miserable week. I just have to power through this week. I'm hoping to be distracted by the monitoring. Ironic, huh? I would have thought that work would have distracted me from IVF, but my life always seems upside down and backwards anyway.

Baseline

Baseline was today- ultrasound and blood work. Done and done!

Meds are ordered.

Everything came back normal- monitoring starts on Saturday!

And we're off!!

CD 1!  Wahoo!!

Two and a half years in the making and we are FINALLY moving forward. FINALLY. Holy Crap I thought this would never happen.

Tomorrow I'm going for baseline. We'll order all my meds- trigger shot and progesterone suppositories- and I'll turn in all our consent forms. J has his blood work done tomorrow. We'll start monitoring next week. Wahoo! Wahoo!

I'm also putting in notice at my current job tomorrow. I'm having some serious anxiety about it. I don't quite have a start date for the new job, but J and I decided that this way we can avoid me starting my new job during the week of egg retrieval. So I'll have the week of Labor Day off. I work for such a small place- they are going to be super pissed about me leaving and take it very personally. I know I'm doing what is best for me- it's just going to be a verrrry long two weeks.

Either way- I'm on to better things. And that is what matters.

I'm feeling hopeful for the first time in a while. I've been feeling this way for a while. And I like how it feels. When I told J that I got my period, he was so excited. He spent the morning talking about how he thinks we should tell his parents that we're having a baby. It was so good to see him talking like that. Talking like this may happen. Talking like he'll be a dad one day. It makes my heart happy.

So stay tuned kids. The crazy train has left the station!

She's coming.

My ta ta's are starting to hurt. I'm on my way to getting my period. YIPPIE!!

Just sayin.

Story of My Freakin Life

Found this on Pinterest...And it's the most true thing ever for me.

Approved!

I got the call this past Friday that IVF was approved by the insurance company. Our last hurdle before starting the cycle. The only catch is that the insurance most likely won't cover the cost of assisted hatching. But we can manage that with no problem. PHEW. We're done. Now we just wait! Should be about 2 weeks till go time!!

Mock Transfer

My fake embryo was transferred today. YEAH!!

I went back to the RE today. We did our mock transfer- essentially they go through the same process as the real embryo transfer just without the embryo. It was easy peasy. It was less than having a pap smear. I also had an ultrasound. My ovaries look good- AFC was at 12. So good to go there as well. He also said my day 3 blood work all was fine.

The only other suggestion was that he wants us to do assisted hatching with the cycle. And we're on board with that. So now we reallllly just have to wait. I expect AF in about 20-ish days. And then the crazy train begins!