Lupron Day 14, Estrace Day 6, Hormones Level 10!


Transfer Day (Day 5) Our Transfer Day could not have gone more perfect! We got a room close to our specialist so my husband could work in the morning, and I had a chance to take a nice walk, have breakfast, and relax before the big event! When we first arrived we went into a…
Today was our Egg Retrieval Day. I woke up in tears of excitement and fear but it is later in the afternoon now and I’ve had a chance to calm down. My husband got up early to leave. He texted me on the way back and said “Package has been delivered!” He cracks me up….
I am adding this because I am a schedule, timelines, planning person! I love to have a plan in place and that is one of the hardest parts of this process. Knowing what to expect brings me peace so hopefully this helps! This timeline looks like I am pointing out a lot of trials and…
This was the scariest part of IVF for me. I will not lie and say it is easy but I have some tips to help! It helps me to have a routine and process. For the Lupron shot we used ice but it was a very thin liquid. The Progesterone shot is a thick oil…
After I was induced, I had the expectation of a calm, controlled process. Contractions were rough, but once the epidural set in, I settled in. Someone told me to “push with my butt”—sounds weird but it helped! I had several nurses who tried to convince me that I would push a lot better without an…
Our first IUI seems like a world ago. On Jan 28 we had one follicle that was around 10″ and one that was 19″. Our Nurse Practitioner (who we adore) was very surprised that one was so large and felt it could be a cyst. I left that morning convinced the weeks of injections were…