So today turns out to be a very big day! Today is my wonderful husbands 29th birthday! We are going to celebrate today by TRIGGERING!!!!!! I had my follie check this morning and the follie was a 19.5 which is definitely mature! So as long as my bloodwork comes back good (which it should) then I will trigger tonight between 6pm and midnight.
Right now my IUI is scheduled for Sunday morning at 9:30am. We do have to go to Rockville, because it is a weekend, but thats ok, Brian and I are early risers anyways. At least it will be before Brian has to head out of town on travel!!! What a relief!
Just as an update to yesterday, they called me and had me give myself a double injection last night to try to jump start the follicle. Also, I drank A LOT more water than I had been drinking, and that seemed to help. I think the blood work nurses will be glad not to see me for a while since my veins have been needle shy for the past couple days.
Happy Birthday Brian!!! Wish us luck on triggering!
Showing posts with label follie check. Show all posts
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Friday, January 18, 2008
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Hum.... news... good? bad? I don't know...
Well I went in for my follicle check this morning, and well, there has been absolutely no change in my one mature follicle. I don't know if thats good or bad other than it isn't quite mature enough for us to trigger and have our IUI. On the other hand, my lining is now at 8.4mm, which is awesome.
I am trying to be positive with all of this, and think about the fact that if we trigger tomorrow, that It will be Brian's birthday, but I can't help to wonder if there is something not right about the way my body is responding to the meds. I guess I'll find out later today if I am going to need another dose of meds, or if they are going to up my meds to try to break the 18mm mark. I am starting to think that this is a doomed cycle. It would be nice to have just one cycle where NOTHING goes wrong, that has yet to happen.
I am trying to be positive with all of this, and think about the fact that if we trigger tomorrow, that It will be Brian's birthday, but I can't help to wonder if there is something not right about the way my body is responding to the meds. I guess I'll find out later today if I am going to need another dose of meds, or if they are going to up my meds to try to break the 18mm mark. I am starting to think that this is a doomed cycle. It would be nice to have just one cycle where NOTHING goes wrong, that has yet to happen.
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Sweet Relief!
Well I had another follie check this morning, and there was nothing but good news. My lining has increased to 7.7mm, which is great! I also have three maturing follicles all on my right side. I have a 17.6mm, and two that are about 13.5mm. This is AWESOME news!!! I will probably have to take one more dose of meds tonight, and I go in for another follie check in the morning, but I am so very relieved that there is finally progress to be had.
Looks like we are probably going to trigger either tomorrow night, or on Friday which is DH's 29th birthday!
Looks like we are probably going to trigger either tomorrow night, or on Friday which is DH's 29th birthday!
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
8 days of shots down...
Well I go in tomorrow for another follie check after two more nights of injections. This should be interesting, I am going to be a realist. I am really hoping for a thicker lining(just any amount thicker), and for reasonable growth on each of my follicles, I would really like 3 mm each, but I don't know if that is going to happen, but I am going to hope for it.
I wanted to thank those of you who have been reading my blog. It has been incredibly wonderful knowing that I have a group of women out there (some who know me, and some who don't) that give me strength even when I don't feel like I have hope anymore. It means more than you know.
Well, on to a happy note. I am not one of those IF women who can't be around babies, in fact I crave my friends children. I love holding them, and playing with them. If even for just a moment, I can pretend that it is my child, and I feel happy. I love children, and they hav made me incredibly happy lately. So for those of you who have shared your beautiful children with me lately, please know how incredibly grateful I am for that. Make sure to hug and kiss your little ones tonight, and be incredibly thankful for what you have. I know my time will come and DH and I will be able to share our little one with you all.
I wanted to thank those of you who have been reading my blog. It has been incredibly wonderful knowing that I have a group of women out there (some who know me, and some who don't) that give me strength even when I don't feel like I have hope anymore. It means more than you know.
Well, on to a happy note. I am not one of those IF women who can't be around babies, in fact I crave my friends children. I love holding them, and playing with them. If even for just a moment, I can pretend that it is my child, and I feel happy. I love children, and they hav made me incredibly happy lately. So for those of you who have shared your beautiful children with me lately, please know how incredibly grateful I am for that. Make sure to hug and kiss your little ones tonight, and be incredibly thankful for what you have. I know my time will come and DH and I will be able to share our little one with you all.
Monday, January 14, 2008
Update from Follie check
Yup, at last two more nights of injections. My nurse doesn't think I should worry about my lining YET... she says my follies are no where near mature yet, so the lining doesn't need to be thick yet.
We go back on Wednesday morning for yet another check. God, I hope that we have growth otherwise we are going to have a hard time making an IUI by Monday morning. I am praying that DH will not have to move his trip, because he has adjusted his schedule so many times for all of this IF stuff already.
I could use as many good follicle wishes as you can offer up. Thanks!
We go back on Wednesday morning for yet another check. God, I hope that we have growth otherwise we are going to have a hard time making an IUI by Monday morning. I am praying that DH will not have to move his trip, because he has adjusted his schedule so many times for all of this IF stuff already.
I could use as many good follicle wishes as you can offer up. Thanks!
Frusterated with my body....
Today is CD 9... and I have done 6 days of injections, you would think that I would have more progress that I do. As it turns out I have only two growing follicles, one at 10mm, and one at 12mm, I had hoped they would be bigger by now, only 2mm in three days for the one follicle seems to be way slow development to me, but what do I know. They have to be 18 or above to be considered mature and ready for ovulation.
Oh and another kicker, my lining is THINNER than it was on CD3 or CD6.... what the hell does that mean. Days are ticking by, and I am getting nervous that DH will be out of town by the time I am ready for an IUI... seriously, this is really depressing.
Well, I guess all I can do is just talk to my nurse when she calls this afternoon, and find out if I need to start Estrace now rather than waiting till it is too late. I am beginning to wonder if the thin lining has been my problem all along. DH was trying to cheer me up this morning by saying, maybe if thats the problem, they will switch us back to Clomid, and take care of the lining issue just with meds. I tried to explain to him, that that would be a step backwards, and doctors really try to only move forwards. I know he is trying to be optimistic... I should be too, but it is hard to be optimistic when I know the crap my body likes to pull, just to make life interesting.
I just want to be pregnant.... to hold my own child... to know that all of this isn't in vain.
Oh and another kicker, my lining is THINNER than it was on CD3 or CD6.... what the hell does that mean. Days are ticking by, and I am getting nervous that DH will be out of town by the time I am ready for an IUI... seriously, this is really depressing.
Well, I guess all I can do is just talk to my nurse when she calls this afternoon, and find out if I need to start Estrace now rather than waiting till it is too late. I am beginning to wonder if the thin lining has been my problem all along. DH was trying to cheer me up this morning by saying, maybe if thats the problem, they will switch us back to Clomid, and take care of the lining issue just with meds. I tried to explain to him, that that would be a step backwards, and doctors really try to only move forwards. I know he is trying to be optimistic... I should be too, but it is hard to be optimistic when I know the crap my body likes to pull, just to make life interesting.
I just want to be pregnant.... to hold my own child... to know that all of this isn't in vain.
Saturday, January 12, 2008
CD7... Update
Well, yesterday I had a follicle check after three days of Bravelle injections. I only really had one measurable follicle at 9.8 mm, several others smaller, and my lining was at 6.5 mm.
I suppose this is good, I really don't know what to expect from an all injectable cycle. I was told to come back on Monday morning and to continue with daily shots of Bravelle. I guess at that point we will see how far along I am.
If you can say a little prayer for me, because we kind of have a hard time limit of the IUI. DH will be heading out of town next Monday afternoon (1/21). I just hope that we are ready by that point.
I suppose this is good, I really don't know what to expect from an all injectable cycle. I was told to come back on Monday morning and to continue with daily shots of Bravelle. I guess at that point we will see how far along I am.
If you can say a little prayer for me, because we kind of have a hard time limit of the IUI. DH will be heading out of town next Monday afternoon (1/21). I just hope that we are ready by that point.
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