5 down, 3 to go

Well, I had another wanding today and there are 3-4 follicles that are about 7×9mm and several other small ones. Dr. McDreamy is hoping for no more that 4 18mm minimum follicles so I have 3 more days of double doses of Bravelle before I go back for another wanding and hopefully a trigger shot. That means I’ll (hopefully) be going in for IUIs on Friday and Saturday. Nothing like driving 200 miles a day for 5 days in one week (Two has a cardio appointment tomorrow in the big city).

Today I started crying for no reason over breakfast and then snapped at Two when she tried to sympathize. God do I feel like a fucking heel!!

Spoke to Soon (aka Bravelle Blues)

Today the ovary pricking continues. Add a series of vivid dreams about stolen babies (I never remember dreams), one migraine, and one right nipple feeling like it is being ripped from my body (I usually get the sensation of someone extinguishing a cigarette on my left nipple with the Prometrium so this isn’t too bad) and now we know the Bravelle is on board. I wonder if it’s because yesterday was the day that we went to double dosage.

Tomorrow is the day that I go for another wanding and blood work. Let’s hope that we get the okay for the trigger shot so that I don’t have to keep getting stuck (or plop down another $500 for meds). Wish me luck!

4 down

Tonight we did our 4th injection and I have to say that it hasn’t been so bad. The shots are a bit uncomfortable and if it weren’t for the fact that my ovaries are feeling like they are being pricked almost constantly and a bit of weepiness I would really wonder if we were doing the shots right or if they were actually working.

Monday we go for another ultrasound (sans AF) and bloodwork. That will decide if we do the trigger shot that night or do a couple of more days of Bravelle. I’m hoping for big healthy follicles and a trigger shot on Monday.

Oh well there is a glass of milk and a pop tart in my near future

Well I Did It

Rather Two did it. Tonight we did the first in our series of Bravelle injections after doing our baseline ultrasound today and hearing from Dr. McDreamy that everything looked “perfect” and that we should keep working at it.

Can I just say that there is something wrong with doing a vaginal ultrasound while AF is still hanging around. Our next ultrasound is scheduled for Monday at which point we’ll see if the follicles are big enough to do our trigger shot.

Oh well, I’m off to pout about the shout

It’s Time!

Today is CD2 and since I couldn’t make it to Dr. McDreamy’s office at 8:30 a.m. this morning I am having my baseline ultrasound and starting my round of injectables (Bravelle) on the same day (CD 3) yep, CD 3. Tomorrow. Am I nervous? Should I be? Hormones are nothing new to us. True, but a 25% increase in the chance of multiples over the other drugs that we were using are.

Shit, we are so anxious for a healthy pregnancy that multiples sound good. Luckily we are in a financial situation to take care of two (I won’t entertain the idea of triplets … yet) babies just fine.  It’s been about 5 months since we started our journey and I’m really getting anxious. It’s getting harder and harder to see pregnant bellies and chubby babies with every passing day.

That being said I am going to spend some time tonight getting my mind ready for daily shots and bulging ovaries. BRING IT ON!!!

Still Here!

I’m still here. Two had a procedure done on her heart this week so we’ve had lots of company from our families this week and last. My mom is a retired nurse so she’s here for a month to watch over her while she recuperates and I go to work (I took this week off and I’m gonna try really hard to go back next week). Two is doing fine and feeling much better than we expected that she would.

If my calculations are right we are less than 2 weeks away from our base line ultra sound and a cycle of injectables. I am so ready to be pregnant that I really don’t care about the shots or the possibility of multiples!! Bring it on!!

TWW is over

My TWW is over as well, AF came on Saturday night after a negative Beta on Thursday. After that I had to spend my weekend prepping for and going to a baby shower where we discovered that ANOTHER of our friend’s is also pregnant. I was horribly upset the whole fucking time. We are doing a rest cycle this month, more because my mother is going to be here for 3 weeks than anything else, but next cycle I’ve already told Dr. McDreamy that I want to go hard or go home. I wanted to avoid injectables if I could but now…..