Sunday, December 16, 2012
Another Fertilization Report!
Received a call from the clinic this morning! We still have 10 "babies in a dish" growing, however only 3 are doing great. It makes me sad to hear how the others are falling behind in development. We are still thankful for the 3 that are doing great! We are scheduled for transfer at 09:30 in the morning! They will be transferring two embryos! The other one will be frozen for a transfer later on! We call it our Frosty baby! We cannot express how excited we are for this to happen!!!
Saturday, December 15, 2012
Another Fertilization Report!!!
So today is an exciting day!! I am feeling much better from the retrieval and I returned to work yesterday! Still moving a little slow and sore, but much better! Today I will receive our second fertilization report, but first I will celebrate the graduation of my nursing students! They have worked very hard to achieve their goal and I enjoy celebrating their special day.
I received our second fertilization report and everything is going well. We still have 22 "babies in a dish" growing, however 10 are doing better than the others. It is heartbreaking to hear that over half of our babies are not doing good, but we are very thankful for the 10 doing well! This process is definitely an emotional roller coaster with lots of "ups" and "downs". I'll be quite honest, there are more "downs" than "ups", but the process will be all worth it when we conceive our little miracle! As of now it looks like we will possibly tranfer one or more embryos on Monday the 17th... Please keep the prayers coming if you are following along with us on this journey!
I received our second fertilization report and everything is going well. We still have 22 "babies in a dish" growing, however 10 are doing better than the others. It is heartbreaking to hear that over half of our babies are not doing good, but we are very thankful for the 10 doing well! This process is definitely an emotional roller coaster with lots of "ups" and "downs". I'll be quite honest, there are more "downs" than "ups", but the process will be all worth it when we conceive our little miracle! As of now it looks like we will possibly tranfer one or more embryos on Monday the 17th... Please keep the prayers coming if you are following along with us on this journey!
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Fertilization Report!!!!
Today we received our first fertilization report!! They retrieved 32 eggs and 28 are "mature" eggs!!! Of the 28 mature eggs, 22 fertilized and are where they should be for Day 1!!! We are excited to have 22 little ones growing in a dish... Grow babies, grow!!! We will receive another report in two days! Please send up some prayers for our little ones!
As for me, today I am very sore from the egg retrieval, but doing good! I took today off from work and will relax on the couch all day to allow my body to heal!
As for me, today I am very sore from the egg retrieval, but doing good! I took today off from work and will relax on the couch all day to allow my body to heal!
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
12/12/12--Egg Retrieval!
So 12/12/12 was the BIG day for us!!!!! We drove to the clinic the night before and spent the night so we could be good and rested! We arrived at the clinic at 08:00 and they started an IV with fluids and began getting me ready. I was really nervous since I had never had any procedures done and had never been under anesthesia. The nurse came in and gave me a "cocktail" through my IV and the only thing I remembered after that was beginning to feel dizzy! LOL!
Then the nurses and my husband finally got me to wake up in recovery and let me know that they had retrieved 32 EGGS!!!!!!!! We were so excited with this number!!! I recovered for about an hour, then I was sent home to rest. On the way home, the anesthesia got the better of me and we had to make a pit stop. Now how many husbands would come into a female public restroom because they heard their wife getting sick??? MINE DID!!! We laugh about it now, but it wasn't a pretty site then! :)
As soon as we were home I took a nap and rested the rest of the day on the couch. I was very sore.. They had to apply lots of pressure on my belly to get access to my left ovary. My left ovary was very large and became lodged behine my uterus. (That's why I had so much pressure before the procedure). I felt like I had done over 1 million crunches!! But with each day I got better and better! I went back to work two days later. Now the wait on the fertilization report!! Getting anxious!!!
Then the nurses and my husband finally got me to wake up in recovery and let me know that they had retrieved 32 EGGS!!!!!!!! We were so excited with this number!!! I recovered for about an hour, then I was sent home to rest. On the way home, the anesthesia got the better of me and we had to make a pit stop. Now how many husbands would come into a female public restroom because they heard their wife getting sick??? MINE DID!!! We laugh about it now, but it wasn't a pretty site then! :)
As soon as we were home I took a nap and rested the rest of the day on the couch. I was very sore.. They had to apply lots of pressure on my belly to get access to my left ovary. My left ovary was very large and became lodged behine my uterus. (That's why I had so much pressure before the procedure). I felt like I had done over 1 million crunches!! But with each day I got better and better! I went back to work two days later. Now the wait on the fertilization report!! Getting anxious!!!
Sunday, December 9, 2012
12/3/12... RIP my precious Skippy...
I would like to take a moment and remember my precious "doxie" Skippy. During this process I suffered a great loss. My "doxie" who was 14 years old, went to heaven on 12/3/12. This was a very sad day for me. I have had Skippy, aka my "Skipper Doo Dandy" for 10 years. Here's the story of how she came into my life and became my furbaby!
In July of 2001, I found a Dachshund breeder in Southeast Kentucky and bought a 7 week old precious little doxie and named her Abbie. Abbie was a joy to have and still is to this day. About a year later, I received a call from the breeder telling me how Abbie's mom, Skippy, had been attacked by two other dachshunds and was hurt badly. She had to have several reconstructive surgeries to repair her injuries. The breeder asked me If I would take Skippy once she recovered. I didn't hesitate once! As soon as Skippy recovered, we made the trip to pick her up. Skippy was a very scared puppy and very timid. As soon as I started speaking to her, she perked her little ears up and came right to me. I knew then, she was meant to be my furbaby. We brought her home and over the years made some wonderful memories! She was no longer an outside dog used for breeding. She was the baby she needed to be and I was blessed to be her mommy.
In March of 2010, we received some devastating news that the mass we found on her belly, was breast cancer. I was heartbroken. My choices were to put her through a very extensive two part surgery or let her live her life out. She was 12 years old and I was honestly afraid she would not recover from her surgery, so we made the decision to let her enjoy the rest of her life, however long that may be. She lived two years and nine months from her diagnosis and you would have never known she was ever sick. She was bouncing around and rolling in the grass the last day of her life. We had no clue that would be our last day with her. That evening she began breathing a little heavier than normal. I called the vet and he said just to keep her calm and bring her in the next morning. She slept with her daddy that night and I slept on the couch right beside them. The next morning I began getting ready for work and my husband was planning to have her at the vet right when they opened. About 20 minutes before I was to leave, I heard my husband say "Where ya going Skip?" I was so excited because I knew she was moving. I walked into the living room and saw her perky little ears looking at me! Within 10 minutes, she laid down on the couch in my arms and quit breathing. It was like she came looking for me so I could be there with her. As heartbroken as we were, we were thankful she passed with her mommy and daddy by her side. We spent the next hour just peacefully remembering all the good memories and of course shedding several tears.
I knew this day was coming, but you can never be prepared. She passed away on 12-3-12 and would have turned 15 years old on 12-5-12. We were planning to make that day special for her birthday. We had a Twinkie saved for her, because she LOVED human food! Sunday night when she wasn't feeling well, we gave her the Twinkie early and she enjoyed every bite. I was so thankful that she was able to enjoy her "birthday cake" before she passed. I miss her every single second of every day. She was a very special doxie and I am so thankful that I was able to give her the best 10 years of her life! RIP Skippy!
In July of 2001, I found a Dachshund breeder in Southeast Kentucky and bought a 7 week old precious little doxie and named her Abbie. Abbie was a joy to have and still is to this day. About a year later, I received a call from the breeder telling me how Abbie's mom, Skippy, had been attacked by two other dachshunds and was hurt badly. She had to have several reconstructive surgeries to repair her injuries. The breeder asked me If I would take Skippy once she recovered. I didn't hesitate once! As soon as Skippy recovered, we made the trip to pick her up. Skippy was a very scared puppy and very timid. As soon as I started speaking to her, she perked her little ears up and came right to me. I knew then, she was meant to be my furbaby. We brought her home and over the years made some wonderful memories! She was no longer an outside dog used for breeding. She was the baby she needed to be and I was blessed to be her mommy.
In March of 2010, we received some devastating news that the mass we found on her belly, was breast cancer. I was heartbroken. My choices were to put her through a very extensive two part surgery or let her live her life out. She was 12 years old and I was honestly afraid she would not recover from her surgery, so we made the decision to let her enjoy the rest of her life, however long that may be. She lived two years and nine months from her diagnosis and you would have never known she was ever sick. She was bouncing around and rolling in the grass the last day of her life. We had no clue that would be our last day with her. That evening she began breathing a little heavier than normal. I called the vet and he said just to keep her calm and bring her in the next morning. She slept with her daddy that night and I slept on the couch right beside them. The next morning I began getting ready for work and my husband was planning to have her at the vet right when they opened. About 20 minutes before I was to leave, I heard my husband say "Where ya going Skip?" I was so excited because I knew she was moving. I walked into the living room and saw her perky little ears looking at me! Within 10 minutes, she laid down on the couch in my arms and quit breathing. It was like she came looking for me so I could be there with her. As heartbroken as we were, we were thankful she passed with her mommy and daddy by her side. We spent the next hour just peacefully remembering all the good memories and of course shedding several tears.
12/1-12/9
I know I'm behind, but I'm gonna catch everyone up!!! Our IVF journey went very well!! 12/1-12/9 were the days I took my stimulation meds. It was a combination of Follistim and Menopur. The injections were not too bad, but sometimes they did burn a little. They were just a small injection each evening into my belly! You could connect the dots by the time it was finished!!! :) My sister-in-law gave most of my injections and my husband gave a few. He did a fantastic job!! I had four ultrasounds during this time and my ovaries kicked it in gear and grew 30+ follicles! The doctors were concerned because I had so many and was afraid I would get very sick. I proved them wrong! :) I triggered with Lupron on 12/10 and my egg retrieval was scheduled for 12/12!!
Saturday, December 1, 2012
And our Journey begins!!!
For the last almost three weeks I have been on birth control pills to prepare my ovaries for IVF. My last pill was this past Tuesday. Tuesday was a big day for us! We signed all of our consents for the procedures and had our blood work completed! Everything came back normal!
Today I visited the clinic and had an ultrasound and blood work! My ovaries are clear of cysts and ready to be stimulated! My blood work came back great so I will begin my injections this evening! I have 20+ follicles on EACH ovary! This can be good but can also be bad. They are concerned I may overstimulate with my high number of follicles. They will monitor me very close and hopefully everything will go as planned! I will be updating more often as these next couple of weeks are going to be very busy with appointments, work, injections and blood work! As of now my egg retrieval is scheduled for December 11th!!! Please send up some prayers if you are reading this blog! We want this so very bad!!!
Today I visited the clinic and had an ultrasound and blood work! My ovaries are clear of cysts and ready to be stimulated! My blood work came back great so I will begin my injections this evening! I have 20+ follicles on EACH ovary! This can be good but can also be bad. They are concerned I may overstimulate with my high number of follicles. They will monitor me very close and hopefully everything will go as planned! I will be updating more often as these next couple of weeks are going to be very busy with appointments, work, injections and blood work! As of now my egg retrieval is scheduled for December 11th!!! Please send up some prayers if you are reading this blog! We want this so very bad!!!
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