When Nature Is Not Enough
IVF will hopefully bring us the miracle we are waiting for.
About Me Name: Liz Location: New York I'm 37 and have been happily married since Sept. 2002. Ivan is truly my companion in life. Our TTC journey has felt like a never ending roller coaster ride. We had an ectopic PG in Dec. 04 and in April 05 found out my IF is due to tubal abnormality. We were told IVF was our only hope. July 05 we did IVF # 1 and it was a chemical PG. We did IVF # 2 in Oct. 05 and it was a BFN. In Jan. 06 we did a combined fresh and frozen embryo transfer and it was a BFN. We were determined not to give up our dream of having a baby. IVF # 4 was in April 06. The cycle worked like a charm and on December 20, 2006 we were blessed with Hannah and Matthew. View my complete profile	Monday, January 16, 2006 U/S # 1 Today I went to the clinic for my b/w and u/s. After 4 days on stims I have 10 follicles....very happy about that. On the way to the clinic I told Ivan I wasn't going to stress about it and would be happy if there were only 5. When I saw there were 5 on the right I breathed. Ivan asked me if I was feeling hopeful. I'm not, for now I will take it one day at a time and not stress about things. I'm going to try to avoid negative thoughts. As long as things continue to progress there is no reason for me to worry. Am I hopeful - NO, I am realistic to know that something could go wrong but I will not think about that. The side effects are starting to decrease...fortunately. No hot flashes today and just a slight headache. Ivan on the other hand is cranky, he says it's from the lupron. For some reason he goes through mood swings while I'm cycling. I experience the physical side effects and he experiences the emotional ones. I think it is hilarious. Maybe when I'm PG he'll have the cravings and weight gain....I can dream. For now all is well with the cycle and I'm okay. Update: E2 - 286 Follistim increased to 450. I go back on Wed. \| posted by Liz at 12:34 PM \| 14 Comments: Anonymous commented at 3:04 PM~ 10 follies is great!!!! I know it's hard to be hopeful but don't give up. Too funny about Ivan. My BIL gained 35 lbs when my sister was PG from his cravings. April commented at 3:29 PM~ 10 follicles and already to 286 after 4 days? Wow - I'm quite impressed! Sounds like Ivan's suffering from the IF version of couvade ;) Anonymous commented at 4:22 PM~ Lovely. GO FOLLIES GO!!! Larisa commented at 6:18 PM~ Sounds great so far! Grow, grow, grow follicles! Nico commented at 9:20 PM~ Sounds like things are going well - I hope they continue along those lines!!! Jenna commented at 11:40 PM~ Hey Liz, I am glad that you had 10 yea!! I am glad that you are not stressing out, I hope and pray that you don't loose hope or faith. So last night was missy hot too? Or did those nasty hot flashes come back? Jenna Portlairge commented at 12:12 AM~ Bloody blogger ate my post. Congratulations on all those follies. Those numbers are awesome! Allie commented at 9:15 AM~ Yippee! Hurrah! Your progress is impressive. You're an over achiever, aren't you?! LOL at the Ivan thing. From the Lupron! That cracks me up!! Shell commented at 10:59 AM~ Wishing the best for you Liz!!! Cant wait for wed results!! beagle commented at 11:45 AM~ Liz, thanks for your comment on my blog. Good Luck with this cycle. I think it is very nice that Ivan can share the side effects. In my house, I am my husband's side effect. He is managing. He is welcome to gain any excess baby weight for me as well since he has a great metabolism! Congrats on the perfect 10 score! x commented at 12:39 PM~ great news! You are right - after all the IVF crap, hopefully Ivan is the one to get the morning sickness and stretch marks! Anonymous commented at 6:49 PM~ WOW 10 follies already...that's great!! Anonymous commented at 8:17 PM~ Congrats on all those follies. And that's wonderful your side effects are decreasing (even if Ivan's aren't!). Anonymous commented at 12:47 PM~ Liz, I know its hard for you to be hopeful, so know that we're hopeful for you. Keeping you in my prayers. Hugs, Jennie Want to Post a Comment? back to main page
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