Ocean Dreamer

Just a quick update to let y’all know things are going well. My IVF has been great so far – no problems whatsoever. I did have to up my meds early on but that was the only small hickup. I was so worried about how it would go, how I would feel, etc., but it has been fine so far.

They retrieved 17 eggs, of which 12 were mature and were ICSI’d. Of those 12, 9 fertilized (it’s normal for some to drop off at each stage). When they checked them on saturday, which was day 3, all 9 were still going strong! 5 are doing great and the other 4 are not far behind.

I go in tomorrow for my transfer. I’ve decided to transfer 2 unless they suddenly tell me my chance of getting pregnant with one is 85% or something (this happened to a friend who used donor eggs that made gorgeous embies.)

I have learned a few things about the shots that I thought I’d pass along:

- the follistim was no problem for me. I could hardly even feel the needle go in. The menopur stings like a bitch though and I found a few things that really helped me. I mixed it up first then let it sit on the counter while I did the follistim. That seemed to allow more time for the menopur to more completely disolve. I also pushed the syringe down slowly and practiced deep breathing while injecting it.

- I have been giving myself the progesterone in oil (PIO) shots each morning (except the first one, which my mom did.) I purchased a small mirrror – the kind used to put on makeup – which stands on it’s own and which I can angle so I can see the right spot to do the injection. The needle hurts going in but the actual shot doesn’t hurt. I use a heating pad before and after doing the shot and also massage the area for a full minute immediately after the shot. This all helps with muscle soreness. On the first day, I only massaged it for 10 seconds or so and I could definitely tell the difference when I massaged it for a whole minute.

- I give myself rewards. There is a new gluten free ice cream sandwich that I ate after my evening shots each night. Yum. By the time I finished the sandwich, The sting from the menopur was gone. The PIO is in the morning and I’m not up for ice cream then but a her.sheys kiss works just as well.

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