IVF appointment #9

This will never end.....
Today's ultrasound was showing a lot more hope. I was so happy and chatty that I didn't want to keep track of the follicles and sizes. I did notice the 2 Huge follicle on my right side and talked to my Dr. about it later. To sum it up he told me my body is finally responding better and he doesn't care to go under to grab those 2 because he has often found huge follicles can have no egg in them, so our focus is on the other ones that are almost mature and the ones that are already.
So again...we are going on 2 weeks of follistim (IVF drugs). I have been moody, but soo soo grateful we are able to do IVF and I just hope the best for the egg retrieval later this week.

I'm going crazy!!!

Tomorrow morning I go in for a blood test and as excited as I was this morning I have to write down my crazy day....so many ups and downs.
I really woke up thinking we've got this one in the bag. No more fertility drugs and no more waiting for baby #2. During Brinley's morning nap I went to the bathroom and thought I was starting my period. I was so angry and mad. I was going back to my giving up hope feelings. I just had it, I was not looking forward to any of the holidays anymore and I wanted to hide from everyone again.
I informed my hubby and mom, and lost hope.
As the day went on we stayed at home knowing I would starting a heavy period any hour and could be having bad cramps. During Brinley's 2nd nap I watched a good Hallmark Christmas movie. Hour after hour...I was just waiting. And every hour that past I gained more and more hope that maybe I was pregnant. Around dinner time I was feeling confident that I had implanting bleeding (like I did when I got pregnant with Brinley, the only pregnancy I've had). I read everything I could on google and came to realized either my period will come or by morning I'll be at the Dr.'s for a blood test and in 24 hours we will know for sure.
It still is a killer not knowing and I may fall hard back into frustration, but at least now I have hope again.

symptoms

Remember last cycle I posted about my headache and nausea symptoms here.
Well, I woke up this morning with the same thing...it started with a headache...one I thought I could handle. I just wanted to rest it off until Bryn woke up.
I got her up and feed her breakfast and it just kept getting worse and worse. Then I took a small dose of meds. with crackers (don't' mind that I tried some holiday M&M's and a slip of caffeine to see if that would do the trick first).
Then the nausea came on, and I grabbed a bowl and poor Bryn had to watch me throw up. blah, it was pretty awful.  My mom convinced me to take more meds and that did the trick.
By the time I put Bryn down for her 1st nap of the day I was feeling symptom free!
Thank goodness.

7 Days past IUI

I hate to guess symptoms and stuff, but I just have to say this morning I had major cramping. This is great news!!

More symptoms

With just 3 more days away before I have my blood test but I'm already feeling a big positive coming...

I woke up this morning with again a headache. Once I was up I started feeling very nausea and got back in bed. Thankfully it's Sunday and my wonderful husband is on daddy duty. I ended up dry heaving and just hope it's all due to a pregnancy!!

Wednesday can't come soon enough!

2WW symptoms

It's so hard to know if what you are feeling is what you are hoping your feeling.
I just have a few more days left until I go in for my blood work and the one thing that sticks in my mind about any 2ww symptoms is bloated!
I think I have felt bloated this whole week! I decided now would be a good time to give up soda and invest in drinking more water. I have recalled more moments of cramping here and there, but it's hard not to get your head wrapped around every little thing that could be.

CD-4 Clomid brings.....

Written on: Aug 31, 2011

Hot Flashes!
I have to say I am feeling pretty good (knock on wood!). You can read and hear all kinds of crazy things on google. I'm the worst because if I have a question I Google it and guess what? others have the same questions and some answers are good, some are funny to read and some are just a foreign language.
Wait, as I type I am getting a good ol hot flash. My whole body feels hot and I sweat on my back and somach but cool down sooner after. It's the weirdest thing. oh well...I don't mind them.
I don't know if first month on clomid you are actually really happy just because you are taking some good drugs that will hopefully give you babies or I'm just happy?
Let see what day 3 will bring