Our baby

Thought some may want to see what the embryo looked like. Here in Dallas they grade a little harder than in Wichita. The baby part got a B grade and the rest (cells) got a C. This started out as an A in Wichita and sometimes they down grade after the thaw or it could be that it would have been a B here. He still thought it looked very good. All of our others were already hatching this one looks like it's getting close. Stick baby...Stick.

We had to check in this morning at 8am and our transfer didn't take place until a little after 9am. The embryologist came in with a pic of our embryo and said it still looked great after the thaw. This whole experience was night and day from the Wichita office. As you can see we both had to gown up and I was taken into an OR room. We were able to see on a large screen the embryo in the dish and watched the embryologist remove it. Within just a few seconds he was in the room giving it to the Dr. Everything went smooth and now we are back at the hotel. Now the dreaded TWW!! (two week wait) Thank you to everyone who has been praying and thinking of us.

Arrived in dallas

We arrived in Dallas last night, go checked in and ran to get Chili's for dinner. Did a little bit of shopping since I will be on 48hrs bed rest. It's kinda upsetting that we are taying in such a nice area with tons of shopping so close.

Fung Shui

So yesterday my mom told me about an article she read in "Red Book" magazine about Fung Shui for fertility. She said the first thing was to get anything out from underneath the bed. Which for some reason that's were I keep a few things: flashlight, calendar, Sophie's toys, IVF info and some dumbbells for all those times I want to pump a little iron before bed..yah right. The other things were to put 2 wooden elephants, picture of a child or a stuffed animal in the corner and do NOT sweep around your bed. I also looked this up online and it says to put a painting or something that has a pomegranate in the west part of the room. We happen to have this drawing that a old friend of ours did and gave to Jason. So we did all those things except the wooden elephants not sure where I can get those?? We celebrated Jason's birthday tonight with an amazing sandwich from City Bites and I whipped him up a small "Duke" cake. Yummy! First nursing exam tomorrow morning....wish me luck!!

Start Progesterone tonight!

Tonight we start our progesterone injections...Yay!! I had to stop by my family physician yesterday to finish up some paper work the school needs before we start clinicals and I new there was something else I needed to ask them....draw targets on my rear for Jason...darn it. Thank goodness for the Internet or else he would be guessing. I will have him draw a circle on each side before the first one tonight. We will continue these for the next several months because we will be pregnant!!!

I'm getting excited.......I had my sonogram done yesterday and there was a little problem with the office here in Wichita getting the results faxed to Dallas but they finally received them this morning. The RE looked everything over and we are on the books for a transfer on Thursday!! We will head down to Dallas Wednesday night and we are staying at a really cool hotel called Aloft, very close to the office. We would have loved to stay with Robbie but this Dr. is pretty strict on how far we can travel after the transfer. We only have that one left so we are going to everything we can in our power to help it stick!! This hotel does accept fur-babies but George and Norma are being so kind to take care of Sophie for us. We will miss her waking us up in the morning with her sloppy kisses but we will enjoy our time together on this mini vacation. Keep us in your thoughts & prayers and I hope we can update with a BFP!!

quick update

I went in early this morning here in Wichita for my sonogram and my uterine lining is only measuring at 7. I called the Dallas office and he would like me to continue my Estrace for one more week to see if it increases enough. I have another sonogram scheduled for Wednesday at 1:00pm so we will know for sure then. If it does increase we will be ready to transfer on January 28th. **If lining doesn't increase enough we will have to cancel this cycle and try again next month.

TGIF

I'm struggeling with a comment that someone said to me yesterday. I apparently hurt someones feelings by the way I said something. It's funny because on a daily basis my feelings are hurt. Patients ask if I have kids, people complain about their children, I'm told about unwanted pregnancies, but it never crosses anyone's mind that every one of those comments hurt my feelings. So today is Friday which I usually go to work for a few hours but I decided I needed some time away from the office. I've had a horrible headache for 2 days now and the Estrace has not helped my mood and emotions. I can be fine one moment and who knows what the next. I thought I was stronger than what I am...I came across "A baby Story" on TLC today and started watching. I missed the first part of the show so I'm assuming this couple went through fertility treatments because they had triplets. I watched as they were deliverd and started crying wondering if I/we will ever be able to experience having our own children. I know this is all so silly but it's reality and I'm getting nervous. In two weeks we are going to put in our last chance at it. We only have the one frozen embryo left but it's a good one. God please let this work...I'm not sure what it's going to do to me if it doesn't.

FET cycle begins

Yesterday AF arrived so today is the start of my medications. I will be taking estrace a form of estrogen which is just a pill and then in about 2 weeks I will start my progesterone injections in my rear...ouch! They're really not too bad. So....

Day 2 & 3--I take one 2mg Estrace tablet
Day 4-9 --I take two 2mg Estrace tablets
Day 10-15 I take three 2mg Estrace tablets
*Between day 13-15 I will have to have a sonogram done to check the measurement of my uterine lining. I need to call my ob/gyn to see if she is able to do this for us if not we will have to make an extra trip to Dallas on the 15th. If it measures thick enough then we will be able to schedule the transfer.