crafts during my TWW

So I have been trying to stay busy, here are some of my headbands I have created in my time at home. Might try and sell them on etsy and thought about putting a few at mom's shop. I think the red and white "Go Big Red" ones would sell up there. I have tons of fabric some I already had and some I got this weekend with all the holiday sales going on.

Not much to report just trying to stay busy so I don't think about any signs/symptoms or lack of. It's such a horrible mind game this tww. Sometimes I feel really positive that it worked and then lately I started to think why would this work. It hasn't worked the last 5 times so why now. I don't know I'm going to go crazy by then end of the two weeks.

3 on ice

Today I am on the last leg of my 48hrs of bed rest. I wouldn't say i'm completly following orders. If anyone knows me bed rest is almost impossible. I did really good after transfer and yesterday but I've had about enough. I'm trying to just take it real easy by sitting not laying. I went down stairs and did one page in my scrapbook that took me about an hour so now after my post I'm heading to the couch and will try and stay there most of the day. The embryologist called and they were able to freeze 3 embryos...wahoo!! Glad we have some for later use. I'm feeling good wearing an estrogen patch and doing my Lovenox shot in my belly which stings like a mother and doing my progesterone in oil in my bootie. Jason has been great waiting on my hand and foot and being a great nurse with the injections.

The transfer went well, and our two embryos are digging in. We put the best two in that we had, which they said were excellent, and have three more just like them. So we will definitely freeze those. There were four other embryos also that could potentially make it to freeze as well. They prescribed some Valium to help keep her relaxed for the next 48 hours or so. Here's a picture of the two waiting to be transfered!

Today is the day we are going to put our two embryos in there home for the next 9 months. We will talk to the Dr. and embryologist when we get there to make sure that two is the right number but that's what we are guessing. We will be return after transfer to the hotel to relax and give our babies a chance to get settled in. Tomorrow we'll check out a little late and return home to relax a little more. I was really getting used to not working but that all will come to an end on Thursday...back to work :(

Our report is in...

The embryologist called this morning and we have....

6- eggscellent
4- good
6- average
2- poor

Our transfer will be Monday at noon.

18 fertilized...Wahoo!

Our embryologist just called with our fertilization report. Here it is...28 retrieved yesterday of those 22 were mature enough and 18 fertilized!! He will call us back on Saturday to let us know how they are all doing. So glad to get over this hurdle now we pray that most make it to Sat and maybe we will have a couple to freeze!

I'm starting to feel better today. Trying to drink as much as I can to help with the fluid retention. I just hope that this all is better by transfer.

Well, we are home and everything was good on the way home. When we got home Sara fainted briefly and ever since then has not been feeling to good. There is going to be some mild Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS), but it was not quite this bad last time. She is drinking lots of Coconut water and Gatorade. We are doing everything we can to help this subside so that this cycle will not be cancelled and we can continue with the Transfer on Monday.

Retrieval is done and Sara is doing good. They retrieved 28 eggs, some kind of on the small side, but plenty of very good ones. With 28 retrieved we shouldn't have a problem getting a few good fertilized ones. We should know tomorrow how many fertilize. Now its time for the trip Home, Sara is slowly waking up and we are going to stop and get some Coconut water to keep her hydrated. Just hope we can squeak through Oklahoma and on into Kansas without too much severe weather!

Had my last sonogram this morning at 7:30. I was kind of borderline ready to trigger and they thought I might have to be back down Tuesday morning for another sonogram, but they called and I'm going to trigger tonight. That means Jason and I will then head down Tuesday night and have retrieval on Wednesday morning at 7:45. Everything is looking good!

Just got done with my appointment, everything looking really good. The Dr said it was a textbook cycle which we have heard those words before, but he said its going to happen for us. The main difference in this one is my estrogen levels are right on target and not so high as they were before. Plus I'll be on Lovenox to help with the Protien S defficiency. So my next appointment will be Monday morning @ 7:30 which will be perfect so we can hit the road early to get mom back so she can head home. After that Jason and I will be heading back down Tuesday night for retrieval on Wednesday morning. Then probably heading back to Wichita Wednesday afternoon. Then comes TRANSFER!

Everything is looking good. Had an appt today and E2 level was at 550 which is really good for me. I'm usually really high which can lead to problems. I will have an appt tomorrow morning and again on Monday and then will head back so mom can get back to work. Looking like our egg retrieval will be Wednesday or Thursday. Raining here but didn't stop us from a full day of shopping.

This will be quick trying to do this from my phone. We got down here around 9:30 last night. Robbie was so kind to let us stay at their house. It took us about 45 minutes to get to our appt from there so not bad. They did a follicle scan and blood work so about a 10 minute appt. I had 15 follicles on the right and 7 on the left so plenty to choose from. Will be back down for the weekend they want to see me back Friday morning at 9:15 and Sunday or Monday. Mom will be coming down with me for these so, fun girls weekend for us!!

Since stopping the BCP on the 4th I've been waiting for AF to arrive but thought it wouldn't be until Sunday or Monday but she decided to help me out for once and arrive early...Yay!! I called the office today as I was supposed to on CD1 and my sweet nurse said great, you will start your gonal f tomorrow night.....ummmm not good because I'm in Omaha and my medications are in Wichita. I told her I called and spoke to a nurse last week for this exact reason knowing I was going to be out of town and that nurse told me I wouldn't start anything until at least the 14th. I'm no longer talking to that nurse if I have any questions b/c this is the 2nd time she gave me wrong information. I think she just tells me a range and doesn't really look at my chart. She said we could wait and I said no, no, no I will just reorder my medication and get it overnighted to Omaha. Overnight delivery garentees it by noon and I have to take it between 6-8pm so perfect. I think the nurse thought I was a little crazy for paying again for the meds but I didn't want to screw things up and have to wait until...well next summer for our next chance at it. So my first appt for a follicle scan will be on Wednesday the 12th at 8:30am they will let me know then when the next appt will be. I'll pack for a couple days just incase they want me to stay but I'm going to guess they will want to see me on Friday or Saturday.

Last BCP!!!!!!!!!

Tonight I take my last BCP and then wait for a light AF then the fun begins. I won't know when I start my gonal f until AF arrives but it should be next week! I get butterflies when I think about how soon this will all be happening. I only have my final exam left next Monday then a short break. I'm pretty sure I'm going to end up with a "B" in the class which is ok. I've had a long talk with myself and as hard as I have worked this semester I'm just not an "A" student and that's ok. :)