Mug available in my IVF Collection So much has happened since my last post on the 7th. I took the Letrozole, did 2 days of Gonal F, + went for a check Monday. My lining was thickening & my follicles were growing. Yay! I then continued the Gonal F shots + on the 16th, and I added Cetrotide to stop me from ovulating early. My follicles grew in…
Trust me, I know; it felt like it took fucking forever to get here. But we’re here! I started my period while in CA, which I had a feeling I would, and I discussed it with the nurse ahead of time. I took my birth control with me just in case; that way, I could start it + get my cycle on their schedule. CA was a blast!…
It seems like it’s been forever since we started this. I had my first appointment on April 26th (2 weeks post-op). I started Letrozole then went back for another check. Then after that check, I started Gonal F. Went back in a few days, another check. Upped the dose of Gonal F, another check. Now I’m still on it and another check. We’re now one month post-op. IVF…
Listen, going through trying to conceive, whether traditionally, or with the help of a fertility doctor it is stressful as fuck. And most aren’t parents yet, though, with embryos on ice, my friend said “you’re a mama now regardless!” It hit me like a ton of bricks because she’s right. However, in the pursuit of trying to have a baby it’s stressful, hard as fuck, and taxing on…
In case you missed it, I had surgery to remove my left Fallopian tube. This needed to be done before we could move forward with the embryo transfer. A swollen tube (hydrosalpinx) can leak fluid that can cause an embryo, not to implant. So this fucker had to go. We (me + mom) had to be there at 6 am! And if you’re familiar, you know I do…
I wanted to share some videos to hopefully help make all of this easier for someone. I am lucky that I didn’t bruise the way I’ve seen others do it and don’t mind needles. So it all went pretty smoothly! How To: Gonal F + Menopur Every day. 2x a day. The week leading up to egg retrieval. 💉 These help the follicles mature and grow and produce…
We’ve got an update, and yes I’m gonna fucking post them all! We’ve (I say we because we’re all in this together) got 10 FOLLICLES! I think they entered one of them wrong because on the video the biggest are 14 and 18, and I think someone typed 13 instead. Either way, 10 are growing and being monitored. So yesterday we switched up meds a bit. I stopped…
Finding out that test was negative was like someone kicked me right in the gut, right where it hurt the most. Why the fuck isn’t this working? I’ve never had any issues, irregular periods, nothing. But this left me in a weird spot. A big decision to make. I have one, yes ONE vial left of my chosen donor. And let me tell you, I kick myself in…
Getting through this post is going to be tough and it’s probably going to be short. I’m sobbing as I’m typing this. A big fat fucking negative. I was so good. I didn’t test. I got super nauseous Saturday evening, ended up throwing up at dinner. Semi-nauseous the next day. I thought I had to be! No period yet; I have to be pregnant. I’m not. I cheated…
Alright, so we’re about a week through the two-week wait. Someone suggested I tested out my trigger shot. Which basically allows you to see how long it takes for the shot to leave your body. The line was barely visible by day 8 past trigger shot. I decided to stop testing because otherwise, I knew I’d get anxious about the result one way or another. Plus it takes…