Transfer

Monitoring appointment Number 2 went great. Lining was nice and thick and they said progesterone was perfect. I continued my estrogen pills and added in the dreaded PIO shots. Progesterogen in oil.  We heat it up in the heating pad then Chris draws it up while I find funny you tube videos to distract me.  The shots are not as bad as I thought they would be, but do leave bruises and sore muscles. 

Before we knew it June 4th was here and thankfully my sister works down the road and played with the boys while we did the quick transfer.  

Our lone embie looked great and thawed out nicely plumping back up.

This is where frostie lived for almost 2 years at the end of that tiny tube inside a needle!

Here is mommy and daddy oh so hopeful. 

Headed home to rest!

monitoring u/s #1

Everything is looking good.  Lining was 7 and progesterone 240's.  Go back in one week.  Trying not to think about what we are actually doing...

Baseline

Baseline ultrasound was today. Lining looked good and estrogen was 43 which the nurse called perfect. We are green light GO for our calendar! 

in good news....

We have met our $5k deductible!  Where is the sarcasm font?

decision made

I decided a great way to spend my 2 week wait is at the beach.  I moved our FET transfer one week to the Thursday before we leave for the beach and then I can spend my time in the sun while praying in front of the wide ocean that this baby takes.  I can be so hopeful at the beach and then I will either get amazing news on Monday after we return home or not.  But at least this way I can have a fun vacation and not wait until after the busy summer we have planned.

Check out the updated tab for the FET if interested in dates and costs.

Nurses class done

I met with Terry the nurse educator for my FET yesterday. It feels weird being in that office and I am so scared we are doing all this and it won't work. 

I am debating pushing the FET back a week due to a vacation and not wanting to have to drive an hour to have blood drawn.  She is supposed to call in the morning and we will discuss this possibility. 

back again...

II feel I am so jaded to this whole process.  I walked into the doors at my fertility doctor's office and just the emotions and memories washed over me.  So much time and money has been spent at this place and I can't really complain because our wonderful son is worth every penny and moment.  But there is this part of me that is like, why. Why can't we get pregnant on our own? For FREE?  Oh wait.  We did get pregnant on our own in January! Oh wait. Bad eggs. Miscarriage. Tears.

I doubt I will blog much more than just to keep record of the FET process.  Do you know what that means? I wish I didn't have to.  Frozen Embryo Transfer.  Thankfully, it is a lot less stress, cost and drugs than a fresh IVF.

On April 6th I spent 10 minutes with my doctor getting the low down that I am about to share and then met with the financial specialist to get the costs for everything.  Here we go:

The PLAN:
wait.

what? Wait?

Yup, wait till my cycle starts.  I haven't had a period since the miscarriage so there is no telling when good old aunt flow will show up.

Then birth control pills.

What? Why?

The birth control pills are to get me on neutral.  To get my body in timing with my RE's office.

After I start the pills then I have to schedule the nurses class and from what I remember from the IVF's nurses class this is where I get my calendar and prescriptions ordered.  He, also, wants me to do a repeat saline ultrasound.  Best to make sure everything is clear and ready to go before we transfer that precious embryo.

So, medicine:
Birth Control
Estrogen Supplementation to prepare the lining of the uterus (3 pills 3 times a day)
Progesterone (shots! HUGE needle!....never done this needle before)

Money: (doesn't it always come back to this? There would be so much less stress if it wasn't so expensive to get me pregnant)
$122.02 Initial meeting with Dr
$2600 to thaw, prepare and transfer embryo
$55 Nurse Education
$300 ultra sound and bloodwork (probably 2 before transfer)
$400 ultra sound and bloodwork (i think after transfer...info overload)
Medications $500-1000 to be billed from pharmacy
Saline Ultrasound $600

so. back to waiting.