Just A Little Off Kilter....

Today is 3dp3dt. How does it feel to be PUPO - pregnant until proven otherwise for my non IVF family & friends - To be perfectly honest...I am not too sure. Since coming home last Friday, life has been a bit of a whirlwind and with both of us returning to work today...it's been pretty busy...which is good I suppose. Busy always seems to make time go by faster doesn't it? My biggest issue - tired...the OMG I just got out of bed and am already thinking about going back to bed. That would be great if when I get into bed I could a) fall asleep and b) stay asleep once I do. It's quite sad really. Perhaps just a reaction to the past few weeks of pent up worry, excitement, anxiety? Or perhaps from the Estrace and Progesterone? Makes no matter I suppose...just hope it stops and sleep and I become good friends once again! I'd Rather Be Sleeping by Ashleyg via Etsy Hope your Monday has been "restful.

It feels so good to be home. We've been gone for a week and while our accommodations were fantastic -Thank you HelRon & Godfrey - there really is nothing quite like home! Last night I tossed and turned...all night long. For some reason I was more nervous and anxious about the embryo transfer than I was about any other part of this whole in vitro process. I was a ball of nerves when I woke up, as we drove to the clinic and when we got there. I started to cry when the nurse took us back to the OR area and really started to cry when she told us that our embryos looked great and I signed the consent.  *Sigh* I am thrilled to report that at noon today we transferred two perfect Grade 1, 8 cell embryos! Wow All we knew going into today's appointment was that of the 8 mature eggs, all had fertilized and as of Thursday afternoon, we still had the 8. It was fantastic to hear that in addition to the 2 perfect embryos that we were going to transfer...we ...

No it sure doesn't. I may have woken up 36 but it sure feels a lot like 35! Yesterday was a great day and I couldn't have asked for a better birthday. Between the wonderful news that we had 8 fertilized eggs and time spent with friends, all was right with the world. Adam and I spent the first part of the day pretty quietly as we have been doing most of the week. We took a late rainy afternoon walk down to Leslieville and stumbled upon just the best little cupcake shop. Needless to say we walked out of there with more than a few delicious cupcakes...it was my birthday afterall! My long awaited Kindle that I'm sure I will fill with books soon enough! I need to rest my 36 year old body...we have a big day tomorrow. We got the news that all 8 fertilized embryos were doing well and grow, grow, growing! Tomorrow morning at 11 am a couple of those will be tucked away right where they should be and I couldn't be happier.  Everything really is all right with the wo...

They liked one another...they really really liked one another! We got the report this morning that 8 of the 10 eggs retrieved were mature and of those 8...all fertilized! We were hoping for at least 50% fertilized so we are over the moon about our 100%. It would appear that they were having one hell of a petri dish party last night! I just knew that they would get along.  I'm 36 today and I could not have asked for a better birthday gift! Happy Birthday Banner by Army Mom of Twins via Etsy

This morning, surprisingly,  I was calm, I was chilled out, I was  relaxed.  I am happy to report that we were able to retrieve.... Yeah for the number 10! Ten..that's right...Ten eggs! Adam and I were making bets with one another as to how many would be retrieved and I am happy to report that we were both wrong. I was betting on 6 and Adam was betting on 7. I don't remember a whole lot about the actual retrieval. I was too busy hanging out in dreamland and can I just say...dreamland was a very very happy place to be!  The number 10 makes Adam happy too! Now we wait....We'll know tomorrow morning how many of those 10 were mature and just how much my eggs and Adam's fellas liked one another. Tonight, I hope they are having a big ol' party in a petri dish! Crossed fingers for a great report! If all goes well the t ransfer will be on Friday and I know there are a myriad of things that could go wrong between now and then. And after. ...

Last night at exactly 11 pm...we triggered! Truthfully...I'm not too sure how I am feeling. It's certainly been an interesting journey to get to this point. I'm not feeling anxious about the retreival just yet but ask me tomorrow morning and I may have a different answer for you...but for now...I am going to smile, breathe and relax and let tomorrow be what tomorrow will be.  Beach Pebbles Trio by SJ Engraving via Etsy I hope your long weekend was lovely and relaxing!

There’s a day in the life of an IVF couple when all is right with the world, when all those drugs finally pay off for a major high, when all possibilities are rosy and hopeful. It’s called Trigger Time. No matter what comes later, Trigger Time is a day of hope. Today is our trigger! At exactely 11 pm  Adam will give me my HCG injection and exactly 36 hours later...egg retreival.  My eggs could be just a few days away from meeting Adam's little guys and I sure hope that they like one another...this will after all...be their very first meeting. Today we have hope, and it feels so good. Here’s to hope and happy trigger days for IVFers everywhere! Choose Hope by Joy Keeper via Etsy