JUNE: Infertility is a bitch.
Starting IVF is also a bitch. But it's a bitch with hope. And I'm a sucker for hope. In J U N E I went back to acupuncture and started estrogen patches. My belly bloat is a serious buzz-kill so thank goodness for summer dresses and loving husbands. But then we got some good news, and a good justification for the belly bloat: 24 follicles!! And, when I asked Nurse Katie how that number faired, she said, Oh my gosh, it's amazing. And it brought me to tears. I hope, someday soon, we look back on this time as the sacred gift we are wishing it to be. I have chosen to focus on gratitude. How lucky I am to have this opportunity How lucky I am to have such a supportive partner How lucky I am to not be alone in this And yet everyday is like survival. It gets more challenging to sleep and sometimes I miss cake or chocolate (since I am eating super clean, for our baby). JUNE 10: Date of surge. We got a smiley face and called the fertility offices to put the rest of our journey into motion. Still not completely sure I understand what any of it means. Just hoping we keep smiling. JUNE 17: We started estradiol patches. Two on the right for two days, then to the left, then back--on repeat. A couple days in, I started to see a lump on my throat and to bloat a little. Nothing I can't handle. JUNE 26: First ultrasound. 24 follicles! Starting stims that evening. And, boy, with the stims, my body immediately expanded. JUNE 29: Second ultrasound. 44 follicles but they're all slow-growing.
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