J U L Y feels even bigger than June. Every moment enormous: like it have the potential to make-or-break it all.
July is egg retrieval month. JULY 1: Check-in. Our follicles are still in the single-digits but we're told that's normal. We changed our protocol slightly (a little more Gonal F) and hopefully that makes the impact we need. JULY 3: We met Dr. Zimon and our follicles FINALLY hit the double-digits! Onwards and upwards, baby follicles. JULY 5: More double-digits! Everything finally feels serious. And good. Added Ganirelix to my protocol. Lots of pokes. Lots of hope. JULY 7: Progress. Sometimes it feels slow. But it's there. Starting to run out of surface area. JULY 9: Today we drew circles--looking ahead to the next thing. Going back in tomorrow. This is Cycle Day 14 but we are extending slightly to give our follicles a little more time. Turns out, I'm a grower-not-a-show-er. JULY 10: Today was a big day. Lots of 20+ follicles! And an egg retrieval date--JULY 12! Tonight, we did our HCG trigger shot and tomorrow we will finish our trigger. JULY 11: Woke up super sick. Spent the morning vomiting and trying to get my wits about me. Tomorrow is the day! So hard to believe. JULY 12: Egg retrieval day! 19 eggs retrieved. And Carrie's IVF baby was born! A good omen! JULY 13: We got the news that 12 eggs matured and 7 eggs were fertilized. Fingers crossed for a week from now! May the odds be ever in our favor! JULY 17: This wait is disastrous. It's been a rough few days of healing and continued shots. My body feels so foreign and my heart just isn't it in. JULY 26: We got the call! ALL THREE em-babies came back healthy! We can move ahead to a transfer! JULY 28: Picked out a candle called Lost Spirits. It was just poured and needs at least a two-week-wait to be ready. I mean, have you ever heard anything more poetic!?
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