1st progesterone shot, 1st breakdown

10/26/13

Wow... Up until this point I was totally convinced we (I) could handle this process like pros! I mean, we are established parents now, we've been through the intense process of IVF, and an FET cycle is nothing compared to having to grow and fertilize eggs. 

WRONG. Something about preparing for this first injection just broke something inside of me. The stress of trying to remember what the nurse said and knowing that everything has to be perfect finally took a toll. 

God, I need you. Even when I think I know what I'm doing. Especially when I think I know what I'm doing - when my pride is in control and my guard is down - thank you for reminding me to look to You for strength. Thank you even though those reminders can come in the form of stress, pain or anxiety. Help me to recognize my need for you sooner.

Whew. With that being said, the first injection is out of the way and that means countdown to transfer is officially on! And yes, this process is way different than IVF, but it doesn't make it any less taxing. Still thankful for my patient, kind and loving husband to share this with.

2nd u/s

10/26/13

My lining is "lovely, ya big show off", said the nurse. :)

And when I got my labs back my estrogen and progesterone are exactly where they are supposed to be. Today, Justin will give me my first progesterone shot and I will begin methylprednisolone and baby aspirin... Fun times!

Work-Life Balance?

10/24/13

So my transfer is tentatively scheduled for 10/31 and my progesterone injections in the upper right quadrant of my buttocks are scheduled to begin tomorrow (Justin is my administrator 😜). I was just notified today that I will be in a training from 8:30-5 M-Th of next week (10/28-10/31). Justin also has to work at the museum until 10pm tomorrow night (kinda hard to give me a shot from Wilson). 

All of the above = scheduling conflicts with getting knocked up. Building our family is priority; however, we are both at pretty crucial moments in our careers. UGH. I don't think this internal guilt-battle ever ends for parents, working or not. So, I called the fertility nurse who let me know that we can shift the transfer to 11/1 which would mean we also have to shift the progesterone shots to begin Saturday instead of tomorrow. This solves my training problem as well as Justin's 10pm workday problem, but creates a problem for the transfer day because Justin cannot be there due to having all-day programs to facilitate. Technically he doesn't have to be there for the transfer but I always envisioned that my husband would be in the room with me whenever I got pregnant (lol). Ya can't win 'em all I guess.