Just got a call from the embryologist. They were able to freeze four embryos! Amazing!
I'm at home the rest of the week, just kinda chillin out. I got up several times to pee last night- I have no idea if that has anything to do with implantation or if I just drank an excess amount of water yesterday, but I figured it was worth documenting.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Transfer day
First of all, the nurse was not concerned over the wrong dose of steroids- yay.
Second of all, our embryos are so pretty!
It was a really cool experience to see the embryo magnified on the screen before they made the transfer. Now we just relax, take baby aspirin, steroids and progesterone and wait. There are still 6 embryos growing in the dish. The embryologist will call us tomorrow with report on what can/cannot be frozen. I go back on 2/10 for the blood pregnancy test. PS- Justin liked how he looked in the scrubs, so now he wants to be a doctor.
Second of all, our embryos are so pretty!
It was a really cool experience to see the embryo magnified on the screen before they made the transfer. Now we just relax, take baby aspirin, steroids and progesterone and wait. There are still 6 embryos growing in the dish. The embryologist will call us tomorrow with report on what can/cannot be frozen. I go back on 2/10 for the blood pregnancy test. PS- Justin liked how he looked in the scrubs, so now he wants to be a doctor.
Informational Post - what do all these meds do?
It's transfer day and I've just realized that I'm supposed to be taking 2 steroid pills twice day rather than just one twice a day. UGH!!! ***go to your happy place, Jessica, do not stress*** So, I googled "what are steroids for after retrieval?" and got this pretty cool website that lists out what each medicine is for. So, if you're interested in learning about these medications, click here.
Also, please pray that I did not mess something up!
Plan for the day - acupuncture from 9:15 - 10:15, then the transfer, then acupuncture right after the transfer, then going to mom's to get some homemade french onion soup! YUM. I love it when my family feeds me. She also brought some delicious eggrolls over on Monday. Haven't had to make dinner yet this week!
Monday, January 30, 2012
Update
So far I have 8 embryos that are looking good so they decided to push the transfer out to Wednesday! Now off to acupuncture to see if I can get some relief from this headache.
Yay!
Yay!
Waiting & Worrying
"The Lord will fight for you; you must be quiet." (Exodus 14:14 HCSB)
Easier said than done, Moses. In this context, Moses is working hard to convince the Israelites that it really was worth it to leave Egypt. The people are already weary from wandering through the wilderness and seem to have
forgotten the oppression and horrible circumstances the Lord delivered them from. They see the Egyptians coming up on them and start to give up. Moses tries to give everyone a pep talk, "but Moses said to the people, 'Don't be afraid. Stand firm and see the Lord's salvation He will provide for you today; for the Egyptians you see today, you will never see again.'" (Exodus 14:13 HCSB)
Have you ever been so far into something that you can't 'zoom out' to see the big picture? That's what happened to the Israelites. They lived a tough life in survival mode. They couldn't 'zoom out' to see all that God had done for them by letting them out of Egypt. Since they hadn't let that sink in, they couldn't see that God's hand was with them while the Egyptians were on their way to attack.
I find myself getting anxious now. What of they mess something up in the lab? What if they don't truly save all that have a chance? What if my body can't hold on to these embryos? What if I haven't done everything right? What if we do get kid(s) and we don't know what to do with them?
To manage that anxiety I am going to list things God has done for me so far:
Provided a wonderful partner to share this with.
Provided family and friends to support us through it.
Provided a great job with caring bosses and excellent insurance.
Connected us with caring, patient doctors and nurses.
Helped doctors find the weird liver bump so we can keep an eye on it but prevented that bump from being anything serious.
Helped my lining become 'gorgeous'.
Despite my tests, had me produce more than expected mature eggs.
Had more than the expected 50% of those eggs get fertilized.
So, when I look at that this, I know I've missed some and I know God hasn't left me and won't leave me. So this will be my memory verse: "The Lord will fight for you; you must be quiet." (Exodus 14:14 HCSB)
Be quiet, Jessica; God's got this.
Easier said than done, Moses. In this context, Moses is working hard to convince the Israelites that it really was worth it to leave Egypt. The people are already weary from wandering through the wilderness and seem to have
forgotten the oppression and horrible circumstances the Lord delivered them from. They see the Egyptians coming up on them and start to give up. Moses tries to give everyone a pep talk, "but Moses said to the people, 'Don't be afraid. Stand firm and see the Lord's salvation He will provide for you today; for the Egyptians you see today, you will never see again.'" (Exodus 14:13 HCSB)
Have you ever been so far into something that you can't 'zoom out' to see the big picture? That's what happened to the Israelites. They lived a tough life in survival mode. They couldn't 'zoom out' to see all that God had done for them by letting them out of Egypt. Since they hadn't let that sink in, they couldn't see that God's hand was with them while the Egyptians were on their way to attack.
I find myself getting anxious now. What of they mess something up in the lab? What if they don't truly save all that have a chance? What if my body can't hold on to these embryos? What if I haven't done everything right? What if we do get kid(s) and we don't know what to do with them?
To manage that anxiety I am going to list things God has done for me so far:
Provided a wonderful partner to share this with.
Provided family and friends to support us through it.
Provided a great job with caring bosses and excellent insurance.
Connected us with caring, patient doctors and nurses.
Helped doctors find the weird liver bump so we can keep an eye on it but prevented that bump from being anything serious.
Helped my lining become 'gorgeous'.
Despite my tests, had me produce more than expected mature eggs.
Had more than the expected 50% of those eggs get fertilized.
So, when I look at that this, I know I've missed some and I know God hasn't left me and won't leave me. So this will be my memory verse: "The Lord will fight for you; you must be quiet." (Exodus 14:14 HCSB)
Be quiet, Jessica; God's got this.
Sunday, January 29, 2012
After the shots, before implantation
Funny that the worst side effect that I've experienced throughout all of this has happened after the shots are done. I've been knocked out with a migraine since yesterday morning. I'm sorry to all my friends and family who get these on a regular basis. So this was either brought on by the anesthesia from the surgery, the hydrocodone, or the progesterone that I recently started. Yesterday I also had to start low dose aspirin and steroids. I'm also finishing up the antibiotic that I started the day before the surgery. The headache is starting to let up now but I can't stay up for long. Lotsa naps and water in my future. Not complaining, just documenting. Totally worth it. And it helps that Justin is awesome. Look out for a post tomorrow morning regarding our implantation day! I should receive a call around 8!
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Fertilization
They took 15 yesterday.
14 were mature,
11 fertilized!!!
Tentative transfer is Monday 1/30 @ 10:30 but they will call me Monday morning to let me know if they want to push the transfer out to Wednesday!
14 were mature,
11 fertilized!!!
Tentative transfer is Monday 1/30 @ 10:30 but they will call me Monday morning to let me know if they want to push the transfer out to Wednesday!
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