Friday, July 26, 2013
We Rocked It!
We are PREGNANT!!! Man, my body really responds well to IVF considering we are 3 for 3 now! That is just amazing. And with my highest betas yet...31 and 96! I don't think they are quite high enough to expect to see more than one in there, but I'm sure hoping they are high enough that it means our little one is going to be sticking around for the long haul this time! Ultrasound is scheduled for August 19th...ugh, how am I going to make it till then. Hoping for a busy & quick couple of weeks!
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Third Times the Charm...
I sure hope that is true...since this is both our third IVF cycle (one fresh, two frozen) and our third attempt at doing this actual cycle (I've had two cancelled ones in March & April due to my uterine lining being too thick). I'm hoping it was good luck that we started this cycle on Father's Day AND our 7 year Wedding Anniversary...it can't hurt anything right? It seems like it's taken forever to get here and I feel totally freaked out and amazingly calm at the same time...if that's possible :o) My body has taken an extremely long time to get "back to normal" after the miscarriage last fall...hence all the cancelled cycles. But finally this month every scan went perfect and it seems like things are back on track.
We made the long trek to St. Louis to do this cycle with Dr. Sher (he replaced Dr. Ahlering for the interim till his replacement Dr. Dahlia is up to speed). I will say he doesn't have the bedside manner Dr. Ahlering had, but the man invented like half the current IVF protocol being used so to say I trust him is an understatement. And the best part about going to St. Louis to do it (aside from getting to visit friends and family of course) is I also got to sneak in a few acupuncture appointments with Christine at Wellbody! It is amazingly relaxing for me so I feel like it's a huge help with my cycle. The biggest surprise of all in St. Louise was when I went in to the office to pick up a script for a blood test and casually asked what this "Intra Lipids" thing on my calendar was. The looked at me shocked and said "you don't know what that is?" Come to find out the blood test I had back in April to determine if I had something called Natural Killer Cells came back positive...and no one told me! The whole idea of Natural Killer Cells and the role they play in implantation and a successful pregnancy is one I won't even try to pretend I understand. Here is an article written by Dr. Sher on the subject if you are interested. The good news is there is a solution...Intralipid Infusion! And luckily after some scrambling they were able to get me an appointment that day where I had to go to the Pratt Cancer center and sit for two hours while they pumped Inralipids into an IV in my arm (I won't go in to details of the first 3 attempts of getting an IV started on me either...let's just say I looked a bit like a drug addict with huge bruises on my arms for a week or so!). And if it turns out I'm pregnant we will have to find some place around here for me to have another one done...let's hope that's the case :o)
I had the transfer done last Monday, July 15th. The embryologist came in and brought me a picture of our two little freezer babies and I teared up at the thought of these two being a part of our lives for many years to come. The whole thing is such an amazing experience and I just praise God that we live in a world where this is possible. The transfer went seamless and then it was on to the "two week wait"...more like one and a half weeks, but long enough!! Over the next few days I felt all the twinges and tightening sensations I've experienced with the previous two cycles so I'm hoping that is a good sign. I go for my second beta tomorrow and will be anxiously awaiting that phone call from SIRM!! If it's positive then I have the even longer wait for the first ultrasound...I think another two weeks or so. So prayers and lots of sticky vibes please...I am REALLY hoping this is the last time we ever have to go through the lovely IVF process ever again! :o)
We made the long trek to St. Louis to do this cycle with Dr. Sher (he replaced Dr. Ahlering for the interim till his replacement Dr. Dahlia is up to speed). I will say he doesn't have the bedside manner Dr. Ahlering had, but the man invented like half the current IVF protocol being used so to say I trust him is an understatement. And the best part about going to St. Louis to do it (aside from getting to visit friends and family of course) is I also got to sneak in a few acupuncture appointments with Christine at Wellbody! It is amazingly relaxing for me so I feel like it's a huge help with my cycle. The biggest surprise of all in St. Louise was when I went in to the office to pick up a script for a blood test and casually asked what this "Intra Lipids" thing on my calendar was. The looked at me shocked and said "you don't know what that is?" Come to find out the blood test I had back in April to determine if I had something called Natural Killer Cells came back positive...and no one told me! The whole idea of Natural Killer Cells and the role they play in implantation and a successful pregnancy is one I won't even try to pretend I understand. Here is an article written by Dr. Sher on the subject if you are interested. The good news is there is a solution...Intralipid Infusion! And luckily after some scrambling they were able to get me an appointment that day where I had to go to the Pratt Cancer center and sit for two hours while they pumped Inralipids into an IV in my arm (I won't go in to details of the first 3 attempts of getting an IV started on me either...let's just say I looked a bit like a drug addict with huge bruises on my arms for a week or so!). And if it turns out I'm pregnant we will have to find some place around here for me to have another one done...let's hope that's the case :o)
I had the transfer done last Monday, July 15th. The embryologist came in and brought me a picture of our two little freezer babies and I teared up at the thought of these two being a part of our lives for many years to come. The whole thing is such an amazing experience and I just praise God that we live in a world where this is possible. The transfer went seamless and then it was on to the "two week wait"...more like one and a half weeks, but long enough!! Over the next few days I felt all the twinges and tightening sensations I've experienced with the previous two cycles so I'm hoping that is a good sign. I go for my second beta tomorrow and will be anxiously awaiting that phone call from SIRM!! If it's positive then I have the even longer wait for the first ultrasound...I think another two weeks or so. So prayers and lots of sticky vibes please...I am REALLY hoping this is the last time we ever have to go through the lovely IVF process ever again! :o)
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