Embryos are Transferred!

We got up this morning and went for an easy hike.  It was a nice time to spend with my husband and our hounds.  It was nice to be outside and moving before transfer.  It helped with my stress levels to just be active.

And then I took a valium and we were on our way to the clinic.  Last time, I was trying not to throw up on our way to transfer, but this time it seemed to be a lot easier to remain calm.  I convinced myself that if anything was wrong with the embryos we would have heard by then.

They took us back pretty quickly.  This time we both got to change into gowns.  We both had hair nets and booties. 🙂  And then they showed us our embryos.  The first two THAWED PERFECTLY!!!  Which means we still have 2 frozen. 🙂  I can’t be more thankful and more relieved.  Also, I’m pretty sure I was given a higher dose of valium this time. 😉

We were so impressed with the facility and professionalism at UNC today.  The doctor was gentle and positive.  The nurses were compassionate and helpful.  The embryologist was thorough and cautious. The OR was super modern, clean and impressive.

The whole experience was a million times better than the last time at the last clinic.  I feel so much more calm and relaxed this time.

No bedrest this time.  I’m supposed to take it easy today, but I can go back to being active tomorrow.  The nurse said I could be as active as I feel comfortable with.  I think I’m going to stick to brisk walking and easy hiking.  No weights, yoga, or running for now.

Beta #1 is Sunday, August 10th.  Please pray for these two goldfish. We have so much hope for them. <3<3

 

Detoxing: Juice Fast

I desperately want a donut, a cheeseburger, and a steak.  Desperately.

We’ve been juicing for almost 48 hours, but I think it’s going well.  Yesterday, I thought I was starving to death, but today has been much better.  I’ve lost 2 lbs so far, but I’m almost positive it was clomid water weight.  However, that works for me because half of the reason for doing this juice detox is to get every trace of clomid out of my system this month.  I’ve gained close to 10 lbs in the past few months, and I’m assuming at least 5 lbs is water.

I’ve wanted to try a detox for a while, but it seemed silly while I was taking clomid and unsafe after I ovulated.  This turned out to be the perfect time. 🙂

I’m very much enjoying this month off of clomid though.  I got my hair colored and trimmed, I’m not temping, and I feel all around awesome.  Granted our chances of conceiving this month are close to zero, I’m ok with it for now.  Clomid will start again soon enough and the dreaded IUI’s are getting closer and closer to being a possibility.  Who knows, maybe this detox is just what my reproductive system needs. 😉

Also, it’s HOT here.  I’m looking forward to the cooler weather later this week. 🙂  And, someone has decided that shaving on the weekends (especially long weekends) is overrated… Yikes.

 

Clomid Cycle 2: Day 32

I’ve only made it this far into my cycle once before, and never this far without spotting.  That was pre-clomid. 14 days past ovulation.  Even if we don’t get pregnant this month, I feel like I accomplished something.

I made myself wait until today to test.

Negative.

I called my doctor as instructed and am waiting to be told to go in for a blood test.

I am feeling better today so far.  I can definitely still feel that my cysts are there.  They’re more uncomfortable than anything else. Most of my other symptoms have disappeared as of this morning.  I’m not sure if this is a good thing or a bad thing.  I’m having a hard time distinguishing between cyst cramps and actual cramps.  It’s making me a little crazy.

But I’m still here for now.  We’ll see what the doctor says. =/  I’m nervous in a bad way.  I’m anticipating bad news although, obviously, we desperately want good news.  That’s probably pretty normal, right?

Charts

Now THIS is an ovulation chart!

Wooo!

For those of you who have no idea what you’re looking at, I’ll educate you.  Basal body temperature charting is a relatively reliable way to see when you ovulate each month.  Using a basal thermometer, you take your temperature at the same time each morning before getting out of bed to get your core temperature.  At the beginning of your cycle, it should be relatively lower and then spike noticeable when you’ve ovulated.  Your temperature will stay high until just before your period starts and then drop dramatically, or stay high if you’ve conceived that month.   It’s useful for predicting when you’ve ovulated because most women don’t have bodies that stick with the average 14 days.

For the last few months, my charts have looked like this:

Yikes...

Fertilityfriend.com gave it’s best estimate as to what that chart meant last month, but as you can see, it’s pretty wonky.  The first chart is from this cycle so far, and it looks like my cycle might finally be normalizing.  And this makes me VERY happy. =)

Baby talk, out. 😉

In other news, I might finally finish my Snow Day Socks that I started in January this weekend…  oops…  Also, my garden is beasting this weather. 🙂