Tuesday, October 23, 2012

That's the thing about the day before your life changes forever...it feels like any other day

I had two frozen embryos left from my IVF procedure in May. The process of a frozen embryo transfer is so much more relaxed than invitro. There is not a process of making the eggs so no shots are needed which means no overstimulation. I had to take estrogen pills for two weeks then progesterone for 4 days before the transfer then steroids for four days after and estrogen and progesterone for the next ten days until the blood pregnancy test.  My frozen embryo transfer was last Wednesday on the 17th (which was the 3 year anniversary of our engagement..good juju right?!) My blood pregnancy test is scheduled for October 27th, which is 10 days past transfer. After a miscarriage in July, we really want this to work or should I say.. We really need this to work. My sanity needs this to work.  I of course, googled FET and found very high success rates and also that taking progesterone before the transfer makes the uterine lining sticky and ready for implantation. Google very seldom makes you feel better but i tried to only find accurate and successful information to keep my spirits up.  I felt confident but having infertility makes you feel like getting pregnant is nearly impossible so you say you are trying to be positive but its pretty difficult. Along with my other medications I have also been taking baby aspirin, prenatal vitamins and vitamin D all month. My transfer was on the Wednesday, I stayed in the bed Wednesday and Thursday and sat on the couch doing work Friday. Now comes the big question.. when to do my home pregnancy test? If you do it too early and its negative, its tough to mentally understand that it could still be too early. After IVF last time I tested 11dp5dt and it was positive and I kept thinking that if I would've  tested sooner than i could've known sooner! So now its been 5dp5dt and I'm still trying to stay positive..to just think positive, the mind is a powerful thing. And one minute I feel like this has to work, this is the plan..and then the next minute I am terrified that I will never have my own children. I feel like I could have some pregnancy symptoms: breast tenderness, sore lower back, smelling everything and even throwing up from a smell today. But as infertility women know, again, the mind is a powerful thing and I never trust my symptoms because so many times in the past it has been nothing. And so now I wait, I wait and wonder...will one day this week be the last day before my life changes forever? because today feels like any other day..

7 comments:

  1. I happened to google the quote that you put at the end of this post after hearing it on a tv show...and your blog popped up on the results. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw it. We just finished our first round of IVF this summer, which did not work. Hoping that you have a positive beta! I would love to chat!

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  2. It was on switched at birth!! :) I was watching it and cried when i heard that at the end..it reminded me of my situation. Infertility is so hard, sorry to hear about you first round of IVF not succeeding. One thing that we are good about is not giving up! NO matter how long it may take, when we finally hold our baby in our arms..everything we went through will be worth it and that will be the baby that we are meant to have!! <3

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  3. Yes! It was! :) I cried too...and then googled! I would love to chat, but I don't know how to contact you? Looked for a e-mail link or something! :)

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  4. Thank you so much for sharing your story. My husband and I are just now about to start our first IVF cycle and your blog has been so helpful to me. This process is a complete roller coaster and I thank you for letting us in--it is a reminder that we aren't alone. I wish you all the best and hope that this actually is the time that your life changes forever.

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  5. My e-mail address is kdelah1@gmail.com :)

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