Ultrasound from Friday 5/29/09

I'm so sorry that I worried a few of you. Just busy with life that's all!

So, as to how many...don't know LOL

I had the ultrasound Friday and we know for sure there's one, but unclear of a second. We will take a closer look tomorrow at ultrasound!

They saw alot of fluid. I have mild OHSS. I was told to push lots of gatorade and water to try and flush it. They will reevaluate the fluid tomorrow as well.

So looks like we are in " How many" limbo LOL Hopefully we know for sure following tomorrow's ultrasound!

Beta from today and Upcoming Appointments!!

Beta today was awesome....1,190! Little bean is doing really well! Please continue to join us in prayer that our little one grows and grows and grows healthy!

The Nurse told me that Friday will be my last beta! That's So that is awesome because my poor arm is suffering LOL

Speaking of Friday...I have my ultrasound! I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOo excited because they were going to do it next week, but I get to see my pumpkins early! I will know for sure if I have one or two in there come Friday morning, s0 I'm REALLLLY anxious and excited!

Next Wednesday, I have my first OB appointment with them! I get my weight checked, blood pressure and all that fun stuff! They don't release me to OB of my choice until week 12. as of Friday I'll be 5 weeks, so I will have quite some time with them!

Lastly by this being baby #6 and possibly 7, my uterus DEFINATELY knows what to do. Pants are getting snug and shirts definately fitting, so I went to purchase my first 2 maternity sets yesterday. A yoga capri set and a pair of capris and a cute tank top that sayd " Pregnant is the new skinny" Soooo fun! I will be wearing them as soon as the weather is a little more than 69 degrees LOL I can't wait!

I will update Friday when I get back from ultrasound!

Updates :)

First I'd like to let you all know that I have recieved your emails for those of you who sent me a message with yours. I just didn't post the message as I'm sure you don't want the world knowing it! I have yet to get a few, but I am going to make this private real soon, so lets get them in so you can keep up with us :)

My beta on Friday was 174. It's doubling less than 48 hours so thats very good!

I'm feeling great for the most part. I'm very sleepy all the time! Sore boobies as well. Cravings out of this world! If I crave it, I must have it or nothing else satisfies me! We are on "pelvic rest" so no coming together for us, which is starting to become frustrating for me, but I will live.

My next appointment for beta is wednesdat 5/27/09. See ya then :)

Going to make my blog private!

Starting Monday this will be private. I realize I have given the link out on a couple boards, and I have come to the conclusion that I don't want just anyone reading along, I want the people who really care to do so. I have had a couple emails from people I don't even know asking for updates. That's nice, but I also plan on sharing ultrasounds and things like that with personal info on it that I would feel more comfortable knowing WHO is seeing it, kwim?

So do me a favor and drop me your email, and I will add you to the list of people I choose to read. Everyone on my followers list is safe, just need the emails. Any lurkers that I KNOW, please give me your email and your name that I know you from.

Thanks :)

Betas are in :)

Went in on Monday to get first unofficial beta. By saying unofficial I mean that because the official beta is still set for Friday, but Justyna and I are curios to see what it is now!





Mondays (5/18/09) beta was 25.1. That is a good number for just 7 days past transfer!



Todays beta (5/20/09) is 77! Thank you Lord!!!

I was told today that I would be monitored every other day until beta reaches around 2,000 then we will go in for uultrasound to see baby :)

Success...PREGNANT!!!!!!!

Thank you Lord for your blesing!

So I noticed a taste for Van Holtens Hot pickles, but I felt it was too soon, WAY too soon for cravings. I kept telling myself "You're trippin'" and blew it off.

I tested at 4 days past the transfer, and got a faint, barely there line. So faint that I blew it off as being left over from the trigger. Well the next day, yesterday, I tested with FMU. and the line showed up before I left the bathroom! WOOHOO! Today I tested again and same thing...showed up before I left the bathroom, and a tad darker than yesterdays!!!

I talked to my IVF coordinator Justyna last night and told her about my positive. She's super excited and moved my beta up to tomorrow instead of Friday, so I will update with Beta tomorrow!

Right now I'm just asking for prayers for my little one(s) to stick and our pregnancy is uneventful! Thank you all for your prayers, and Thank you Lord for your blessing!

Trigger is gone!

YAY!!!

So I tested today and it was negative whicj is whay I wanted it to be, because that means the HCG trigger shot is out of my system, so when I see my BFP it means it's true :)

I will be testing Saturday, which is still early actually, but I'm dying to POAS!!

Babies are in utero!

I went in this morning and got my pumpkins put back in! They say they are both Grade A...the highest grade you can get YAY!!! The embryologist said he's VERY optimistic about us getting pregnant!!!

So now I'm in the 2ww!!!

Well they said 5 of the fertilized had started going slowl, so those are out :( But the remaining 3 will be frozen tomorrow.

Update ( or lack of) of my little ones

Well The clinic called me to say that they moved my appointment up 1 hour for my transfer. You won't hear me complain about that :D

When I asked how things were going with them, they said they don't give daily updates....that I will find out what happened with them on Monday. That no news is good news. They only call when something went wrong. So i will only know when I get in there to get them put back.

Please continue to pray that my little ones are growing and that we are blessed with a haelthy 9 month pregnancy and healthy baby(ies)

Discovered something this morning.....

So, last night's progesterone in oil shot hurt SO bad that Joseph didn't even want to do it anymore! I SCREAMED when the needle went in. So I got up this morning and looked on youtube to see if I was doing anything wrong, and indeed I was!!!!!

In the world of needles, the smaller the number, the bigger the needle. For example, the needles that came with the progesterone are size 18 ( HUGE) and 22 ( much better and smaller) so anywho I was supposed to be injecting with the 22....I was injecting with 18!!!! OUCH!!!!!!

I'm SO happy that I found what was wrong, because I injected MYSELF this morning ( woohoo!!!) and it was nothing. Thank God, because I will be on this shot to sustain pregnancy all the way until 12 weeks of pregnancy, so pain for 12 weeks wouldn't have allowed me to enjoy the pregnancy as much!

So, I will update when I hear about how my little ones are doing today :)

Report on my little Pumpkins!

I got a call from Justyna (pronounced YOO-Stina) the nurse today....

Out of the 11 retrieved all were mature :) Also, 10 fertilized! 10!! It made me have such a awesome feeling in my heart. I almost cried...those are my little ones!!!

So she said they are doing really well. Felt weird to know someone else is caring for them right now! LOL I'm a weirdo!

We will be transferring them back into mommy on Monday at 11am. I cant wait!

Layed my eggs today!

Today I went in for my retrieval. I was so so SO so nervous. First off, Joseph and I contended with a TON of trafic. We were supposed to be there ar 8:30 am. We got there at 9:am. Procedure was scheduled for 9:45.

I got there and they asked me all of the questions and that jazz. The anesthesiolist was funny and wearing flood pants that made me giggle! He was nice though...very personable. They gave me something in my IV to relax me...it did because I was a wreck.

So they got me all settled in the surgical room and I started to panic. There were SO many people in there...at least 9 staff. All gowned up. I had serious white coat syndrome! They had me place my feet in the stirrups and then then anesthesia guy let me know he was about to put the other meds in my IV. Next thing I knew, they said, "Natosha, you did really well" I thought what? It's over? LOL

So I got 11 eggs. Much less than I thought I would because I had over 30 follies but 11 is still good. I'm thinking of my little ones. Funny how a mothers love is from the very start because I know my baby's are being fertilized with daddys semen, and I'm praying for them already.

I will know more about how my little ones are doing tomorrow. Please pray for my sweeties!

On another note, these cramps are kicking my butt! I am really crampy and gassy too for some reason. Praying for a better day tomorrow!

Today WAS my last monitoring appointment!

YAY!!!!!!

I went in today to have what would turn out to be my last b/w and u/s appointment! I can not express how much I will NOT miss that!

I am fully ready to go. I am only 35 minutes away from my trigger shot. I go in Wednesday for my retreival. Please please join my in praying for lots of mature eggs!

Getting frustrated!

Ugh ugh UGH!!!!

Today i had to go in for another monitoring appointment. I was told Friday that retrieval will be Tuesday. I went ahead and scheduled Tuesday and Wednesday off...even though I had already scheduled Monday off because that was the original day for retrieval.

Well today, I was told it will be wednesday for sure. I wanted to start saying bad words :( I mean come on...I CAN'T keep telling my boss all these days, and can't even muster the nerve to ask her to change it...again! So I will be coming back to work the next day after my procedure, and I'm dreading that thought!

Soo I go back in tomorrow to what SHOULD be my last monitoring...we will see.

I'm getting a tad bit frustrated and I'm drained from all this back and forth. Please pray tomorrow is REALLY my last day, that my couple follies that are behind catch up, and we get the retrieval on the road Wednesday. I'm starting to get a little uncomfy with all these eggs...kinda crampy. GAH!

Not going according to original schedule

I am writing this today in a bummed out mood.

I went in today for what should have been my last day of monitoring. Turns out it won't be the last. When they stepped me down on the Follistim, my follies responded...and well. LOL They slowed down as well. So now Instead of Monday's Retrieval, it will be Tuesday or later! I am bummed.

So I have my next Monitoring appointment Sunday. Please pray all my follies are mature enough, and that my estrogen levels are ok to do my retrieval tuesday!