Yup, I use PUPO for the next couple of weeks, until we can prove it one way or another.
The clinic’s test date is the 22nd, which is an eternity from now, and is just a urine test (can you imagine!). Derek and I have agreed that we will test together at home on the 17th. The 17th will be 15 days past trigger, so it will all be out of my system, and 13 DPO. We can reasonably expect to get a positive or negative by then.
I am a constant tester, so this will be very hard for me. However, I think it’s only fair that Derek be fully involved and know at the same time I do. I might even make him grab the test after the development time so he knows first.
I had a horrible sleep last night, finally moving in to the spare room around 3 am so I’d quit keeping Derek awake. Very vivid dreams and a lot of tossing and turning.
ETA: Thanks for the advice and sticky thoughts everyone! I’m actually a bit relieved to finally not be injecting myself or making two hour trips to the clinic. Now I can just relax at home.
I love the embryo pictures. I think I still have them from all four of our embryo transfers. The first IVF we got a weird oblong 5-cell among the embies. Needless to say, it didn’t take.
The 2ww is hard - I hope you’ll be posting some good news at the end of it!
Well, we got some amazing news today! As I said a few days ago, they were going to let what embryos we had left sit in culture to see if any would catch up (they were all about a day behind), though it didn’t seem very likely.
The embryologist called and let me know that two did catch up, and they froze two six-day hatching blasts this morning! He said they both looked ‘great’! This made my damn day, and my husband’s too. It gives me a ton of hope for the two I have inside me right now making it, and I’m excited that we will (hopefully, if they thaw well) have a second try if we need it, or sibling(s) in the future.
As for how I’m doing - really well. I have sore boobs, but it’s because of the progesterone and estrogen I’m on at this point. I’ve very lightly crampy, but most of the bloating from the retrieval is gone, so I’m not as uncomfortable. I am very busy with school and work for the next week and a bit, so I think time will go by pretty fast, luckily.
Awesome news! I remember the up-again-down-again roller coaster of this time. You’ve got twelve follicles! Yay! But we only got six eggs! Boo! But five of them fertilized! Yay! But all five lived to day three! Yay! But two of the three left after transfer stopped growing almost immediately after! Boo! But you have one left to freeze! Yay!
It doesn’t stop, either. You’re pregnant! Yay! You have placenta previa! Boo! You’re doing fine, you just have to have a C-section! Yay! You have a mutation that we found without telling you that we were doing genetic tests on you, and you have to go on Lovenox right away! Boo! Your stomach is bruised from the shots so it looks like you’ve been beaten with an ax handle! Boo! You’re having a boy, and he looks great! Yay! You’ve had three episodes of spotting, so we’re putting you in the hospital for the next nine weeks until the baby is born! Boo! You have gestational diabetes! Boo! Your baby is immense, but we don’t think it’s because of the diabetes! Yay! Your amnio shows his lungs aren’t mature, so we have to delay your C-section! Boo! He’s born, and he’s awesome! Yay! Oops, he’s grunting like he can’t breathe properly - off to the NICU! Boo!
I hope you have all the ups and downs of pregnancy to go along with the ups and downs of IVF. As far as I can tell, it never stops. The baby boy mentioned above is three and a half now, and he just taught himself to read (yay!). Of course, he’s not potty trained yet (boo!).
I totally agree, ENugent, it is all ups and downs for sure, and I know it won’t end here. I’m almost considering NOT doing more then one beta and just waiting for the ultrasound so I can avoid that stress, at least.
Yes, six more days! I’m really busy with work and school this week, thank goodness. I’m starting to go crazy this afternoon, tbh. It’s already started!
Haha, NO (I’m actually five days past transfer, but 10 days past trigger now)! I started thinking about that last night - mentioned it to my husband even.
That puts me at just 8 DPO though, so still way too early. Plus, I prrrooommmisssseeed I’d wait until at least Saturday.
I am obsessing though. Ugh. This week is going to be very hard. Lucky I’m busy at work.
