Beta #2

Decided to go to a different lab this morning since Tuesday's lab person was apparently not the brightest in running the proper test...

Maybe not such a great idea...from the time I walked in, it was pretty much downhill. It was crowded, had to wait 45 minutes, the receptionist apparently didn't understand who to charge the labs to so she had to call the Dr's office to double-check, then when I finally get called back, the phlebotomist (we'll call her Shanaynay) didn't understand what kind of labs I needed to have run. Lawd Jevus!
I had to walk her through... "ok, Tuesday your company ran the wrong test, but today I need you to run a QUANTITATIVE HCG on me".....Her response "Ooooohhh....ok....I'm in da wrong screen den, lemme get outta dis"  *insert mean thoughts here*
Then she says, "well, da orders don't tell me how much blood to draw so imma just do 2 vials" Whatever. Better safe than sorry at this point. At least I can say she did a good job in not making me her human pin cushion. (see...always a silver lining :\ )

So anywho, after that mess I went to work and thank the heavens I didn't have to wait until midnight to get results this time! Clinic called at 1:30 and my beta is 191 today! Quick recap: 1st beta was 87, on Tuesday so today's is a little more than doubled and that's GREAT news! (PS I'm 10dpt)

Our next beta will be next Thursday Sept 12th and the ultrasound will be around the 20th! (I'll be 6w4d preggo then) ☺

I'm so excited for my IPs!!!!!

TTYL!

The wait is over!

....or so we thought!
Waited all day for beta results yesterday, got a call at 5:30 just to say the lab ran the wrong fkn test! They ran a qualitative (which just tells you yes or no, if you're pregnant) instead of a quantitative, which gives you your 'beta number'. The nurse said "we at least know you're pregnant", but she was pissed. 

 *Silver lining* I got to at least tell my IM that they are gonna be parents! She was silent at first and then started crying (happy tears, of course). So YAY!!!! I'm preggo and my IPs will be better known as Mommy & Daddy soon! ♥ ☺

The lab had to rerun my blood from yesterday, today, and the clinic called me around 3pm and said my beta was 87! That's a great number considering I was a few hours shy of 8dpt! I will go for a repeat beta tomorrow, so keep your fingers crossed that the number continues to increase!

On another note, I'm still feeling crampy and it's kinda bothersome! I think it may be a side effect from the PIO shots?? I'm also having lower back pain...I'll be so glad when these shots are over, my ass is so sore!! I can barely walk without a limp and it's nearly impossible to sleep on my side these days. All for a good cause though, so I'll take it! ☺

See ya tomorrow, peeps!

Transfer day!!

...and now we wait! The absolutely longest wait EVER!! Ok, maybe it's only 1 week, but seriously it draaaaaaggggssss.
Anywho here are the transfer deets:
Once we were all prepped the Dr let us know that 12 embryos made it to day 5 and of those 12 that were tested, 7 of them were "normal". There were 2 boys and 5 girls. My IPs and the doctor all agreed to transfer the best ones, which was one boy and 1 girl embie. So they took me back to the transfer room and got me ready. (This included filling my bladder because it apparently wasn't full enough) FML. That was sooo uncomfortable! They were filling my bladder while pressing down on it with an ultrasound wand at the same time...not cool. I was sure that I was gonna pee on the doctor :\.
After that ordeal, my IPs and hubby came back to the room to watch the transfer. It went perfectly and super quick! I could tell that my IPs were excited, nervous and hopeful all at the same time; after the transfer we went back to another room so that I could lie down for 20 minutes (reminder: bladder is BEYOND full!!) The nurse offered a bedpan but that was not about to happen! I'm so glad I had company to keep my mind occupied or I might have caved for the bedpan. After the 20 minutes, I pretty much ran to the bathroom (never been so happy to see a toilet in my life), we took some pics and said our "see ya laters" then went on our merry way. :-)

I've had a little bit of cramping today which I've been told could be a good sign of implantation. Lets hope so! 

Beta will be on Sept 3rd!!! Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers! 

Here are a few pics from the big day :) 

Kev wore green for good luck too! (So did IM) 

Ready to get'er done!! 

Cropped out IPs for their privacy, but look at those beautiful embies!! :) *The nurse took this crappy pic, btw* Geez, don't they teach photography in nursing school?? 

TTYL peeps! (PS. I will prob POAS, but I think my IPs read my blog so I won't post until after beta ;) 

Fertilization Report

Of the 45 eggs retrieved......... 38 were fertilized!! WOOHOO!!!!

RE called and gave me the run down, which is the same as what I posted yesterday. So I just continue on my merry little protocol of 8 billion estrogen pills and getting stuck in the ass with a huge needle and we're all good!

Oh, on that note....I don't remember this before (but then again, I have the memory of a 90 year old), but I swear I've had a few hot flashes lately and I think it's because of the evil estrogen! I'll be fine one minute, then all of a sudden I'm sweating and it's super hot. FML. After I'm done having babies the doctors can just remove my entire reproductive EVERYTHING because I don't have the desire to go through menopause if that's what it's all about. Ain't nobody got time for that!

And....just in case you thought I was being a big wuss about my PIO shots...

yea....shut your mouth! The one on the right is my Lupron shot that goes in my tummy and on the left, yep you guessed it, the infamous PIO shot. See, don't you feel sorry for my arse?!

As always, I'll keep you posted and in the meantime feel free to send ice packs and heating pads my way, for my sore bum.

The Retrieval

Without further adieu.....drum roll, please......

45 eggs retrieved!!! 

Wow!! I'm not sure what I expected, but it certainly wasn't that many! So now we wait again to see how many of those 45 make it to fertilization. I believe we will know that number tomorrow, then at day 3 (Friday) they will check the embies again to make sure they are growing properly. On day 5 (Sunday) they will do genetic testing on the embryos to rule out any chromosomal abnormalities. (This testing will also reveal the gender of the embryos) Some parents choose not to find out the gender at this stage, but my IF informed me that they want to know and they are likely to transfer boy embies! So excited!! 

On another note, I had my 1st PIO shot tonight....lets just say I stalled until the last minute. I swear I was scarred for life from my last experience with PIO. I think Kevin was even nervous to do it this time so we went to visit my cousin Amy (she's an RN). She did my shot for me and taught Kevin a virtually pain free way of giving me my shots. Yaaaaayyyy!!! So glad that's outta the way and I'm not near as scared for tomorrow's shot. 

I'll be sure to update you when I get the fertilization report! TTYL peeps! 

Transfer date set!

Dr. K called me yesterday (who knew doctors worked on Sundays??) and said that the donor was doing well and retrieval will be TUESDAY...like tomorrow.....as in less than 24 hours!!! That means our transfer will be on Monday, August 26th! ONE WEEK FROM TODAY!!
OMG, I'm so excited, but I'm really nervous too! I'm not sure why I'm more nervous this time than I've been in previous times. I really want this for M&P and I'd like it to work on the 1st try for once! (fingers crossed!)

So tomorrow I start the dreaded PIO injections and I'm freaking out a little....I think I just need to get the 1st one over with and hopefully the rest will be easy peasy......I hope....

I'll keep ya posted!

P.S. Thanks for all of your support and encouraging words, it really means a lot to me. I wish I could meet all of you in person and give you a big hug! ☺

Counting down...

My appointment this morning was quick and simple. Got labs drawn and a lining check....the lining check always worries me because I've had trouble in the past with it not being "fluffy" enough. This time, no prob! Lining was 9mm, Woohoo! (Just for reference, the clinic wants my lining to be at least 7mm) I'm excited and it looks like we are still on track for our transfer in LESS THAN 2 WEEKS!! (still not thrilled about the PIO injections, but whatevs)
Thanks, everyone, for all the encouragement and support; it really means a lot and please keep the positive vibes coming! We wanna get knocked up on the 1st try! ☺

TTYL!