I hate Birth Control Pills!!!!

I don't know how i ever took the stupid things for 4 years. Maybe it's just the brand, or maybe it's the mixture of pills, but i have been feeling so sick lately. Very naseous like all the time and tired and having headaches. Blah!!!
But i keep telling myself that I'll feel like this when i'm pregnant, so i better suck it up and get used to it. However, if i don't get pregnant, and all i end up with is the stupid symptoms, I'll be kind of mad!

Today marks the 2nd week of birth control pills. Just 11 more days until I start the lupron injections. Then we'll see how long it takes for me to suppress. I didn't ovulate through the pills last time, so I'm hoping we'll have the same luck this time.

Oh, and I won a contest!!!! I entered the scholastic open book tour contest to win tickets to see JK Rowling in NY and I won!!! I'm sooo excited. The event is on the 19th which is the night before our tentatively scheduled embryo transfer, but I'm hoping that she'll bring us luck. And I have sworn that if she does, I'll use Rowling or something Harry Potter related as the middle name for my child!!!!

catching up....

Well, it's been a while since I posted. Sorry about that. I got totally distracted and all. So let's play catch-up.

Our second cycle of IVF with ICSI failed again. We had a good follow up with the dr and are trying some new medications for our third cycle which we just started. Right now, we're on the birth control pills and metformin for Polycistic ovarian syndrome. Looks like we're going to be doing egg retrieval and transfer somewhere in mid october.

In August, my dad passed away. That was really rough, especially since it took 14 hours for someone to call and notify us. Plus, we were pretty much ignored at the service, but what can I say? My dad's greatest loves were his car and lynyrd skynyrd, so it shouldn't have suprised me too much.

Lately, we've learned about several people that we're close to who are pg or have just had babies. It's disheartening. I mean, I know I can't make people stop trying to make them stop getting pregnant in general, but it doesn't stop me from being sad. We're only 2 months away from hearing that we will most likely never have biological children, and adoption is too expensive to even begin considering.

So, i'm going to try to be better about posting. Keep us in your thoughts and prayers.

We're off and Running Again

It's been a while since I posted, sorry!!!! At any rate, we're on our way to our second attempt. We started our stimming shots on Tuesday and go back for the first evaluation of the growing follicles on Friday. Right now, our tentative egg retrieval date is June 17th and embryo transfer June 22nd. We've decided that this time we will be putting 2 embryos back. This gives us the same chances of pregnancy (65%) but increases our chances of twins to 50%.

Keep us in your thoughts and prayers!!

First Attempt Failed

Well, we found out last week that our first attempt was unsuccesful. No reason, just not good luck i guess. So, we're on hold for a month and then we'll start again. This time we'll put back two embryos which gives us a 50% chance of twins.

So, keep us in your thoughts.

And yet more waiting....GROWL

So, i know i've been lax in posting but blogger was giving me all kinds of issues!!! Anyway, we started our Lupron on the 19th and then went in for our lupron evaluation on the 26th. no go. i managed to ovulate despite the meds that were supposed to stop it, so they said keep going on the lupron and then we'll see what happens by thursday. So, today I go in again, still no go. My progesterone levels are still too high so we have to wait and repeat the whole thing on Monday. i swear, if i have to wait much longer, I'm going to scream!!!! All I want to do is be able to try to get pregnant!!!! UGH!!!!!!!!

Well on the Way

It's been a little bit since I posted and a bunch of stuff has happened--all good!

First: we passed our injection class!!! Mike overcame his fear of needles and injections and managed to do the intramuscular injection. Three of the meds will be subcutaneous, and I'll inject them in my stomach once a day. Those really didn't hurt too bad at all--so that's good. The intramuscular are 1 injection per day but they do hurt a little. Oh well.

Second: we had our mock embryo transfer today. Everything is looking really great right now. There's a small cyst on my right ovary which is probably just my body trying to ovulate on birth control and they're sure it will go away. The dr told me today that I have "a beautiful cavity." LOL.

We start our Lupron injections on Saturday--hooray!!! And then it's on from there!!!!

Protocol is Here!

Finally got my protocol. I'm sooooo excited!!!!! So, we'll start injectible meds on the 17th. Tentative dates then are egg retrieval on 3/9 and embryo transfer on 3/12 or 3/14. The reason there are two dates for embryo transfer is that it all depends on how long they decide to let them grow. If they transfer on 3/12, they will put 2 of the day 3 embryos back in, if they wait until 3/14 it will be one blastocyst.

So far, we're doing pretty good with all this. My body is starting to adjust to the birth control pills--but it isn't happy about it. And my insurance company approved coverage for the injectible drugs, so that's fantastic news. Tomorrow is our injection class and IVF seminar. Woo hoo.