We're pregnant

The battle is over for me! We are pregnant! It is so great. So exciting. I look back at everything it seems like wow, we did all that. I have no idea how I made it through last week. It really tested my strength. I was a wreck! I didn't have any symptoms like some others did and I got really worried. But, then I started to see all the positive tests from the ladies who did IVF at the same time and that made me think that if they can do it, so can I. I swore I wouldn't take a home pregnancy test but by Thursday morning, Adam and I decided we wanted to take one. So, we did and it was positive. We couldn't believe it! We were so excited but we didn't want to tell anyone until they confirmed it w/ the blood test. I did take another one Thurs. afternoon and it was positive. So, I figured we are pregnant. The bloodtest on Friday confirmed it. I'm about 4 weeks. The baby is due around Aug. 28, Adam's bday. I'm pretty sure we only have one in the oven but the u/s on the 30th will tell us. I just thank everyone that I know and don't know who prayed for us. It worked!!!! We couldn't have done it w/o the support of everyone.

Emotions

Well, if anyone thought the emotional roller coaster was over they were wrong. This is going to be a very long week. I find out Friday if the IVF worked. And my mind is chaos. I was so positive that this was going to work but now I'm having doubts. I don't know why. I'm just not as sure as I have been. Some of the other people that had the IVF done at the same time are having symptoms and I'm not. So that really worries me. I'm trying to do the positive self talk but it's not sinking in. I don't know why it wouldn't work. I'm just letting my mind freak me out. I pray and pray this worked. If anyone has some great advice I would love some.

Egg Transfer

Well, we had the egg transfer done on Thursday. We had 2 eggs transfered back. We couldn't decided on 2 or 3 but finally Adam admited that he didn't want to risk triplets so we just did the 2. I'm ok w/ that because the doc said that the eggs couldn't get any better! So, that is great news. We had 4 to freeze for future use! If we end up having twins I don't know what we will do w/ the 4 frozen but we'll decide that later.
The day of the transfer was crazy. It is kind of like a wedding day. You wait and wait and prepare for this day and it comes and goes so fast. I had to go to the acupuncturist twice that day. Once before and once after the transfer. It relaxes the uterus so the eggs implant. A relaxed uterus is a good uterus. The acupuncturist said I need to stay peaceful. Try that w/ a 3 year old. Ha! Actually I've been doing pretty good w/ it. Mom was here Friday. She made us dinner Thursday and Friday. And she is bringing us some for tonight. Gotta love her!
So, by Monday I'll be back to my normal schedule and activities. I just can't lift more than 10lbs.
I keep talking to the eggs and telling them to stick babies stick! We'll find out soon. I'm considering myself pregnant now. The test will just confirm!

Egg update

My dr office called today and all 15 eggies are still growing. They sounded so excited for us. Saying we are in a really good place because we have SO many to choose from. She said they look really really good. We are still on for the transfer on Thursday.
I'm still feeling really sick. I think I'm a little better today but I have to rest a lot. I feel sick to my stomach all the time and really really bloated. Like it hurts. I know, once again,something is wrong w/ me. But, I talked to the nurse and when they called and she said it is normal. That I'm probably hyper-stimulating a little. A little? I feel like poop! All I want to do is get things done and I can't. So basically, because I produced so many eggs my ovaries are over worked. I think basically my ovaries are swollen now and I have some kind of fluid in my stomach. I just have to keep thinking no pain, no gain! I feel bad for Adam. He did everything this weekend so I could get better. He didn't get much of a break. I want to get better so I can take over. Unfortunately this weekend he'll have to do the same thing while I'm on bed rest! I want those eggies to stick.
If I still feel bad tomorrow I'm going to email our nurse because I want to make sure it won't affect the eggs from sticking. Today she said it wouldn't but I want to be absolutely sure! My goal was always to be the healthiest I can be for this and feeling crappy isn't part of the deal. We didn't work this hard to have it fail now!

Egg Retrieval

I had my ER done on Saturday morning. It went well. They got 19 eggs which is a great number. I had to get put under for the retrieval and I'm still not feeling good. I don't know what it is. I want to feel better by Thursday. That is the day they are putting the embryo's back. I want to be as healthy as can be! Sunday the doc office called and out of the 19 eggs, we had 17 mature and 15 of them fertilized. So right now we have 15 little embyro's growing. Isn't that amazing! The office will call me again tomorrow and let me know the further update. Not all of them will last till Thursday but I'm hoping most of them. We only need 2 or 3 but we have a lot to choose from.
That is our biggest decision we have to make. WE have to decide if we are going to put back 2 or 3. The nurse said our chances our great and she wouldn't do 3. The doctor said it is up to us. I have know idea how we are going to decide but we always make the right chose for us.

Egg Retrieval tomorrow

Tomorrow morning at 8:00 they will be taking out all of my eggies. The doctor thinks I have approx 20 eggs. That is a huge amount! I'm so excited to see if that is how many he actually gets. I'm feeling extremely bloated and full tonight. So, I'll be ready to get all the little eggs out. They should then call me sometime Sunday and tell me how many were mature and fertilized. I can't believe next week I'll have the little embryo's transferred back. I'm hoping he lets me put 3 back in. I'll talk to him tomorrow about it. My acupuncturist said one of her last patients who put 3 back in are now prego w/ triplets. Even though she said that, I'm not scared. Adam and I are perfectly ok w/ 1, 2, or 3 babies. Bring it on. We always said we wanted to create our own big family. That is exactly what is going to happen. Once we get the embryo's back in, I'm going to take it easy the rest of the month. I want those babies to stick.

Ultrasound

The day is here. I got up early this morning and got another blood test. Then I had my ultrasound appt today. I have lots of great follicles. The doctor said that he expects to get lots of eggs, like in the high teens! Woo hoo! I know it's not the quantity but the quality but at least we'll have lots to choose from. I still don't know when my retreival will be but the doc said probably Friday. I have another blood test tomorrow and then will know the last set of instructions by tomorrow afternoon.
I'm feeling very crampy and bloated. I can tell those follicles are growing large! I can't believe the time is actually here. This week we are creating our babies. I've been very emotional. It's hard for me to relax and get my mind off all of this. How can you want something so bad and pray for something so much and not be thinking about it all the time? Adam wants me to see the acupuncturist daily so I stay relaxed. I won't be going that much but I'll be going twice this week. Adam is being so caring. He thanked me last night for doing all this to my body. (I was doing a very painful shot at the time.) And when we went to Walmart yesterday he had me touch some baby clothes to give us good luck. He is trying to keep me relaxed and and not stressing over all this and he is constantly telling me how this is going to work. I don't think he realizes how much I need to hear all of that from him. I really need to hear how this is going to work. It helps keep me positive.
Oh and best of all, no shot tonight. I'm just coasting tonight. Yippee!