Pre-evaluation Done!

Well I had my IVF pre-eval done this morning. Everything looks great! No Cysts! I had 14 baseline follicles (not bad for only one ovary!!!).

I also had my blood work done. My veins are already acting up! The nurse had to poke me twice - something to look forward to later I guess!!

I will start the injections on Saturday. I am gearing myself up to do this all again. It is such a weird feeling going through a second IVF. I am excited but also a little numb. I know how physically and emotionally challenging it all is. I just can't wait for the good part, a BFP with lots of good blastocysts to freeze. I am focusing on this.

Awesome Quote that you may steal!!!

"We're not Barren, we're just Fertilely Challenged!"...Charlotte, Sex and the City


Hilarious.

Day 1!!! IVF # 2

Yay it is my Day 1!!!! I start Birth Control Pills today and will be on them for 2 weeks. Then I go in for my labs/ultrasound to start the stims. I am so happy that the ball is finally moving again!! If all goes well we should do the egg retreival in mid June!

Spotting

Well I am going to start AF soon; I have been spotting for a few days. I can 't wait to FINALLY start BCP for IVF # 2. I am still hoping to be done with the IVF process by July. But I have learned to never time out anything when it comes to Infertility!

In other news, I went to California for my twin sister's college graduation! It was awesome!!! Congrats Debbie!!!

Our Anniversary!

Well today is our 3 year Wedding Anniversary! I can't believe it!! It is also the 2 year anniversary of when we started TTC. It can make me a little sad but I refuse to think of this day as anything but the day I married my soul mate!

Love you Babe!

Metformin is back

Ughh, I have to start taking Metformin again!!!! I really shouldn't complain though - I am just happy to be trying IVF again, but I can whine a little:

For those of you who do not know what Metformin is, here is my definition:
It is a drug used for Diabetes treatment (blood sugar stuff), but it is also used in women with PCOS to help with egg quality. Here is the funny part I haven't been diagnosed with either! I probably have some form of PCOS, but have never gotten the full diagnosis.

Now this sounds great- it can help me with my IVF! But the trade off is tummy troubles! Lots of tummy troubles. I think I have found the secret to solving these not so pleasant side effects: Eating Low Carb. Most women with PCOS already know that they should eat low carb in order to help regulate blood sugar. But since I never got diagnosed and I am in a healthy weight range; I continued to eat all of my lovely carbs!

My RE wanted me to try to get up to 3 - 4 pills a day but I was having trouble with taking just a pill and a half a day.

After about a month of being miserable on Metformin I confided in my Acupuncturist about my symptoms (nausea, diarrhea , and even throwing up once!) She told me to give low carb a try because the higher dosage of Metformin I was on, the better.

So I gave it a try - and it worked!! I felt fine!!!

So this time around with IVF, I am going to eat low carb, I encourage anyone else on Metformin to do the same thing!! I really helped me out a lot!

Today is the first day I am going back on Metformin, wish me luck!

Still Waiting / Add me!

Hey Everyone! Wow it feels great to tell everyone that we had decided to gove it another shot using my eggs. We really feel like this could be it! I am just sick of waiting fo AF!!! I really hope it comes soon but I am not holding my breath.

Also if you have left a comment on my page or are following me now please make sure that I have returned the favor!! Send me a comment and say "ADD ME!!!" I really want to hear all about your journey too!

Sending out baby thoughts to you all!