Anyways, we got to the clinic and checked in. Maybe around 7am we got called back, saw our nurse, vitals, took ibuprofen, took a valium, Jon got his fancy suit, I got the gown.. woo! Then we headed back. We got our pictures of our snowbabies. Both hatching! This is a good thing. Transfer went really well. I guess I don't have a whole ton of description. The same ol same ol... Then, Dr. G said that he wanted me back in on Tuesday to check my estrogen and progesterone levels. The last 2 FETs they didn't check me at all until the the pregnancy test. With Alton and Ashlyn's IVF they checked me a few times before the pregnancy test. So, it makes sense.. just hoping it will help my odds.
Today I went in for my blood test and it came back saying my estrogen levels are good but my progesterone levels aren't as high as they want them to be. I'm already an emotional mess. So everything is heightened and I make a big deal about stupid stuff. It's just what happens when you are on tons of estrogen! Ha! Anyways, they're putting me on prometrium (pill form of progesterone) and then still do the progesterone in oil shots. Then I'll be back on Thursday to check up on it again. I guess I'm so upset about all of this because it starts the questions of "Am I doing the shots wrong? What else is wrong with my body? What can I do different?...." See? Stressful. Anyways...
The bedrest was good. It was nice to see Jon with Alton and Ashlyn having fun. Jon did so much to help and kept us together this past weekend and I'm truly thankful for his willingness to be on this crazy ride with me! By the end of the weekend I was so done with laying on the couch. I'm doing fine now. No real symptoms. Some cramping here and there (I think.. who knows...). The two week wait is so hard. It's just a rollercoaster. You have no way to control anything, no way of knowing if it was successful, there are usually no symptoms during the 2ww anyways so no matter what happens- there's no way of knowing unitl the blood test.
Today after I got the news about adding the prometrium to my already large list of meds I was so down and out. I was getting frustrated with all the little things. For example, whenever Ashlyn got a little crazy (upset because she didn't have the right color of something) it really got under my skin more than it should have. I had a lot of mom fails this afternoon. I just have to pick myself up and be better tomorrow. It's really hard not having Jon here in town. There are just times that you need a moment to check out and tonight was one of them.
Anyways, not trying to be all depressing over here :) It was just a rough day. I still have hope, but man it's hard to keep hope alive after the last 2 failed FETs. Crossing fingers!
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