IVF#2: 4weeks

Feb 5th, 2013; Tuesday

Today I am considered 4 weeks pregnant. The spotting seems to have slowed down and is only showing up in the evenings when I think I have done too much during the day. I have done my best to take it as easy as possible and thankfully it seems to be working. There is no way with a 23 month old and a birthday party to plan for that I can completely stop and sit.

Beta #2 is tomorrow and I am so incredibly nervous.

IVF#2:8dp5dt 13dpo

February 4, 2013; Monday

The nurse called early this morning and I headed out the door to have my beta drawn when I got the go ahead. There was some mixup with the fax machine at the local labcorp, but another phone call to the REs office and it was relaxed and by 9:30 my blood was drawn and now it was back to waiting.

With my son his beta was 35 and more than doubled to 300+.
My next pregnancy my beta was 21 and dropped to 6, it was dreamed a chemical pregnancy and 2 days later I started bleeding.

Finally at 3:35 I got the call my beta was 63!!!! If this dang bleeding would stop I would start to get excited!!!!!

IVF#2: 7dp5dt 12dpo

Feb 3, 2013, Sunday-Super Bowl Sunday

This is not how I want things to start out. I am spotting red but I have gotten my first positive pregnancy test in TEN months. This is not fair, now a little flicker of hope has ignited in my heart. Actually, take a step back. The test was negative during the time limit. When I went back it dried positive....what am I to think??

At lunch I took another test, at first it was negative....but wait the 2 minutes are not up!! BFP BIG FAT POSITIVE....well not really the line is very faint. It's a little darker than this mornings though. But I am still spotting red and brown. Brown is ok, red is BAD. Beta isn't till Tuesday...I think I am going to see if I can get it moved up a day and left a message on the nurses line, but I won't here back till tomorrow. Ugh. This isn't fun.

IVF#2: 6dp5dt or 11dpo

Feb 2nd, 2013

6 days past 5 day transfer. I took a pregnancy test yesterday and it was negative. I didn't take one today because I fear it would break my heart to be negative. We have one frozen embryo that I am hoping will become a baby if this cycle is a bust.

This evening I started my period. I wiped and I saw it. This is about the same time last IVF cycle that I started. I know that until I stop the progesterone I won't get a full flow. I cried in the shower. I am not strong enough. I can't bare much more...please God I can't take much more.

Chris wants me to take a pregnancy test in the morning just so we will know for sure, I will have to still go for the beta bloodwork.

IVF #2: 5dt ET belated update

Here we are again, this time its was a 5 day transfer!  Chris and I were thrilled our embie babies made it till then!  We arrived at the office and were the third transfer of the day and the last.

The embryologist was very happy with our embies.  We transferred 2: an AA and an AB.  These were great grades for them!  We were told we would have one to freeze that day and possibly one the next day.  As I have been a bad blogger and really just not as involved and documenting this IVF cycle as last time I am playing catch up.  So, we got the phone call the day after the transfer that only the one was viable for freezing.  So, one fro-baby!  Hey, that is WAY more than last time.

Today is 8 days past ovulation, 3 days past 5 day transfer.  I hoping to hold out for beta or AF...bring on February 5th.

IVF#2: day 21 (3dt pushed to 5dt)

Our 3dt has been pushed back to a 5dt!!!! They were very pleased and so are we!!!

Ok on to the numbers:

1-3 cells

1-5 cells

2-6 cells

4-7 cells

2-9.cells

1-10 cells

1-11 cells

Embryologist said that they all have a 0-1 grade fragmentation, meaning 10% or less fargmentation which is perfect!

Last time we transferred two 9 cells embies on day 3....this time is sooooo different!!! Oh and I swear they tell me different info each time, but we had 14 mature and 12 fertilize and now really we are down to 10 that they are watching as the 3&5 cells are behind and most likely wont catch up.

Sunday at 9:30 is our transfer!

IVF#2: day 20 waiting

I feel almost back to normal.  I started the progesterone the day after ER and already are sick of them!   I am still not too anxious and just would love an update on our little embies! But today they are sleeping and hopefully dividing and growing strong.  PLEASE, can some make it to freeze!!

Tomorrow we get an update!