Today was our second u/s, at 8w3d. The twins have grown an unbelievable amount! They're both measuring about the same, at around 8w0d. The first twin's heartrate was 168, and the second was 182. Apparently, both are within the acceptable range, and Dr. Barwin was thrilled with the results. As were we ( Read more... )

Well...

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I went for my second beta and first ultrasound yesterday morning. We saw two sacs of equal size, however my beta (which I had to wait 24 hours for, again!! WTF???) did not double in 48 hours. It went from 612, to 948. I think. I had to call Dr. B's office back because he had left a message on the answering machine, and like a fool I deleted it ( Read more... )

More drama....

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I ended having the 3 day transfer this morning, without E. That was tough. It was made tougher because I had to wait half an HOUR strapped to the operating table, legs splayed, before the doctor finally showed up. My bladder was already full to bursting an hour and a half before that, when my transfer was originally scheduled. It was also made ( Read more... )

We went ahead with a 9:30 am retrieval yesterday morning, and again, I opted for the General Anesthetic. When I awoke in the recovery room, I was told that of the 20 follicles they had consistently seen on the scans (I had 3 last week), they only collected 11 eggs. I was so upset by this, as the last time they collected 25 eggs; and, of course, I ( Read more... )

After posts about our wedding (hee!) and our new puppy addition (he's really making strides!), comes a fertility post. I'm so ambivalent about this, so tired at even contemplating the process, but still really geared towards doing another cycle - if that makes any sense ( Read more... )

I had my first viability scan yesterday morning, at 8w2d. I was so absolutely terrified, that I was shaking in the waiting room, and started to bawl the moment I got on the table. The nurse (rather unfriendly, I would say) asked me why I was crying, and Dr. Barwin told her that I'd been here before, and it "brings back very bad memories". God ( Read more... )

I haven't had much of a chance to put word to pixel over the past week; that, and I've been trying to keep myself distracted so I don't have time to obsess over every little thing. Every thought that I let rove in that direction tends to get scary pretty fast. I've had moderate success, especially when I'm run off my feet at work - occasionally, ( Read more... )

I was putting this post off for a few days, because I was very much hoping McGill would call me back to let me know that at least SOME of the remaining embies made it to blast and would be frozen... but, alas, no call ( Read more... )