Where we're at with IVF

Mike and I have been going through infertility treatments since April.  It has been incredibly difficult but our marriage has never been stronger.  In December we went through the IVF retrieval process and successfully froze 7 embryos.  Our doctors were so happy with our results and so are we.

Before we started the IVF process I decided I didn't want to tell anyone when we would be doing the transfer procedure.  There were many reasons why I made that decision.

1. I thought if we told people that we were implanting embryos I'd be feeling incredibly pressure knowing so many people knew

2. If it didn't work I knew it would be incredibly difficult on both Mike and I and didn't want to make it even more difficult by having to call people and say that I'm not pregnant

3. This process is so technical.  I was starting to feel like we were losing the excitement of getting pregnant and having a baby.  I have always dreamed about how I would tell my mom, dad and siblings that I was pregnant and now with the invention of Pinterest that excitement of telling them has only grown.  I still want there to be a sense of mystery and excitement when the day comes that I can finally announce that I am pregnant.

So why did I decide to start blogging about all of this now?  Well I have an appointment scheduled for transfer on January 20th and it has been so difficult not telling anyone about the appointment.  I wanted a place to write down all of my feelings about this that I can look back on later or even show our parents and child one day.

I had a blood and ultrasound appointment on Tuesday.  The nurses said my hormones look great and my blood work was awesome.  However I have a few residual follicles still in my ovaries.  According to the nurses it is nothing to be worried about however Dr. Kaplan wants to make sure they decrease in size and that they aren't doing anything before I get started up on medication again.  They don't want to implant embryos in me with the possibility of more eggs dropping...I think.

Today I went in for an ultrasound so they could make a decision if I am going to go forward with the January 20th transfer or not.  On the ultrasound my right ovary was clear but there were 3 measurable follicles on the left.  Now it's just a matter of did they decrease in size or not.  I am sitting her with bated breath waiting for the nurse to call and give me my news.  I feel like I am constantly waiting for a call from a nurse giving me news.