Sunday, November 18, 2012

What's Going On

The weekend always goes by too fast. How did we get to Sunday night already?

Last week went by fairly quickly. I worked a lot more than I have been working for the past few weeks and was exhausted by Friday night. I felt like such a bum Friday night when I napped while W did two loads of laundry, bathed the dogs, did all the dishes, and started dinner. Whoops!

Last Tuesday night I got together with my friend after yoga and we went out for Thai food. Of course we talked a bunch and had fun so I ended up getting home pretty late. 

Staying out late on Tuesday night made my Wednesday 6:45 appointment feel extra early. My lining measured at 7.78 and my estradiol levels were 746. We scheduled my transfer for the 26th at 10:15. We haven't made a final decision about how many embryos to transfer, but I think it will be two. I emailed Dr. Br.averman to get his opinion and it seemed to be two. He said he rarely recommends three unless the embryos quality is poor, the woman is over forty, or there have been repeated failures. We only fit into one of those categories and I'm not ready to fly through our best embryos. He also told me about the blood work he plans to repeat at my beta. Unfortunately, they were mostly tests that were only done at the out of network lab and are they were super pricey the first time around. I am going to email him to find out more about this. I don't understand the purpose of repeating these tests if my levels were within normal limits the first time. I guess to see how I responded to the new meds?

On Thursday W and I went to a vinyasa yoga class with my mom and then we went out for Indian food after. The class went much better than the previous Sunday. I felt strong and got a great workout. That one instructor is amazing. 

I had a nice friend-filled weekend. I saw my friend T on Saturday and we got lunch, walked around the mall, shopped a little bit, and got pedicures. I'm pretty excited about my new pajama pants and the festive dog collars I bough. T is due with her little boy in eight weeks! I can't wait to meet him. Her baby shower is coming up on December 8th so I really need to finish the binding on the quilt I made and then get it machine quilted by someone. The binding is intimidating me a bit which is why I haven't done it yet. I watched a little video on You Tube this weekend but still am not sure about it. I better get sure about it soon. 

Today we went to yoga and then hung out with our friends C, J, and their little girl E after. The yoga class had a sub instructor and I didn't love it. It wasn't very dynamic or fast moving. Little E wasn't feeling well and was being super sweet and snuggly. It made me want a little one that much more. We made plans with them to go cut down Christmas trees the first weekend in December like we did two years ago. 

I've feeling really hopeful and positive about our transfer. I am excited for it to be here and know the next week should fly by with Thanksgiving. I'm still bruising quite a bit. On Friday I ended up with a dark purple bruise that is bigger than a quarter. It's super attractive, trust me. I also bled for a long time when they took my blood. The Lovenox is definitely working. 

I'm really looking forward to the short work week and seeing all my family on Thursday. Then we have our transfer in eight days! It feels like it's taken a long time to get this close. Let's hope this is it!

13 comments:

  1. I really thought I conquered those Lovenox shots, but then I got a doozy bruise right after. I will tell you that the bruises are worse if you are on baby aspirin (at least for me). There are a lot of tips and tricks on the Lovely Lovenox Ladies group on Babycenter. :)

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  2. So so glad you've got such a positive attitude moving into this next week! I am super duper hopeful for you too :) Have an awesome turkey day!

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  3. Thinking of you with this upcoming transfer! Have an awesome Thanksgiving.

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  4. Hi from ICLW...good luck on your transfer!!!

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  5. Hello from ICLW and best of luck with your transfer! It sounds really promising!

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  6. Greetings from ICLW!

    The best of luck to you on the transfer - and I hope the bruising knocks it off. :/

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  7. HI from ICLW. Hoping that no matter how many you choose to have put back at least one will stick.

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  8. Best luck with your FET! am glad you are getting good support from the RE. Have a wonderful time with your family!
    #33

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  9. Best luck with your FET! am glad you are getting good support from the RE. Have a wonderful time with your family!
    #33

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  10. Hi. Here from ICLW. Good luck with your upcoming transfer! FX!

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  11. Hi! Thanks for stopping by my blog! Fingers crossed that this transfer is it for you! You're almost there! :)

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  12. hi from iclw, good luck with the fet. would love to hear your experiences with neupogen as well .

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  13. Best of luck with your transfer!!! I'll have to look up your medications as I am not familiar with them.
    Visiting from ICLW (#7)

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