Day 6

Today is day 6 of our 3rd cycle. If you're keeping score, that's 1 fresh, 1 frozen, and we're back to fresh. Our first fresh cycle (when I take meds to make my body produce several eggs and they retrieve them) produced 8 eggs, of which 5 fertilized and only 2 developed to the blastocyst stage which is how they are transferred (aka placed in my uterus). They were great quality, so we opted to transfer only 1 at a time. Hence, one fresh and one frozen cycle so far.

Using the first cycle as a guide, I should be about halfway through this one as the first cycle I was on meds for 12 days. This morning we are headed down into Maryland for monitoring. They'll do a blood test and am ultrasound to check my estradiol level to make sure it's increasing appropriately and use the ultrasound to inspect both of my ovaries to make sure follicles are forming in each (this is where the eggs are!). My last appt was 2 days ago, my estradiol level was even better than last cycle at this time, and while they were small, the follicles were growing.

I'm always apprehensive, maybe this is where we derail this time? But, really, there's no point in getting worked up yet. Just take the meds, go to the appointments, and follow the rules. No booze, no sushi, little to no caffeine...basically pretend you're pregnant. That's fine, I'm good at rules. It's the waiting that is tough. The waiting and the lack of control over the outcome. But this is the hand we've been dealt. Really hoping for a full house ;)