Well, I have heard of some weird things happening when pregnant ... but what about when you are preparing to get pregnant again?!
Yes, Matt and I decided to start the IVF process again. It has been 6 months of healing, saving, and praying over our next step.
What about weird dreams! What is this all about?! I had this dream right at the beginning of our IVF process ...
Matt using a gun to hunt me down and give me a shot. WHAT?!!! Well, with all the shots an IVF patient has to get, it is kind of understandable. However I was sweating and chewing nails over just thinking about shots after that dream. I will admit, shots are not my favorite part. The more I get them, the more I detest them. I would rather not ever get a shot again (or have my blood drawn for that matter).
The process begins with shots and medications. I am fine with taking pills, drinking a lot of water, and getting rest. It is, as you can see above, the SHOTS that I hate! Oh well, the shots began ...
On Friday, February 18th, we did our implantation day. I took the day off, we got down there before we needed to be, and the whole process went smoothly. I got home and rested for the reminder of the day. Our doctor called to check up on me in the evening and to reconfirm to me that the process of the day ran about as smoothly as possible. Now, the wait (10 days) and ... MORE SHOTS!
So, I started eating a little more healthy, drinking a lot more water, and resting as much as possible. And we waited, and waited, and waited. Believe me, 10 days is not that long, until it is for something as important (and expensive) as IVF.
Finally, Monday February 28th came around. I took a half day (in the morning) and went to the doctor. I got lab work done, and then headed to school. I thought the 10 day wait was long ... how about the couple of hour wait for a doctor to call with the results?! Good news! Our hcg levels were at 209! We are defiantly pregnant. Now we need to make sure the numbers keep going up. I have to go back on Thursday.
Thursday, March 3rd rolled around ... I went to get more lab work done after school so I would not miss any more time at work. Because we got lab work done so late in the afternoon, we had to wait until Friday to hear back about the results. Friday comes, and the phone call ... good news! Our numbers were up to 570! AWESOME!
Now Matt and I get to wait ... again! We go back to the doctor's for more lab work on Thursday, March 10th. Again, I go after work so I have to wait for the results until Friday.
So, March 11th comes ... and we wait, and wait, and wait. Some kind of emergency happened and they were not able to call until late in the day. In fact, I did not get my phone call from Matt until 2:00pm. Talk about wanting to pull out your hair!! However, our numbers were good. In fact, they were GREAT! We are now at an hcg level of 4,934! God is amazing!
This is only the beginning! We have an ultrasound on Thursday, March 17th (St. Patrick's Day & BJ's birthday) in the morning. I will have to take a 1/2 day again, but it is so worth it!
I will be posting pictures next week. I can't wait! :)
GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME!
