Kate & Nate: Parents In Waiting: Still growing

Thursday, February 24, 2011

Still growing

We are off to another ultrasound in a bit (no bloodwork today so we got to sleep in a bit), but I forgot to update yesterday so I thought I would do so quickly right now.

Yesterday's u/s was with Dr. Mihn, who mentioned right away that my right ovary was very busy. 9+ on the right measuring 12 - 14 mm ish and one measuring 16 mm. There were 10+ smaller ones. On the left, 2 were 14 mm and one 16 mm.

Later yesterday, the clinic called to tell me to go back to 150 of Gonal F (no Luveris) as my E2 levels had plateaued a bit.

I was given my HCG trigger shot to carry around in my purse, and the nurse's guess was that retrieval would likely be on Sunday. Eeee!!! We were also given instructions to uh, get busy (sorry to my in-laws who might be reading this) for an optimum sample on retrieval day.

Hopefully today the follies are right where they should be. I have a massage at 10 after our appointment, which I am looking forward to. We're getting close!!!

2 comments:

MerisaFebruary 24, 2011 at 4:53 PM
Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow!
-Merisa
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KatieFebruary 24, 2011 at 7:08 PM
Me too girlie!!
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Our Story

My name is Katie (Kate), and I'm 29 years old. My husband Nathan (Nate) is 33, and we've been married for 7 years (together for 12).

We tried unsuccessfully for 6 years to have a baby. We have had 1 natural conception that resulted in an early miscarriage in 2004, over 6 failed IUIs, a successful IVF that ended in the missed miscarriage of twins at 7 weeks in 2009, and an unsuccessful FET.

I suffer from PCOS which contributes to our fertility problems. I also have scarring on my one fully functioning right ovary. There is a small piece remaining of my left ovary, which was removed during a laparotomy to remove a large ovarian cyst in 2004. Thankfully nothing seems to be wrong with Nate.

Finally, in March 2011, we were successful in conceiving a beautiful baby boy and are due in November 2011. This blog is a record of our IVF journey, pregnancy, and eventually life with our little miracle.

Definitions

The world of infertility uses a lot of acronyms. So for any friends or family who will be following along on our blog, here is a list of the most frequently used:

RFP: Regional Fertility Program, the fertility clinic in Calgary

b/w and u/s: Blood work and ultrasound

PCO or PCOS: Poly-cysytic-ovary or Poly-cystic-ovarian-syndrome

IVF: In-vitro fertilization (involves egg retrieval, and fertilization occurs in a petri dish. The fertilized embryos are then transferred back into the uterus 3-5 days later)

IUI: Intra-unterine insemination (no egg retrieval; a catheter filled with sperm is inserted into the uterus via the cervix to help maximize the chances of fertilization)

FET: Frozen embryo transfer (Often after a "fresh" IVF cycle, the remaining viable embryos are frozen. During a frozen cycle, these embryos are thawed and placed inside of the uterus)

DPR or DPT: Days post retrieval or days post transfer. Most women know when to take a pregnancy test based on days post ovulation (DPO), but when doing an IVF, this period of time is measured by the retrieval of the eggs and the transfer of the fertilized embryos.

HPT: Home pregnancy test