ready for retrieval

Apparently I was worried over nothing on my last post. By the next day (stimulation day 8), the twinges and pressures in my ovaries were getting stronger and stronger and EWCM were constant.  Scan on Friday showed I had 10 follicles, 4 on the right and 6 on the left, ranging 10-15mm and uterine lining was 11.8mm. I was relieved! It’s strange how I always feel stronger twinges on my right ovary where I have less follicles!  I had another scan on Sunday and 4 follicles had grown so big, ranging from 18-22mm. The rest were under 16mm and looking at my history, we should expect 4 mature eggs.

So I did the trigger shot last night at 11pm (Ovitrelle 250mcg) and got a little OCD as usual, I kept looking at the display, making sure I had the right dose (also took a picture of it!) and after the injection I checked again and again that It showed “0”.  I noticed today my EWCM has gone completely.. I can’t seem to remember what happened with my other IVF cycles.. so yes.. I am worried.. again. I’m sure (hope) everything will be ok tomorrow.. retrieval day!!

 

 

jab me

I started stimulation yesterday. This time I’m on Puregon 150 IU. Only a bit higher than last cycle (125 IU). Uterine lining was nice and thin – as expected – at 2.9mm. As the doctor checked on my ovaries, I quickly looked at the screen and I got to see some small (quiet) follicles. I think I saw more follicles on my right ovary than on my left. Next scan will be on the 6th of September and I’m praying I’ll get to see more big follies this time.

I asked the doctor about my husband’s prednisolone and she said it shouldn’t have any effects on his sperms as he’s only taking it for a short period (3 weeks) and on low dose as well – really happy to hear that!

I started spotting again today (period stopped 2 days ago), it’s quite a bit and I blame it on the nasal spray. I had some spotting after my period on my first IVF cycle and it stopped a few days after starting stimulation. So nothing to worry about.

What else.. Oh I had acupuncture this morning and told my acupuncturist I had started stimulation yesterday, holy cow! it seemed like the needles just kept coming out from the box! I had 17 needles all over my body! I like them though, I always like acupuncture session during stimulation as I get more needles *No I don’t have a fetish for needles, lol* It’s just that It makes me feel like I have something more done to help the follies growing. Anyway we shall see if all the supplements and the needles make any difference this time..

Quick update – baseline scan result

My ovaries are nice and quiet. Lining is thin at 2.4mm and no cyst. I officially start stimming today and they put me on 125 IU of Puregon. I’m going to do it at around 4pm as I did last time. Nasal spray also reduced to 4x a day. Spotting stopped 2 days ago!

Next scan will be on 7th of June.