Last injection!

Last night was my final injection, and in keeping positive and hopeful about this cycle I am wanting to think of it as truly my FINAL injection! Since the end of April when I began the first donor embryo cycle, I have giving myself injections 105 times. I've taken 359 estrogen pills, oh and let's not forget the 117 oh so pleasant vaginal suppositories. Now, some of this I hope to continue (the first 10 weeks or so of pregnancy you continue some of it to help maintain the pregnancy) but I'm so done with the injections! There are moments that I am frozen with fear that it's not going to work, but I keep fighting those thoughts and imagine it working and my getting the call that I am indeed pregnant. The online due date calculator shows my due date would be (will be!) June 16. Sounds good to me! :)

early morning next week!

Everything's all set for next Thursday! The past transfers were in the afternoon so I assumed that was standard, so I was surprised to hear I need to arrive at the surgery center downtown at 6:30am for a 7:45am transfer. Interestingly enough it made me glad because it would be another thing DIFFERENT about this attempt. My uterine lining is thicker than the prior times; they want it to be over 8, the past times it was 9-10, and this time it's at a 12. My estrogen level is higher than it was the other times. I'll be having an accupuncture session next Tuesday, and then Thursday she'll meet me at the center at 7am. In the meantime, the accupuncturist suggested getting a massage and just staying relaxed and positive. I'm excited and hopeful!

Looking ahead to Sept. 29th

I've heard from a couple of you dear readers that have been checking this blog and wondering the status of things and I must thank you for caring. It's been a month since I've updated because, quite honestly, I'm just working my way through the cycle and doing the nightly injections and all the rest that goes with it. I had a monitoring appt this morning and will go back next Wednesday morning.... transfer will most likely be September 29th. I AM doing acupuncture this time... one of the nurses that works for the fertility clinic is also a licensed acupuncturist and can provide treatments right at the surgery center the day of transfer. I'm going to go once prior to transfer day and then on the day of she'll do acupuncture immediately before and after the transfer. I'm very hopeful... as I keep saying, hopefully the third time will be the charm!