Injections and Hysterosonogram

I received all of my medications this past Wednesday which was really exciting!  It was my first time getting to really experience what it's like to have kids while going through the fertility treatment! It is so much more relaxing than the first time because I was so scared that it wasn't going to happen that I just didn't even get to fully appreciate the experience. This time I know that it can work, of course I'm not going to be naive, I know that there is still a chance it may not work this time, but now we really get that all the work that we put into it is really for a purpose. That's why this picture is so amazing to me because in the top picture from two years ago I never thought I would be so blessed that we would get to do it again while including our two children! 

On Friday I had my hysterosonogram and everything went great! The kids didn't get to go to the doctor with us this time but they had a blast playing with mamaw! When we got there it was really neat that while we were sitting there we looked over and saw the copy of our article we was featured in placed on the table! 

When we got into the room to do the hysterosonogram it brought back so many memories. It was the room that they retrieved my eggs, transferred the embryos, and the most amazing day was when they told us we were having twins! So it helped calm my nerves over the procedure just getting to sit there with Zack and reminisce over everything that had gone on at Kettering the last cycle! 

The small square door behind Zack's head is to the lab.
That's where they pass the embryos from to be transferred.

While I have had quite a few procedures done this was one I had not done because with our last round they just did a hysteroscopy while doing my surgery to remove my endometriosis. So this time they did the hysterosonogram along with another mock transfer (practice of transferring the embryos). Like I mentioned last time a hysterosonogram is basically an ultrasound of the uterine cavity following an injection of saline into the uterus. The main reason they really wanted to do this was to make sure that after my twin pregnancy that everything still looked fine with my uterus. I was pretty nervous to have this done just from what the paperwork they had given me on it had said, but it really wasn't painful at all like I was afraid it was going to be. 

So now that the results on it were perfect and my blood work came back good they gave me the go ahead to start my Lupron injections (used to stop ovulation from occurring), which began yesterday! I will continue these shots for the next 3 weeks and I will also be adding in estrogen pills (used to thicken and mature the uterine lining) starting next Tuesday. There will be more medications to add in but those will begin after my ultrasound that will be in a little less than 3 weeks on October 7th. 

I will update again after my next ultrasound! Its really hard to believe that I only have one more appointment until the embryo transfer!!! Please just keep us in your prayers! We really appreciate all of you that have followed us through our journey! 

FET Calendar Schedule

We have finally reached the starting point for our FET (Frozen Embryo Transfer)! I began my birth control pills this past Sunday which is the first step in the process! I also received my FET Calendar and ordered all of my medications this week!

Here is my Calendar for the next two months:

So as you can see while I don't have near as many appointments as I did with IVF,  there is still almost as many medications I will be taking. It is really nice with the FET that they can plan the exact day that I will have the transfer! So unless something would end up getting changed right now it is set for October 14th!

I am a little nervous this time about remembering all the medications that I will be taking. It was a challenge last time and I didn't have two toddlers then. So I'm sure my phone will be full of reminders at each medication time. 

Next week I really start into the whole process of everything. I get my medications Wednesday and then on Friday I have my hysterosonogram.  A hysterosonogram is basically an ultrasound of the uterine cavity following an injection of saline into the uterus. It is used to check for any issues in your uterine cavity. Following this upcoming Fridays appointment I am to begin my first injections of Lupron on Monday the 19th!

We are so excited to finally be getting started into the whole process! Just pray that the results from the hysterosonogram as well as some blood work I had done this past week all turn out well! I will update again after I am started into my medication and have the results all in!