Trigger Night!

As was hinted on Wednesday, tonight is trigger night and ER is Sunday!  This has been a tad stressful logistically, but I think I've ironed out all my church and family responsibilities and I'm excited to finally be here!

Thursday Dr. M did my ultrasound.  I think he counted around 13-15 follicles and I was excited because last time there were only about 10. I had to increase my Lupron because my progesterone was rising and they wanted to make sure I didn't ovulate too early.  Dr. M confirmed I would likely have ER Sunday. The clinic also forgot to call me (talk about stressful), so I had to call back after hours to get instructions which were to d/c the Repronex.

Today lady Dr. M, whom I hadn't met, did my ultrasound. She seemed less-sure (read: slow), but also counted over 20 follicles!  I don't know if yesterday's Dr. M only counted the big ones or what, but I definitely felt some excitement over possibly having so many follicles! I also felt some understanding from my "soreness," if that's what to call it - twinges of pain at many movements. Lady Dr. M said ER looked like Sunday, but was still pending on blood work.  Nurse M called this afternoon and confirmed that ER is Sunday, with the HCG trigger shot at midnight tonight!

This IVF experience is so much easier the second time around. I know what to expect, I know this can work for me, I know the questions to ask, and I know that if it doesn't work this time, I'm covered for another time. One thing I do worry about is with a DD and a DS (particularly a very attached DS), I don't know how easy it's going to be to have a relaxing recovery, but that's life, I suppose.

So, it's trigger at midnight, back to the clinic for blood work in the morning, no injections tomorrow, and ER Sunday morning!