Okay, this is not going to be pretty so brace yourself. Last Saturday night (less than one week to go before finding out if this last cycle would be the one) I dreamt about a dragonfly. I don’t remember the specifics of the dream but I remember the absolute exact image of the dragonfly. I…
IVF
Yawning and huffing
It’s 4.30pm in the afternoon and the fact that I’m still in my pj’s is indicative of how I’m feeling. It’s been hormone city this week, those progesterone pessaries really do pack a punch. I’ve struggled to write this week because the idea of blogging is to explain how I’m feeling and what I’m experiencing…
Hard to explain the two week wait
So far the two week wait is going swimmingly. It’s too early for me to go a bit nutty, this time next week I suspect the emotions will be a tad more erratic. I have however been quite irritable and I’m not entirely sure why? I don’t recall it being a symptom of the progesterone pessaries…
Fragmented embryos
The last transfer I had was a bit complicated, some little hiccup with my cervix meant that I had to have a general anaesthetic for what should be a 1 minute procedure. To avoid this happening for this transfer, when I had egg pick up a few days ago Dr M put a little probe…
The rollercoaster ride takes off
The thing about roller coaster rides is that when you are on the ride you can see what’s coming. You can see when you are approaching a steep climb and you know when you are about to go for a nose dive. IVF has been described as a roller coaster ride, only you can’t see…
Smiling for egg pick up
Final scan today before egg pick up on Monday. Apparently Marilyn is still smiling at me. I’ve started on the blocker injections (technical term – orgalutran) and holy shit they hurt. Timing is everything with these suckers. Have to be on the dot 3 nights in a row. Out for dinner tonight which means packing…