Backtracking through 2008

We have covered a whole lot of ground since the last time I posted!!
It has been a very rough year, and most of the time too painful to put into words. We ended up doing 3 MORE rounds of IVF (two of them Frozen Embryo Transfers, or FETs, and then one more full IVF round.) Each round was more of the very painful shots, 5 days of bedrest, and then the complete and utter letdown when we got the negative results. Each time proved to be more upsetting than the last, with 4 embryos transferred on Try 2, 5 embryos transferred on Try 3, and then a lucky break came with our last full round. I did incorporate acupuncture the last 2 times, and for anyone going through infertility, I HIGHLY recommend it. The stress relief alone it offers is a Godsend, not to mention it truly does increase your chances!!

This round we were able to do a 5 day blastocyst transfer, which means that the embryos were doing so well on day 3 that the doctor makes the decision to let them grow a couple more days in the dish before transferring them back in. This increases the chances of an actual pregnancy, so on day 5 the doctor transferred just 2 beautifully developed, hundreds of cell-blastocysts. I was on bedrest over Christmas which was REALLY hard, but since this was the 4th time for the 5 day bedrest, at least I was prepared!! (It did force me to get all of my shopping and wrapping done early, which was actually a very nice change!!) With all of the prayers and support we had been blessed with, we were really hoping that this time would be our Christmas miracle...

I decided to take a pg test on NYE morning, so at 4:30am I was up and in the bathroom...it felt like Christmas morning as a kid!! As I watched the stick for any signs of that second line, i kept thinking...my life could forever change in this instant. And guess what?!?!? IT DID!!! After hundreds of tests with that single line only...we FINALLY had a positive read!!! Ok, well not only one positive, but now FOUR positives!!! Eric was being a Doubting Thomas, so he kept making me take more tests. I think he finally believes it...but tomorrow is the actual blood test, so after that I think he will breathe easier!!

Although I feel like I am 5 months pregnant already with the "progesterone bloat", I couldn't be happier or more excited. I am dying to know if there are one or two babies growing in there...and I am pretty sure I have to wait a couple more weeks to find that part out!! I am sure I will have a million questions for Dr. Werlin tomorrow...I can't wait to finally give HIM some good news, since he has had to be the bearer of all of our bad news!! Happy New Year to all of our friends and family, and know that we could not be making this journey without all of your love and support!!