I started my shots on Saturday. One in the stomach in the a.m. and one in the stomach in the p.m. The one in the morning must be made of liquid fire because it burns like crazy! The one in the evening is cake...no burning, no fire, just a little pin prick. I just finished my fourth day of medication; only approximately six to go! Until the next medicine, but that's for another day.
This morning I had my first sonogram since I started the shots and so far everything looks good. I have seven follicles on the left ovary and six on the right ovary. Lucky thirteen!...did I just hear someone say paluthda? (I know someone knows what I'm talking about!) Anyway, the follicles are small, which is normal at this stage. I have sonograms on Thursday, Saturday, Monday and possibly Tuesday to measure the size of the follicles. I will probably have a better idea after the Saturday sonogram when the retrieval will be.
I will post a follow up on Thursday.
Go MAVS!
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Belknap Family Update
I know blogs are so last year, but I wanted to have a place where I can make sure I keep everyone up-to-date and not forget anyone. So, blogging it is. My commitment is to try to keep this as updated as I possibly can, and when I cannot, have Mike do it.
On to our news. For those that already know, sorry to repeat myself. For those that don't, this is for you. After many unsuccessful years of trying to get pregnant, Mike and I have chosen to do at least one IVF cycle and then adopt after that. This is my attempt to keep everyone informed of our journey. I am not shy and intend to document every gory detail. I'm sorry to those who feel uncomfortable with over-sharers.
Today was my first sonogram to determine my baseline for the next couple of weeks. I got my call from the doctor this afternoon advising that we were good to go, that I am to start my injections on Saturday, and what the dosage was for each shot. Here we go! We are off and running!
This post is to simply ask for everyone's thoughts and prayers. We are cautiously optimistic about this and are praying for success...if not for the IVF to work, for the following adoption process to be seamless. Please pray for my health (physically and mentally), for the success of the treatment, and most importantly for our marriage. I know that this can be so stressful on a marriage, and our main focus must be our relationship with each other. We believe in the power of prayer and know that God hears and answers them!
More updates and doctor's reports to follow.
On to our news. For those that already know, sorry to repeat myself. For those that don't, this is for you. After many unsuccessful years of trying to get pregnant, Mike and I have chosen to do at least one IVF cycle and then adopt after that. This is my attempt to keep everyone informed of our journey. I am not shy and intend to document every gory detail. I'm sorry to those who feel uncomfortable with over-sharers.
Today was my first sonogram to determine my baseline for the next couple of weeks. I got my call from the doctor this afternoon advising that we were good to go, that I am to start my injections on Saturday, and what the dosage was for each shot. Here we go! We are off and running!
This post is to simply ask for everyone's thoughts and prayers. We are cautiously optimistic about this and are praying for success...if not for the IVF to work, for the following adoption process to be seamless. Please pray for my health (physically and mentally), for the success of the treatment, and most importantly for our marriage. I know that this can be so stressful on a marriage, and our main focus must be our relationship with each other. We believe in the power of prayer and know that God hears and answers them!
More updates and doctor's reports to follow.
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