Today, my follicle measured 14.6mm which to me didn't seem that good but the doctor reassured me that it was fine. She said 1-2mm/day of growth is normal, and I guess this is close to 1mm/day but not quite, which has me worried! I'm trying to trust them though. Now the plan is Gonal-F for 2 more days, trigger on Wednesday, and IUI on Friday!
Monday, February 23, 2015
Friday, February 20, 2015
CD 14
I had an ultrasound today, which showed a dominant follicle on my left ovary measuring 11.9cm. They want me to do 3 more injections, and come for another ultrasound Monday morning. Hopefully we will do the IUI next week! Honestly, I don't have much hope for this cycle. But I have to admit that when I saw the follicle on the screen, I wondered if maybe, just maybe, that could be our baby?
Monday, February 16, 2015
CD 10
Today I had my first monitoring ultrasound. It seems like not much has happened yet, after 5 days of 37.5IU Gonal-F. After a fair amount of googling, seems like my dose is really low, but I guess that's what they start people on. I trust my doctor but I want to get this party started! My next ultrasound will be Friday, hopefully things will have progressed by then! I usually ovulate around CD 14 so I feel like it's weird that I would ovulate later than that on a medicated cycle, but the doctor who did my ultrasound today told me that you can ovulate earlier, the same, or later compared to your normal time when you're on these meds. Now, time for injection #6!
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Taking it to the next level with Gonal-F and IUI
I haven't posted much because there just hasn't been much to say. But today we started our first medicated cycle! So now there IS something to say.
I've been in the US for the past 3-ish months, for residency interviews, and I will hopefully start residency this summer. Which means Mr. E and I will only be together in Sweden for another few months. We made an RE appointment for as soon as I got back to see if there was anything we could do - a Hail Mary, if you will - before I/we move to the US. It's been 10 months since my last miscarriage, and I haven't gotten pregnant.
The appointment went better than expected, and our RE basically told us IVF was the best option. However, I am on CD5 and that was too late to start IVF. The other option, a medicated cycle with IUI, could be started as late as CD5. We were on board immediately. I will be doing 37.5 IU Gonal-F for 5 days, after which I will have an ultrasound to see how things are progressing. When it's time, I'll trigger with Ovitrelle, and we will do the IUI.
I did my first injection of the Gonal-F tonight. Mr. E was freaked out by the prospect of me injecting myself, but it wasn't a big deal.
If this doesn't work, we will likely (although we haven't decided for sure yet) do IVF next cycle. We are at a private clinic that will do IVF without having to wait. The downside is it will cost money (about $4500), but we are prepared to spend that, and more, to give us a chance at having a baby.
These are huge steps, but honestly, we have been thinking about it for a long time. After 3.5 years of trying, we are ready to take things to the next level.
I've been in the US for the past 3-ish months, for residency interviews, and I will hopefully start residency this summer. Which means Mr. E and I will only be together in Sweden for another few months. We made an RE appointment for as soon as I got back to see if there was anything we could do - a Hail Mary, if you will - before I/we move to the US. It's been 10 months since my last miscarriage, and I haven't gotten pregnant.
The appointment went better than expected, and our RE basically told us IVF was the best option. However, I am on CD5 and that was too late to start IVF. The other option, a medicated cycle with IUI, could be started as late as CD5. We were on board immediately. I will be doing 37.5 IU Gonal-F for 5 days, after which I will have an ultrasound to see how things are progressing. When it's time, I'll trigger with Ovitrelle, and we will do the IUI.
I did my first injection of the Gonal-F tonight. Mr. E was freaked out by the prospect of me injecting myself, but it wasn't a big deal.
If this doesn't work, we will likely (although we haven't decided for sure yet) do IVF next cycle. We are at a private clinic that will do IVF without having to wait. The downside is it will cost money (about $4500), but we are prepared to spend that, and more, to give us a chance at having a baby.
These are huge steps, but honestly, we have been thinking about it for a long time. After 3.5 years of trying, we are ready to take things to the next level.
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