Something new...in this whole baby adventure

Today was my offical day off my self imposed bed rest. I was excited for this yesterday but then today, I woke up with cramps and feeling just blah. I was also feeling crampy especially on the lower right side of my uterus area. I just chilled in bed today, drank water and had little appetite. Then this afternoon at 4:30pm, I had a little bleeding and at first was excited and then scared. I called to confirm with my BFF that this could/should be implantation bleeding. ~ TMI ALERT ~ there were no clots, just fresh red blood, a little. I needed to shower so I did and then it was gone, nothing since. I still have the cramps and decided to stay on bed rest tonight and tomorrow just in case. I have done so well and come so far that I don't want to ruin anything now.
I called my girlfriend who has done IVF and is a week behind me in IVF again this time round and she was thrilled when she heard. She said that this was right on track with what she had read about implantation timing and I am right on track as per when I had the transfer and the day that the emrbyos were transferred. I was a little happier but will be more settled once I get my BFP via beta blood test.
There is my update. I am doing exactly what I can and hanging in there. Currently I still have back pain and cramps! Bert and Ernie (that is what my friend Sonia named the embryos aka the bros) are hopefully settling in for a nice long 9 months!

What a dream this whole experience has been.

BIG update!!

Here we are!! On bedrest, all 3 of us :) I had my embryos transfer done on Monday this week with 2 perfect embryos! The other 4 were frozen and will wait for us to use later on. We will not know if these babies are stuck for a few weeks. I am cautiously optomistic but know in my heart that I have done everything I could have possibly done to make a nice cozy home for the babies. I am keeping on bedrest for two weeks, hydrating well and trying to keep positive and happy. I am happy and will just have to wait for the big announcement.
I cannot get over how supportive everyone have been towards me and the babies!!
The phone calls, emails, visits etc. have kept me sane for the last few days.
I love the distractions and giggles. I have the very best friends ever! I can't wait to share this BFP with them!!!

On the medical side - I am on Progesterone supps twice a day and PregVit. I feel pretty good and finally feel like I am recovering from the egg retrieval which was so incredibly painful!

Moving away from the Willi World, I have a few things on my mind:

#1) My lovely dear best friend Moo's brother has been deployed to Afganistan. This is so hard for her and her family and I hope and pray for the safe return of her brother. Please if you are reading this, say an extra prayer for him

#2) My good friend had her egg retrieval today. She had great results of 19 eggs but it at extremely high risk of hyper stimulation syndrome as her estrogen is dangerously high. Please pray for her as well. This is her second full round of IVF and she has been so strong through this. I want a baby for her as much as I do for myself.

I have to remember to take the time out from my focus on the babies and my bed rest to reflect and sending out my positive thoughts for others around me who I love or love someone who loves them. We must look outside our own little world every day to really appreciate all of our many blessing!

Is this what is it like to be pregnant???

April 15 2010

So I am offically sick all the time. I am so nervous and excited for my egg retrieval tomorrow. I have 26 beautiful little follicles growing away and I have totally embraced the idea of IVF as a means to getting me pregnant. We are fine with this way to get pregnant as the outcome will be a Wee Willi B. I just can't wait to get these follicles out of me so I don't feel so sick/nauseated all the time. I can feel my ovaries when I bend over to touch my toes. My lower half is in pain all the time but I have to remind myself that this is only temporary and I am almost done.
The transfer will be next week and I am excited to have this done. I promise not to complain during a pregnancy at all! LOL