How did we get to IVF you may ask.......well, we had a miscarriage in September 2009, took a 6 month break and did 2 more IUIs that were unsuccessful.....we were heartbroken and basically finished. On Labor Day weekend in 2010 Dr. Hofmann called and offered me a place in a research study. The premise of the study was to harvest and freeze eggs and then thaw them a few months later, fertilize and implant. He was kind enough to offer me a Plan B in this deal, so he gave me 10 eggs to be fertilized immediately and frozen for future use. We agreed. We did all our shots and in November we harvested 46 eggs.....39 were mature, 29 were frozen and 10 were fertilized. Of the 10, 8 of them fertilized and lay in wait for when we decide to go for another round. We had a 4 month break basically because the RE closes down for several weeks in December. I managed to lose 30lbs during that time so I could feel like I was giving it my best shot when we did get to implant.........
So, of the 29 eggs, only 8 of them survived the thaw. Of the eight, only 6 fertilized (with ICSI) and the best two were placed in my uterus on March 8th. Their pictures are above. It was not near the hard process that I had imagined. PIO shots work really well when you first ice the area till the skin stings, get the shot (after you have warmed the PIO up to your body temperature) and then take a hot rag and rub the dickens out of the area. I don't dread my shots at all.....I dread the 6am alarm more than anything! They basically knocked me out for my transfer and I took 4 days off from work and did nothing but lay around and it was wonderful! So, that is enough for this post......will move on to more shortly!
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