This is a quick post because there is so little time during this season to sit and write a thoughtful post.
We had our 6.5 week U/S Tuesday and saw one healthy little embryo! This week, while it is the size of a blueberry, we are calling it Azul. Stats include heart rate of 112 (week 6 range should be 100-120) and size is 5.6mm, yes, that is a blueberry.
Also, we have a friend who is a triage nurse at a local OB/GYN practice and she told us with a healthy 6.5 week ultrasound, only 3% of women have a miscarraige and 97% have live births. I LOVE that stat, it calms my worries as I wait to mark the end of the first trimester. Here's to the 97% ladies!
Off to work...
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Friday, December 2, 2011
Have You Been Waiting for an Update?
My third beta was Wednesday and it was 1,569. I have my pregnancy ultrasound scheduled for Dec 13, which they told me is 6weeks, 3 days. I filled in my google calendar with each week marker, all on Saturdays. Tomorrow marks 5 weeks.
I've been having a hard time knowing how to refer to the embryo/embryos. I'm really caught up on the fact that I don't know if it is one or two. I asked my IVF Nurse her thoughts on a single or twins and she said she has seen it go both ways. P says the nicknames will come to us organically. This week we're using Poppy and next week will be Sesame based on size, what is the analogy for week 6?
They have been testing my estrodiol and progesterone along with my beta. Since the levels are doing well in all areas and because they don't like the fact that the Progesterone IM injections make me itchy, starting yesterday they switched my progesterone injection to an oral progesterone. My nurse called in the script and I took a break from work to pick it up. When I got back to the office and went to take one I realized the instructions said to place vaginally twice a day. I'm already on endometrin suppositories so I called the nurse and I swear the nurse said this was oral so I called her. She explained that, strangely enough the same capsule can be taken orally and vaginally. She used one of their standard forms, which indicates vaginal, but yes I got the right thing and yes I should take it orally. It was hard to get my head around that, but I took the pill. Monday I go in for another blood test to make sure I am getting what I need from this form of meds. Cross your fingers for me; if they aren't at a satisfactory level I will have to go back to the injections (I think).
I've been having a hard time knowing how to refer to the embryo/embryos. I'm really caught up on the fact that I don't know if it is one or two. I asked my IVF Nurse her thoughts on a single or twins and she said she has seen it go both ways. P says the nicknames will come to us organically. This week we're using Poppy and next week will be Sesame based on size, what is the analogy for week 6?
They have been testing my estrodiol and progesterone along with my beta. Since the levels are doing well in all areas and because they don't like the fact that the Progesterone IM injections make me itchy, starting yesterday they switched my progesterone injection to an oral progesterone. My nurse called in the script and I took a break from work to pick it up. When I got back to the office and went to take one I realized the instructions said to place vaginally twice a day. I'm already on endometrin suppositories so I called the nurse and I swear the nurse said this was oral so I called her. She explained that, strangely enough the same capsule can be taken orally and vaginally. She used one of their standard forms, which indicates vaginal, but yes I got the right thing and yes I should take it orally. It was hard to get my head around that, but I took the pill. Monday I go in for another blood test to make sure I am getting what I need from this form of meds. Cross your fingers for me; if they aren't at a satisfactory level I will have to go back to the injections (I think).
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