Another ultrasound this morning.
The bad news is that one follicle leapt ahead and is measuring 15mm. The good news is that there are 4-5 follicles between 7mm and 9mm that could cross 10mm (minimum to be potentially mature) by the time we do the retrieval on Friday.
My lining is great at 10mm. Estradiol is up to 496.
My TH1 came back elevated, and my NK cell levels are just slightly above the acceptable range, so I'll do another Intralipid with my retrieval on Friday.
And in the small-things-that-don't-matter-in-the-big-picture, I'm annoyed that the retrieval will be Friday, because we'll almost assuredly do a Day 3 transfer, which means missing Natalie Merchant on Monday night. Poop.
I'm trying to remind myself that things didn't look much better last time, and we still managed to get 2 mature eggs, fertilize both, and get pregnant.
But it's hard. We upped the meds this cycle, and it's so frustrating to not see any improvement.
My husband and I started trying to have a baby in 2007. We ended up doing 5 rounds of IVF with our own eggs, miscarrying twice due to chromosomal abnormalities, and then moved to donor eggs. Our son was born in 2012. After two unexplained miscarriages trying for a sibling, we found a gestational surrogate, who carried our second son (2015) and our daughter (2018).
perhaps everything will stay put for a day and then they'll have to retrieve saturday!
ReplyDeleteAmazing lining - that's great! That sucks that you'll miss Natalie Merchant, but big picture, right???
ReplyDeleteOne day at a time, sweetie.