I was up at 5:30 AM this morning excited and ready for the day. I had time to daven with hallel and make a healthy breakfast. We each went to work with the plan to meet at lunchtime. We got to the clinic right on time for a 1:15 PM appointment, fully prepared with a "moderately full bladder." Vitals checked out ok and I was given my name bracelet. We were given little booties instead of our shoes and taken back to a room. We barely waited 10 min before the doctor came in, verified details, and before I knew it they were done and wishing us luck. I sat around for another few minutes before getting up to use the bathroom and switching back to shoes. Quick, easy, simple. Life changing.
Instead of going back to work we both took the rest of the day off. We went out for lunch and then headed home. When we got home the house was 90 degrees. We opened all the windows and turned on several fans. I changed into house clothes and fell asleep almost immediately - I was pooped from the excitement of the day and the adrenaline I'd felt earlier just ran out. I napped for about an hour until our neighbor came by with her dogs for a visit. I'm glad I got woken up, otherwise I would have slept longer and ruined the night.
My deltoids are sore from the massage last night, but otherwise I feel fine. I drank a lot of water this morning to help flush out... something... I'm told it's helpful after a massage. I had some cramping after the procedure that I felt throughout lunch, a new symptom I don't remember from the other transfers, so I'm hoping it's a good sign but I'm trying not to obsess.
Things I didn't do:
- I forgot to take a HPT this morning. I had a brilliant plan to have one for comparison purposes but in the hype and excitment I forgot to save pee for it and then had to rush out to work so it didn't happen. I'm ok with that.
- I didn't wear my new pineapple socks for the transfer. I came straight from work and didn't bring them with me. I didn't even wear them at home when I got back because it was so warm. I might wear them after the AC gets fixed, but maybe not. We'll see.
- I didn't take off the whole day off. I also didn't take off tomorrow. I had to go in this morning for a meeting but I left at noon. Tomorrow I have the AC guy coming but until then I can't hang out in a house at 90 degrees. There's no requirement to be on bedrest so I just have to take it easy but for the most part I think it's better.
- I never got additional Vitamin D. I'm taking a complete prenatal vitamin and just never got around to adding the Vit D. I also heard too much of synthetic vitamins (i.e., not from food) aren't good for you, so I skipped it.
In my effort to not obsess about this, I keep forgetting and being spacy. For example, I forgot about the del estrogen shot until my phone reminder buzzed. I'm ok with this. I just have to remember to take it easy but otherwise I'm happy with this extreme instead of the constant thinking about it.
One final observation for the night...
I remember watching the TODAY show when Savannah Guthrie announced her pregnancy with her first child, Vale, who is now almost two years old. At the time we were just starting with testing for treatment. As I was getting ready for work this morning, Savannah announced that she's pregnant with number two. Apparently this means she's not going to the Rio Olympics because of Zika. No one is immune!
I also noticed something else. When I started my blog in January this year, I was depressed and looking for an outlet and community of people who understood things like the discomfort of stims, the pain of PIOs, and the madness of the 2WW. Along the way I read several blogs but started getting attached to three blogs, linked on the side bar, and following their stories. As it stands, it turns out all three of those bloggers are expecting babies this coming year. I don't believe in coincidences but I don't think there's any connection. I am so happy for the circumstances that led each of these couples on their current journey and wish them all the best.
First day down, 13 days to go until beta.
In my effort to not obsess about this, I keep forgetting and being spacy. For example, I forgot about the del estrogen shot until my phone reminder buzzed. I'm ok with this. I just have to remember to take it easy but otherwise I'm happy with this extreme instead of the constant thinking about it.
One final observation for the night...
I remember watching the TODAY show when Savannah Guthrie announced her pregnancy with her first child, Vale, who is now almost two years old. At the time we were just starting with testing for treatment. As I was getting ready for work this morning, Savannah announced that she's pregnant with number two. Apparently this means she's not going to the Rio Olympics because of Zika. No one is immune!
I also noticed something else. When I started my blog in January this year, I was depressed and looking for an outlet and community of people who understood things like the discomfort of stims, the pain of PIOs, and the madness of the 2WW. Along the way I read several blogs but started getting attached to three blogs, linked on the side bar, and following their stories. As it stands, it turns out all three of those bloggers are expecting babies this coming year. I don't believe in coincidences but I don't think there's any connection. I am so happy for the circumstances that led each of these couples on their current journey and wish them all the best.
First day down, 13 days to go until beta.
Sounds like the day went as well as possible, minus the 90 degrees! Hoping you get some great news in 2 weeks!
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