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Today is the first day after our 6 day-old-blast transfer. I'm trying not to scrutinize every little twinge. Even so, I felt sharp tug at my uterus last night and the only reason I noticed it was because I read on some message boards that others have experienced a 'pulling' sensation. So either I actually felt it, or I had gas and made it a bigger deal than it was based on what I read.

This morning my husband made breakfast! It's exciting because it's out of character for him to have any extra time in the morning. I had a wrap with scrambled eggs, avocado, and some shredded cheddar. I added a glass of pom juice and a slice of pineapple to complete my feast.

I got to work on time and started feeling cramps again just sitting at my desk, so I know it wasn't imagined this time. It's possible they're effects from the PIO or even the pineapple. Who knows. Shavuot is this weekend and I'm going to try to hold out with the HPT until after Monday. That will be a week after transfer and about the soonest anything would show up.

I'm having some lower back discomfort but I'm thinking it's still aftereffects of the massage. It feels like one good crack would fix it, but I'm not doing that; just going to let it be. I went in for another half day today at work. I told them I'm leaving as soon as the AC repair guy is coming and it's unlikely I'll be back. It worked out well because he called at lunchtime saying he's on his way.

He was here for a few minutes and said the compressor needs to be replaced, which is a part they don't carry and needs to be ordered. That means there's little chance it will work again before the weekend and I'm not sure what the etiquette is with guests for the holiday. I don't want to uninvited anyone but I can't subject them to a hot and uncomfortable environment. At the very least I think it's only right to tell them and let them decide.

Right now the main thing I can do is keep Googling and message boards to a minimum. So hard!

Transfer preps

I recognize that there's not much I can do to guarantee the transfer succeed, but there are still some things I can do to help me feel in control.

I decided to try to lose 10 lbs before the transfer. I have a month and, if I have to wait anyway, I want to make the best of the time. I thought about doing Medifast since it seems to have good reviews for quick weight loss. The products are EXPENSIVE (almost $800/month) and look disgusting. I can almost guarantee I'll buy the products, try them, and then immediately not want to do it anymore. In any case, I should learn to make better eating choices for long term benefits. Not only that, but I don't think filling my body with chemicals right before a potential pregnancy is the right way to go.

So with those considerations in mind, I decided to try to do a low-calorie/high protein diet for the next two weeks, to start. I can pick and choose my own meals mainly based on fruits, vegetables, and lean proteins and as long as it's within my calorie range, it should have similar enough results to Medifast. I'll have to prepare everything in advance, which is a big difference than just taking a pre-packaged meal, but for $800 in savings I'm willing to give it a try.

My lower back has been bothering me. Last egg retrieval I had some unexplained pelvic pain around the same time frame as now and when I went to get it checked out they said it was nothing - and it did go away on its own a few days later. I'm wondering if this is more of the same, basically post-surgery . I was thinking it might be something with the mattress so we took a look at the frame and it was messed up. There was a piece broken so we took it apart and left the mattress on the boxspring until we have time to replace it. I was actually planning to do a complete overhaul of the bedroom over the summer and I haven't had a chance to do research yet, so I might just leave this until then and move up the timeline a little. I hope the frame bandaid helps in the meantime.

Tomorrow is Mother's Day and it's the first one I've thought about in terms of my own non-motherhood. I'm not sad or looking head or wondering or thinking about anything. A little numb, I think. Just a thought that occurred to me.