Suppression Check

Today was our first visit to NFC since we started IVF.  The suppression check is where you go in and they check your estradial levels and do some ultrasounds to make sure you are suppressed, and basically at ground zero so they can overstimulate your eggs without making your ovaries explode (which is why I have been taking birth control and lupron)

We got there and they took my blood and then I got to go through all of the lovely poking and proding during the ultrasound.  The nurse totally made me feel better when I told her about my mood swings.  Her exact words were "lupron is a beast!" lol. Then we did a trial embryo transfer to see if I needed a stitch during the real thing.  The betadine made me cramp a little but she said everything looked fine, no stitch, and my uterus is about 6 cm (anyone else want to know that? TMI??)

At checkout, we met a couple who have been trying to have a baby for 5 years!  They had done IUI twice, fostering, tried to adopt, and now they are back to try again.  I couldn't help but feel for that poor girl.  She must feel so defeated, frustrated, and sad.  Ya'll please make a note to keep them in your prayers.. I really want it to work for them too!!

Before we left we got our voice mailbox.  I knew we were getting one, but is it weird that in my head I pictured an actual BOX, like a tape player that you listen to your messages on?! I have no idea why I thought that. Don't make fun of me. Obviously, we were not handed a box.  They just gave us a code to punch in when we call NFC to hear our messages.  Our message said my estradial level was 35, which apparently means I'm suppressed.  I can reduce my lupron to 5 units (YAY!) and start my stimulating hormone on Saturday.  We go back in for more ultrasounds (yyaayy......) on July 3rd!

Here is a picture of Will and I on this day.  I like to call it "Will's reaction to lupron"