So we had our RE ultrasound appt. this morning, we woke up super early (me mainly because I could not sleep because I was filled with anticipation) and we both "dressed up" for our appt (lol). DP even convinced me to wear some nice fancy underwear in hopes that we would have a great appointment. And even though we did a lot of preparation the appt was a little bit disappointing for me.
Our sonographer was fabulous, her demeanor and voice was so calming and reassuring which was much needed. The good news is that we have 5 follicles (there were more growing, but those were the largest), the not so great news is that they were not all the way mature. I immediately got upset because I felt like I was the incubator and I had not done a really good job of growing the eggs in enough time. (I am very much a planner, and the plan for this cycle was a bit disrupted by the fact that we are now going to have to inseminate in the middle of a super busy work week) but DP told me not to be so hard on myself and allowed me to see the bright side that we have a few more days for the eggies to grow. The 5 follicles were around 12- 12 1/2, there are 2 follicles on the Right side that are equal in size and they are so close to each other it looks like they were growing in the same follicle. The other 3 are in my Left ovary, which I had already suspected because I had been feeling a lot of "action" in that ovary. The sonographer said that those 3 are competing with each other with 2 being around the same size and 1 that is a bit smaller. I mentioned to DP that it would be funny if 2 or more triggered, she didn't think that was very funny since she is deathly afraid of twins. My lining was about 5.4, which the sonographer said was right on target with the size of the follicles. So we are scheduled to come back to re-check the follicles on Tuesday, that will be CD15 and she is hoping that at least 1 of the follicles will be 18mm or larger and the lining will be thicker.
The great news out of everything was the star of the show was able to be saved! I have really been stressing about our tank from the sperm bank because it is only good for 5-7 days and today is right at 5 days. With immature follicles our tank would be out of gas by the time we were supposed to insem. That though freaked me out, especially since this is our 1 and only vial for the month. When were leaving the house for the appt I decided that we should bring the tank along just in case we needed to either use it or find somewhere to have it re-filled. And I am so happy we did because our wonderful RE has an on site Andrology lab so they can hold our vials for 30days at no charge! Whew what a weight off our shoulders! We can now rest easy knowing that possibly half our child is safely "on ice" until the eggies are ready! And they are going to send our tank to the bank for us as well! I cannot tell you how much I love our fertility clinic!
So now we are just waiting for Tuesday so we can check on the follies and see if they are ready... I guess it is time for me to go back to singing to them :-)
We are headed to the zoo & plan to enjoy our "stay-cation" for the Labor Day weekend! Everyone be safe! See ya in a few days! Many Blessings!
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