I'm going to skip over the last 9 months of testing and get to the good part, what does IVF mean for us? Infertility lingo can be a bit overwhelming and honestly confusing, so I'm going to explain this in my words (or my interpretation of what the doctors have said and what I've learned from reading others experiences)...
Basically, IVF is the big guns, this is where people who have tried everything (for their specific diagnosis) and still can't get pregnant end up. You can think of IVF as an instant baby solution. For some, it's not so instant, and they have to go through multiple rounds of IVF before they have success. We are praying that we will be blessed on our first round - which the doctors think is a huge possibility based on our age and overall health conditions, YaY - great news! I don't want to give the wrong impression, IVF isn't some easy quick fix, it is very draining emotionally, financially, and physically...so with that being said, here are the basics
The IVF cycle is about a 2 month long process beginning with blood work - lots of blood work. I'm surprised my fear of needles hasn't gone away at this point, it's amazing how much blood I've had to give in the last 9 months...but it's all for our miracle, so I endure the torture (serious torture resulting in fainting and seeing stars), besides, the needles are only going to get worse.
The next step is to start an injectible drug which begins on Monday. I will need to take a shot in the thigh everyday for the next few weeks, this will prevent me from ovulating early, then I will start Stimulation. During stimulation I will need to take 2 more injection drugs which will help me ovulate multiple eggs. The goal is to produce as many eggs as possible. Then comes the egg retrieval, my doctor will go in and remove all the eggs from my ovaries. They will then combine them with my husbands sperm and the magic begins...after 5 days my doctor will pick the 2 strongest embryos and will implant them directly into my uterus. The remaining healthy ones will be frozen in time for later use, modern science is truly amazing. And Yes - I said 2, it is completely possible that Baby Franco will be Babies!! We just need both of the little embies to stick and twins it is!
10 days later we go in for the big pregnancy test, and pray for a positive. That will put my due date to the first week of May! YAY
I'm so incredibly excited and nervous all at the same time. The first day of my shots I will be out of town and will have to administer them to myself. I know God will give me the strength and courage to do it...the love and hope we have for our future babies is empowering, it's what keeps us moving forward. And faith that God will bless us with our little family.
So now, I must get to bed, I have a big CPA exam in the morning, not as exciting as IVF but we have so much to look forward to!
Basically, IVF is the big guns, this is where people who have tried everything (for their specific diagnosis) and still can't get pregnant end up. You can think of IVF as an instant baby solution. For some, it's not so instant, and they have to go through multiple rounds of IVF before they have success. We are praying that we will be blessed on our first round - which the doctors think is a huge possibility based on our age and overall health conditions, YaY - great news! I don't want to give the wrong impression, IVF isn't some easy quick fix, it is very draining emotionally, financially, and physically...so with that being said, here are the basics
The IVF cycle is about a 2 month long process beginning with blood work - lots of blood work. I'm surprised my fear of needles hasn't gone away at this point, it's amazing how much blood I've had to give in the last 9 months...but it's all for our miracle, so I endure the torture (serious torture resulting in fainting and seeing stars), besides, the needles are only going to get worse.
The next step is to start an injectible drug which begins on Monday. I will need to take a shot in the thigh everyday for the next few weeks, this will prevent me from ovulating early, then I will start Stimulation. During stimulation I will need to take 2 more injection drugs which will help me ovulate multiple eggs. The goal is to produce as many eggs as possible. Then comes the egg retrieval, my doctor will go in and remove all the eggs from my ovaries. They will then combine them with my husbands sperm and the magic begins...after 5 days my doctor will pick the 2 strongest embryos and will implant them directly into my uterus. The remaining healthy ones will be frozen in time for later use, modern science is truly amazing. And Yes - I said 2, it is completely possible that Baby Franco will be Babies!! We just need both of the little embies to stick and twins it is!
10 days later we go in for the big pregnancy test, and pray for a positive. That will put my due date to the first week of May! YAY
I'm so incredibly excited and nervous all at the same time. The first day of my shots I will be out of town and will have to administer them to myself. I know God will give me the strength and courage to do it...the love and hope we have for our future babies is empowering, it's what keeps us moving forward. And faith that God will bless us with our little family.
So now, I must get to bed, I have a big CPA exam in the morning, not as exciting as IVF but we have so much to look forward to!
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