The First Steps of IVF...

     So far so good with the birth control.  I don’t feel out of whack or like a crazy hormonal lady.   I met with my Sue, my acupuncturist, yesterday and she looked at my blood and said my blood cells looked healthy and amazing and that everything was still in balance… ahhhhh, love good news!!

            About 30 minutes ago I went into UFC for steps one and two of the IVF prep.  The first thing they did was a Water Ultrasound.  It works the same way as the inter-vaginal ultrasound, but with the lovely addition of water shot into your uterus.  They open you up with the speculum, wipe you out with a cotton swab and then push a small catheter into your uterus.  I felt a small pinch and a little cramping, but nothing too bad.  Then they use the inter-vaginal probe and shove that in too (the catheter is still in the uterus).  Then in a split second water is pushed through the catheter and blows your uterus up like a balloon… HOLY CRAMPING!!!!  I am actually writing this while sitting in bed because moving is not fun at the moment, but give me an hour and I think it should fine.  The results of the ultrasound were positive.  They were making sure that my uterus was smooth, no polyps and ready for an embryo and…. It looked perfect.  I was told it was a “pretty uterus”.  I’ll take it!!

            Next I had more blood drawn.  This is a standard procedure before starting IVF to check for infectious diseases.  Both Beau and me have to have it done.  He’ll have his blood drawn another day.  I am pretty confident, like 110%, that those results will also come back positive.

            I am soooooo excited to start this process!  I pick up all our meds next week.  I’ll take a picture because I am pretty sure it will be a crazy amount!