Hi everyone! We are getting closer to insemination day. I just finished the first round of fertility medications on Saturday and I'm very glad to have made it through that phase of the treatment. I had a difficult time staying awake during the first several days and I'm glad the lethargic feeling has gone away. The injection wasn't too bad, not fun, but not terrible. Matt's mom ended up administering my injection, because Matt & I weren't feeling very confident in our nursing skills. I was pleasantly surprised that the side effects from the injection were extremely minimal as compared to the oral medications.
We had a follow up with the fertility specialist this morning and she performed an ultrasound so she could see how many follicles (eggs live in the follicles) have developed in my ovaries and their sizes. I had 3-4 follicles total in both ovaries and they were measuring between 12-13 mm in size. The doctor explained that in order to rupture and release an egg they needed to be 18-20 mm, so we just need a little more time for them to grow. We have an appointment set for Wednesday morning to measure the growth and if they have grown to a good size she will give us the go ahead to administer the trigger injection and schedule the insemination in the day or 2 days to follow. It should happen this week and we are so excited.
I will update the blog on Wednesday! Please keep us in your prayers this week. Thank you all for the continued support.
Love,
Lauren & Matt
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