Let the fun begin... It's Day 1

It's cycle day one and we had an appointment with our specialist this morning. It went great, she performed an ultrasound and blood work to make sure everything looked good before we move forward... The nurse instructed us on how to administer the injections and when to take all the medications. We will be receiving the medications tomorrow via fedex and my first dose will be on Sunday.

Days 3-7 will consist of an oral medication called Letrozole, which will help with ovulation and maturation of egg follicles. Sounds pretty simple except for the side effects that I may or may not experience. I'm going to keep my fingers crossed that it will be a breeze, if not it's only for 5 days. I've heard the mood swings can be pretty intense, but I've never been a very calm individual so I'm assuming not much will change :)

Day 8, this is fun part... Matt will get to administer the Menopur injection into my abdomen, let's all remember that my husband is not a educated in nursing. Hopefully he paid close attention today, because my brain is experiencing information overload. I can assure you that the blog will definitely be updated after the injection has been given.

After day 8 we will begin the ultrasound monitoring and wait for the doctor to tell us when the trigger shot will be given followed by insemination. We have a busy 10 days ahead and I can't wait! Did I mention we sold our house and will be moving in 12 days? Yes, we must be crazy, but it will actually give me something to focus on other than the treatments. I definitely need the distraction so it's actually a blessing. We appreciate all the positive feedback we received from our first post, this blog is our way of sharing with family, friends and perfect strangers that may be facing fertility struggles.  Let the fertility fun begin! Thank you for reading.

~ Lauren