I hadn't realized it's been a couple of months since my last post. Life has been a bit crazy around here.
But...despite the craziness things are good. Back in March we had our visit with our Reproductive Endocrinologist. After talking with us for awhile he was totally optimistic about our chance of getting pregnant, and has been all along.
This was nice to here...but you just never know.
I started back on Clomid....Yuck!! So basically I'm an emotional basket case with very little patience...not a good combination!
At first, my doctor was going to allow me to stay on Clomid for up to 6 cycles. We'll see if he wants to stick to this plan after my next visit with him in a couple of weeks. My body is responding to the fertility drugs. Maybe a little too well....
There is a risk for anyone on fertility treatments to have multiple births. This is because the drugs help you produce follicles...multiple follicles in some cases, and you will ovulate from BOTH ovaries.
My doctor does routine ultrasounds during various days of my cycle. On day 13 they check to see how many ovulatory range follicles I have developed. If they are a good size then they send me home with a needle and syringe and I give myself a shot. This shot will make me ovulate within 36 hours, and all eggs will be released.
When I went in for my last ultrasound I about feel off the table when the Nurse Practitioner told me just how many follicles I had that were going to ovulate.
...I knew it would be a few...I had four released on my last cycle...
Well this time it was more, if you can believe it. So what does this mean??
It means that IF I actually get pregnant I have a huge chance of having multiple births.
Am I worried?...No
Is my doctor worried?...YES...so maybe that means I should be to...but I'm not.
I know this is not in my control. I know this isn't even in my doctor's control. It's in the Lords hands, and it will work out the way heavenly father has planned for us.
If I had a choice I would rather not have all our children come at the same time but if it takes me ovulating 6 eggs so that 1 or 2 will make it...I'm all for it.
But then again, that's IF I can actually get pregnant. It not that I don't have faith. I'm just not getting my hopes too high...
...I'm protecting my heart.
