Well I have not updated in forever but there has been a lot happening, not just with the surrogate thing. Lets start with that, the surrogate thing, Well we did do a transfer and put in one embryo. I had to wait the never ending two weeks then the blood test came around…. the numbers came back high…. Yeah!! So two days later I go back to make sure the number goes up…. Read the rest of this entry »
So I know that I said that the parents wanted to get a move on…. but the attorneys were not in as big a hurry. So our contracts were finalized and now the real hurry up and wait begins. I have a doctor appointment this Saturday. I think it is for the base line ultrasound. This is where they check the uterus before I start taking the medications. Then I will have to go back after I have been on the meds. to see how thick the lining is… nice, huh? So we are on our way … I believe the transfer is going to be around March 19th or 20th. The thing that I found out is that the parents only want to transfer one embryo, this is a little concerning to me. After everything that has happend with the last parents I don’t want to go through the disapponintment again. We will see what will happen.
Well this time around was like a whirl wind. I kept in contact with the last case manager(I will see if I can use her name in blogs to follow) I had with the twins. When she e-mailed me to wish me happy holidays I gave her the update and she informed me that she would love to work with me again. So I thought about this and decided, hey what the heck this could only improve my chances to find the right couple. So I called her on Dec. 23rd and let her know to go ahead and put my profile back up on their site Fertility-Miracles. She called me back and said that she knew who I should be matched with, so she needed to talk to them and see where they we at. So then I waited for like a day and got an e-mail saying that they would love to have a conference call and when would I be available. I told them that I could do it that day or anytime that week. That was on the 24th and they said they could do it on the 26th, I was o.k. with this so I replied not a problem. Read the rest of this entry »
O.k. so back in November (I know I have not been updating like I should… sorry) we tried one more time. This was a little scary for me due to the fact that this was the last time the parents were going to try. We went in and I was the one trying to get them to put in more embryos then they wanted. Wow what a long way I had come…. in the beginning I was the one that only wanted a certain number of embryos transferred. Now here I was trying to talk the parents into transferring more than they were comfortable with… what a difference a year and a half can make. So we finally decided on Read the rest of this entry »
So the transfer was a success and they implanted two embryos. I had my 48 hours of bed rest and then I went to the dollor tree and got about eight pregnancy tests (I know what your thinking…. pregnancy test from the dollar tree? Well they are suppose to be the first ones to pick up the hormone level, according to the surrogacy sites) So I started testing the day that I could get up… nothing. I tried twice the next day and more nothing. The following day only one test and nothing. The fourth day nothing. On the fifth day I got a positive after a long wait. I tried again on the sixth day to be sure and it came back positive. I got the same result on the seventh day. My sister bought me a “real” test, First Response and that too said that I was pregnant. So the next day I was to have the blood test done the official results. I should say that both the parents and I were really excited, finally after all this time we were going to produce a baby. Read the rest of this entry »
I went to the doctor and had another ultrasound, blood work and other tests, the verdict is in, I am all cleared to move forward with the transfer. For all my (two) followers out there let me just tell you about my medication schedule. Well I started out taking 20 units of Lupron (injection in the stomach) 1 baby asprin and 1 prenatal vitamin every night. Then I went down to 10 units of Lupron and started taking 1 Estrace and countinued taking the baby asprin and prenatal vitamin. I then incresed the Estrace to 1 in the morning and 1 at night. About a week later I increased the estrace again to, two at night. The night of the 24th I will stop taking the Lupron and start taking 1cc of progestrone every morning and night. Then on the 25th I will also start taking 1 Doxycline in the morning and night as well as 1 Medrol in the morning for four days along with the rest of the stuff. The morning of the embryo transfer I will start taking Anaprox every morning and night in addition to everything else. Whew, that is a lot of medication and you would think that I would be use to this since this is my fourth cycle since becoming a surrogate, but I am not. It still shocks me every time I receive the medication in the mail. The transfer should be on the 29th or 30th of this month. I will update more in the weeks to come.
Well I went to my appointment on Monday Ausust 18th and I apparently had some tissue that was floating around in my uterus so I had to have a little tiny minor procedure on Friday August 22nd. Everything went ok and things looked good according to the doctor. So then I waited and received my calendar to see when I started my medications. I started the lupron on September 4th, it is a little injection I must give myself every night in the stomach. I also started taking prenatal vitamins and a baby asprin. I will now begin to take one estrace at night starting tonight. My dosage will increase as it closer to the transfer date. I went down on the 11th to have an ultrasound to see what the base line was of my uterus; I also had blood work done to check my levels for progestrone and estrogen. I will go back on the 22nd maybe the 21st to see if the lining of my uterus is becoming thick. I belive the transfer will take place any time from September 30th to October 2nd.
It all starts again…. I have to go to Beverly Hills for a doctors appointment so they can make sure I still work. It looks like the end of September or first part of October I will be knocked up again. I am excited that we are starting after such a long wait. Things should start to kick into gear at the end of this month or the beginning of the next. The pills and injections are just around the corner. Fun times are to be had let me tell you. Getting poked in the stomach first and then in the behind once a day. As the transfer date draws near the injections and pills increase…. Fun times. First thing first, I must go get my uterus checked out and make sure there is no scarring due to the D&C that was done in March. So Monday I will know if it is a go, or if my dreams are going to be smashed to pieces.
So I know you think I fell off the face of the earth I really didn’t. I just have not had anything exciting to write about until now. Read the rest of this entry »
So I have been slacking on school work again, nothing different there. I really need to get focused and start kicking it into overdrive. I am still waiting to see if my IP’s are going to be pregnant themselves…. they should be going in for the transfer on Wed. so I am crossing fingers and toes for them. I know how much they want to have a child and if my IM could carry herself that would be even better. Read the rest of this entry »
