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I feel so down tonight. I don't know what is wrong with me (uh, hormones?) I am so very, very sad. I just feel like there is no possible way this could've worked. I feel like I should know by now- which I know makes no sense. I just can't stop thinking about "what ifs" and I know that it does me no good and just unnecessarily stresses me!! So I need to stop and focus on the fact that (at least right now) I am pregnant (with triplets!!) and just pray that at least one little girl is snuggling up right now. I really want to POAS tommorow morning, but I don't know how I'll possibly make it through the day if it's negative 
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I definitely recommend doing your bedrest in a hotel, with your DH and without your children, if at all possible! The first day and a half of bedrest was great. I hung out at the Lodge with my dh and he brought me yummy food and I watched lots of TV and read... can't complain! We drove home on day 2 and day 3 I spent at home in bed with my dh AND my kids! Not so relaxing... I tried to watch TV but it was a little crazy with the kids piled in bed with me 
I am now 3dpt and I can't WAIT to POAS, but I know I need to wait until the trigger shot is all out of my system. I might POAS Thursday morning- I'll be 5dp5dt. I've been feeling really crampy the last day or so and today I feel light headed and hungry. I'm sure those are just Progesterone symptoms, but I can't help but hope!!
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I've been waiting over a year to say that (pregnant until proven otherwise for those who don't know)! Day 3 the nurse called to say that my 5 strong embryos had been biopisied and sent to PGD. Yippee!! I was so happy. So my DH and I packed up the car and left the boys with the in-laws to drive the 6 hours back to HRC to get our babies!! We arrived late last night after a stop for sushi in Santa Barbara (yum! but hopefully my last sushi for a while...). We stayed at the Lodge and I left early this morning to track down an Egg McMuffin at McDonalds. Then, we headed over to HRC and I had an 8:30 acupuncture appointment with Rumiko. That was different than any acupuncture I have ever done. She actually put electrical charges on the needles in my uterus! Yikes!! After that, they led me into the transfer room and put a writstband on me (a good sign as last time I was led into a conference room). My DH met me in there and we waited until Dr. Potter came in with the best news I've ever heard. Out of the five embryos biopsied- we had one boy, one abnormal, and THREE girls!! They were all grade B and not hatching, so he recommended we put all three back. I would LOVE twins so I readily agreed. He said the chance of all three taking would be about 5% so my DH and I were OK with those odds. Now, I'm back at the Lodge. In bed, with my laptop, a book, some bad TV, and snacks- can't really complain. I will be sending my DH over to the Olive Garden later for a dinner of Shrimp Caprese and hopefully those girls are snuggling in for a good, long nine months. I have always wanted a girl born in October- I just may get her this time!!
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Don't you love the symmetry of my ER date? I think it's good luck!! All went well- 9 eggs- felt very crampy afterward and still do the next morning. ER was at 8:30- slept soundly and don't remember a thing. My DH came over to pick me up (I had walked over in the morning) and I met him in the parking garage. Went back to the Lodge to pack up and then headed home!! Next morning (today) got a call from Lori saying "Good news!!" Of my 9 eggs, 8 were mature this time and 7 fertilized!! 2 of the 7 aren't looking so hot but they are watching them. I will be happy with 5 going to PGD on Thursday (even happier if it's 7!) So, next update will be how many go to PGD on Thursday!! FX
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Well, I sit here in the Laguna Hills Lodge the night before my ER. We came down to Orange County on Day 8 for a Day 9 u/s at HRC. My orig. u/s and b/w was scheduled for day 10 (which is normal) but because my E2 level came back at 677 on day 5 (last time it was 114) they wanted me to come in a little earlier. So, day 5 E2 was 677, day 7 was 1290, and day 9 was 1969. I triggered on day 10- right on schedule!! They still see only 8-10 follies but at least my higher E2 levels this time might mean that more will be mature. When I had my u/s on Friday, Dr. Potter said one of my follies was already at 23 mm. and we might lose that one by waiting until Monday for ER, but that waiting might give a chance for some of my 12-14 mm. follies to catch up!! I sure hope so. We've had a great weekend here in OC. We were staying at a friend's beachouse and it's been really relaxing. We checked into the Lodge and went swimming this afternoon (it's about 70 degrees- even in January) and then out to a nice dinner. No shots today- which is a welcome break! We stayed here tonight as opposed to the beachouse because my ER is scheduled for 7:30 tomorrow morning which means I have to be there at 7:15 (!). DH will have to be up before I leave to give his contribution and I'll have to try and not wake the boys. My plan is to have them meet me there after my ER- I hope that will work. I've been really really crampy this time and pretty bloated. I look like I'm at least 3 months pregnant and I can't stand anything rubbing against my belly. Hopefully all good signs that there are a lot of eggies growing in there! I'll post tomorrow- if I get a chance- with an ER report.
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For all those who have been following my story- I'm back for another round. We decided that we would give it one more shot on the assumption that the first round is often considered a "practice" round and this time around we would start out knowing what happened last cycle. Dr. P changed my protocol this time to the Microdose Lupron which means only two days of a very small dose of Lupron and 10 days of BCP before starting stims. I'm starting off on a high dose- 450 of gonal-f and 2 vials of Menopur. Ouch! Started stims on December 31st, 2009 (Happy New Year to me!) and now I'm on day 5. Went into my local clinic today for an u/s and b/w to see how things are progressing. Let me tell you that I feel different from last time- I'm crampier, have more wet CM, and just feel like things are going on in there! The local RE counted about 9-10 follies with some small ones that she didn't count. A little better than my last cycle... Next step is waiting for E2 results from Lori today (which I know are going to be higher than my 114 last time!) Another appt. on Thursday and then I'm off to Laguna!!