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It’s Nice to Have a Plan November 2, 2004

My period showed up this morning. It’s amazing how differently my body responds to different kinds of birth control pills. During my fresh cycle, I spotted during the last week and a half on the BCPs and then didn’t get a real period until starting stims. This time I had no breakthrough spotting, even after switching brands mid cycle, and my period came pretty much right on schedule.

So, I talked to my IVF coordinator today about the rest of my cycle. When I got my FET calendar a while back, my baseline ultrasound was scheduled for Friday, 11/12 with my lining check ultrasound scheduled for 11/26, the day after Thanksgiving. Well, this was going to throw a kink into our holiday plans, so I asked if I could have my baseline done on Wednesday the 10th instead. I mean, I will have been on Lupron for 13 days by that point, so I figured that would suffice. My IVF coordinator said that would be fine, so now my second u/s is scheduled for the day before Thanksgiving. Much better. So, if my lining cooperates my transfer will be on 11/29. It’s nice to have a schedule. It makes me think I might actually be able to make it through all of this.

I also talked to my coordinator about my transfer. We discussed that my RE and I had decided to do my transfer under anesthesia. I found out that it will cost $500 extra which is well worth it in my mind. I also found out that my husband will still be allowed in the transfer room. I wasn’t sure about that one, but I’m glad he’ll be able to be there even though I’ll only be halfway there.

I’m feeling a little better today now that I have the plan nailed down. Of course things can still change. None of this can really be planned out completely, but it’s nice to at least have some tentative dates. 27 days. I can make it 27 more days.

• Posted in : IVF Part 2: FET #1
• Author : amanda

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