IVF Update: Week 2 - Amateur Nester

Happy Sunday! My egg retrieval is scheduled for 9:45am today, so it’s a big day!

As of Friday night, I had 19 follicles (!) and a lining measuring 8.8mm. Due to the amount of follices, my RE decided to have me trigger Lupron instead of Ovidrel. Hopefully that will help me avoid OHSS after the retrieval.

Here’s an update on how I did with everything else this week.

Stims

This week was a little tougher than last week. I began to feel more bloated and had some discomfort if I sat for long periods of time. I’ve been feeling SUPER bloated the last two days, and you can visibly see my stomach sticking out. I guess that’s to be expected after ten days of stimming.

Fortunately, I had very minor bruising in my stomach from the injections. One big noticeable bruise, and several small pin-prick bruises. I think the bruises in my arms from the four blood draws I had were worse.

The hot flashes at night disappeared this week, but I still wake up to pee like my life depends on it! My barely-B breasts are more like C’s and feel like they weigh 100 pounds.

I did feel a lot of fatigue this week, but luckily I was able to sneak in some naps. (My husband thinks it’s funny to take unflattering pictures of me while I sleep!)

Nutrition

I managed to stay gluten-free and caffeine-free again this week. That makes two weeks without either. It’s definitely the longest I’ve ever gone without caffeine or gluten. I enjoy not having the afternoon-slump, but I am beginning to feel a little limited in my food choices. I’m picky, so I guess I just need to expand my palette. We had a small family celebration for my niece’s 5th birthday last night, and I just wanted to devour the pizza.

I did get to enjoy some gluten-free brownies that my husband made me. It’s a mix from Trader Joe’s and it was pretty good!

I appreciate any prayers or positive thoughts you want to send my way as I recover today!