Stimulating

Just a short note to say Kristina began "stimulating" her ovaries yesterday. Readings of her hormone levels all week.

Needles, Needles Everywhere, Nor Any Drop To Drink

Yesterday was the “suppression check” appointment for our IVF cycle. Again what this means is the doctor draws blood to measure Kristina’s estrogen level to be sure her ovaries have “gone to sleep” so that her body’s natural process doesn’t follow the normal pattern. The reason being, we want to control the timing of ovulation and stimulate as many follicles as possible.

Chemical Birthday

Not to reveal too many details in the explanation of our progress, but sometimes it feels like giving an update tells Kristina's “natural” timing. Then again perhaps we are the only ones familiar enough with the process to glean the calendar.

Incoming Needles

Kristina begins her Lupron shots tomorrow. I hope she “stomachs” them as well this time.
 

Schedule Update

As I stated in the last post, we won’t be doing day-by-day updates this go-round. However, I thought I’d send out a quick note about our schedule. We are now into the second week of our second journey.
 

We Do Everything Twice

“If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again.”  ~ William E. Hickson

Well, we are back. Yes, somewhat reluctantly, but we are back.
 

Let me clarify what I mean by “reluctantly.” Yes, we are attempting the in-vitro process again. That part is not where any reluctance comes into play. This adverb is reserved for our decision to continue making our progress public for round two.
 

All We Can Say Is Thank You

It is with heavy hearts we announce that despite all this process, we once again landed on the wrong side of the statistics. We are not pregnant.