I have enjoyed putting all my fall decorations up already. Here's our mantle. Fall is my favorite time of year in Gainesville! I was super happy to find out I could get a Pumpkin Spice Latte in Decaf at Starbucks and boy was it yummy!
We were very lucky that Hurricane Hermine didn't do any damage to our home. A lot of friends lost power or had trees fall on their property. They threatened us at work that if things got too bad, they would just keep us at the hospital until things cleared up. I came prepared with all of my fertility meds just in case. I wasn't having anything mess this cycle up!
Well of course things cleared up and I didn't have to spend the night at the hospital BUT I was so distracted by life that I FORGOT MY SHOT! I usually take it around 10pm but I fell asleep and woke up at 4am freaking out. I took the Lupron 6hrs late and started researching what could possibly happen. I am not sure how accurate this is, but I read on some forum that the estrogen patches that I am taking will prevent you from ovulating 90% of the time and therefore some clinics don't even have their patients take Lupron. That made me feel better. But the Lupron is supposed to help make sure that there is no chance of ovulating. Melinda said I should be fine but I knew I wouldn't feel ok until I got my ultrasound check today.
Today's ultrasound was done by Dr. Rhoton. She said "What a beautiful stripe you have!" talking about my endometrial lining. They seemed very pleased with how I was progressing and said everything is right on track! They take a measurement of my lining three times and take the average number to make sure it's right. I am at 7.9cm. Dr. Rhoton was pleased with anything over 7mm and I am hoping I'll keep growing before Saturday's check again. Here's a picture of my lining. They always go so fast so this picture is a little blurry but you can see the bold white horizontal line in the middle of the ultrasound. They measure how thick it is.
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| The white bold line above the arrow is my endometrial stripe |
Then I had my labs drawn again. They are measuring my estrogen level to make sure it's not too low and that I don't need to increase the amount of patches I wear. They want the level to be around 150 or greater. Mine resulted at 295. So that is a good number. I will continue wearing the four patches every other day.
I have been feeling SO happy on these hormones lately- it's crazy! I wonder if I'm having all the hormones that typically women get in their 2nd trimester because holy moly- I have so much energy. I even got to the point where I busted into the kitchen and had to tell Justin how I couldn't control how happy I was! lol So strange. I guess it's better than crying all the time. But don't get me wrong- I have been very emotional at cheesy tv shows. I can also feel my uterus getting thicker or full. I'm not sure if it's pushing more on my bladder or what, but I'm having to go to the restroom more as well.
I also asked the lab to draw my labs that I need for my upcoming endocrinology appointment. Of course that entails another a1c level as I get them checked every 3 months. I am SO nervous once again because my Dexcom meter says I have been doing so good that I am hoping for my best number yet. However, there is always an error rate and I don't want to get disappointed with a higher number. I always get anxious about my kidney function numbers as well. Please continue to pray everything looks great for a baby! I will get these back in a few days.
So tonight we are going to the USA vs. Trinidad & Tobago soccer game in Jacksonville. Should be fun! I have 1 week before I have to start taking those AWFUL progesterone shots in my muscles. Feeling pretty nervous about those but I will keep telling myself that it's for the baby...it's for the baby...
Countdown to baby: 13 days!!
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