I have some good news!
I responded well to the 225 dose of Menopur and have five mature follicles! Well, one of them is on the small side at 15mm, but the rest are 17-21mm. I self-administered the trigger shot right there around 10:30am in the doctor's office. S and I will be back there bright and early tomorrow morning - he will do his part at 8:15 and I'll close with the IUI at 10:15. Maybe we'll have breakfast in SF in between appointments.
This cycle has been different than my other injectable cycles in so many ways: first, I actually had to have two monitoring appointments before triggering, whereas I've only gotten to one in the past before my follicles ballooned up. Second, I had follicles growing and keeping pace on both ovaries, when previously I had the synchronization problem and ended up triggering with only a couple of them mature. Third, I'm doing the IUI on day 11... I'll have to go back and look, but I think that's at least a day or two later than previously. Soooo, fingers crossed.
The other odd thing I wanted to share - which really may be TMI, and I will not be offended if you tune out now - is that, for the first time ever, I had the experience of egg-white CM literally "falling out" of me! I had read about this in books but never experienced it. On Tuesday night, as I was getting dressed after showering, I felt something, reached down, and caught it. Yep, the stringy, egg-white stuff. Crazy! I was told it's presence is simply due to increased estrogen from multiple follicles, but, despite this scientific explanation, it still seems like a good sign. S and I BD'd that night and Thursday night for good measure, so I guess it went to a small bit of use. Does anyone know if CM matters at all with IUIs? I'm thinking no... maybe just that my estrogen level is good?
Anyway, hope you all have a good weekend. It's getting hot here; at least hot for Nor-Cal.
p.s. Congratulations to Jenny at Sprout!!! Her and J's little guy, Seamus, has finally arrived! Please send good thoughts that his jaundice resolves very soon.
Yay to five follies! All the best!!!
ReplyDeleteMy RE's nurses always said that EWCM is a good sign that timing is good, and not just that estrogen levels are up - but the biggest tell is your cervix. If your cervix is easy to get to and through with the IUI, that's the best possible sign.
ReplyDeleteFingers and toes crossed!!!
Awesome!! I am so excited for you! PERFECT follicles! I love that they're all pretty equal sizes. EWCM is fantastic. Definitely means your estrogen levels are good! Best of luck with the IUI! I have a good feeling about this!!!!
ReplyDeleteYay! This all sounds very positive!! Sending lots of good vibes to you!!!
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Maddy
YAY no idea on the CM but I would think if anything it's a great sign your body is doing what it should! Hope everything goes well and keeping my fingers crossed for you!!
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