Three more U/S

I've had three ultrasounds this week. Monday I went in and they found 4 eggs. That is really good considering they weren't expecting to find any this soon. My E2 - which is the hormone that tells you how many eggs you have was kind of high, so they lowered my stims from 200 to 150.

I was pretty proud of my four eggs but secretly concerned that I only had 4. Other girls I know have up to 50 or so by the time of retrieval, would I have that many?

I went back on Wednesday and thank God, I had 12 eggs!!! That's 8 more chances of pregnancy than I had on Monday. I can't believe I grew 8 eggs in 48 hours. Go me! :P That definitely explains all the swelling in my abdomen. Did I mention that I have started wearing maternity pants. Michelle was awesome enough to let me borrow several pairs of her maternity pants and man did I need them this week. I look like I am about 4-5 months pregnant. (oh, and they reduced my stims to 75 today as well, my E2 was really high)

Today, Friday, was my most recent appointment. I was hoping that my 12 eggs would have grown by leaps and bounds and were ready to be retrieved soon. Well, that isn't exactly what happened. However, something great did happen, I have 11 more eggs for a grand total of 23!!! I was so excited when I found out that I can't stop smiling. 23 eggs..that is 2 dozen mini-me's :P When the nurse came in to tell me the results of the scan she said, and I quote (and paraphrase:) "WOW, you are doing great! Are you feeling uncomfortable" Uh, yeah, I feel pain every time I stand, sit, talk, walk or go to the bathroom. But that's ok, I'm just preparing for pregnancy!!! Now I am waiting on a call back from my nurse to see if my stims will be decreased again tonight.

Tomorrow I have yet another ultrasound at 8:30 am and then again on Monday. I really hope that I am able to trigger this weekend for a Monday or Tuesday retrieval. That would be so great!!!

Oh, and about the shots...OUCH! The latest one, Follistim, hurts! It feels like a bee sting. Poor Justin had to walk in on me while I had a little mini-meltdown the other night. Sometimes IVF just becomes so overwhelming. Between daily shots (I'm up to 3 a day now), people asking me if I am pregnant yet, the finances, the emotions and the physical pain of it all, I wonder how I am doing this. How can I face this challenge every day? What makes me keep doing it? Am I Superwoman and no one informed me? :)