Feelin better

We went for our consult today. The Dr says that my body just rejected the embryos. They are gonna run an antinuclear antibody test, prolactin and TSH (thyroid) tests. From these tests they will be able to see if there any abnormalities. They will adjust my protocol accordingly. They usually prescribe steroids or baby aspirin to help with implantation. I feel alot more positive. Once my body gets back to 'normal' we will be able to try again. I want to go back to Curves and try to lose some of the pounds I put on. I gained 7 pounds while doing this.
Dr. Gill is so awesome and such a blessing he is really dedicated and said it's his goal to get us pregnant. Gill suggested we start with a fresh cycle and not waste time with the one frozen that we have. If this next cycle takes and we have some to freeze he will bank at the same location as the one which we can use later on. He has offered to waive his fee for our fresh cycle which brought me to tears. All we will have to pay for id the hospital and medicine. He is truly amazing. I think the first run was just a trial as sad as it is we learned from it and will move forward. I will keep everybody informed as to what we are doing. As for now I am getting the house and our lives back in order.
Love you all and thank you so much for being there I don't what I would do without you.
Staci

The worst news ever.....

I got the call yesterday around 1 pm. Thank god I was on my lunch break. The nurse said she had bad news and that the pregnancy test was negative. I never expected to hear those words. I guess I knew it was possible but everything seemed so perfect. They were going to do a test Wednesday but the numbers were so low Monday that there was no need for another test. We are just gonna move on and see what the future holds. We have a consult appt. Wednesday to speak with the dr to find out what he thinks went wrong. We will probably try again at this point I just don't know when.
Staci

Nothing new

I have been trying to keep busy and not think about testing. We are going to Austin to visit Chris and Deanna this weekend so that will be fun. I did get a report from the doctor that only one embryo made it far enough to be frozen. So we have one little snow baby. I wish the sun would come out. Not much else to report over here in the 2 week wait.

Staci

I'm free

I will finally be off bed rest tomorrow. Wow have I been bored out of my mind. Aaron has been great cooking, cleaning , taking care of Kiki and Ashley. I did get to watch a few movies The Devil Wears Prada and The Break Up loved them both. We went to the dr today and it took like 10 minutes all they did was draw blood.They are checking Estrogen, Progesterone and HCG levels. I guess to make sure my body continues to be a good, heathly environment for the babies. I started an Estrogen patch that I will replace every 3 days. I go back Monday for more bloodwork. I can't wait to get out of the house tomorrow and breath freash air.
Staci

Now comes the waiting game.

We went to the hospital at 6:30 am and there were no problems, no ice nothing. We were worried last night though. We got to the hospital and met with the Dr and he advised us to put back 3 only because it would increase our chances of at least having one. So we put back 3. Out off the 7 we got 6 of them were 8 cells (the best) I think maybe one was 6 cell but that's still good. We put in 3 8 cells. If the rest make it to Friday we will freeze the rest. He says the chances of triplets are 5% so hopefully won't be that 5%. They gave us a picture of the 3 they put in. They already look just like us. HA!!! Aaron has been great he made lasagna last night so we would have leftovers today. He has been treating me like th eprincess he knows I really am. Really he has been very sweet. Bed rest for 3 days. Off to sleep of this Valium now.
Staci

The night before

Well here we are the night before as Aaron says, I get knocked up! I am finally getting nervous. It really has happened so fast. I went a got a full body massage tonight. I feel so relaxed. Hopefully the 'Ice Storm' won't keep us from getting to the hospital in the morning. I did my first Progesterone shot tonight. I put ice on the spot for like 10 minutes then put the Progesterone in warm water for a little bit to get it warm. The shot itself wasn't bad and neither was the oil going it. I have been rubbing it to get it all worked in so it doesn't get lumpy. We have to be at the hospital at 7 am. Then it's bedrest for 3 days when we get home. I am sure by Friday I will have cabin fever. I have plenty of magazines, movies and of course my computer to keep me busy. If worse comes to worse I can always sleep and we all know I love that. I will update as soon as I know how many they have transferred and all the other details.
Love,
Staci

We have 8 kids....

HAHAHA!!! The nurse called and said they retrieved 11 eggs and 7 fertilized. Now they will just wait until Wed to see how well the 7 grow. On Wed they will let us know which ones are top grade and we will decide how many to put back and how many are well enoguh to freeze. So until further notice we have 7 embryos and Ashley makes 8.
Staci
*keep warm*