Day three of bed rest

I am so blessed! I have so much to be thankful for. Luis was so great on Monday he took such great care of me, and now that he had to go back to work I am so lucky to have my mom stay with me. She is the best and there is nothing like having your mom to step in. Being on bed rest when you have a 3 year old is very hard. As a mom you know how much work it is, so I feel horrible when I have to rely on others to do my job:( I have the best support system in the world:)

Symptoms so far just mild cramping:) Hoping this is a good sign:)

Great news today!!!!

Well today is a great day!!! Got the call this morning at 9:30 that both of my embryos survived the thaw!!! Laying in the office just transferred both back:) I have a very good feeling about this!!! Please pray for us! Here is a pic of my perfect embryos :) now time for bed rest! Pregnancy test scheduled for Dec 9th. Now I enter the dreadful two week wait:(

My little miracle Mia

Lately I have been thinking about how much of a miracle my baby girl really is. When I think back to my second IVF, we put back 4 embryos. Out of those 4 only one took. That one little embryos was hanging on by a thread. My first beta was low at 50, then the next one was 86 she didn't even double. I was so afraid of losing the pregnancy. My third beta was 167, it finally doubled but was climbing slowly. The 4th beta was 1100. At that time I took a deep breath and Thanked God then prayed that this one embryo would continue to grow inside of me. Its amazing how hard it is to actually get pregnant with all of the obstacles even naturally. I feel so blessed to be a mom and to have such an amazing little girl!!!! I am very lucky!

Flat on my back:(

See that spot between the two red squares? That is where the pain is, it feels like a nerve is being pinched then it feels like bone on bone rubbing! The pain is horrible, I have been laying on my back with the heating pad. Can't do much:( I really need it to go away because I have a million things to do to get ready for my Thanksgiving dinner next week! My transfer will be here before I know it then it will be time for bed rest:( Then the stress of Christmas is here:( So much to do!

I Love acupuncture!!!!

I absolutley love my acupuncture appointments. Its so relaxing and just helps put your mind to sleep for just a little bit:) The 30 minutes of peace and quiet is priceless!!!! LOL! I use this time to Pray Pray Pray! Did I mention Pray:) Its a great time to have a conversation with God, to thank him for all of my blessings and for sending me my little miracle Mia. I also use to this time to Pray for all of my friends and family. Its really is amazing, you feel wonderful after, you feel refreshed and have a lot of energy:) If anyone is looking for a great acupuncturist in the OC go see Dr. Kathleen Albertson at OC Acuncture. She is amazing and has helped a lot of women going through IVF treatments. She has the pictures of the babies on her walls to prove it:) When I go she puts the needles in my ear, both hands, stomach, both legs and feet. Sometimes one in my head.

http://www.orangecountyacupuncture.com/

The studies below are worth giving it a try. Its a little pricey but if you can swing it I would do it for sure!

         

• Scientific studies have shown that acupuncture and Chinese medicine affect fertility in the following ways:

• Improves ovarian function yielding higher quality eggs
• Regulates hormones for increased production of follicles
• Increases blood flow to the uterus and increases the thickness of the uterine lining
• Prevents uterine contraction post IVF embryo transfer
• Reduces the side effects of IVF medication
• Improves sperm count, motility, morphology and reduce sperm DNA fragmentation
• Increases chance of conceiving
• Decreases chance of miscarriage

Need I say more?????

Headaches headaches go away!

Ugh, I would have to say besides the bed rest, the headaches that come along with IVF treatments really suck. Just recently had a major migraine that kept me up until 3:00 am:( I have never had a migraine this bad before. If you parted my hair down the middle of my head, the entire left side of my brain felt like it was going to explode. I thought I was going to have to wake Luis up to take me to the emergency room. Finally at 2:30 am I couldn't take the pain anymore so I went downstairs to take an Excedrin migraine. Finally at 3:00 am the pressure started to ease and I was able to fall asleep;) My acupuncturist says that she thinks its a combo of the decaf, stress and the weather going up and down. I will be glad when I get back to myself.

Taking my last birth control pill tonight!!!!

I had a doctor appointment this morning. Just an ultrasound to make sure that everything is still clear! Lining was great and both ovaries are clear so I will take my last bcp tonight and its on to injections! I start my acupuncture tomorrow. Can not wait! This is something that I enjoy very much:) It also increases your IVF success up to 50% can't beat that!