Before I go.....about these cramps. I mean, WTF? I have had some pretty bad cramps yesterday and today. A couple of BLINDING, I feel like I might pass out moments. The doctor told me this is a good sign and to take Tylenol every 4 hours. I have been taking the Tylenol, but in my experience, Tylenol does not do the job on bad cramps. Hence, my plan to sleep through a few hours of this.
If I am this bloated and crampy with two or three eggs, how the hell do people stimming for IVF do it? Don't some people retrieve like 15 or 20 eggs? They must get them out before they are mature right? Or do people go around looking 6 months pregnant? Now, I am not a big person - in fact, I am what Joy Behar of The View would refer to as a skinny bitch - so a little bit of bloating is pretty noticeable on me. But if I am this bloated with only 2 or 3, I would seriously look like I had a small sumo wrestler in my pants if I had 15 or 20 eggs cooking.
I am not feeling BAD today, but if I am honest, I am not feeling GOOD. I definitely feel like this will not happen too many more times. I do not enjoy this process. Maybe I'm just a big ol' whiner, but if so, than that's who I am. I am trying to stay positive, but it seems to get harder. And I know its taking a toll on my husband too. We have done IUI three times now and today felt different - I don't know. We knew what to expect, we had our little morning routine. But it just felt more.....I don't know.....tired?
Hopefully , this IUI worked and I won't have to find out what it feels like to have double digits worth of eggs growing. I'm keeping my finger crossed. And, I know I said this last time, but I actually feel pretty good about this. There is a good chance this worked. Two or three (maybe four, but probably not) good eggs, good sperm sample, good timing, four days of no stress and plenty of time to rest.....I still have hope.
Good luck!
ReplyDeleteI too am a "skinny bitch" and since having a baby my belly has changed. I can look 4 months pregnant after a big meal these days.... I thought I was sooooo huge back then.
Good luck to you - I hope this is your lucky cycle. I'm keeping my fingers crossed!
ReplyDeleteOn the question re the bloated stuff, I really never had much bloating with my IVF's. I didn't get many eggs either (5-9), but I didn't have much bloating. So hopefully you never have to go there, but hopefully if you do you'll be lucky like me and not really bloat up - and you'll be luckier and IVF will work:-)
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