What to Expect Your First Month of IVF- Letters to Our Future Babies

IVF Day 9- December 11, 2018

A few friends that had my same doctor mentioned doing acupuncture.  They said it really helped them, so I called my nurse today and she said that it would be a great option for us.  I asked who Dr. Faulk recommended and went ahead and booked some appointments. When I called to schedule some appointments the Acupuncturist mentioned we can use our HSA card to pay for it too! Booyah!  Acupuncture has intrigued me so I am super excited to go to my first appointment. It also sounds relaxing to, so that is a win-win in my book!

IVF Day 10- December 12, 2018

For my upcoming appointments I want to feel good and look cute so I ordered all new Hello Kitty Converse for them!  I went a little crazy and ordered 3 pairs (one, two, three)… but is it crazy I wished I ordered more?!?!? Hehehe Jake was cute and thought I should get some fun sweaters too, since that’s pretty much the only thing I will have on during appointments.  Isn’t he the best?! With all the holiday sales I scored some great sweaters 50% off at Forever 21 and stocked up! I also got a few new pairs of Disney pjs since I know that is what I’ll be actually living in next month once I get home from appointments!

IVF Day 17- December 19, 2018

Dear Little Babes, today a very special delivery arrived!  Today I needed to be home to sign for the package coming since it’s full of all of our injection medications for In-Vitro.  I have been feeling pretty sick still from the water ultrasound and tired from a loss of blood, but so grateful for heating pads and so grateful to be home to rest today!

At noon the doorbell rang and it was package time!  Running down the stairs to get the package I was a little nervous because I have been because I had no idea what the injections looked like or would be.  When I opened the door, on the other end was a lady with a smaller box than I imagined and the biggest smile on her face. She was so friendly and I am so grateful for her kindness in that moment.  I signed for the package, got some scissors and gently opened the box.

Inside the box was a lot of things I had no idea what they were!  There was also a big shiny silver padded envelope that I opened up right away because it said to open and refrigerate on it.  Most of the bag was filled with ice packs and then had 3 small boxes of medications in it that needed to be refrigerated. The rest of the items in the package I stared and didn’t know what to do with it all, so I put it all in a bag and waited for Jake to get home.  I also called my nurse because I wasn’t sure if I was doing everything right and wanted to make sure all the medications wouldn’t spoil. First timer here 🙂

Opening the box I was surprised how shakey it made me.  All of sudden things got real! REAL and EXCITING!

When Jake got home and we did some research on what all the medications were and did. We both literally had no idea what any of the medications were, but we know we know will be pros by the end of this 🙂   Today I am so grateful that the shots aren’t as scary as they seemed in my mind. I actually got really excited after looking through them all and can’t wait to start injections! Really though, I am ready! We have been waiting for this moment and so excited for it to be coming soon!

Today was a good reminder to me that sometimes things seem scary in our mind, but when we face them, it really isn’t a big deal after all 🙂

IVF Day 18- December 20, 2018

Dear Little Babes, today has been a wonderful day and FULL of tender mercies!  I have felt so much love from my Savior pouring out!

I went in for my first acupuncture appointment and when I walked into the clinic, a friend from Instagram was in the waiting room.  She was so cute and told me she had been thinking about me and had been wanting to reach out! Her and her hubby had done IVF several times and even had my same doctor!  She was so kind and sent me a text sharing her experiences and her info if I ever wanted to talk. Talk about a blessing from Heavenly Father running into her!

Can I just say how much I love acupuncture?! I had so much fun and LOVED IT!  Bea who is my new acupuncturist has the best accent and is so sweet! It was really great talking to her.  I have still been bleeding every day since I had the water ultrasound so she did a pressure point in my toes that is supposed to be good for that to help stop the bleeding.

After my appointment I headed to the pharmacy to pick up my 2nd prescription of birth control pills.  I am not supposed to take the placebo pills, so time to start another pack in a few days.

Dad needed to do another sperm analysis test since it has been over a year since his last test.  He went into the doctor’s office to pick up a little “take home” kit to bring back to the clinic in the next few days.  While he was there he got an appointment scheduled for me to make sure everything is still looking good since I am still bleeding.  The nurse said everything is probably just fine, but it has been a lot of blood, and so for peace of mind we wanted to go in. Excited to go to the doctors tomorrow and see how things are going.

Yesterday I posted on Insta Stories our medications arrived!  My cute friend Emily Brady sent me a text and asked if she and her hubby Brett could come walk us through all our injections!  (Emily has done IVF 4 times, you can read about her journey here!) Can we talk about a tender mercy?!?!? Thank you Emily, you are the best!  Brett and Emily spent a good few hours with us walking through what each medication was for, how to put the shots together, tips and tricks, and so much more!  Holy cow, that was SOOO HELPFUL! Today I am so grateful for sweet friends who are so willing to help and love! After Brett and Emily left, your dad and I felt so ready to do this! I am so excited to start injections and it can’t come soon enough!