Freed Eggies!!!

I'm so relieved to be done and over with the worst part....well, the physically worst part that is. The next two weeks are going to be the worst mental part, waiting to see if this round worked!

In general, this cycle has been going better than last one. Today was no different thankfully. Despite getting stuck in traffic on the way into the city, I still was on time and taken back to the procedure room rather quickly. Ironically, one of my new "friends" from the monitoring line was in the bed next to me, we're apparently cycle buddies, LOL

I was very worried about getting the IV, and when I saw that the nurse was the same as last time I apologized ahead of time for my bad veins coming back to her. She, like everyone else at NW are soooo stinkin' awesome that I'm sending them all a fruit basket or chocolate or something when I finally get pregnant. The nurse just put her arm around me, and walked me to my locker , gave me a pat and said not to worry we'd figure it out. Last time, the RE was able to finally get the IV in me on the side of my right hand so I suggested she try there first. Low and behold it was a winner again! One and done IV, WHO KNEW!!!

My RE came to talk to me and told me there were possibly some follicles hiding which I had suspected so there I was being wheeled into the room. I was talking to the nurse and BAM I was out. I did, however, come to a slight bit during the procedure and remember being uncomfortable. Not pain, just pressure...I said, I dont like this...and then I was out again, LOL

When I woke up, the meds wore off a lot faster than they did last time. My RE came to talk to me about my results and it does seem there were follicles hiding afterall since they were able to get 11 eggs. Not quite as good as the 19 from last time but it all depends on my fert. report tomorrow. I'm hoping all or at least nearly all of them are mature and were fertilized.

Anywho...I ate my crackers and drank my ginger ale and was put in Jim's care to get me home. We stopped at Panera and I ate the entire bread bowl for the first time ever. I usually just scrape the bread out from inside but today I was staaarving and ate every last bite! Once we got home my parents came and sat with me while Jim went off to work. Its nice having people wait on me :) Haha...anywho, I'm glad they were here even just a short time, my RE was rough on me. I've got minor spotting going on and I'm pretty bloated. So far its ok though, I feel fine otherwise and I've only seemed to have gained like 2lbs since my trigger.

Here's the interesting parts of this cycle. I probably mentioned previously about the reoccuring "2" theme in this cycle right? To recap (so you don't have to scroll through old posts)... Its the 2nd IVF cycle, 2 months since our first cycle, started the day before our 2nd anniversary, and if I ended up pregnant I'd be due around my 32nd birthday!! Also, if you add up the date (month and day only) 11+9 = 20!! To add to the strange coincidences... there were 11 eggs retrieved (1+1 = 2!!) and on our way home there was an SUV in front of us and their license plate was "BABY 2" . Totally bizarre!!!!!! On top of that, someone told me that the number 11 has mystical significance so I looked it up and was freaked out more. Here's what I read on one site...

"The number 11 is a very mystical number. One represents the Divine, the Source, Pure Consciousness, Creative Energy: the Oneness we are all part of. In other words, One is our divine nature. When doubled, as in number 11, it signifies the manifestation of the One in human form. So 11 is a double One: One for the Divine and One for its individual manifestation in human form. If we add 1 + 1, we get 2, which is the illusion of being separate: an I separate from you and from everything else. Yet even all aspects of the individual personality aim to be integrated as one unity, one person, one reality, and eventually one Self."~~~ creepy huh?!?

Maybe the one embryo that gets transferred will split into 2 for twins ;) Haha, first things first, we need to have a fantastic fert. report tomorrow. FINGERS CROSSED!!!