FET First Ultrasound

After going through a fresh IVF, a frozen cycle is amazingly uneventful. I went in for my first U/S for this cycle. My lining looked good (boooorrrring). My estrogen was a tad low, so they've asked me to do 5 patches tomorrow instead of 4. I'm hoping the estrogen wasn't the cause of my mini-meltdowns on Sunday because I'm going to be having a big meltdown tomorrow if that's the case, but I think the lupron is actually the culprit of my emotional ups and downs (primarily downs) during cycles.

So, if all goes well on Friday (second boring U/S), we will plan to do my intra-lipid infusion and my transfer on 11/12. Obviously, my embryos have to make it through the thaw, so I'm not out of the woods yet, but I'm hopeful that we'll have a great transfer next Friday!

On another note, I recently purchased the Circle + Bloom program for IVF/IUI. This is a positive thinking/relaxation program that is designed specifically for IVF. There is a different session for every couple of cycle days. Since I'm doing an FET, I was unable to utilize the first several sessions (where the purpose was to visualize your eggs growing in your uterus, etc). I actually wasn't sure what the best way to handle the program was, so I reached out to the company by email and the founder of the company emailed me back right away and helped me customize a program for my FET. I was impressed by that level of service. They are still a small company, but they've been in Conceive magazine and many others as well, and I believe they are at least mentioned on the Resolve website.

So far, I have found these sessions to be very relaxing, so much so that I often drift off while listening. I do tend to engage in these sessions right before bed and I listen while laying in bed. If I changed my location and listened at a less "tired" time of day, I'm sure I would get more of a relaxation effect than a sleeping pill effect.

I'm hoping that the sessions are specifically helpful pre and post transfer because I found I was extremely tense during my last transfer due to the discomfort of the full bladder and that was compounded by the irritation I had remaining from my catheter during my retrieval. The speculum was more uncomfortable than usual (no lube) and the overall fear of not knowing what to expect. I feel this next transfer can be much more "Zen" and I plan to do everything in my power to stay as relaxed as I can.