Hurst Family: A Baby Story

I haven't had much to say so far this go-around.  To be honest, I have felt really great over the past week.  I think that helped me to hold off on entering into that "IVF/Fertility Mode" mindset.  I haven't hit "crazy" just yet.  I've had a lot of energy and I credit it all to being very strict with my diet (lots of water, whole foods, minimum carbohydrates) and getting my butt in the gym.  My workouts have been far and few between, but I'm in the gym a lot to coach and that alone gets me moving, stretching, mobilizing, etc.  I've been taking lupron, menopure, and bravelle over the past 9 days and my first appointment at the clinic was yesterday.  I had my blood drawn and a nurse performed an ultrasound to check my ovaries and make sure they're being stimulated by the meds.   I'm still taking daily shots of menopure and bravelle, and I go back in tomorrow for my second ultrasound.  Things are looking well so far.  The nurse should see m...

It wasn't today, it was yesterday...in the middle of the afternoon, right before I had to leave to coach all evening.  I returned a phone call to the specialty pharmacy with whom we are working with to overnight our meds for our next IVF cycle.  Hearing the cost of the meds alone literally made my heart stop beating for a second.  I know Dr. Jarrett is expensive, but I also believe he is the best.  He more than doubled my medication for this round, which means cost will more than double -- almost triple.  It is a gamble, spending our money on a procedure that may or may not produce a healthy pregnancy.  After paying over the phone, I hung up, stared at the wall for what felt like 30 seconds and then broke into tears.  So many thoughts are running through my head.  But overcoming the cloudiness in my brain is this sense of peace.  I feel led to do this.  And I am so thankful that I feel that way, because that is the answer I've been pra...

I never thought I would be attempting in vitro fertilization at any point in my life, let alone five times, but here's to hoping 5 is my new lucky number because HERE WE GO.  I'm not in the thinking-mode to get carried away with this post, but I wanted to get the details in writing and note that I have my "begin cycle" appointment this coming Monday, May 18th, where I'll receive my calendar of meds and get the ball rolling again.  Dr. Jarrett is prescribing his most aggressive protocol, and I think I mentioned in my previous post that I've already been warned of it's intensity.  Surgical procedures will be somewhere around the first week of June, but those dates wont be narrowed down until he sees how I respond to the medication.  Please keep me and my family in your prayers -- we are praying for clarity in our decision to give IVF another go, mental and emotional strength on my part, and that a successful (and hopefully, "final") cycle resultin...