3 out of 4

During my ultrasound this morning, I found out that 3 out of my 4 viable eggs seemed to have released with this last ovulation, which is good news! I decided after some deliberation to leave the 4th egg be and either it will go on it's own when it's ready or it won't...either way, 3 eggs for the sperm to hit is 3x better than just one. I could have had an HCG shot to make the last egg release and then we could have followed that with another IUI tomorrow but I'm too aware of the chances of conceiving multiples to risk that. From this point on, I have to let nature take it's course: it either will be our month, or it won't. It was a hard decision, because after all of this time and effort we want to do all we can to ensure success but at the same time we don't want to get ourselves in over our heads. Because I have a certain type of heart murmur, if I conceive more than two, I would have to selectively reduce...meaning abort some of the babies...for my own safety health wise. As you can imagine, having to do that after all we've been through would be beyond devastating. I don't want to have to go there. So, being cautious and not trying to hit every single egg is what I chose to do. Jason is in full agreeance with my decision, and who knows, the last egg could have released all by itself during the day today.

This whole thing continues to get more and more challenging as time goes on, with more decisions to make, and more appointments and information to keep straight. The next step is getting my blood drawn on Thursday to check my progesterone levels. If they are low, they might want to put me on a low dose of progesterone as an added support for the latter half of my cycle (the luteal phase) which is when conception would occur. I will keep taking estrogen to continue to keep my uterine lining plush. In other words, I will continue to be hormonal. Oh joy.