I had my ultrasound this morning and found out that I have 4 (4!!!) viable eggs!! Normally, I only have 1 and one time I had 2 but that was the first time I was on clomid (in March) and it's thought that only 1 of the 2 made it to maturity. The fact that I have 4 potential eggs is incredible and makes us feel so hopeful...and a bit scared. There is, of course, the slight possibility that all 4 could fertilize but that possibility is so slight it's not even worth worrying about. There is a higher possibility that two could fertilize and implant, and an even bigger chance of one of them making it, so we're focusing on that. As I said in a previous post, with an IUI the doctors aim to have at least 2 viable eggs to help a patient's chances of conception, so I'm sitting pretty with 4. But, as I've learned and as I've been reminded, even with 4 viable eggs there is the chance that we still won't conceive. There are other variables that factor into the equation, such as my PCOS which carries a higher risk of miscarriage. Going in to these types of procedures, there are no guarantees, even when it looks promising.
Beginning tonight, I have to take an estrogen pill to help thicken my uterine lining, as it's a bit thinner than they'd like to see. Because they want to give me the best chance possible, they want the receiving area (my uterus) to be as ready as it can be, and that means a nice, plush lining for the egg to implant in to. There is the chance that my body would make the thicker lining on it's own, but they don't want to take that chance so they're helping it along. Clomid sometimes makes the uterine lining thin, so that is probably what happened this time.
As we once again find ourselves cloaked in cautious optimism, please keep us close to your hearts and in your thoughts and prayers.
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