Cheaper by the dozen….(minus 1). Well, I guess the shots are working because my ovaries are out of control! Yep, I am the proud owner of 11 follicles which means there’s 11 eggs cooking right now (no wonder I’m so tired and so bloated! My body is working overtime!).

Of course the eggs are suuuuuuuper teeny and not ready to come out YET, but we got to see all the follicles at my appointment today. And one of those follicles is going to have the egg that gets to become a mini Lauren or Laryen! YAY!

First, more blood work…..

and then this thing:

 

 

 

That’s the ultrasound machine but instead of a normal ultrasound that goes on your belly, this one goes inside to see all the internal stuff like my follicles.

And here they all are!!

All the black dots are follicles! I have 8 in my left ovary and 3 in my right ovary. They vary in size but Dr. Huang says most of them are great size and pretty consistent in size which is a good thing. A few are a little smaller than others but that’s normal! Dr. Huang said not all of the eggs will be mature, but with this amount he guesses 2-3 will develop far enough along to become a healthy embryo that will be implanted and transferred back into me or frozen for next time.

I was super excited about the numbers! It was a nice pick me up after my tougher day yesterday. I’m a visual person so actually seeing that everything is working made me a lot more positive about everything, which I really needed. This process is tough people!!

Tonight, I also added another shot into the mix. Cetrotide will make sure that my follicles don’t release the eggs before the retrieval. And this one I had to mix up myself:

We mixed saline with the white powder you see in the vial and then put it back in the needle to inject into me. So yes, not 2 but 3 shots a night now. But it’s worth it for my 11 follies 🙂