Now that another year has come and gone, we're giving it another try. It was a tough year at work, with 7 growing bellies in front of me every day. I am now in a place where I don't cry every day, and have learned to smile at young faces as they pass through my life, knowing that they bring much joy to those around them.
Albert Einstein defined insanity as, "doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results". Well, we decided to change things up a bit this time. I'm now driving an hour and a half to see a reproductive endocrinologist, who has me on some more agressive treatment. On stimulation day #5 I had only 10 follicles, 7 on the left and 3 on the right, but they were a good size and hopefully will be mature upon extraction. In the past I had more eggs, but they did not mature appropriately and therefore did not fertilize.
It seems things are going more smoothly this time. Maybe I'm just well-seasoned to IVF, or maybe enough time has passed that I am more relaxed with the process.
Either way, my ovaries are responding to my morning pills and nightly needles. We're doing all we can to prod nature towards the outcome we desire. She does have her own agenda, though, so we'll see how far she will bend for us...
