Progesterone Levels Are In.. Did i ovulate or not?

Progesterone was 47.1 :-) Which is outstanding.... They want the level to be 15 or above....Last time it was just a 21, which was still good, i ovulated, but this is outstanding.
So i asked, does this mean i ovulated... and she told me that when you ovulate and sperm and egg meet it sends a message to to the brain to create progesterone to protect the lining of the uterus so that they zygote (baby) can plant in the uterus. So she said they assume that i ovulated with Progesterone levels so high :-) Hopefully we are in the baby making process and on Friday the 6th when i do blood work i get more good news.. like YOUR PREGNANT :-)

3 Mature Follicle's

Went to the Dr. this morning for another sono. On my left ovary the bruised area from surgery went down from a 35 to a 30 (which is good). And the Folli that was 17.9 yesterday is now a 21... which means that is a good follicle (aka cyst holding egg).

On my right ovary the cyst that was 17.1 is now a 17.9 (which is good) and the one that was at 15 is now a 17.5 (which is good). As of today i do have 2 extra follicle's on the right side which were both a 13 (not good). Therefore i have a total of 3 good follicle's. I did get the shot around 9am for me to ovulate. To ovulate the follicle (sac that the egg is in AKA cyst) must burst and release the egg. Ovulation occurs 12 to 24 hours after receiving the shot.

FOLLICLE PICTURES BELOW

The Top Sono Is My Left Ovary

The cyst on the upper right hand side is where i had surgery on the 13th of this month. This is the huge cyst that was drained. Yesterday it was larger at a size 35 and today its at a size 30, which means its healing. 

The cyst slightly to the left bottom is my cyst that was a size 17.9 yesterday which is a size 21 today. This is my best follicle.

The Bottom Sono Is My Right Ovary

The top left cyst is the one that was a 15 yesterday and is now a 17.5 which is a good follicle, they said that between now and the time i ovulate this one will be an 18 which is great. The top right cyst is the one that was a 17.1 yesterday and is now a 17.9 which is a good follicle, they said this one will also be at least an 18 by the time i ovulate. The two larger bottom ones are only a size 13, which means these are not good follicles. Meaning they will burst and release fluid, no mature egg. I also have one tee-tiny one. It looks like it is attatched to the bottom right size 13 cyst, we didnt even measure that, its nothing :-)

I post this because many people have so many questions and dont understand. I wanted to add a visual image.

**I would also like to add that God is amazing. I have found my relationship with God to be so close! Every night i pray right before i go to bed. Last night in my prayer, as i had my hand above the ovary that i was praying about, i asked that he please help me. I asked that he help the bruised cyst (left ovary upper right) that i had surgery on at least shrink so that the Dr. not be "iffy" on letting me take the ovulation shot. GUESS WHAT IT SHUNK! I also prayed that AT LEAST ONE of my follicles be a at least a size 18 with a mature egg waiting to be planted. GUESS WHAT, I HAVE AT LEAST ONE AT 18 :-) ... God is so amazing... now as i pray i ask that my body work as he created a womans body to work. That all the bad things be gone and i can product natrually, that i do not keep on having reoccuring cysts, that i ovulate on my own. Now that we are at this step i will pray that i have at least one follicle release egg and that egg and sperm meet to unite child :-)**

Thank you guys all for your prayers and continued prayers. I will find out on the 6th of July if we are pregnant. From tonight until Monday is what matters the most :-) IT WILL HAPPEN :-)

Dr. Apt. Today

I didn't get my shot today, the one that will make me ovulate! 

Today is technically day 13, you typically dont ovulate until day 14. In the ultrasounds on my left ovary we found a large cyst size 35 :-( BUT that is the cyst that the Dr. drained last week. Its not really a cyst because its not producing hormone (not active), what happened is when he drained the cyst last week it filled with fluid and will need to just reduce size from there; they call it a bruising, as if i am bruised from surgery. They also found one Follicle that was a size 17.1 on the left ovary (which is good). Then on my right side i had follicle size 15 (not a good one yet) and a follicle at 17.9 (good one).  So since none of the are exactly at 18 they want me to go back at 8:40 in the morning to do another sono. They are sure that by tomorrow the follicles that are a size 17 will be ready (at an 18), since tomorrow is acutally day 14. They also told me that the size 15 one might be at a 17 tomorrow so if that is the case i will have three ready eggs.

HERE IS THE CATCH. Since i have the bruising on my left ovary from surgery he MIGHT NOT give me the shot to make me ovulate. BUT, the nurse was telling me that he normally does not do clomid right after surgery for this reason; that i am getting "special treatment." So since the bruising is not producing hormone he might just go ahead and give me the shot since he took the chance any way. If i dont get the shot i have faith that God will help my body start working naturally, mike and i will still try with out the shot. I have been praying for my body to start working on its own, as a womans body was created to do at this age; i have faith.

So we shall see what tomorrow brings... Shot or no shot it looks like have two good eggs and one possibly good egg :-)

Now we just need them to release. I obviously have no problem making eggs, i have a problem releasing them.. lol

Fathers Day/Clomid Day 5

 Happy Fathers Day :-) So far we are having a great day! Mike got some clothes/beer/candy/cards for fathers day :-) He is pretty satisfied :-) Kiddos are playing, im watching LMN then church later tonight :-)

So tonight i take my last dose of clomid for this cycle :-) I am so excited! I am trying to keep myself busy so i dont "think about it" too much; so far so good. The first time we did clomid every single day (starting from the day my cycle started) i was on edge with excitement! This time its different! Im excited and hopeful, but i dont let it hinder my every day life like i let it last time. Last time i KNEW i was going to get pregnant, i prepared myself for it, but i didnt get pregnant. So i guess this time i have learned to be ready for the let down. Yet i am extreamly excited to know that we can actually try this month :-) So until i find out if its positive or negative i will not do things differently in my life; i will go on about my every day activities, a glass of wine here or there, busy busy l.ife style :-) I also think that "not thinking" about it will help a great deal :-) So i go to the dr. on the 21st to see if my eggs are ready. If they are then we will do the ovidril shot and start trying that night :-)

Prayers :-)

Surgery/Clomid Day 1

Well we did the surgery early this morning to drain my ovarian cysts. All went well other than the fact that i have this killer head ache; im sure its from the anesthesia. I rested well all day thanks to my husband & mothers support; not to mention the kiddos that listened really well cuz mommy had surgery today!

HERE WE GO AGAIN

Tonight i started day 1 of clomid! I will do it for 5 days then go in on the 25th and get my trigger shot hopefully that week mike and i will make our baby! I predict this to be another emotional hormonal roller coaster so i really want to share here for those who go through the same issues or close to it. I am going to try and keep busy and stay strong. Im just super excited that we have the chance to try this month; yet i have to prepare myself for a let down as we all know that its not 100%.

Thanks For All The Prayers

Fertility Dr. Today

Good and Bad News

Bad News First

So I went to the Dr. today as i took the Nuvaring out on Friday. Of course my period has not come yet but man i just thought my body was back to normal because we were SOOO CLOSE last time! Well, I was wrong. Before i had two cyst on my right ovary, one larger than the other. Well one of them did rubture and go away but the other one is a 13 (which is still to big to try for a baby). But low and behold when we take a peek at the left ovary (which has been clear for months) i have a large 18 size cyst that come out of no where :-( The Dr. Said i have hyper ovaries. So we are going to go in on Wed. June 13th and have surgery at 7am to drain the cysts.

Good News

The surgery will just be about 30 mintues and vaginal, they will not have to cut me! So it should be a quick recovery. And the Dr. said that I can start clomid on Wed. Night, for five days! Which means i will go back to the Dr. on the 25th and as long as i do not have over 4 folicules from the clomid we will do the trigger shot (which will cause me to ovulate) and try for a baby that week. With the surgery and all of this stuff i am praying so hard that this is our month. We will be doing it natural (no IUI OR IVF) due to expense at this time. So guys, here we go... PLEASE PRAY FOR US :-)

Dr. Again Today

Good News!!!

So we took the nuvaring out and my cyst has shrunk 2x's its size... It was a 38 and now its a 16....  So now its to wait and see if my cycle comes on its own... Today is Tuesday, if it doesnt come by Friday then he will give me a shot (again) for my cycle to come. Last time it didnt work, but that is because that cyst was huge. Once my cycle comes we will do another ultra sound to see if the cyst is gone or has shrunk to at least a 10... if so then we can start clomid and try again for a baby... If we can try again for a baby this go round we will not be doing the IUI due to finance. So i hope it works :-) 

If the cyst has not done what we want/need it to do then after my cycle i will get back on the nuvaring and he is sure that the cyst will be gone by next month so we can try to have a baby that round :-)

I am getting supper excited that my window for a baby is about to open up again. It sucks super bad that as the rate things are going i can only get pregnant 2 or 3 times a year, with fertility help... JUST SAY NO TO THE DEPO SHOT (as it totally messed my ovaries up). 

U guys have no idea how excited i am to know that my body will be working in just a month or two. If it happens it happens.. if not then looks like we might have to wait until december..lmao