3dp5dt

Here goes my first blog post. I have created other blogs in the past,  but this is sentence is as far as I have ever gotten in writing on it. The reason I have gone all the way with this one? It is an attempt to keep my sanity.  What do I mean by that? Well, I am in what is called my two week wait (2ww). For those who know what the 2ww is understand the potential loss of sanity. For those who do not, this is a time of waiting, over-analyzing, worrying, happieness, sadness, excitement and dispair all wthin a 10-minute period sometimes. 

Currently I am 3dp5dt in my second IVF cycle. My husband and I are both 32, he is normal (per the MD) I have PCOS and I am insulin resistant. We did 3 or 4 IUI's 2 years ago and did our first round of IVF last July. The RE retrieved 6 eggs, 3 fertilized. 2 embryos were good & the third was not maturing well. We decided to transfer all three. My first beta was 12, the second was 8. A chemical pregnancy. After saving enough money (neither insurance pays a dime for fertility treatment) we are trying again. 

So, as I previously stated, I am 3dp5dt. I am analyzing every little twitch. I have had cramps since the evening of 1dp5dt. Yesterday I started having reflux (more than normal). Today, my lower back started hurting. All of my symptoms could be early signs of pregnancy or side effects of the progesterone. Very frustrating.  I didn't realize that back ache was a side effect of progesterone, I thought that it was a symptom of pregnancy. Darn.