Egg Retrieval - How many Mini Mes

Well I've continued to be unwell and nauseous, somehow I think the pregnyl, hcg shot didnt' go down well with my digestive system. I felt so dizzy - I would liken it to being on the ocean, seasick! Went home and my partner cooked me a lovely dinner - we both went to lie down on the bed - him in sympathy with me - he fully clothed and me in my trekkies (track suit). He rubbed my hair and told me to relax and forget about the nauseous symptions. Next thing I know, I woke up at 3am in the morning. We had fallen asleep. The next morning, I wake up bright and breezy and suitably "starved" for my egg retrieval (ER). My partner drives me there and we are like kids having a fun time. Somehow, I was not worried about the eggs, I felt it would all be fine.

So, we arrive into the clinic and I'm gowned up. H thinks I look good in it - blue is your colour, he says. Then starts to get all jiggy and asks have I ever done it in a clinic? hehehe...he is wicked. My partner and I then have to sign a lot of forms. We felt like we were making a will! I think EU law is quite protective of embryos. He signs over all embryos to me in the event we split up - he says "ah sure, what would I need with them yokes?" Then the embryogolist came in and took out photos - which I'm guessing will be on all the test tubes, petrie dishes of our mini-us's! So anyhow, I go into the OR and they give me my sedation shot and I'm chatting away with the doctor, telling him that it takes a lot of sedation to get me asleep. I'm having a lovely long conversation and the nurse is asking me a lot of questions. Next thing I know - I wake up from a lovely dozey sleep. Obviously it doesn't take that much sedative to get me down! You really feel great in la-la land. Nothing matters except that restful relaxing feeling you have. I figured it was all over. It took me about 5 minutes to wake up and then the nurse came into me - to tell me that they got 10 mature mini-mes. So then, I just have to wait on the fertilisation report now, They tell me that I'll hear from them tomorrow between 4 and 7pm. Don't worry if I don't hear from them until late!

I kept joking to my partner - get those spermie pick axes out, it's time to work! He was a bit worried about sperm quality as he hasn't quite had the 3 day abstention - as the nurse told him 5 days was too long a period, so he had to "tend" to himself on Wed out with the sheeps and cows in the field! That would have made a funny sight! I'm sure he was behind a bush or something! hehehe..

He said he'd be very upset if this doesn't work - but I said - have the pity party for the week - we'll pick ourselves off, dust ourselves up and move on. Life throws stuff at us and how we deal with it can make it really difficult, or easier. We all can get through bad times - and hiccups on this journey makes us stronger and appreciate that little baby that much more - when it does come. My sister had a baby boy today. He was nine pounds. I was a bit peeved I couldn't go into hospital to see her today, but the clinic and my partner insisted that I go straight home.

He was really sweet, cooked me fresh vegetable soup (picked from his vegetable garden) and put me to bed. I could get used to this. So I've no complaints - I said to him this morning - thanks for going on this journey with me...and I felt really closer to him. They say IVF can push you apart sometimes, but not in our instance. Mostly I've slept all day and got lots of rest! The body needs it after all these drugs!