Let’s Get This Show on the Road!

MILLI M.
Sep 21, 2016
2 min read

The only times I can think of that I was EVER happy to see my period is

When I thought I was pregnant and
During surrogacy

And there are only 2 times I’m ever nervous when I DON’T see my period. See above.

The reproductive specialist advised that I should cycle about 2 weeks after starting the Lupron shots. I had hit the 3 week mark before I began to worry. In recent years, I’ve been transitioning to a more natural way of living depending on natural remedies. The nurse reassured me that sometimes the Lupron works too well and suppresses the period. I began drinking parsley and ginger tea as a natural way to induce it. I made an appointment for them to draw blood and measure my hormone levels to determine whether I had ovulated yet. Also, an ultrasound to check my lining. If I had ovulated and had thick lining, the office would induce my period. If the lining was thin, we’d start the next set of meds and go from there. Of course this is a day by day situation. And, as expected, it started THE DAY I was scheduled to go in. Without giving TMI, there was enough to say it was more than spotting, but not as much as my usual flow. I’m ready to get this show on the road, so I called to cancel.

“I knew this would happen” the nurse gloated.

She swiftly emailed the next protocol - daily instructions for taking my medicine. This is where it gets fun… and by fun I mean detailed and sometimes confusing. Did I take my pill today? How many patches do I put on? Is it time to shove that gel up my whoohah yet? Not sure how I kept up with it all last time. This go round I posted the sheet on my cabinet to reference on a daily basis.

Lupron

dose dropped to half

Baby Aspirin

Increases blood flow

Estradiol patches

This is estrogen meant to build up my uterine lining to provide the best cushion possible for implantation. They increase from one to four over the course of the next few weeks as we approach the transfer.