Countdown Begins

The count down begins…

7.3.14 – pre-IVF pregnancy test

12 days until I begin the first round of IVF injections. I will be taking 20 units of Lupron once daily. These are just little needs that I can inject into my stomach or thighs myself.

7.4.14 – First injection

7.16.14 – Baseline ultrasound and bloodwork

7.28.14 (week of) tentative egg retrieval scheduled.

Embryo transfer 2-3 days after the retrieval

I am not allowed to travel out of the area for at least one week after the retrieval, and no extensive travel in the first trimester. This means that I have officially made my first sacrifice to get pregnant and be a mother. I was nominated and selected for a fairly exclusive Wine Road Trip sponsored by the Washington State Wine Commission. Unfortunately, it takes place in September, when I can’t travel out of the area. Something tells me the west coast would count as out of the area.

My husband suggested we postpone the IVF if I want to go. He also suggested it when I passed up a slightly more nebulous job offer in favor of keeping my current, more flexible, job. As if we haven’t been waiting almost two years to get pregnant. He’s right, we could postpone it. I will regret not being able to go on this trip. If I pass up my invitation, I doubt it will be extended again. However, there will never be an ideal time to get pregnant. There will always be something I am passing up in order to go through the IVF process and be pregnant and raise our child. That’s what becoming a parent is, isn’t it? Sacrificing some opportunities in favor of the other, different, possibly wildly rewarding opportunities that come with being a parent. Yes, I will regret missing this trip, but I would regret postponing (yet again) getting pregnant more.