Day 27

My follicles this morning were 13.7 mm on the right side and 17.1 mm on the left. The third follicle shrunk. (Whew!) That should mean no chance of triplets, but still a chance of twins. My estradiol was 163 PG/ML, and my lining was 9.7 mm and trilaminar.

I figured they would give me one more day and recheck tomorrow. I guess 18 mm isn't set in stone, because the nurse told me to inject the Ovidrel tonight (this causes ovulation around 36 to 40 hours later). I will go to Mpls tomorrow and Thursday for IUIs. Finally!

I am amazed at how long this cycle took. It felt like it would never end. I guess I don't know how long they will let you go before giving up - they told me we would quit if I hadn't responded by day 21, so probably right around then. I definitely trust that my doc knows what he's doing. (Although he did give me the choice of giving up... hmm...)

If I get pregnant this cycle, my due date will be two days after Hadley's 2nd birthday - and Thanksgiving Day. However, she was due Jan 6th and arrived Nov 25th, so I take a due date with a grain of salt because I know anything can happen. For now, I'm going to focus on getting pregnant. Wish me luck.