Kicked My Thermometer To The Curb

I had the most vivid dreams last night. Actually, I kept waking up through the night having to pee, and each time I'd fall back asleep I'd have a different dream. I don't remember all of them, but I know I dreamed of my old dollhouse and my teeth breaking in my mouth (recurring dream). The last dream I can remember was about me, 8 months pregnant and huge, sitting on the side of a pool talking about how I was due to give birth the next month. It was a nice dream.

When I woke up, I told D about my dreams and he told me that the pregnancy dream was a good sign (of course, I dream about being pregnant practically every night). He is extremely confident in our decision to do IVF. I'm very lucky to have such a supportive husband. We sat in bed and discussed how many embryos we want to transfer back. Suprisingly, we were in total agreement: Two.

I took my temperature this morning for the last time. I figure there's no point to it anymore. I almost never ovulate on my own, and I don't see the sense of temping in the context of IVF. The whole point of temping is to confirm when you ovulated, and that's no longer a concern for me since the process is so different now.

But wow, I gotta say, I've become so used to temping every morning, it's going to be weird not to do it. I'm sure I'll feel like my baby-making responsibilities are somehow being shirked. When I made the decision to stop temping, I honestly felt a surge of panic, like "oh my god, what if I don't know what my body is doing". The silly thing is that I pretty much never know what my body is doing; the only thing for sure is that I almost never ovulate.

I've read a few very encouraging books/articles lately (me? obsessive?) that state that women with PCOS generally have an "excellent" response to COH (controlled ovarian hyperstimulation) and IVF. I guess the idea is that PCOS patients have such a large ovarian reserve, there are usually many eggs to choose from. My last ultrasound showed that I have over 40 cysts on each ovary (each cyst being an undeveloped follicle), so with that in mind, I should have a decent chance of a fruitful harvest. My only concern is egg quality...hopefully at least a few of those eggies will show some promise!

Status update: I started progesterone to induce my period a few days ago. I will take it for the next 7 days and once my period starts, I will begin the birth control for three weeks. Shortly after that, the real fun begins....

[UPDATE] Check out this study!