Last appointment @ FCI

almost 10 weeks! 1 inch long and 176bmp... both of them were exactly the same. 

September 2012

We had our final appointment at FCI yesterday. It was bittersweet. I have grown so fond of the staff there. I will miss the ultrasound tech, Natalie, who knows my right ovary is easier to see with the external u/s, the phlebotomist that can get my thin veins pumping in mere seconds, the nurse, Susan,  who answers my crazy emails at all hours of the day, the front desk lady, Sue, who always fits me in and saves the root beer candies for me, and of course Dr. Nani who pretty much made my babies! I would recommended them over and over again. If you need any fertility help go to FCI in Lindenhurst. The last appointment started with an ultrasound (of course) where we got to see our even larger babies (1 inch already) they even wiggled around a little! I thought the heartbeat was cool but the wiggling was amazing. Then we met with Dr. Nani, we went over everything and how to phase out of my medications :) and then she reminded us that we have 13 more embryos frozen for future use! We have 8 that are just as highly rated as the ones we used and 5 that are just a little bit lower than the others. Good to know but I'm thinking 2 may be just enough. When the time comes we have decided we will donate our embryos to research and other couples. After a lot of discussion, we think that its better that something good comes from them rather than being destroyed. I'm now almost 10 weeks and the morning sickness has pretty much gone away. Smells still trigger some nausea but nothing too bad. I'm really tired and really hungry all the time.  Oh and I'm constantly having to pee! Our next step, which I think is hysterical, is my appointment at my regular obgyn to confirm the pregnancy... see why this is funny to me. I guess its what they have to do even though FCI has been monitoring me for weeks now.  I mean really? I saw them wiggle. haha. Anyways, I'm not sure how often I will get ultrasounds now but I'm sure I'll be told in my appointment next week. Not to worry I will keep updating for anyone that wants to read! 

I just thought this was neat... its the past 3 weeks of u/s isnt it amazing how fast they grow?!?