Well the news is good and bad.

I didn’t sit very long in the waiting room, I wanted to read but they ushered me straight back to an ultrasound room and told me to strip from the waist down. So I did, put that flimsy sheet on me (more because it was cold than for any form of modesty – I’ve never understood that stupid sheet anyways), and waited. I didn’t pick up my book because I figured they’d be right in. I waited and waited. Finally scootched off the table to grab the book, read a page, they walked in.

So this time it was an ultrasound tech and a nurse. They introduced themselves and went to take a look.

Four big huge follicles on my left ovary. All four 20 – 22.5mm. They kind of blinked a little and said, “We don’t usually see responses like this. We usually hope for one or two good follicles. At this point we start getting concerned about multiple birth…” Oi. Then the tech said, “Okay, let’s take a look at your right. If that one has 4 too, we have problems.” She also said in a wry voice, “Our goal is to get you pregnant – not get you on the cover of a magazine.” lol The right ovary had nothing at all but little tiny dots, and we all breathed a sigh of relief. It’s also further reassuring that the follicles are on my left side, which is my known clear tube, and not the right which is still a little iffy. Then the tech left me with the nurse.

She asked me how I feel about selective reduction, and I told her I have no problems with it. (As I said to Den, “I have no moral quandary about it. Two – max.” ) She did give me my trigger shot – which surprizingly didn’t hurt or even really pinch at all – but said that she’s going to talk to the doctor and that the doctor may decide to cancel the IUI and have us just have intercourse this cycle in order to decrease our chances of a multiple birth.

Four! It took me a while for that one to sink in, but the thought of quadruplets?! But I reminded myself that I’ve been ovulating every month, 13 times now, with nothing happening. So I feel that my chances of all of them fertilizing and implanting is pretty slim. But I am having to face the very real possibility of twins. OMG. Twins. Seriously – Den’s family has enough twins already (two sets). His mom said once or twice that she absolutely loves her granddaughters and grandsons, but it would be nice to have a singleton to spoil.

So yeah. Good news: timing is good, good follies, good chance at pregnancy. Bad news… very scary possibility of multiples.

I keep thinking, oh crap what have we got ourselves into?