Blessings...

So, I am still in the midst of the Birth Control pills. I absolutely HATE them! They make me feel nauseated, moody and give me horrible headaches. Baby Pullen...I hope you realize how much Mommy truly loves you...I am really putting my body through torture to meet you!

Yesterday, I finally got in touch with the mail order pharmacy regarding my box of medications for the cycle. Now, given the fact that we are doing a "minimal stimulation ivf"...I had anticipated spending around $1,000.00 on medications. The pharmacy gave me a grand total of $1,972.12!! Way more than I had budgeted. Of course, I was quite distraught. That's ALOT of money for medications. So, I called the nurse at the clinic and begged her for any coupons or samples she could get her hands on. She called me back and informed me that she was running some numbers and would try to get me at least one 600iu vial of Follistim (which would save me around $600.00). She called me back to inform me that not only could she get the sample of Follistim, but she also found a coupon for $50 off of the Endometrin. So, I called the pharmacy and figured out that my new bill would be around $1,400.00 That didn't sting quite as much...

At the end of the day, I received a message from a member of my online support group (RESOLVE). It was from a member who had her first successful IVF a couple of months ago. She has volunteered to send me her leftover meds!! Another 600iu vial of Follistim! What a HUGE blessing. If I can get two donated 600iu vials...that brings my medication total to $900! Which was the price that I had originally budgeted for medications. Needless to say, it was a very nice way to end a very rough day.

We are preparing for our yardsale tomorrow. I am hoping to make at least $500 to add to our "Baby Pullen fund". Last year, when we began our treatments with the Reproductive Endocrinolgist, we made $500 at a yardsale which covered the cost of our very first IUI. My mom and sisters have both donated items to the yardsale...I am hoping that it's very successful! My husband has also taken on a second job as the Minister of Music at our church. It doesn't pay much ($150 per week), but we are putting all of that money into the pot for the IVF fund.

So, that's about it for now. I am really hoping that these next few weeks FLY by so that we can get started with the next phase!