Waiting Well

Jin and I are officially in the two-week waiting period. My last ultrasound showed that one of my follicles had reached a decent size and was ready to be triggered. There was an injection I had to give myself to trigger the follicle burst (or whatever it’s called), then I had to start progesterone pills twice a day.

The only thing left for us is to wait two weeks before taking a pregnancy test, then call the doctor’s office with the result.

Obviously we’re praying for a positive result. I don’t know if Dr. Wang will pass us back to my regular OBGYN at that point or keep us on until the end of the pregnancy. Either way, we’ll be on our way to parenthood!

If the result turns out to be negative… Well, I’m not really sure what happens then either.

Most likely IUI.

Or maybe we’ll just say “screw it” and go full force for the IVF treatment.

Why is waiting so hard???

My prayer now is that we wait well. I don’t want to waste this time of waiting lost in my own doubts and fears. I want to wait with purpose - with an anticipation of answered prayers.

But in this moment, all I can think of is the ticking clock (both literally and figuratively).