Waiting as usual....

My last bcp was Monday and still no sign of AF. I was hoping to be ready for my baseline u/s and b/w by tomorrow but it doesn't look like that's going to happen. It takes so long to start a period on these bcp's. I have got to ask for another kind if I need to use them again. It used to never take this long when I was on Ortho-Tricycline. At the most, I got a period in 3 days after the last active pill. I'm on Desogen 28 now. I'm thinking it's a lower dose of estrogen/progesterone than other bcp's and there's probably a reason they use this brand but the waiting is brutal. It says in my IVF book that they like to start stims on the weekends. This way, most of the retrievals and transfers happen on weekdays instead of weekends. They may not have me start stims until after Thanksgiving which is fine but it will really screw up the schedule at work. No matter how many times they tell me at work not to worry about it, I can't help myself. I hate leaving them short staffed. And I told myself I wasn't going to worry this time around.

I at least got my approval from the insurance company extended until December 31st. There is plenty of time to get through this cycle. Is this really going to work??? I'm trying to stay positive. Yet I want to prepare myself for a let down. There's a 50/50 chance of success with the first IVF. People tell my I am lucky. I hope they are right.