May 21. 2021 is when this journey into the land of IVF really began. It was my first doctors appointment, I was anxious and nervous not knowing what to expect, however I was so grateful to have the same doctor I used with Jack! Dr. Thomas is so sweet and has been through IVF herself, so she really understands what her patients are going through! I was called back for my blood draw first, to my surprise this went well…usually it takes a couple times or fishing the need around under the skin before finding a vein. This was a welcomed change, maybe a sign of good things to come! The nurse sent me from blood draw straight to sonogram. During the sonogram Dr. Thomas checked to see if there was anything abnormal on my uterus or ovaries, everything looked great. Then she counted the follicles on each ovary: 11 on the left, 7 on the right. Of course during a typical cycle usually only one follicle matures, but during IVF they stimulate more folli...