Yesterday was transfer day - our RE transferred two beautiful embryos (one "perfect" embryo and one 8-cell embryo). I am officially on bed rest for a week so this post might be a little longer than all the others.
We arrived a little after 10:00 am and I immediately began to drink my bottle of water. We didn't have to wait long before the nurse called us back in the operating room area. Shortly after the nurse gave us some instructions our RE came in to give us the report of our "McEmbryos" and showed us a picture of the 2 to be transferred! The report: out of the 19 eggs retrieved, 13 actually fertilized, but 3 didn't make it before they gave us a call on Saturday. An additional 3 embryos failed to grow, so we are now down to 7. We would be transferring 2 of the best looking embryos and the other 5 would be frozen that day.
The next step was for me to take my Valium and sip on a little bit of water. Once I felt full, I needed to stop drinking the water. After one of the other doctors came in to check on the progress, we were ready to go into the OR. Jason was allowed to go back with me this time, scrubs and all! He looked just like a doctor! I'm so glad he was able to go with me, because the procedure was less than pleasant to put it mildly. I squeezed both his hands pretty tightly the whole time! I was very uncomfortable.
After the transfer was over I had to lie down for 30 minutes. We ended up waiting a little bit longer than that because they had two other transfers going on that day. I was feeling pretty tired by that point and ready to go home. I felt like I had been through a trauma and I was just now feeling the effects of that trauma. Once we got home I had some lunch and went straight to sleep.
This whole process has been rough, but it's been worth every surgery, shot and pill. It is weird to think that I have life inside me for the first time ever! I can't even describe to you how happy that makes me feel. New hurdles still await, but we are very optimistic at this point. Please pray that both the embryos make it!
Thank you all for your prayers and support!
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Hello my name is Amber. I'm a blogging friend of your SIL Lisa. I've been praying for you ever since she first shared about your struggles so many months ago. It's amazing to see how far you've come in this journey... continuing to pray for great success & blessing for you guys! Jeremiah 29:11-12
Thanks for sharing an update! I'm definitely praying for both little embryos and you and Jason! I'm sorry the whole process was so painful! It sounds like you handled it beautifully, though!!
I haven't made it over here yet to tell you CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! I'm so excited for you two. I was just thrilled when Lisa shared your big news! :)
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