Readers, I am so sorry to keep you waiting on this post. By now everyone who reads this probably already knows we had our transfer but I thought I owed to you all to sit down and right out a detailed description of bringing our embryos home and what has gone on since then.
Here they are in all their glory!
2 perfect embryos after they had been thawed out
(one was 5 days old before it was frozen and one was 6 days old).
On Tuesday we arrived at the clinic at 11:30am to check in for our 12:00pm transfer. Due to my clinic's over booking, we sat in the waiting room until 1:00pm. This was probably the most torturous hour of my life. We were annoyed but we were confident our embryos were in good hands and were thawing out and getting ready for us. Finally around 1:30pm we saw our doctor who apologized for the wait and promised us the transfer itself would be quick and easy and we'd be out of there in now time.
We met with the embryologist who gave us the above picture of our embryos and also let us know that one of our embryos was lost during the thaw. Though we were saddened by this, we knew it was a possibility and it made us even more thankful that we did another round of IVF before attempting to transfer the one frozen embie from our first batch.
The doctor came in and inserted a ultrasound so they could see my lining and know exactly where to place the embryos. The doctor then inserted a catheter which we could see on the ultrasound. We watched on a TV screen as the embryologist in the lab sucked the two embryos up into a tiny catheter and then walked them to our room. The doctor then inserted the small catheter into the catheter that was inside of me. You can see on the ultrasound the exact spot in my lining where the embryos were placed (the little white dot).
After the transfer was complete we were told to take it easy for a little while but ultimately to return to live as normal. No bed rest, no baths, and no heavy lifting. I have been taking part in all the IVF "old wives' tales" such as eating one piece of pineapple core a day, one 8 oz glass of pomegranate juice and 5 Brazil nuts. I've also been eating healthy and drinking lots of water and most importantly staying positive. It's hard not to over analyze every little cramp and movement you feel in your body and I've turned to Dr. Google more times than once.
1dp5&6dt
(1 day past 5 & 6 day transfer)
I kind of laid around the house a lot this day. I didn't feel much of anything all day.
2dp5&6dt
Back to work! Felt little tiny pulls and twinges in my lower abdomen but nothing to think twice about.
3dp5&6dt
Felt some cramping and sore lower back on and off all day.
4dp5&6dt
Today I woke up feeling crampy and sore. The cramps have been pretty steady all day which I want to think is a good thing but at times I worry it's the beginning of my period. What a cruel joke of the world that pregnancy symptoms so closely mimic period symptoms! I bought @ home pregnancy tests today but my other half is making me hold off until at least 6dp.
The 2ww (2 week wait) continues!
