We are excited to announce that we were able to transfer two little turkeys into momma's oven today:) Our first turkey is a beautifully hatching blastocyst who is a perfect grade 1 embryo. Our second turkey is just starting the hatching process and is a nearly perfect grade 1.5 blastocyst. We are so happy to be able to bake our turkey's on our own now....and just in time for Thanksgiving!
The transfer itself was not as smooth as any of us would have liked it to be. I was told to drink 36oz of water on our way to the office so my bladder would be full which helps them visualize the uterus better on the abdominal ultrasound. At first my bladder was too full and that's all they could see on the screen so I had to empty it a little bit. When we rechecked it they still it was still too full and they couldn't get a good view of my uterus so back to the bathroom I went to empty it some more. By the way,,,,it's really hard to force yourself to stop peeing when you know there's more in there! The next time they checked me was when the doctor got there and had my legs in stirrups and was getting ready to transfer our two little babies from the catheter into my uterus. That time I was told my bladder wasn't full enough. They struggled the entire time to find my uterus which was a bit unsettling. However, they were sure when we were done that they babies were no longer inside the catheter and were inside their new home right in the middle of my stubborn uterus. We sure hope so!
We hope to be able to bake these TWO turkeys for the next 9 months! It's amazing that we will know in 8 days from now if we are still pregnant. It seems so unreal still. Tomorrow I will get my Progesterone checked just to make sure it's at the level it should be and if it's not we will have to supplement the injections with suppositories. Thankfully the fertility center gave me a ton of free samples just in case I need to start using them tomorrow. That made me feel better so I don't have to worry about getting a last minute prescription filled tomorrow evening, the night before Thanksgiving.
As for our other 6 babies, three are now in the storage freezer at our fertility center. Those three are grade 2 blastocysts. The other three are going to be monitored until tomorrow to see if they improve enough to be frozen. They have not stopped growing, so that's a good sign. They are fighters just like us! It would be amazing if they were able to improve overnight....it would be a true miracle. We feel blessed either way though. Having really good quality blastocysts today is such a huge improvement from our last IVF cycle...and we owe it all to my sister for donating her young and healthy eggs to us!
The rest of the day I will be taking it easy on my couch. Alex will be celebrating tonight at bowling league...LOL. And the next two days we get to celebrate that we are "PUPO" (Pregnant until Proven otherwise) with our families during our Thanksgiving feasts! I hope our babies area ready for some yummy food!!
Hoping and praying everyone reading this has a reason to feel thankful and blessed this Thanksgiving season. We certainly are blessed with all the support and amazing team of prayer warriors!
4 comments:
Let the waiting begin!! With Thanksgiving, I'm hoping that the next 8 days will pass quickly and calmly, and that you have an early Christmas present on test day.
What a great time to do this, right before Thanksgiving!!! I'm praying for you guys and that these little ones will grow and thrive and for protection of the ones that are staying behind for now. I look forward to hearing about the little "late bloomers" too!! :)
I'm Too Exited FoR YouBoth
We are all waiting for an update on how you are doing :)
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