The Transfer

So Thursday, October 25 we drove downtown to River North to 'pick up' our kids. Our appt. was at 9am, however they wanted us there at 8am....and I had to drink 20 oz. of water. We left around 6:30, but then got gas and John then realized that my tires were flat, so we had to fill those suckers up. By the time we got to the highway, it was jam packed....so I started freaking out cuz we weren't going to be there by 8am. John tried to calm me (several times actually) to say there is nothing we can do about it and we'll still make it there by 9.


We got there at 8:50 (geez....over 2 hours of traffic....ugh, ugh, ugh!). There was nobody in the waiting room and we were called in right away. The staff didn't seem bothered at all that we weren't there any earlier (my worrying was for absolutely nothing...still I apologized and blamed the traffic). I had drank probably about 40 oz. of water and had to pee badly. I was plopped in my same room (Room #1) again with my name on it (and on the other ever-so-important door to where our lovely embryo-children were). They were moving right on schedule so an ultrasound tech came to check my bladder...I had over-acheived and was told to pee 2 cups out....not a problem and gladly! :) Ah....I felt much better!


So the doctor came in and went over what was going to happen....which is not the order of how I wanted to discuss things...I interrupted him and asked how the kids were doing...how many survived....how many will freeze...what quality they were....and how many he wanted to put back in. Still he stopped to dwell on a few things here and there...but eventually got to what I wanted to hear (so I have little clue all the babble he said beforehand). He said that so far about 12 embryos degenerated.....several more still have some growing to do. He said that we had 2 Grade 1AA embryos...which apparently is the HIGHEST quality an embryo can have. Then there were already 3 more that were at a good enough quality to freeze and most likely survive a thaw. He estimated that a few more would make it.

So then he continued on how it was going to happen. He suggested only putting one of the BEST embryos in. He said that 1 would give us a 50% chance; 2 would give us a 60% chance so he thought just one would be good; I disagreed as did John. We previously discussed that we would rather have twins than nothing and I would regret the decision for the rest of my life if we only put one in and I didn't get pregnant. He said not a problem and we all made the decision to put 2 in. He left the room to get things prepped and notify everybody that 2 big embryos will be going back in.

The doctor came back in...along with a nurse and the ultrasound tech. I was prepped (just like any other insemination), but the ultrasound tech kept a picture of my belly on the screen so the doctor could make sure everything was going in the right place. Since we could see the screen too, it was SO cool to watch! John snapped a picture....and then the ultrasound tech snapped a few screen shots as well.....embryos are microscopic....but they travel in a glowing fluid so it shows up on the ultrasound screen....so we saw 2 glowing spots and knew they were in there safe and sound. (The nurses also hold the tube under a special light to make sure that 'everybody' got out of there safe and sound.)

I laid there for 15 minutes to let everything settle....and then we went home and I laid still there for 2 days not doing much at all....doctor's orders.

Now the dreaded two week wait for the 'big test' with only a progesterone check in between (that wouldn't tell us anything anyway).....okay, positive thoughts!