Yep! It's really there!! I know it's only 5dpt (5 days post transfer), and a lot of things could go wrong, but this is the first step towards a BFP (Big Fat POSITIVE)!!!! OMG...so happy!!!! :-)
Waiting is the hardest part of this whole process. Now that we’ve had our first transfer, all I can do is sit here and [im]patiently wait for time to pass.
First it was for our surro to feel better. (She got a stomach bug almost immediately after our transfer and felt terrible.) Thankfully it lasted only 24 hours, and she feels better now. Our RE said that it shouldn't affect the embryo transfer. We're hoping that's the case!!
Then it was for her to get back to the airport and be safely on her journey home.
And now it’s for enough time to pass for her to be able to take her first home pregnancy test. *Fingers crossed for a positive!*
Oh god, the waiting portion of this whole process is excruciating. Especially this first bit…although I’m sure all of it will be tough. Not much to do but sit and be anxious. I try not to be, but it’s definitely hard, especially after having read so many other people’s stories. I know all the things that could happen.
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And as an update on our embryos for anyone else going through this type of thing and want to know...today I spoke to my RE and he informed me that we have a total of 23 embryos from our original 33 that made it to freezing stage…or “cryopreservation.” (Saying that sounds so sci-fiction.) Of course, we’re hoping that we won’t need to use any of those 23 until a potential later date for a sibling. (Assuming we could ever afford to do this again.) *Praying that we’re lucky on the first try!*
Here's our precious 5 Day Blastocyst we transferred this morning!! Our SM is doing well and resting. I was a complete bundle of nerves all morning, but after a glass of wine and a milkshake (great combo, right?), I feel much better. Ha!
Our RE told us it was a Triple Grade AA. I told him he said that to all the embryos. He claimed that wasn't true. I'm choosing to believe that it wasn't just to make this IM feel better. :-)
T.h.i.r.t.y. T.h.r.e.e. We have 33 little embryos! Out of our over-40 eggs retrieved, 33 fertilized!!! HOLY CRAP! I never would have guessed. Now we're waiting until Thursday to see how they're progressing, and how our RE grades them. I'm astounded! I pray for lots of blessings for our egg donor. What amazing ovaries she has!!!!! :-)
We leave for California tomorrow, and our retrieval is on Monday! The patient care representative emailed us tonight to let us know that our egg donor is doing extremely well and growing a lot of eggs. So far it looks to be over 30 for the retrieval based on her ultrasound today! We're so excited!! Woohoo!
N has decided that we should both go "off the internet" for at least several days to try and really enjoy ourselves with our friends in CA as well as actually try to relax without a computer screen in front of our faces. Difficult considering we both have smartphones and are constantly playing with them. So, "off the internet" means no instagram, no facebook, no blog reading for me, and no email. I'll do my best. ;-)
Wait, did I say it looks like we're going to retrieve over 30 eggs!? Wooooooot!! *Send positive thoughts our way* After the egg retrieval we're going to need sticky thoughts to make sure that one little single embryo STICKS! :-)
Hey there, I know there are VERY few of you reading this, but in case anyone is and wants to give any thoughts, I'd love to know what you have either a) given your surrogate or b) received as a surrogate from your IPs when you go in for transfer day? Just thinking that we'd like to do something. I already got some cute stuff for her kids, but wanted to get her something too of course. :-)
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