The Lotus Flower

The Lotus Flower
It doesn't matter how your children get to you, just that they get there. However parenthood comes to you, it's a miracle."

Tuesday, August 4, 2015

TRANSFER DAY!!!!!!!!



Woke up super early because I was super excited & I was afraid my alarm wasn't going to go off & we would be late.. I HATE being late lol
Went to Starbucks & chatted before the transfer & gave K + M a Willow Figurine: Angel of Hope. I think they are neat to collect & I love that they can give them their own meaning or story behind them.  
Had to have a full bladder for the procedure.
Checked in & everyone put on the hats & booties. 
Went into the transfer room & talked with Dr. G. 
They checked our birthdays & confirmed all information.
They thawed 2 embryos & selected the one that was best suited for transfer.
All 3 of us signed off on the amount of embryos transferred (one).
Put feet in stirrups & scooted all the way down.
K rubbed me for good luck (lol so sweet)
The embryologist held the ultrasound on my abdomen so they can view the process & make sure it's placed correctly.
Dr. G inserted the speculum & put in one catheter up through my cervix.
The other nurse came in with the syringe & soft catheter that held the embryo.
Inserted the catheter & placed it In my uterus.
You can see the embryo in the little white spot on the screen.
Laid down in the outside room for 15 minutes & chatted with K + M!
Embryologist checked to make sure the embryo was released from the catheter under a microscope.
Scheduled my blood test for the 13th!














For those of you wondering.. The above video is how embryos are grown.. Egg & sperm put together & the cells multiply, essentially. This isn't the embryo we used, but you get the idea ;] 
The embryo we used is grown to Day 5.
Since the embryos were frozen on day 5 after K's egg retrieval, here is what the embryos will be up to for the next several days (“dpt” stands for “days past transfer”):
1dpt….Blastocyst hatches out of shell
2dpt.. Blastocyst attaches to a site on the uterine lining
3dpt.. Implantation begins as the blastocyst begins to bury in the lining
4dpt.. Implantation process continues and morula buries deeper in the lining
5dpt.. Morula is completely implanted in the lining and has placenta cells & fetal cells
6dpt…Placenta cells begin to secret HCG in the blood
7dpt…More HCG is produced as fetus develops
8dpt…More HCG is produced as fetus develops
9dpt…HCG levels are now high enough to be immediately detected on HPT (home pregnancy test)!!!

So, the menstrual cycle is an average of 28 days. Ovulation occurs mid cycle approx. 14 days. Conception occurs at some point 2-3 days around that time. Because the cycle is tracked beginning the first day of your last period, any pregnancy is already 2+ weeks "pregnant" at the moment of conception- and with IVF we just happen to know EXACTLY when that is. Also, they let their embryos grow 5 days before they were frozen. So today, August 4th, the transfer day, I will actually be approx 2 weeks & 5 days pregnant (if the transfer is successful & the little embryo sticks).

*fingers crossed*


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