Finn & Rebecca

Finn & Rebecca

Monday, November 1, 2010

Back on board the mothership # 2

So we have two embies back on board the mothership! I was so ready for bad news when I got there - you know I have had my share of it and started slipping on the steep hill of positivity and all that! Anyway, the 4 cell embie stopped dividing yesterday and the 3 cell had divided to a 6 cell - so we thought they would only pop that one back. The grade of the 6 cell was 4 out of 5 and whereas I thought this was badly fragmented - turns out it is actually great as 5 is the best and 1 the worst - yeah!

For those of you who haven't experienced an embryo transfer - it really is the most surreal experience...There you lie with your legs in stirrups, barely draped with a cloth and nether regions on full display under the glare of operating lights.  The doctor is sitting in front of this all...then inserts the speculum, peering at your cervix, the embryologist hovers close by and the sister pushes the scanner into your stomach (my uterus proves difficult to find!?) Then your cervix is washed, a quick trial transfer is carried out while the embryologist loads up the embryos and then quickly the dr transfers them to hopefully a great spot in the uterus!  All to the sound of seemingly elevator music and the hum of the lab. Then you are rolled off onto a bed and must stay put for an hour or so before being let free into the dreaded 2 week wait! Anyway, the dr wanted to put back both embies as he has had a case where a woman actually had a viable pregnancy from an embryo that had stopped dividing!  It actually started again in utero!  So back went both!!!

In 6 IVF's, this is only the second time I have actually gone ahead to transfer as we usually wait for day 5. I want to believe that at least one of these embies is going to make it this time.

So that is where we are...the 2 week wait. I cannot help but fear my embies don't make it but my heart is so calling for the miracle which is finally to be mine...

Blood test: 11th November!

9 comments:

  1. Cam , good luck with your 2 ww!!!!

    You where there for your ET and I was there for my ER more or less the same time, sorry I miss you!!

    Cstelle
    xxxx

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  2. who says miracles cannot be ours? Wishing you all good things! x

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  3. I was so happy to read that you made it to transfer this morning. Good luck Cam. I am holding everything for you. I really hope this works! xxxx

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  4. Wishing you all the blessings. May this be your time to be a mommy. xx

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  5. Hi Cam,

    I am so happy to hear that you have had 2 embies transferred. You have had such a rough time with your last few cycles and it is great to hear that things are progressing. I am sitting here praying that you get your BFP on 11 November and I'll be thinking of you!!

    Kim

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  6. Am hoping and praying for your miracle Cam. All the best for the next 9 days till the blood test, Marina xxx

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  7. Cam I am thrilled to hear that you have made it to transfer. Here's hoping that your womb really is the bestest place for your embies and that they are finding the perfect spot to snuggle in. Sending grow, divide, implant vibes to your embies and just sending you lots of love an dstrength as you enter the crazy 2ww.

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  8. Cam, I really hope you get a BFP on the 11th! I asked my FS a while ago while they only do day 3 transfers vs day 5 transfers, because my 1st IVF was a day 5 transfer and I believed it was better to wait and see if they become blasts. He said that they found that the success rates are better with day 3 transfers - it doesn't really makes sense, but that is how it works for them. So I hope it will work for you too! I really hope you get a live healthy baby from this cycle! All the best and I'm thinking of you!

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  9. Thinking of you so much Cam and praying for a miracle.

    Much love
    Sam
    xxx

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