Thank you sweet ladies, I come bearing GOOD news!
I did not receive a phone call (or my husband) so by about 11.30am we knew that things should be all good. Transfer was at 12.30pm. I arrived at the hospital at 12.20 and was taken into the room by the embryologist who said 'i saw your notes, and that you requested that we didn't call you but call your husband instead -i was going to call him before but i didn't want to freak you guys out because it is good news!' (phew, he got my heart racing a little). He estimated that 90% of the cells survived the thaw, and that this was a very good result. He then told me the embryo had began to hatch! Which was amazing news. I have so desperately wanted a hatching embryo (as an embryo must hatch to become a baby, so at least if i knew it was hatching i knew it could grab on!) He also let me have a look at it under the microscope and you could see the outer shell and then on the top left of the embryo where the inner mass was starting to come out. (The inner mass of the embryo is what becomes the baby, the outside is the placenta i believe) So that baby is ready to rock and roll. Fingers crossed my immune system is ready for this.
Transfer went smooth, except i had to wait in the chair for an hour as the doctor got caught up in ultrasounds etc. She was not my normal doctor and I had never met her before, she said in my chart that my cervix was 'easy' from last transfer - as in; no issues getting the tube in there. And she was right, no problems at all. In fact, I didn't even feel it go in and usually I do. My husband wasn't able to be there with me today but I was grateful for the beautiful embryologist who was a really supportive man who encouraged me to be positive and happy. I really love those people who spend years training to help people create families. All of the ones I have met (especially at this clinic) have hearts of gold and I really hope that in 9 months time I can send them the most special letters from the bottom of my heart because of everything they do.
I'm feeling happy, excited and a little nervous all at the same time. I know the feeling of disappointment all too well, but tonight I am going to bask in the fact that I am looking after a 6 day old hatching life inside of me now who has the potential to be the answer to all of our prayers and hard work.
I don't want the pregnancy test to come! I like the feeling of imaging that it has worked for us
haha.
Thanks for all your support ladies and for thinking of me. I really think it makes a difference both in the universe and in my head! You're both awesome.
Good luck to both of you tomorrow, please update when you can with all the info! Don't forget, protein! I bought a sustagin in chocolate (delish) and drank that after my EPU's and they were great
plenty of water and heat packs on hand, just in case. A great tv show to watch (orange is the new black, wentworth, breaking bad are all the ones I watched haha!). You will both be fine though, can't wait to hear how it goes. I will be thinking of you both tomorrow and hoping for the best.
xxx
will you ICSI them?
