Climbing the Fertility Mountain

Prepping for Transfer in my "Lucky" T-shirt! Last week we transferred one of our beautiful embryos back home! I went into the hospital wearing my lucky t-shirt sent from an IVF warrior I met through Instagram. Her first and only transfer was successful, so I'm hopeful that the t-shirt is lucky for me too!  Dressed and Ready for Transfer! Since the procedure takes place in the surgery area of the hospital I still had to dress in a hospital gown and hair net. The procedure requires a full bladder in order to see the uterus properly via ultrasound, so that was the most uncomfortable part. The embryologist mentioned that the embryo did great through the thaw and was starting to hatch. The doctor mentioned that I have a "beautiful uterus," that my lining looked great, and the placement of the embryo looked wonderful.  Our Lovely Little Embryo! Despite all the great news during the transfer, there is still no guarantee that it will implant and continue to develop. As ...

Baseline Ultrasound for Transfer Cycle My transfer date is coming up soon! I have spent the past several weeks prepping with some new medications. This includes estrogen patches on my stomach and then adding in a progesterone shot. These hormones essentially trick my body into thinking it's already pregnant, before the embryo is transferred. Since the embryo has already developed for five days, my body needs to *think* it's already pregnant, before transfer, in order to accept the embryo and continue its development.  The progesterone in oil (PIO) shot is intermuscular which means it needs to be administered in the upper butt area. So, every morning at 6am I get to wake up to a shot in the butt. It's not really as bad as it sounds and I have to tell myself it's all to help this little embaby grow and develop. If the transfer works I'll be continuing these shots every day until I am around 10 weeks pregnant. The PIO needle is 1.5 inches long Brandon has become very g...