March 23rd couldn't get here fast enough. We had already booked all of our GC's flights and hotel. Her monitoring visits were showing she was ready for transfer and everything seemed to be on track.
I was in the room with her and her partner, and Rich was in the parking lot. Rich had just recovered from a cold, so it was best not to risk him being in the room. We were there for about 1 hr until it was time for the transfer.
At that point everything moved pretty fast. The embryologist came in and we were able to see our embryo on the screen. This was a boy 5AA day 6 embryo. When you do the egg retrieval and have them be pgt tested, you get to know the quality of each embryo and the sex. A 5AA embryo is the highest quality, but with it being a day 6 blastocyst, we had a 65% of this embryo becoming a pregnancy. It's a lot more complicated than that, but that's the jist of it.
Our embryo thawed really well and it was even in the shape of a heart ❤️ Our doctor then does a mock test of implantation on her uterus to make sure nothing is in the way. Once we are good to go, they take the embryo and place it in her uterus. There is a tiny little white dot in her uterus and then it's a waiting game. The entire "procedure" was less than 1 minute, and then she had to lay there for 15 mins before getting to leave.
5dpt our GC did an at home pregnancy test and it came back with a faint second line. It was hard to not get excited, but the biggest thing is to wait for the Beta blood test. Our first beta was 8dpt and we had great hcg results! Our clinic called and said she was very pregnant. The next blood test is done a couple days later to make sure the hcg is doubling properly.
March 31st-8dpt6dt HCG at 181.2
April 3rd-11dpt6dt-HCG at 684
After this, we have an ultrasound set for 4/19 where she would be 6.5 weeks pregnant. Because of doing ivf, by the time they transfer the embryo, the embryo is already 3.5 weeks. Our potential due date is 12/9.
April 9th, she messages me saying she was having a lot of bleeding. Even though this is supposedly a common thing that happens after transfer, we were all very freaked out. And no one told us it was common until after. She ended up at the ER for 6 hrs, but it was confirmed she was pregnant and that it wasn't an ectopic pregnancy. We were over the moon that our little embryo was a fighter!!
At our 4/19 ultrasound we were able to see the heartbeat, but not hear it. And on 5/3 we were able to hear the heartbeat 💓 Baby was measuring at 8weeks 6 days then. We've been very grateful to be able to FaceTime during these appointments. At this point, she is able to wean off her medication at the 10 week mark, and from now on we will be with the OB moving forward. Our first appointment with the OB will be 5/31 and she will be 12 weeks!
It's been such an emotional rollercoaster, but I'm finally able to be more excited that this is happening. Off course there is still a chance of a miscarriage, but the chances are lower now, and that is a blessing.
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