Today was the big day....embryo transfer day! Of course we arrived way early and then the clinic was running behind so we had to wait even longer. Waiting extra time with a FULL bladder is no fun. The procedure to transfer the embryos must be done with a full bladder in order to get a better view of the uterus on the ultrasound. We were finally called back and Dr. Hayslip came in to give us an update on our embryos. Sadly, out of the 13 that fertilzed, 8 of those arrested or stopped growing. That left us with 5 to choose from for today. Luckily, 2 of those were almost perfect of rated 1.5 and 2.5 with a 1 being the highest possible. The 3 remaining embryos will be observed over the next few days to see if they meet requirements to be frozen but Dr. H said it didn't look promising. He also said that the 2 we were transferring today were rockstars and he was really hopeful for a successful cycle. The transfer went smoothly and I rested for about 45 minutes before I could leave. It was pouring outside and nice and dark in the recovery room......perfect for a short nap! I go in for my official pregnancy test and beta on Friday, August 31. Of course, I'm not going to be able to wait until then and already have my stash of HPTs on the way. Either way, the wait to find out is going to be torture so I've downloaded lots of recommendations from Amazon on my Kindle. Here's to hoping the next couple of weeks fly by!!
Troy in his sterile gear ready for the transfer!
The picture on the left is of our embryos we transferred and miscarried in May. They were slightly less than 'perfect' with some irregular shaped cells and fragmentation. The picture on the right is of our embryos we transferred today. They are pretty much perfect according to the embryologist with perfectly shaped cells and no fragmentation.
The white blip the arrow is pointing to is both of our embryos and the transfer. Hope they snuggle in for a long while!
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