FROZEN EMBRYO TRANSFER NEW

SO, we have 1 embryo left and we have decided to GO FOR IT!!  I feel so anxious and excited.  I need an outlet so I will update my journey here. My first step is to get cleared by my OB.  I will meet with my reproductive endo at the end of September. It sucks that you finally make the decision to go for it and then it takes a full month to get in to see the DR for a consult! Wish me luck!

FET TRANSFERS

In August 2010, I went back in for a FROZEN EMBRYO transfer for 2 of the frozen blastocysts.
In April 2011, I had my second son. He is perfect and healthy. : )

IS THIS FOR REAL?

Today I went to my final appointment with my RE. It's all over with him. He has graduated me on to the OB. It's bittersweet. I feel like the fertility center is so attentive to my every need, complaint, question, and/or request. I am so happy that everything worked out but I am still feeling like I will believe it when I see it. I had a lot of comfort in knowing that my RE and OB know each other very well! Does that sound crazy?
Infertility has engulfed my life for the past 12 months so it's hard to accept that your life will change for the better in just 7 months. In just 7 months this amazing little person will be in my life! It is hard to conceptualize that finally all my hopes, dreams, and prayers will be answered. I guess it's hard to explain unless you've been there and been through it all. Thanks for all your support, kind comments, and words of encouragement! I will definitely post a pic of my "bump" when it shows! Until then, I will probably write now & then!

Full Speed Ahead

Nothing new to report, everything seems to be going great! Today is 7 weeks 4 days, but whose counting? I still have some spotting from time to time. This completely freaks me out. It makes me have a lot of anxiety that something is going to go wrong. I guess after the year of infertility treatment its hard to accept that everything is okay! We've seen the heartbeat twice so I kow I need to calm down. :)

Heartbeat!

After more suprise spotting Friday morning, I called the Dr and went in for bloodwork and ultrasound. Guess what? We saw a heartbeat! WOW! It was unbelievable. Everything seems to be okay. I'm keeping my fingers crossed and hoping and praying to get through the next 6 weeks as quickly as possible.

5 Week 2 days Report

On Friday(13th) afternoon I had a spot of red on my panties the size of a half dollar. Naturally, I freaked out! I called the DR and they said that this is normal, however, since my blood type is RH negative, I would need to come in to make sure that my body did not begin to produce antibodies against the fetus. According to Americanpregancy.org, “If you are Rh-negative, you can develop antibodies to an Rh-positive baby. If a small amount of the baby's blood mixes with your blood, which often happens, your body may respond as if it were allergic to the baby. Your body may make antibodies to the Rh antigens in the baby's blood. This means you have become sensitized and your antibodies can cross the placenta and attack your baby's blood. They break down the fetus's red blood cells and produce anemia (the blood has a low number of red blood cells). This condition is called hemolytic disease or hemolytic anemia. It can become severe enough to cause serious illness, brain damage, or even death in the fetus or newborn.” YIKES! So they had me come in Monday morning (16th of March) for an ultrasound and bloodwork and to receive this an injection or Rh immunoglobulin (RhIg), a blood product that can prevent sensitization of an Rh-negative mother. I was negative for the antibody screen so that was fine, and they gave me the injection so that took care of that.

Now on to bigger and better things…….THE ULTRASOUND! We saw 1 little sac!!! Yipeee!!!!! I can’t wait to see the heartbeat on Monday the 23rd! It will truly be a blessing! Much to my surprise they discovered I was suffering from OHSS (Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome). My ovaries were very large and fluid filled. There was also fluid all around them! I have been soooooooooo bloated and peeing every 5 minutes and extremely nauseous. I thought that these were all symptoms of the pregnancy, but as it turns out it was because I had fluid in my abdominal cavity. They told me to eat salty foods and drink Gatorade but call if I feel worse than I did. The nurse told me that most women who had this amount of OHSS would have been in their office in tears already. I just didn’t know, I thought it was part of the pregnancy package and was trying to “tough it out.” Silly me.

My Beta HCG came back 3750 and my progesterone was 180!

Today is 5 week 3 days…….6 more days until I get to see the heartbeat!

Beta #2

Great news to report. HCG is rising nicely. It was 600 today! Progesterone was 141 which sounded high, but they said that's good. I go in again for bloodwork and my first ultrasound on Thursday the 19th! The nurse told me that they look to see the sac or sacs!?!?! Oh boy!