Transfer done!
And I really can't imagine a better transfer experience.
As soon as I got to my doctor's office, I popped my valium and they put me in a special, comfy room. My acupuncturist came in and worked her needle magic. When that was done, and this was THE BEST PART, the nurses actually wheeled in the incubator that my embryos had been growing in and let me see them through a microscope! Just about the coolest thing you can imagine. There they were, clear as day, three little embryos all in a line.
My doctor had shown me pictures of them already, and looking through the microscope I could actually tell which was which. One of the embryos was eight cells and looked really great, another was 7 cells and looked pretty good, and another was 7 cells but looked kinda wonky.
Here they are: (Awesome, right?)

Of course, there's no way of knowing if any of them are chromosomally normal-- well, there is a way, but I didn't do it-- so how they look doesn't necessarily mean anything. But I'm thinking positively!
Anyway, then my doctor loaded the embryos into a catheter and let me watch via ultrasound as she put them in the exact right spot in my uterus-- I could actually see a little white dot as she placed them. Crazy cool. Wasn't the most comfortable experience of my life, but it was fast and exciting, and all that stress I was feeling yesterday had totally evaporated. (Thank you, valium.)
When the main event was over, my acupuncturist broke out the needles again, and then WP was waiting to take me home. I spent the rest of the day with my feet up, watching re-runs of Parks and Rec and Modern Family. (Studies have suggested that people who laugh right after IVF have a better chance of success. So I laughed, dammit!)
In general, the whole IVF experience has been a lot easier than I was expecting.
Yes, there were the days of utter exhaustion. And yes, it was a pain in the ass constantly driving to the Westside for appointments. And hell yeah, it was expensive.
But the shots weren't bad. I didn't get crazy emotional. None of the procedures were hellish.
I never wanted to do IVF, but now that I've done it... I would do it again. I guess I just feel like the universe led me to this incredible team of people-- my acupuncturist, my doctor, my therapist-- so something good has got to come of it, right?
Hopefully this time (please please please please), but if not, then next time...
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