5 days past transfer and I get some help from a Saint

Maybe some implantation action is happening right now?  At 5 days after transfer, Little Blasty should be making up his garsh-darn mind about where he wants to settle in. SYMPTOMS!  None. On Wednesday, my husband called me from work and told me a pretty cool story.  Kristin, if you are…

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3 days past transfer and kind of a big deal

Hola friends! I am off bed rest, have showered (you’re welcome) and am spending my time relaxing and trying desperately to sustain life inside me. These things tend to conflict at times.  Today, 3 days post-3-day transfer, my little blastocyst is hopefully hatching out of its little shell. Bedrest got…

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Guess What? I’m PUPO!

(Pregnant until proven otherwise, that is!) It was weird driving to the clinic knowing that we would be coming home with an embryo.  Chris said he woke up at 5:00 am, unable to sleep because he was so excited.  I was in the bathroom getting ready when I started getting…

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And then there was one

The embryologist called us at about quarter to ten this morning.  Out of the ten eggs that were retrieved, five were mature.  Of those five, three of them fertilized.  Unfortunately, only one is growing normally.  It’s 4 cells, and the embryologist said it was looking really good.  She thinks it…

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The Retrieval

First of all, I am so appreciative of all the success stories you all have shared.  You have no idea how relieved I was feeling with each and every story.  So thank you.  I’m feeling better.  More optimistic. 9:30 pm on Tuesday I let my husband give me an injection…

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