1dp5dt-4dp5dt

I wanted to let you all know what's been going on since the transfer. I get a lot of texts and messages asking me how I feel so I wanted to let the blog readers know how I feel! dp5dt means days post a 5 day transfer. My embryo was 5 days old when it was frozen so that's why it's considered a 5 day transfer. Today I am 4dp5dt.

1dp5dt: pinching sensation on the left side of my uterus that was very noticeable and lasted about 15-20 seconds. Also had some low back pain.

2dp5dt: felt very bloated and had some light twinges and light cramps throughout the day.

3dp5dt: woke up and had sore boobs (sorry, tmi) and had a low grade temp (99.3) in the afternoon.

4dp5dt: had a dream last night I was pregnant with twins. Feel absolutely nothing, feel completely normal

Everything I listed can be due to the progesterone shots or the estrogen pills I am taking so I'm not saying any of this is a good or bad thing. I will say that I haven't been anxious at all so far and remain at peace about this cycle. Maybe that's a good thing :)  I will continue to keep you all posted! Thank you for your prayers and continue to pray and believe with us for our miracle babies! We will know very soon!!!

Dear Embryos

Dear Embroys,

At 10:17am this morning, 2 of the most beautiful embryos were placed inside me. It was such a surreal moment. Your dad and I were gowned up and had silly hats on and covers over our shoes on to make sure everything was clean and sterile. They had to check my bladder to make sure it was good and full to assist with the transfer, and believe me, it was!!! Dr. Honea came in the procedure room and the embryologist who thawed y'all spoke with her and gave her a picture of both of you. She said, "wow these are some really pretty embryos guys!" My heart smiled knowing that you both were pretty already! I was a little nervous before we got there because I didn't know whether or not you both would survive the thawing process since y'all had been frozen. Luckily, the doctor gave me a Valium to take at 9:00am to relax me, so I was thrilled to hear y'all did so good with the thawing process. Once I was all prepped by the Doctor and the RN the embryologist brought you both in there and you were placed ever so gently inside my uterus. Your dad could see you go in on the ultrasound machine and he smiled so big when he saw that... They gave us a picture of y'all inside me since I wasn't able to see at the time. Y'all already look so cozy in there. :) Dr. Honea held hands with us and the RN in the room and she prayed over us and over y'all and that God would grant us the desires of our hearts and that it would be His will that you both would stick and be healthy babies. I had such a peace during the prayer. Afterwards, they told me I could get right up and go home due to some new research that has just come out. Your dad drove me to acupuncture to relax afterwards and I slept the whole session and was so relaxed. I woke up and thought I was in the bed at home! I am now on bedrest at home with my feet up and your dad is fixing me lunch! I am so hopeful and prayerful that you both will stick around with me for 9 months and allow me to be your mom! I know I won't be perfect but I will love you so much and I promise I will care for you and will raise you in a Christian home and make sure you know the love of Christ! I can't even begin to tell you how much I have longed for you to stick around with me and I will do everything in my power not to let you down, so don't let me down! We love you both so much already and can't wait to find out at the end of next week whether or not you have done what you have to do to be our babies!

Love,
Mom and Dad

Embryo Transfer Monday!

We finally can get the ball rolling with this cycle. An FET cycle can be a little boring compared to a fresh cycle cause there isn't much going on but now we can get to the good stuff! Went for my uterine lining check this morning and had an ultrasound. My lining had to be .8 in order to continue and my lining was .81 so that was great! The nurse said it looked good and fluffy and ready for a baby! All my lab work was normal as well. So tonight I will start those dreaded progesterone shots... I will inject 1cc tonight and tomorrow night and then I will inject 2cc a day until pregnancy test. I will also start an antibiotic tonight. The embryo transfer is scheduled for this Monday (24th) at 10:00am! Yay, we finally have a date to look forward to! Be praying that our embryos survive the thaw and that everything goes smoothly! And obviously be praying with us that these stick this time in Jesus' name!  I have such a peace about this cycle  and I don't know why but I trust God completely and trust His perfect timing! God is faithful!

FET: a quick update

I haven't updated you guys in a while so I just wanted to write a quick update since everyone keeps asking me what's going on in the process, haha! Not much has happened since my last post. I am taking a 2mg estrogen pill twice a day and will continue to do so. I go this Wednesday for an ultrasound to check my uterine lining. It needs to be .8 in order to proceed with the transfer. If the uterine lining is thick enough, I will start the dreaded progesterone shots on Thursday night and the embryo transfer will be either Monday the 24th or Tuesday the 25th. I will know the exact day this Wednesday so be on the lookout for another blogpost. Until then, continue to pray and believe with us for a miracle or two! :) God is good!

Will the 3rd time be the charm??

Our frozen embryo transfer cycle has finally begun!!! It seemed like an eternity waiting for AF (aunt flow) to arrive but she's here and we can finally get the ball rolling. So I'm going to recap what we are doing this cycle cause I have been asked lots of questions about it. We are doing a frozen embryo transfer (FET). That means we will be thawing 2 of the 6 embryos we have in a freezer at the fertility clinic and transferring them into my uterus. This process is very short and sweet and no where near as detailed and invasive as the last 2 fresh cycles we have done. Tomorrow I will start taking estrogen twice a day (2mg tablets) and will take that for 9 days and then go in for a uterine lining check. They want my lining to be .8cm thick for the transfer but hopefully it will be even thicker! After that, I will start the dreaded progesterone shots every day (my butt is still sore from the last cycle). The embryo transfer should be approximately March 19 but could change a little. Will know for sure after the lining check. So we are hoping the third time is the charm and that 1 or both of those embryos will stick this time and stay put for 9 months! God is always faithful and we continue to trust Him and His perfect timing! Continue to pray and believe with us for a miracle baby or 2! :)