Transfer all done!

This morning I began waking up around 4AM checking the clock like a manic person wondering if enough time had passed to have our RE's office call to tell us the fate of our 3 embryos being thawed overnight. Around 8AM I couldn't stand it anymore and phoned the office. My favorite nurse got on the line and told us that they were just finishing up with them but that 2 of the 3 had survived the thaw! Music to my ears. I had been saying little prayers all last night that we'd have 2 to transfer.

Our babysitter showed up around 9 to watch Brynn for us who was still sleeping soundly in bed, and we left shortly afterwards to make the drive down to the hospital. I popped by Valium along the way you take for uterine relaxation and chugged some water. This transfer was being done under ultrasound guidance since our RE had a little trouble with the curvature of my cervix and uterus on our first IVF. Once inside the transfer room we were given photos of our two little embryos prior to transfer. If I can get our scanner working I'll throw up a photo of the two little tots later. One had started out at 4 cells and had ended up at 3 prior to transfer and one eight celled embryo was now 6 cells. I'm glad any made the cut at all. Certain cells on the embryo can be harmed during the freezing of them initially, and then the unthawing a few years later. We also did the assisted hatching that was recommended by our RE.

Other than having to lay on the table with a full bladder and then for an additional 30 minutes post transfer - it was a breeze. During the transfer he asked us all about Brynn and I rambled on about what was new with her. Everything went off without a hitch and our 65 year old RE gave both my husband and I a fist pump on his way out the door and wished us luck.

Later my husband dropped me off at home, the babysitter went home and my parents came to watch Brynn for the afternoon. Other than finishing off my steroids, doxycycline antibiotic and maintaining on my estrace and progesterone along with aspirin for the next 12 days...it's a waiting game now. I napped a bit this afternoon (I think the valium gave me a hangover, LOL!) and now I'm sitting on our back porch while my husband took Brynn to the park. It's a beautiful night- crystal clear and 70 degrees. Basically the perfect evening to a perfect day. I hope that there are many more like this ahead!

Thank you so much for all the good luck and prayers. It means so much and I'm a firm believer that some good thinking and prayers go a long way!