I am such a horrible blogger!!! I haven't updated in FOREVER!!!
Well, the transfer went well. After researching some hotel rates, we found that it would probably be cheaper to make two trips to VA, one for the catheter fitting and one for the actual transfer. We spent the better part of the week in the car...or so it seems.
There were six embryos in the profile and prior to the freeze the best two were graded A- and B+. When we got to the clinic on the 18th we found out that they had to thaw all six in order to find us two viable ones. Of the two that survived, one was a 6 cell grade B at thaw and 5 cell grade B at transfer and the other was a 7 cell grade B at thaw and had made it to an 8 cell grade B by transfer. The embryologist said we have nothing to worry about with either one.
While I like the idea that we are the only other family that will raise children with this genetic make up aside from the donor parents, I can't help but feel sadness that had they all survived the thaw, two other couples could benefit from our donors sacrifice.
The transfer went smoothly and Bill says he actually saw the embryos come out of the catheter on the ultrasound screen this time. He swears he didn't see it last time! I asked for a screen shot of the ultrasound image and they gave it to us. No embryo pictures until a pregnancy is achieved.
Speaking of pregnancy, I go for my BETA on Friday and I had E2 blood work drawn last Tuesday that the doctor said looked good. I had some left over tests from earlypregnancytests.com and have been testing every morning for the past few days. No good news yet, but I'm still hopeful. The tests that I had at home were expired and from what I'm reading online there are some more sensitive ones out there so I'm going to stop at CVS on the way home and pick some up. While I hate the way I feel when I see a negative test, I think testing before the BETA prepared me for the phone call from the clinic with the negative results last time. This time around I'm getting my blood drawn at work so I can check my results before I leave here and not have to wait for the call.
On another, completely unrelated topic, I'm officially registered for the fall semester nursing program!! I'll have clinicals and simulated labs all day on Mondays and a seminar on Wednesday evenings. The rest of my content is online! I'm so excited to get started and hope that if things on the baby making front don't go as I'd hoped, school will keep me busy and keep my mind occupied while we come up with another plan.
As for another plan...we really don't have one yet. If this doesn't work, it would be foolish to start another cycle of EA knowing that I'm starting school in the fall. On top of that, Mom and Dad have been covering the bulk of our expenses surround the transfer and I don't want them to feel as though they have to continue doing that. They have been so incredibly supportive through all this and while I know they want a grandchild as badly as we want a child, I don't want them to use up any more of their hard earned money on something that may not be in the Lord's time.
Bottom line is, we have a whole lot of praying to do in the months ahead and I'm just hoping that we're receptive to God's plan in the months to come.
