Transfer Day

"You have 5 beautiful embryos!"  I've never been so excited and relieved to hear those 5 amazing words.  Today was our embryo transfer day.  After a nervous couple of days wondering how our little ones were doing in the lab, we received the full report.

Five were in the awesome, beautiful category right where they should be, and one was growing too fast.  The lonely fast grower most likely has some genetic abnormalities.  The doctor was very pleased with how everything turned out.  They have to be really careful with women who have polycystic ovaries.  I am so grateful for his care and knowledge of how to treat patients with PCO.  Here I am post valium and post transfer trying to be very still.  The doctor said, "don't move, cough, sneeze, laugh, or talk above a whisper."  Hopefully it was okay to give the thumbs up.

We ended up picking our two strongest ones (7 cell and 8 cell) to transfer.  Here's a little picture of what they look like under the microscope.  As soon as I saw it I fell in love.  You're probably not supposed to get attached to the embryos, but that self-control flew out the window as soon as I saw this photo.  I think the one on the right is a boy :).

The transfer itself was pretty simple yet remarkable.  The embryologist read aloud our names to make sure she had the right ones and handed them to the doctor in a small catheter.  Meanwhile the nurse used the ultrasound machine to find the best place to put the embryos.  Everything went great!  Here is a picture of the pellet they placed in my uterus.  If our other embryos still look strong on Saturday, they will freeze them for future cycles if they're needed. 

All of this is very exciting news for us.  This is the closest we've been to pregnancy in years.  We are hopeful for what is to come.  In 10 days we have our first pregnancy blood tests.  Until then I have been instructed not to lift anything above 10 lbs. and not to break a sweat.  This should be interesting!

I started the day with a sweet text from my dad and have received so much encouragement from everyone.  Thank you so much for standing with us for believing for our miracles.  After the procedure we were pleasantly surprised when our doctor walked over and prayed a prayer of blessing over us.  I know we will all get to rejoice together very soon! 

Here is our next prayer request in our journey... Hatch, attach, and grow.  Please pray that the embryo would grow into a blastocyst, hatch, attach to the lining, and grow!  Pregnancy is truly a miracle!