Since I last blogged we had received the wonderful news that seven out of our ten embryos came back completely PGS healthy. At the end of September I went for my last test/procedure before the transfer. This they called a Sono/Mock. It is where they go through my cervix and inject some fluid while they’re looking at it with an ultrasound. The procedure allows them to make sure that I don’t have any weird polyps, misshaped uterus or any other issues that would prevent an embryo from attaching. Once they completed that portion then the doctor does a mock transfer to be able to measure and see exactly how and where he will place the embryo on day of transfer.
I was really nervous that this procedure would be completely uncomfortable and possibly even painful. They were nice enough to give me a valium to take before and it was just enough to take the edge off! But my fears were proven wrong and Dr. Moffitt did a great job with the Sono/Mock, there were some uncomfortable parts as you can imagine, but honestly there was no pain at all. He told us that my uterus looks just fine and there should be no issues for the day of the transfer! Woohoo. Now it was go time to start preparing my body for the transfer.
At this point the team had me taking birth control pills(BCP) in order to regulate my hormones and keep them nice and low. I was to stop the BCP’s after sixteen days and start taking Estrogen twice a day. The plan was to get my period by day five after stopping the BCP’s. I had a bad feeling about this as I never have had much luck with controlling when it would come. My body always tends to make it be late, even with medications telling it what to do. I also had an inkling that because I started the Estrogen right after I stopped the BCP’s my body wouldn’t really realize that I stopped them, which would delay me getting my period.
I had voiced my concern with my nurse and she stated that there is a chance I might not get it at all because I did start the Estrogen and that is ok. As long as I don’t get a major period after day six I would be fine… Well of course guess who got a major one over a week late? Yup, this girl. I was devastated. The reasoning for not wanting to get it after the six days is because during your period you shed the lining of your uterus that has built up over the month’s time. If I shed too much and it is too close to our transfer date, then we would have to delay the transfer. Of course that is the LAST thing we wanted! I immediately contacted the nurse and let her know what had happened and she wrote me back to not worry, we would continue on with the plan and at my ultrasound we would just see where my lining is at.
I continued for the next week taking my Estrogen (to build up my lining again) twice a day and then switching over to three times a day. I went in for my scheduled ultrasound and blood work early in the morning. Shockingly my lining was pretty good at an eight. Now that’s not necessarily the number I personally wanted to hear, I wanted it to be a little bit more fluffy. However, the doctor and nurse assured me that eight would suffice for a successful transfer. My lab work turned out great as well and the next day I started taking Progesterone to again help get my uterus into gear for the transfer and implantation of the embryo.
Our transfer was scheduled for October 26th in the afternoon. We couldn’t wait! We were a week out and getting so excited. I had one more blood test the day before my transfer, it was to check the amounts of progesterone in my system. I got an email later that evening from my nurse stating that my level was on the lower side, but not too low to cancel the transfer. I just needed to go get another form of progesterone and start taking that right away. I was taking three different forms of progesterone three times a day. As well as the estrogen and other meds that I took daily. Needless to say I had MANY alarms set on my phone to remind me when to take things!
We were SO ready to get to this transfer the next day. We just couldn’t contain our happiness. Now when I say we, I mean me. Don’t get me wrong, Brandon was excited as well but he wanted to be more guarded throughout this whole thing. We needed at least one level headed person and we all know that that wouldn’t be me! Sleep was something I had a feeling I wouldn’t be acquainted with very much that night and oddly enough I was! I said a prayer before bed and slept soundly all night. Rise and shine! Oh what today would bring us. We were ready. We were prepared. We were getting closer. It was finally time…
I want a bun in my oven 