This morning we went into Shady Grove for our transfer at 10:00. The transfer itself was 10:30 but we had a half hour "prep" time. While we were in the waiting room, my phone rang and it was Dr. Kipersztok. He told me that we had one embryo that was "just beautiful"-- hatching and everything. He said that because it was such a good strong embryo he wanted to strongly caution us to put back one. We discussed the statistics of putting in two and putting in two only raises your chance of multiples, doesn't raise your chance of
pregnancy. I totally agreed with him. Matt and I discussed it afterwards and agreed. The thing that concerns me with blasts is that even if you put in two, you can end up with THREE! So, no. I'll take one thank you!
So our nurse Lynn called us back, had us take off our shoes and put on the booties, then go into the transfer room. the transfer room was different-- on the embryology side of the floor and had nice ambient lighting. Along the wall was a small flat screen TV and next to the table I laid on was an ultrasound machine. Dr. Levens, the same doc who did my hysteroscopy and our 2nd (failed) IUI did the transfer. I like having the same doctor for things!!! We agreed on only one, then had to sign some consents, then Kim, the embryologist, came in to verify my ID and verify verbally only one. Then she showed on the TV the pic of our FANTASTIC little hatching embryo.
Dr Levens got me all "ready" down there and Angie, my transfer nurse, did the ultrasound by pressing down HARD on my stomach. It didn't hurt, but was certainly a lot of pressure. All the years of teaching and having to wait to go to the restroom paid off (because I had to have a full bladder for the transfer). Then Kim came in with a tiny catheter that held our embryo. Something happened in me when she came in and I knew that was our embryo-- the little thing that was part of Matt and part of me. It was something like love and it must be, on a small level, that "feeling" parents get when they see their baby for the first time. I just loved it already. I got to watch the catheter on the U/S machine and see when the embryo was put right back where it belonged in my tummy. While Dr. Levens was putting it in, Angie commented to Kim, "that really is a nice looking embryo, Kim!". It's so obvious that they take a lot of pride in what they do.
Then they took the catheter to the lab to make sure
they got it "out" and then I had to lay there for 5 minutes. Then Kim came back in with our signed consents and a picture of our embryo in a little card. She was so sweet-- she said that she and the other embryologists were "fawning" over the embryo back in the lab and that it was a great little embie. She also said that she hoped our baby would get my warm smile because she said she'd never seen such a nice smile from a patient before! How kind! She wished us the best of luck and pointed out their contact info. on the back of the card saying they love to get pictures of success stories! After that a nurse came with my discharge instructions and we were allowed to go. I was afraid to use the restroom-- I didn't want the little embie to fall out :) :)
Now I am resting comfortably. I don't want to move too much one way or the next because I don't want to hurt my little embryo...
Snuggle in, little bean, and be our baby. We will love you so, so much.
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