I had three chances(once a week checks) to have a lining that was thick enough to transfer an embryo and it took until the third check to make it happen. We were shooting for 7mm and we got 7.34! Yea! Thick enough to take the next step in this process.
So it turns out, tricking your body into thinking it could be pregnant is, well...tricky. Last go round we used the medication to stimulate egg production first, so my body thought we were cycling almost naturally and I produced my own estrogen which led to a lining of over 10mm- good stuff and no worries. This time around, I had to take so much estrogen and then more and then more when my body decided-fine, just give it to me so I don't have to work correctly. Ha! Between estrogen gel on my arms twice a day and taking estrogen pills four times a day, we did it! I also followed the advice from some IVF buddies of mine and drank pomegranate juice every day and upped my intake of vitamin E. When working out hard every day proved to not make the miracle happen- I did the opposite. I only worked out once this week and did one yoga class. I have no idea if any of this actually did the job, or if my body just needed time.....but it was worth a shot! I was so excited and relieved- it was instant relaxation when my doctor showed me the results. She was excited too, she's been working hard! We have ideal conditions and ideal embryos so we are moving on!
In order to make the transfer smoother and get the embryo allllll the way to where its supposed to call home, my doc had to put a stitch on my apparently, very stubborn, cervix. I am only documenting this so I remember if we do it again. Turns out, this happened last time too, but I was asleep from the harvesting of eggs and it wasn't a big deal. It wasn't a big deal today either- just a very small part of the process.
So onto preparing for the transfer. I have gathered a pineapple, raspberries, goji berries, and comfy socks- all tools to preparing my body to accept and grow this embryo we will be transferring next week. I've researched and looked over my notes. I've scoured Pinterest and talked to my IVF warriors. I have compared the fresh transfer procedures to the frozen. I am so ready!! We start the intermuscular injections tomorrow night and I am actually excited and that makes me sound a little sicko. Ha! I also add three other medications onto the load of 5 things I am already taking daily- this is why none of this process is cheap or easy!
I will be relaxing to the max after the transfer next week, and eating loads of fertility rich foods and keeping my feet warm. Although we don't know the gender of the embryo, we do know it had the same "grade" After the transfer we will still have to wait two weeks to know if the embryo stuck and if I will be pregnant- still so much waiting. (And THINKING POSITIVE THOUGHTS FOR A POSITIVE PREGNANCY TEST!)
Also, Lucy is just as sweet and rotten as ever! Here's a reminder of how precious she is!
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