Not to mention a very nervous weekend where we all waited breathlessly to find out if two of our Day-2 embryos would thaw and grow to Day 5 ...
But one did, making Monday our Transfer Day! And it went bizarrely well!
I say it was bizarre because it has felt like the last month was one frustrating stumbling block after another. So I almost expected that the transfer would follow the same path.
But No! At Charmaine's urging, I called the clinic first thing on Monday morning to get an update on our thawed embryos - we hadn't heard anything further since Saturday morning, so were very nervous.
We had one 'very good looking' blastocyst! I was delighted, but saddened at the thought the other embryo had dropped off. But the technician wasn't finished - we also had a lovely looking Morula that was coming along nicely, if a little more slowly. We immediately dubbed it The Mollusk, as in my excitement I had completely forgotten what the technician called it!
Hubby and I met Charmaine at our FS's office where we chattered like nervous birds and Charmaine downed a litre of water for the ultrasound. One pre-transfer accupuncture appointment and then it was off to the clinic!
We met the technician who gave us each a photo of our beautiful little Blasty, and before we knew it we were being asked who would be in the transfer room. Hubby politely tried to bow out, but Charmaine and I were having none of that!
I had no idea what to expect with the procedure, never having been through a transfer myself. We walked into a very little room, with a huge picture of our Blasty on the screen. Our FS was not far behind us and before I knew it, Charmaine was in the chair and I was asked to hold the ultrasound scanner! Happy to be of help, I jumped at the chance and then tried my best to hold it as steady as possible as we watched a little white jet appear on the screen and our Blasty was off, off and away! Ohhhh my!
And that was it! Hugs all around from our lovely FS and we found ourselves almost immediately out in the hallway. Where I proceeded to tear up and had to hug Hubby and Charmaine again just for the heck of it!
We hustled to Charmaine's post accupuncture appointment and Hubby and I went to lay in the sun in the park and talk about what an amazing experience we had just been lucky enough to have.
It feels a little surreal to finally be pregnant until proven otherwise, and I'm still on a huge high! We had an awesome day with Charmaine, with lots and lots of laughs and, hopefully, a little pinch of magic!
