Tuesday, September 27, 2011

PUPO!

Transfer went very smoothly today.  Since our transfer was not until 1:15, we had a leisurely morning.   I check in at 11:30 and got blood drawn and then went upstairs to get ready for pre-transfer acupuncture.  It was so relaxing and meditative.

The only stressor of the day was my bladder.  I chugged a bunch of water before acupuncture and thank goodness the nurse let release some because I had about 45 min until transfer after my session.
At 1:15, Dr. Gustofsen came in and prepped me and did a quick trial run with the catheter and the embryologist wheeled in the "embryo wagon" which is like an incubator that premies are in.  She showed us our perfect little blastocyst on the screen.  She said that it had survived the thaw 100% and that the embryologist that thawed it said it was one of the prettiest he has seen.  It was beautiful to see!

Dr. G seemed to have a little trouble navigating my cervix and the u/s tech was really pushing down on my bladder, so it was pretty intense there for about 5 minutes.  But I think he got the embryo where he/she needs to be my uterus.   I was so happy to have this part over and am not ashamed to say that I did take advantage of the bedpan because had  30 minutes of post transfer acupuncture and I needed to be able to relax.
The rest of the afternoon consisted of a little reading, a valium induced nap and my husband waiting on me hand and foot.  I'm not used to being so still.  And I worry that every little move I make is going to disrupt the embryo.  I hope she/he digs in quickly.  It's still hard for me to wrap my brain around this whole thing and believe that the little ball of glowing light I saw on the screen today can take up residence in my uterus and become my child.  I am so incredibly grateful that I have had so much support through this process and I really hope that I can remain calm and positive until beta day (next thursday).  Thanks everyone for your hopeful thoughts and prayers.

15 comments:

  1. Sending you lots of positive energy and prayers!

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  2. I love Dr. G! I also love how they show you the embryo on the screen. Your first picture for the baby scrapbook. Good luck with your 9DW!!! I know it is not easy. I hope that embie digs deep and stays for the full 9 months!

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  3. Congrats on being PUPO! I'm on Day 12 of my 2ww from my first FET. Crossed fingers for BFP for both of us!!

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  4. What a beautiful embryo! Sending lots of positive and restful thoughts your way!

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  5. That is one thing us IF's have that nobody else can have, a beautiful pic of our embryos. It sounds like you were in a good mindset. I really need to get there. Can't wait until next Thursday!

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  6. Awesome news!!! Sending you lots and lots of sticky vibes!!

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  7. Congrats on being PUPO! That's one beautiful embryo!

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  8. So jealous you got Dr. G and a photo of your emby. Dr. G wasn't available on my transfer day so I got Dr. Surrey who was all business - in and out in 15 mins. Talk about wham, bam, thank you mame! :) Then DH couldn't figure out the camera to take a shot of them even though I explicitly told him I wanted one. Sigh. It's the one thing missing from my scrapbook. I have US of them as sesame seeds so it would've been so awesome to have them as pre-transferred embryos so I could explain their donor egg conception to them.

    Oh, and I used the bed pan at least twice. Nurses are so nice and understanding.

    Anyway, I'm sending you many positive thoughts. I assume you'll stay in Denver until Thursday at least. Stay put and get some rest!

    xoxo

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  9. Ooh how exciting! What a beautiful picture...hopefully that will be your first baby picture and you can show it to him/her!

    I just arrived in CO myself for my ODWU tomorrow. We will probably miss eachother b/c you are on bedrest and I will be in appts all day, but just know I am sending you positive vibes from very close proximity!!

    Gets lots of rest and watch lots of trashy TV...will be thinking of you.

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  10. Sending lots of positive vibes and hope your way!

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  11. Congrats on a great transfer, beautiful blast and finally being PUPO!! Sending lots of sticky vibes and hope that your little ball of light snuggles in for a nice long 40-week nap!

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  12. Congrats on everything going so well! Your embryo is BEAUTIFUL!

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  13. Whoohoo! So excited for you....sending sticky thoughts for your beautiful embryo!! oxo

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  14. Congrats!! I'm hoping that your little embie decides to take up residence. Sending lots of good vibes your way!!

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  15. This is the best time of it all. Best of luck!

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