The decision to transfer our last embryo wasn't one we came to lightly but here we are.
8/4 Its day 3 of my cycle and our final FET cycle has begun. Letrozole for the next 5 days. Next week we have bloodwork and monitoring 8/11 1st monitoring visit - Follicle of 18.4mm on left, lining at 7.7. LH 7.5, Estrogen 89.61, Progesterone .167 8/13 2nd monitoring visit - Follicle on left at 21mm, Lining at 8.8 LH but not try-linear 13.43, Estrogen 241.2, Progesterone .511 8/14 3rd monitoring visit - Follicle 20mm, 10mm Lining tri-linear. Starting to ovulate on my own but did Ovirol in the PM Doxy, Medrol, Crinone and Lovonox started 4 days prior to transfer 8/19 Stayed at an Inn $270 near Boston IVF so that we are close for tomorrows transfer 8/20 Its the day of transfer. Did pre/post accupuncture. $200. pre went well and post was a disaster (they forgot about me!) but oh well. They refunded me my money. Drank lots of water prior to transfer
The transfer itself went well and takes less than 15 minutes. The nurse gets you from the waiting room, gives you a bracelet, checks ID, goes over post transfer instructions, introduces you to the embryologist, doctor, student and nurse, and then checks my info against the embryo. Speculum, catheter, insert embryo, then they check to make sure the embryo is no longer in the test tube. I got confused when they said they were putting in a 4BB embryo - I thought Rose was our 4BB and we had a 5BB left so I guess I wrote down the wrong thing. I double checked with the nurse and I had previously written down the wrong embryo.
Now the two week wait...waiting stinks - its difficult to sit with no control Got progesterone results and levels are borderline so I am to double up on the crinone gel. A couple days later they recheck my levels and its at a 14 which is good so staying on the double dose.
Tested at home on day 9 - positive Day 10 - positive but looks lighter - regretting testing August 30 - official test day
140H - pregnant!
9/1 - 2nd beta
359 HCG - pregnant!
Our 7 week ultrasound - great heartbeat but the babe was measuring a week behind.
Sooo another week of waiting.
8 week ultrasound: strong heartbeat and baby caught up
Discharged from Boston IVF..set up a virtual appointment with OB for 10/15 and the nuchal ultrasound on 10/26 up in Boston.