Transfer Day

I had to take three days off of work- one for the procedure and two for mandatory bed rest afterwards. Brian couldn’t come with me, and my mother-in-law offered to drive. That was very helpful because I was not allowed to drive afterwards.

The morning of the transfer I had another blood draw and was escorted to one of the procedure rooms.  They gave me a valium to relax. Dr. Slater said that my embryos had all grown and two of them were of excellent quality. We discussed the fact that Brian and I were only willing to try a transfer twice. So, we made the decision to transfer two embryos rather than one. This gave us a 50% chance of getting pregnant, a 10% chance of twins, and less than a 1% chance of triplets. 

Our embryos were inserted using a guiding ultrasound. It took all of 10 minutes. I joked with my mother-in-law about the fact that it is not every day one gets to be present at the conception of her grandchildren! 

We received pictures of our embryos and the ultrasound after transfer. Only the air bubbles are visible. Our other embryos were refrozen. 

Decked out in my squishy pants and well-medicated, I was driven home to my bed to be left alone with my worries. 

It would be a week before we would know if it worked.