Transfer complete

Our transfer is now complete. We got back here to the hotel around noon and I've been laying flat ever since. Today I am basically on bed rest. I can use one pillow and then I can add another pillow to eat. Prior to the transfer this morning, they had me take 2 Valium. That pretty much knocked me out. Once we got back here I went straight to bed and I slept for a good couple of hours.

The transfer itself went really well. It wasn't uncomfortable at all. They had me arrive with a very full bladder because that makes it easier to get the catheter to the uterus. The full bladder was the most uncomfortable part. The transfer took about 30-40 minutes then I had to lay for a while before finally emptying my bladder.

We met with the embryologist prior to the procedure. She explained to us that out of the 12 eggs that they retrieved on Tuesday, 6 of them were mature enough to survive. They fertilized those 6 and out of those 2 fertilized successfully. So, those obviously were the two that we used today. Two was what we planned on all along. 

Everything happens for a reason! It had been our plan from the beginning to try IVF once. It is a lot to go through physically and emotionally. We wanted to try it so that we didn't look back one day and regret not trying everything. The one thing that we kept thinking about was "what if we have embryos left over?" We were all set to freeze them but then we would have to decide at some point to do this again. Now, the decision has been made for us. It kind of takes some of the pressure off actually. We are putting complete trust and faith in God. Everything has gone really well for this cycle. We have done absolutely everything in our control. If it is meant to be, then it will be. We have to believe that! We have to feel comforted by the fact that He is in complete control and has a plan for us. We will have to remember that especially in the next 2 weeks as we wait to find out if this IVF was successful.

The doctor today said that she would be optimistic. Everything looked good! I have 2 embryos in me now that are going to continue to grow in the next couple of days and then look for a place to attach and implant. I'm on bed rest today. Tomorrow we will drive home and I will stay reclined in the car. Still tomorrow, I can only get up for the bathroom. After tomorrow, I can resume normal activities but no lifting and no exercise. Those will be the instructions until we find out if I'm pregnant. 

We will find out on April 1st if I am pregnant. So it will be a waiting game until then. Many IVF patients think this 2-week wait is the hardest part of the whole process. It will be hard but we'll just continue to lean on God and each other.

One final thing... we got ultrasound pictures to bring home of the 2 embryos that were transferred and a picture of the embryos once they were transferred to my uterus. I thought it was pretty neat that we have those pictures as a keep sake. If I can find a way to post them when we get home I will.

Thanks again to everyone for all the prayers. We are so blessed to have such great people in our life.