Journey to Baby Rentas

fertility

  • Birth Story

    Our due date came and gone. There were no signs lovebug was ready to make her appearance. Barely even dilated. Time to move on to every other day appointments and non stress tests to keep an eye on her. The… Continue reading

  • Graduation Day!

    Today was our 8 week ultrasound appointment and the day to graduation from the fertility clinic! While driving to the clinic I realized it was exactly 8 months from our initial consult with female Dr. M that started this process.… Continue reading

  • Finally the Call

    I’ve been anticipating a call from my PCP/ midwife since July 10th. Usually she is very good about calling or checking in as she said. Well time passed so I sent her a portal message. A few more days passed… Continue reading

  • FET

    FET day is here! Of course I am still a ball of nerves with my bladder full. The drive to the clinic wasn’t bad. The waiting room was full today and it was nice for B to be able to… Continue reading

  • Progesterone in Oil (PIO)

    I have been anxious about this day since I started reading and educating myself on IVF. Progesterone in Oil is an intramuscular injection of progesterone. As stated it is an oil which means it is thick. A larger gauge and… Continue reading

  • PGT-A Results

    As one may imagine, I have been checking my Progenesis portal daily since last week waiting to see if there are any updates. As luck would have it, while I was napping after work, the embryologist from our clinic called… Continue reading

  • FET Prep

    Today we transition to medications to prep for a frozen embryo transfer. I received multiple messages today from the clinic with my tentative transfer date and medication schedule. I was instantly overwhelmed and teared up at work. It’s not nervous… Continue reading

  • Patiently Waiting…

    We are continuing to await PGT-A results through Progenesis. It has only been three days since I signed their consents so I don’t expect results that fast anyway. I am not sure if we received the consent because they received… Continue reading

  • Final Fertilization Update

    5:13pm Day 7- Final Update I got the call from the senior embryologist. The last two embryos made it to blast today. They were biopsied and frozen. The three samples will be sent off on Monday. We should get consents… Continue reading

  • Day 6 Report

    Running on little sleep and having such a busy day at work I continually checked my phone to see if I missed a call from the clinic. 4-4:30pm passes as I think well I guess that means that embryo is… Continue reading