hurry up and wait
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Any Day Now
We truly have been blessed with an easy pregnancy. That weird rib pain I was having subsided several weeks ago. Definitely was not baby girl that I was feeling in the earlier stages of pregnancy. I know now what it… Continue reading
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Half Way There!
Crazy to think we are 20 weeks into pregnancy and have an estimated 20 to go. I have been blessed that this pregnancy has been fairly easy up to this point. The occasional migraine and back/rib pain is something I… Continue reading
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Pre-FET Blues
I wish I had known that leading up to FET would be the scariest/ hardest part for me. Aside from all the hormones making me extra emotional, I am seconding guessing everything. My rational mind knows either way if it… Continue reading
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Transitioning to Transfer
The time between retrieval/ ICSI to now feels like an eternity. My brain is my worst enemy. Today, I received the PGT-A report from Progenesis. I thought it would have embryo grading on the report but it did not. I… Continue reading
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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
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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
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24 Hour Report
This morning at 11:20am we got the call from the clinic with our fertilization report. The four eggs retrieved yesterday were all mature. Out of the seven eggs that were frozen only four survived the thaw. Eight eggs were fertilized… Continue reading
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Hurry Up and Wait Part 2
It has been a week since our second egg retrieval. I’m anxiously awaiting to start our next cycle. Healing from this past retrieval looked a little different. I have been extremely bloated with more minor discomfort than last time. The… Continue reading
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Hurry Up and Wait Part 1
It’s only been five days since egg retrieval but it feels as if more time has passed. The hurry up and wait of infertility is real. I know I was looking forward to a break from stims and appointments but… Continue reading
Journey to Baby Rentas 