Infertility
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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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SIS
Today I went for an SIS to make sure my uterus is in an optimal condition to prep for a transfer. I was a nervous, anxious mess but B was there to help keep me calm. My friend Nikki was… Continue reading
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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
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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
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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
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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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We only need one…right?
I got the call from the senior embryologist at 9am. Only one of the five made it to a blastocyst today. It was noted one may become a blastocyst by tomorrow. I confirmed we still want to do PGT-A testing.… 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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