Journey to Baby Rentas

male factor infertility

  • 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

  • Mock Transfer

    I’m not sure what I was expecting for the mock transfer as I wasn’t given much information other than to arrive with a full bladder. Essentially, if it is a test run why would I need Valium the day of… Continue reading

  • Cleared for Transfer

    This week has been filled with appointments. My PCP stated I was looking good and healthy. She was not concerned with the weight I had put on nor really concerned about my labs. She acknowledged it is likely the hormones.… Continue reading

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Retrieval Three

    Today was the third and hopefully final egg retrieval. This cycle has been underwhelming and just seemed off to me from the beginning. I went into today’s retrieval with limited expectations. About six follicles were seen but I knew one… Continue reading