Transfer Day!

The big day! Well, the first of many big days to come... I had my embryo transfer this morning! The intended parents were there and you could just see the excitement on all 3 of us! It was a pretty quick and easy process. They escorted us all into a sterile room, where an ultrasound tech showed us my uterus and very full bladder (they instructed me to drink 20oz of water just before the procedure). The doctor used a tiny catheter to insert the embryo directly into the fluffiest part of my uterus while we all watched....on the ultrasound screen. The embryo itself is microscopic so we couldn't actually see it, but we took what we could get. They inserted one embryo, which is great because neither the intended parents nor myself were gunning for twins. Sometimes, the doctor will elect to insert 2 if they are of poorer quality.

There wasn't much pain. A little discomfort and a little pressure, similar to the feeling of a pap smear...just extended. They gave us all pictures of the uterus and the embryo under a microscope which I think are gonna be killer in a baby album. "Look sweetie, here's a picture of you as a blastocyst." Lol! They instructed me to lay still for 5 minutes and then cleared me to drive home but ordered me to bed rest for the next 24 hours. So I'm laying here, eating pretzels, hoping that the embryo finds my womb comfortable for the next 9 months :) The official blood pregnancy confirmation test is May 25th, but there's no way I'm waiting that long. Tomorrow I'm going to get a giant pack of home pregnancy tests and start taking one...or two everyday from Friday until they give me my officials numbers. Hormone level numbers that is... I'll keep you all posted! Think "sticky" thoughts for me! :)