IVF

Frozen Embryo Transfer

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Last I posted, it was Canada Day long weekend and we had just found out that 5 of our fertilized eggs had made it through freezing. Since I was so overstimulated after the egg retrieval, we were not able to transfer any of the embryos then and there. Which meant I would have to spend more time dealing with hormones and getting my body ready for the transfer.

This was new territory for me. I had spent so much time taking needles and working on getting those eggs to grow that I really had no clue what was supposed to happen next. All I knew was that I was to wait for my period and then we would go from there.

I was told it could take up to two weeks after the egg retrival for aunt flo to show up but to my surprise, the morning they called to tell me how many blayocysts had frozen was when she came! I was very happy because one thing you will learn about infertility is everything is time; waiting for the next doctors appointment and the right times, and so on and so forth. This just saved us an extra week and brought us even closer to the transfer!

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Egg Retrieval Experience

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Let’s start off with a quick update because I know it’s been just over a month since my last post – July was so busy – and people are very curious to know where things stand and how the retrieval went.

In my last post I was talking about how over stimulated I was and that my ovaries were literally the size of oranges. Due to that, we unfortunately were not able to go forward with an embryo transfer this cycle because if I were to become pregnant I would have gone into a severe state of OHSS and would have likely been hospitalized and in even more pain. The good news? We did remove lots of eggs, had a bunch fertilize and after 6 days of growing, we were able to freeze 5 healthy embryos.

As for the egg retrieval process itself, well, it was not quite what I expected it to be. I assumed I would go in very anxious but by time the day came I was quite calm. I was ready for the pressure I was feeling from my giant ovaries to be over but boy, I had no idea what I was in for.

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Where To Now?

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It’s been a few weeks since my last post. Thank you to everyone who has stopped me and said a kind word and for your prayers and well wishes. You are all part of a wonderful support system for hubby and I and we truly appreciate you all as we begin our next chapter.

If you’ve been following our story then you know DH and I are onto the next step in our fertility journey; IVF. Earlier this year we were referred to the Regional Fertility Program (RFP) in Calgary. Thankfully our wait wasn’t too long, less than 3 months and we were headed up to Calgary for our initial appointments.

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