I had intended to give a day by day, play by play during the in vitro process, but it just didn't happen. So let's get ya up to speed!
After days of injections, I had my egg retrieval on February 6, 2013. 20 eggs were retrieved, with 15 fertilized. Our embryo transfer happened on February 9, with two beautiful embryos transferred. Doc gave me an intrauterine injection of hcg to increase my chances of "sticking" by 20%. Well, that extra boost must have worked, because on February 21, I took a urine pregnancy test with a positive result. My blood test on February 22 confirmed that I am, in fact, pregnant! I never thought I'd be able to say that I'm pregnant! This is definitely a miracle, and I believe 100% that it is due to the power of prayer! Brian and I cannot express the gratitude we feel to everyone who has prayed for us along the way.
Our parents are excited, needless to say. Our moms are excited to be grandparents, and our dad's really don't have much to say. I guess that's how dad's roll. Brian's excited too, but he's already fit into the dad role, as he has expressed little emotion thus far. I bought him a book: The Everything Father-To-Be, so he can prepare for the exciting world of fatherhood. I know he's at least looked at it because the ribbon is off, but I'm doubtful that he's read any of it. The busy life of a dad, I guess. I've started reading the mommy bible: What to Expect When You're Expecting, and have already started flagging pages for review. I'm hoping that this pregnancy will go smoothly if we're both prepared, at least as prepared as you can be for something like this...
So now, the question I keep getting asked: Do I feel pregnant? Yes and no. I have not experienced any morning sickness, although I'm only 18 days pregnant, but I'm sure it's coming. I have lost all the fluid weight that accumulated during the IVF process, but I feel like I'm the size of a hippo. My jeans already don't fit! I can't even imagine what I will feel like when I'm 9 months into it! But more than anything, my boobs are killing me! It hurts to wear a bra, and heaven forbid that I get cold! :/
Well, I guess that's all the info I have for now. I have to schedule our first OB appt, which should be around March 20 according to the calendar that doc gave me. Will do my best to keep y'all updated! :)
