Update FiNALLY—Whoops!

 Last Monday (8/12) when we went to the doctor, for those of you following along on social media already know, we found out both embryos took the IVF round = TWINS! Baby A heart rate was 124 he/she was measuring 6wks4days. Baby B heart rate was 128 he/she was measuring 6wks3days.

I have a Subchroionic hematoma. Subchorionic bleeding (also known as a subchorionic hematoma) is the accumulation of blood within the folds of the chorion (the outer fetal membrane, next to the placenta) or between the uterus and the placenta itself. It can cause light to heavy spotting, but it may not. I have yet to see any bleeding – Praise the Lord! Most subchorionic bleeds resolve on their own, and women go on to have perfectly healthy pregnancies.

How common is it?

Around 1 percent of all pregnancies have a subchorionic bleed and it tends to be more prevalent among women who have gotten pregnant through IVF. Of those women who experience first-trimester bleeding, 20 percent are diagnosed with a subchorionic bleed as the cause of the spotting. They just want me to be precautious still & look out for warning signs. They are going to monitor weekly for now, hoping it just goes away on its own.

I went back to the doctor this Monday (8/19). The Subchroionic hematoma is still there, but still small & not growing which is a great thing. Baby A heart rate was 162 & was measuring 7wks4days. Baby B heart rate was 166 & was measuring 7wks4days- so he/she caught up by that one day from last week it was behind.

I will return on Tuesday.

Thanks again for all the congratulations, praise, excitement, & prayers! We could not be more excited to be welcoming  2 little miracles come March/April!!
This week photo: 

Levels are IN..

If you haven’t seen on my social media stories by now, my progesterone levels are in & we got amazing news!

Thursday my levels were 692.

Saturday my levels were 1498.

These numbers are fantastic! They called me this morning to inform me our 1^st ultrasound will be Monday, August 12^th. This day we will finally get to see this sweet little miracle or miracles I have growing inside of me. Stay tuned for details! This is going to be the longest 14 days EVER. If infertility teaches you nothing else; it teaches you patience!

Yall, infertility is HARD! It’s the hardest thing I’ve ever had to go through in my life. Not just because of the emotional rollercoaster that becomes your entire life, but because it’s a huge world of unknowns & waiting. I’m a planner. I generally like to know plans A, B, C, & D. I need all of this information from the get-go; in order to even process what goes next. But with infertility, there are a million different paths, & very little information available on any of them. I think this has been the hardest part for me. If this helps one person navigate the process more easily, then it’s well worth my effort. Of course, keep in mind that everyone’s journey is very, very different, & this is based solely on MINE.

BETA results are in....

 

           

        We are officially 9 days post transfer & I went for my first BETA test (pregnancy blood work) this morning. I had to wait for results until this afternoon, which seemed like it took an eternity, but we now have the anticipated results you’ve all been waiting to see.

           

Our results were 692!!! The nurse specially said, “It’s definitely a POSITIVE!” Whooo hooo!!! Sooo many answered prayers. I did take a home test Tuesday morning, which was a week exactly from transfer day & got a positive result there too. We just didn’t announce yet because we wanted to wait for blood test results from today.

           

I will return to the clinic for blood work again on Saturday. They hope for numbers to rise by 60%.

           

Thank you to all who have checked on us & continued to pray for us during this time. We could not of dreamed of all the support this blog has given us.

Wake & Pray: It's TRANSFER Day!

Our appointment started at 10AM this morning for blood work in the fertility office. Next step, surgery center downstairs. Thankfully, these 2 places are in the same building on days like today when it’s raining cats & dogs outside- - Thanks Hurricane Barry!

This procedure requires a full bladder so water, water, & more water intake were my goals while waiting to be called back to pre-op. After pre-op Dr.K brought in our little picture of our baby embryos in which I’ve included above. This image is taken inside of their petri dish. We have successfully transferred a A/5AA & A-/4AB. Transferring 2 embryos isn’t common & doc said especially now, but since we did that last time & we got ONE happy, healthy baby out of it then it makes sense that was the route we took again.

I’m sure most of you by now have seen the recent scare with another fertility clinic in the USA (not going to mention name of clinic on here) transferring babies that were NOT those parents’ actual embryos. MAJOR SCARE! At our doctor office though I’m confident without a doubt we have received ours each & every time. They take such great care of us & thoroughly examine every single detail. Once the petri dish is brought into the transfer room EVERY person in the room verifies patients name, etc before anything further happens.

Our waiting game begins now! Our next appointment will include a pregnancy test at the clinic on July 25^th. As of today, I am considered PUPO (Pregnant Until Proven Otherwise) in the fertility world. I will be on modified bedrest until our next appointment. 

Prayers, prayers, prayers for sticky baby dust continues! The next 9 days are going to seem like an eternity, but we cannot be any more thrilled to be on this wonderful journey once again. A huge thank you to everyone who has checked on us or even just sent a simple message to tell me they are praying for us thus far. You are so appreciated more than we could ever express!