Hey guys! We are BACK & ready to get round 2 started. We had planned keeping our babies close in age from the beginning. I have planned to have an April baby ever since Daddy had his wreck in April 2007 which is his birth month, too!
In January we went for our first consultation visit at the fertility clinic since having Alston. Basically this visit was to discuss dates & times for everything to happen in order for us to do another transfer in time for us to have a baby “hopefully” in/around April 2020.
Dr. K gave us a transfer month of July. Before going any further, I had to have an SHG (sonohysterogram) procedure done (previously I had a HSG done in which I’ll further explain the difference below. They are very similar!) because I had a csection with Alston. In other words, they needed to be sure no scar tissue had gotten in my tubes to cause delays in our process. This test is very important because it is the most common cause of miscarriages. I was prescribed an antibiotic to take twice daily starting the day before the test & to last through one day after the test. We received our test results today & everything is normal & looked great per the nurse. HOORAY!
THE DIFFERENCES:
Hysterosalpingogram (HSG)
Is an X-ray where they inject radiographic dye into your uterus. This travels into and through the fallopian tubes if they’re clear. Other issues it can find are: injuries, abnormal shape or structure, polyps, fibroids or adhesions. This one is usually more accurate as they take pictures of different angles and the x-ray allows you to see more clearly what’s happening.
Saline Sonohysterogram (SHG) or more commonly known as “the water test”
They inject sterile water through the uterus for an ultrasound. It is a non-radiologic method of assessing fallopian tubes and uterine shape but is typically less expensive. There’s no exposure to radiation and because no X-ray equipment is required, the procedure is usually done in the office. The water test is usually done for a follow up, eg if the HSG spots an abnormality the saline test can detect if it is polyps or fibroids.
In my opinion the SHG was a lot less painful than the HSG I had done the first round of IVF.
We are praying we will get to follow along with our schedule this summer we made in January with no bumps along the way! Prayers also for this transfer to be just as successful as our first one. We will not be starting anything else until this summer; therefore, it will be awhile before another update but I want to be as transparent with you guys as I was the first time. It helped us along with us helping others by sharing our story! ♥️