We got the call from our clinic. And it worked – we’re pregnant! It’s a phone call that changes your life and yet there isn’t much to react to. Don’t get me wrong, I can’t begin to describe how excited I am that we have had success with this whole process. But now it feels like we have lots of waiting to do – waiting to find out how many babies there are, waiting to make sure we get past the first 12-14 weeks, waiting to tell our family and friends. And you can’t really start planning for anything either. So we just keep the news and excitement inside until we get a few weeks down the road.
It occurs to me how lucky we have been through the process (not lucky to have needed to go through it in the first place). We had wonderful results with the egg retrieval (17), we had great results with fertilization (14), and we had great results with viable embryos (2 transferred and 8 frozen). I don’t think we could have hoped for each step to have gone better. For me, it’s especially such a relief to know we have the frozen embryos because this means we will never have to start from scratch with a fresh cycle. This means less needle sticks, fewer appointments and an easier process all around. So that is an extra relief for me personally.
Of course, we might not ever go through another cycle if we end up with multiples. But that’s news we have to wait for over the next few weeks.
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