Here are some pictures from the 5 day transfer:
As you know, I had acupuncture done both before and after the transfer. There are great studies that show acupuncture improves IVF rates, and we also did it in 2008. Our acupuncturist Michelle was amazing, came to the clinic and set us all up. She gave me warm blankets. She had great, great energy.
Here are a few shots from that:
Ears!
Belly!
Feet!
Forehead!
Here is me in full glory with all needles a pokin'. I was pretty damn relaxed. Check the orange.
Ok, even Mark got in on the action. He was super nervous and the Needle Lady said she'd give him a couple pokes too. It was funny to look at especially when he's trying to take pictures and there's a needle between his eyes.
Ok, now that all the needles are done, it's time to head into the transfer room. Exciting! In less than 10 minutes, our little guygirl will be back in its rightful home, my womb. This was her staring at my bladder to confirm it was nice and full prior to the transfer. Tricked you all, I wasn't in agony! I better managed my water intake and advocated for myself to pee when it was painful. That worked! On to the bladder.
Indeed it was full enough. "Perfect!" is what I think the doc said. So she did a 'test' transfer by placing the catheter into my uterus, which went in fine. So then it was go time:
Here I am watching our little dude come back to us on the big screen:
And then just like that, it was done. 6 months of planning and preparing, 50+ shots, 50 million emotions later, and just like that, heshe is back with us, finally.
Elation! Joy! It's done!
More elation! I was laughing and crying, so happy it was over.
Ok, now I'm just gloating. Here are some classic shots:
I did it, I did it, I did it!
Two, count them TWO babies! (in the family, not in my womb!)
Me looking at Mark, feeling the love.
And of course, here is the shot where I started texting all of the peeps that have been rooting me on in this journey from the start.
AND LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, the first baby picture of our little blast.
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful.
And this is a really, really cool video. They had placed our embryo under the microscope and were trying to find him to be sucked into the catheter tube. It gave us a great sense of just how utterly TINY this little being is. Not even visible to the human eye, not bigger than a tip of a pencil.
And now, they are with me. :-)
