Life is emotional right now, and not just because I started back to work last week. This week last year we embarked on our second major baby attempt - and Talia entered our lives.....
10/19/08: I have rested for the past 36 hours in hopes that the one embryo that was transferred Friday has found a nice new home. Only one of the five frozen embryos survived (or was of good quality). Apparently, one other one survived but it split. The doctor said that the one he transferred was "perfect" and should get me pregnant.... I do think there are several benefits of this time over last in terms of success: 1) My body is not recovering from a retrieval. 28 follicles were removed last time and the transfer was just 5 days later. There's a good chance that my recovery (loss of blood, swelling, etc) made it less likely for success. 2) The embryo this time has been frozen, thawed, and still grew to be of "perfect" quality. In my mind, survival of the fittest applies here! 3) My blood results indicate that hormone levels are perfect! I've been on estrogen pills and patches for two weeks to build my uterine lining. Then, last Sunday, we started nightly progesterone injections to prepare the lining to be receptive. Blood results the day of transfer were perfect. Last time, my body was still on a bit of a roller coaster ride from developing all of those eggs. After transfer, my estrogen level dipped way down and did not fully recover. This time, there should be no issue with maintaining levels with similar does of medication..... So, the logical engineer in me has thought out why I should be optimistic. Please don't prove me wrong little one!
Alysia
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She is a perfect miracle, indeed!
Truly a miracle! Every time we look at her we are thankful for miracles. And to see how happy you two are brings tears to our eyes. (So much love) We are all truly blessed.
and then there was Talia........our sweetest little miracle child!
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