The 9 cell had the most promise for becoming a baby. The embryo's survived the thaw and are now a 9cell, two 4cell and one little 2cell. I am not nervous at all as I hear it feels like nothing more than a pap smear. To my surprise it never hurt at all but it was a bit sore afterwards.Īfter having my fourth needle we all get ready for the four hour drive to New Jersey for the transfer. It is a horrible way to wake up every morning knowing you have to have a needle! After much whining and complaing Heather finally injects me for the first time. I have to start with 1/2 cc before noon and 1cc each day after. They are almost two inches long (20gauge needle) and have to go in the upper outer quadrant of my buttock. After she gives me the instructions I cry for about an hour terrified about the needles. The IVF nurse calls me the day before to tell me to start my progesterone injections. I am now on estrace, progesterone suppositories, medrol and doxycycline. I am staying with Heather and Sergey in Maryland at their home. Will the IVF transfer be painful? Will I have to have the daily injections? I miss my family, I can't imagine being away from them for ten days! I am so nervous on the flight, thinking about everything that is going to happen. My flight leaves Toronto for Baltimore at 6:30pm. Tristan also enjoyed the trip! We left for Ontario the next day. They take us for a tour of Washington D.C which we absolutely loved. We sign the contracts with Heather and Sergey at the hotel we are staying in. All the tests go perfectly and I am started on an oral medication called estrace. It is the first time we meet Heather and Sergey. We leave our home at 8:30pm in Ontario and arrive by 8:30am. I have to be at the fertility clinic the next morning for bloodwork and ultrasounds. My husband, myself, and our son Tristan pack the car for the trip to New Jersey. Four fertilize and are frozen for the transfer! She goes to the Cooper Clinic for IVF in New Jersey and has six eggs retrieved. I was so happy to be doing this.Īfter months of painful injections Heather has her egg retrieval. We continued our emails getting to know each other and before I knew it we were doing bloodwork, physical exams and legal contracts. I felt greatly for Heather and wanted to help her. A year earlier Heather had been in a car accident when she was 8 months pregnant with twins and tragically lost the babies and needed a hysterectomy. Heather and her husband Sergey needed a gestational carrier to help them with their family. I had posted an ad on online and had received over 200 emails from couples in need! I had already been through two IP's that had fallen through and was afraid to get my hopes up again. After seven months of searching for IP's (intended parents) I received an email from Heather in Maryland.
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