Today was Embryo Transfer Day! There were six embryos today, and the two 'best' ones were transferred. The remaining embryos were not as developed as the others, but the lab will continue to watch them and give us an update tomorrow.
First, John and I had to change into surgical scrubs (for him; gown for me), foot covers, and hair covers. Of course I took pictures:
The transfer itself involved me lying on the exam table, in stirrups, while the nurse held an ultrasound wand on my abdomen. The doctor was given the two embryos in a syringe with a long, flexible catheter. He guided it into the uterus through the cervix, and we were able to watch the whole thing on the ultrasound monitor. The whole process was uncomfortable at times but not painful. And seeing the two little embryos deposited into the womb was so cool!
The embryos are the whitish blobs in the center, slightly to the left.
We were left in the room for awhile so I could lie flat before we were discharged. We started to get slap-happy with the camera:
Holding the now-empty dish that the embryos were in
Me holding the printout with a picture of our two little beans. Aren't they cute?
Things just really degraded from there..LOL..
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