And so the LTTTC saga continues...
For those of you that have been following our story today it gets even more interesting/weird/and messing with our heads.
For those of you who haven't quick history. DH and I are both 41 and we met 4 years ago, got married last Easter and started TTC November 2010. Nothing after 6 months, so off to the docs, then onto FS. 5 rounds of IVF later (3 stims, 3 FET's) and in June we finally got our BFP. 7 week scan all good, bubs in right place heart beat 120bpm. Happy days. 3 weeks later I went for another scan as I wasnt feeling pg enough, only to be told that bubs had stopped growing and no heartbeat. D&C in July.
We decided to keep going as age is not on our side. I was sad, but needed to be pg again. We had more consults with our FS and decided to use our last two frosties. I had another pipelle biopsy and decided to try a natural cycle this time. My other FETs had been medicated.
So today is transfer day of our two remaining blasties. We drove to the airport, jumped on a plane, caught two buses and finally arrived at our clinic. We were told that our two blasties had thawed 100%, so we were pretty excited. We had been told at a previous transfer that our embryo from our February EPU was bridging and could possibly go on to become twins. This time they said that the embro is not bridging, so not too sure what went on there. Still 2 were going back in. More than enough. Legs up in the air and the transfer goes ahead. They withdraw the catheta and check its all clear, no worries all good, and off I go to get changed. When I come out of the loo there are all five staff are now huddled around the tv screen. Then we get whisked into our FS office and told that something rare has happened. When the catheta was checked they found an embyo. An 8 cell embryo. The two put back in me were definately blasts. We have the pics to prove it. So it appears that when we DTD Sunday morning we conceived. And they had pulled it out of me :o It is a day 3 embryo.
I burst into tears. DH thought WTF!!! We had conceived on our own. And now it was out of me. :cry: We were all so stunned and shocked and the staff were even more shocked than us I think. The plan is now to grow it out to day 5 and hope and pray it can be frozen. My clinic is not open on Sundays so the Director of the Lab said he would get someone to come in and freeze it and call me on the day to let us know either way.
There are so many thoughts going through my head. We now have another FET to go through if these two dont stick, but will we have to pay for that transfer, when it was already in me :( At least I dont have to do another stim next month :) As it was a natural cycle they said it was a really good environment and the best conditions for the two newbies. What are the odds of putting the catheta in the exact spot that the embryo was in, it surviving being pulled out of me, going back to the dish and being found. My FS said they are sticky. Lucky it didnt drop on the floor. But since it was so sticky it obviously wasn't going anywhere in me. It was there to stay.
Another thing is that we have never had my tubes checked to see if they are clear. Well, apparently one of them is clear!
They say its only happened once in 18 years. My FS said he has never seen it before.
Now my concerns are will the embryo survive being transferred from my nice warm uterus to a dish??? Its not the same as the womb. The Lab Director said that he would take it back to his lab and put it under better microscope and check it over. Its a day 3, 8 cell which he said was good.
I almost feel like we have had another miscarriage. I know the emby still had to grow and stick and embed, but it was there and now its not.
My FS thinks its a really high chance that I will get pg this cycle. :crossfingers: he is right.
So to the girls who have just had a miscarriage and a d&c apparently you are highly fertile afterwards. So DTD!!!
DH and I both processing our day and as we have not told anyone we are in cycle, I cant blab to my friends.
Still on the flip side I have 2 blasties in me and I feel really positive about this cycle. I have been saying my affirmations. I love my body, I love my body...They now want me to use the prog pessaries which I thought I would get out of this cycle, but I dont care. Anything be pg again.
My BT is on the 5th October so now the TWW starts. I feel a bit crampy and know that in the next two days they should burrow in. Maybe we will have twins not triplets :)
And so the LTTTC saga continues...
Omg - I'm shocked Vic! I can't believe that. Just when you think you know everything there is to know about Ivf... that's truly amazing. This cycle sounds promising, crossing everything for you. Xx
And so the LTTTC saga continues...
Oh my gosh I read this and was in that much shock dh asked what I was reading, when I told him he had the most stunned look on his face.
What an unfortunate thing to occur I can only imagine your mixed feelings.
Given what has happened you would think if you did need to use it that they would come to some arrangement with payment as it essentially is an unusual circumstance.
I hope the two you had transferred are just as sticky and you get a bfp.
Crossing my fingers for you and sending you a huge hug xo
