Life Abundant Blog

Our last remaining embryo (a 4AB day 6) was transferred on Wednesday, May 20! On the day of, I wore my “I Believe in Miracles” shirt, the Promise necklace given to me by my best friend, Shontel, and a bracelet + necklace set from The Vintage Sparrow. Like last time, I was told to come without wearing anything scented on, so no lotions, no perfumes, no oils, nothing. I didn’t even wear makeup.

Transfer day for embryo #2 was very different from the last one. There wasn’t a hotel stay involved or anything like that. We didn’t make it a mini-vacation. Instead, we completed the round-trip the same day (it was 5 hours instead of 6!) , which wasn’t my favorite because I wanted to relax after the transfer, but I wasn’t comfortable staying in a hotel during Covid-19. There is no way to know for sure how well a hotel has been disinfected, so it wasn’t worth it. Instead, we trekked back home and I just stayed as relaxed as I could in the car.

Also, due to Covid, Zoey wasn’t allowed to come this time. Instead, she stayed home and some family came to stay with her. This was the first time since March 17 that we had seen any family… I’m so grateful for their willingness to come be with her and give her a fun day since she couldn’t attend the transfer with us.

On April 27, I was put on the schedule for my next attempt at a frozen embryo transfer! I was shocked that I was on the schedule so fast, especially when just three days prior, I had shared a blog post saying it was not a go. I was fully expecting this to happen later in the summer, but obviously feeling incredibly grateful for this opportunity! I decided to keep track of everything in one big blog post, kind of like last time, but in journal style. 🙂

April 27, 2020

I can’t believe that it’s April 27 when I am starting this blog post. I’m going to wait to publicly share about our transfer because let’s face it, we’re in such a strange time right now… a very emotionally-charged time. I’m excited to have my FET scheduled so quickly after my last attempt was canceled. It was just five weeks ago that I got the call that due to Covid-19 and our governor’s mandate, I would not be able to continue with my transfer. I was literally days away from it happening, and the rug was pulled out from under us so quickly. While it was fully expected and I was just counting down the days, I felt numb from it. So disappointed and so numb.

And now here we are. Cycle Day 1 and scheduled for a baseline in just two days. I don’t know how to feel about it so I’m just making sure I get everything in order. Between my meds and the extra things I do to boost my lining, I feel like I’m in a whirlwind of preparation. I think I’ll keep this quiet for a little while because it’s such a sensitive time. I’m cheering on everyone else’s journey and am so glad they’re sharing it! But I feel like I should keep it quiet for a little bit.