Friday, 25 August 2006

Day 15: 4 cell embryo

After an early night, our excitement continues this morning: today we are going to be another step closer to our baby!

I feel all relaxed after my appointment with the acupuncturist last night. She stayed late, especially for me, so she could see me before the transfer and ensure the best possible circumstances for the embryo. How good is that! Embryo you are very welcome!

The hospital has some good news this morning; the embryo has divided into two cells and is a good quality embryo. I'm told that if we get to the hospital early, we can have a look at the Flonny in the making prior to the transfer.

When we arrive in the hospital, our enthusiastic embryo has already divided into four cells and we can see it under the microscope. It is really amazing to see our embryo. This little life in the making, this little wonder is a combination of our cells! Jonny squeezes my hand and we smile at each other.

The actual transfer takes less than 5 minutes. On a screen we follow the embryo being transferred to my uterus. They double check that it is not left in the small cathether. And that is it. Officially I'm not pregnant yet, but it feels very special to have come this far. In exactly two weeks time we can do a pregnancy test at home.


We leave the hospital smiling.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

wow, what an amazing thing i must be to see the embryo under a microscope!
not possible in our MAP center... maybe not possible at all in France, I wonder.

anyway, now that this little baby to be is safe in your belly, take car of you Flo, and rest as much as possible.
doctors tell me to live a normal life after an embryo transfer, but I've always been particularly careful to avoid any risk.

I keep my fingers crossed for the pregnancy test... and hope this time will be the good one for you.

cheers,
Christine