I’m sorry this took so long to write I’ve just been trying to process everything. I had my FET (frozen Embryo Transfer) on July 14th 2022. I got a phone call 2 weeks later that the transfer had been successful and that I had was pregnant! I felt so overjoyed and overwhelmed how was it possible I got so lucky the 1st try?!
I had my pregnancy ultrasound on August 9th 2022. My heart shattered when I was told that the embryo implanted into my left fallopian tube. Another ectopic pregnancy in the same tube. After speaking with the Drs. We both determined it would be best to remove both tubes. ( They should have been removed before even trying).
There was a heartbeat 🥺 I was so close. The next day August 10th 2022 I had both of my tubes removed and I can never try naturally again. This REALLY broke my heart.
But I’m not giving up on baby Ransom. On December 2nd I had my 2nd FET and on the 16th I was informed that my pregnancy test was negative. I’m sad 😭 I know this is part of my journey it’s just so hard my body is going through a lot with all of the hormones I’m taking, needles I need everyday (shout out to hubby for stabbing me everyday) losing weight is becoming so hard. I will be planning another cycle I have 6 more embryos left and alot of hope.
I’m sorry this is so short after being MIA for so long. This is all I can write right now without crying.
Give me some encouraging words please I’m going through it.
Y’all. I’m tired!! I know it’s worth it and I’m so grateful to have this expirience and to be able to afford it. I’m just tired of waiting! This will be an update of what I’ve went through for the past couple of months and what’s to happen in the future.
I started my IVF injections on May 6th 2022. These medications were to help stimulate my ovaries and encourage follicle growth for my egg retrieval. I did my trigger shot on May 17th. The injections weren’t too bad, I did have to give them to myself in the abdomen everyday which was interesting. My Egg retrieval was on May 18th. I had 60+ mature follicles WHICH IS AMAZING. AND HURT LIKE HELL.(my ovaries were swollen and touching!!)
My very swollen ovaries touching. The sacs you see are follicles. Follicles are small fluid filled sacs they carry developing eggs.
On the night before my egg retrieval I was not to eat or drink anything as I was to be put under for this procedure.
I got to RAD at 5:30 am to prep for the procedure. By 6 AM I was on the table and fast asleep! I woke to be told that 19 eggs were retrieved!!! Before the procedure my Dr. Asked how many I thought they were going to get I said “20” she informed me that those numbers are above average and we will see. I woke up to the Dr. telling me that they were able to get 19 (so basically I was right lol)
Out of the 19 eggs, 13 were fertilized, and 8 made it to the blastocyst stage needed to be able to freeze the embryos. Altogether we currently have 8 good quality embryos frozen! I’m so excited!
I started birth control the same day my period started to help regulate everything before the next step of embryo transfer. Now that I am off the birth control and had my baseline appointment to check that my lining was thin and my labs were good to go, I started taking Estrace. Estrace is essentially estrogen. It is used to help build the uterine lining for the embryo transfer. I am to do this every 8 hours.
My next appointment will be on the 6th of July to check that my uterine lining is getting thicker and that I have not ovulated from there we will be able to set our FET (Frozen Embryo Transfer) date!!! We did not get the PGT testing done so knowing the sex of the baby will be a total surprise! Which is also very exciting!
2 weeks after the FET we will be taking a pregnancy test to see if the embryo has stuck! On July 9th I will start progesterone in oil injections these are given in the buttock region.
The needle on the left was light work a piece of cake even, those were the ones I had to inject in my abdomen. The entirety of the needle on the right is going to be administered in the muscle basically in my hip for 8-12 weeks. My husband will most definitely be giving me these.
This will be my last post until I feel comfortable announcing if Baby Ransom decided to stick around. Wish us lots of luck and baby dust everyone. ✨
To Baby Ransom Mommy and Daddy are anxious and patiently waiting for you to make yourself known we love you so much already! We feel like we’re so close yet so far away.🥺
Took me awhile to finally update this. Well here we go.. On March 1st (my husband’s birthday) I was given the ok for IVF!!! (best bday gift ever!!) I’m literally still in shock and disbelief at how fast things are going. I’ve had so many appointments lately that’s it’s been hard to keep up! I have my baseline appointment tomorrow (blood work and ultrasound) not to mention it’s my BIRTHDAY AS WELL!! 🥳
So many years of trying and I’m just nervous for the outcome. I start the meds (shots) on Friday (May 6th) and get evaluated from there. Postings here may be far and in-between going forward! I’m going to be so busy and tired!! Anyway here’s my calendar for those that want to see what’s going on.
If you read the last blog post you know that my last pregnancy ended up being an ectopic pregnancy in my left fallopian tube. The process to help resolve this issue was done at both Christiana Care and RAD.
At Christiana Care I was administered a dose of Methotrexate. Methotrexate is a Chemotherapy and Immunosuppressive drug. This was used to help dissolve the pregnancy so I wouldn’t need to get surgery (removal of fallopian tube). To be honest it made me feel sick and tired!!!
After the dose of Methotrexate I was monitored by blood work every week to make sure the pregnancy hormones were depleting at the expected levels. I did this for about a month until the test for HCG showed negative.
Now it feels as though we’re back at square 1.
I did have a very promising telemedicine appointment with Dr. McGuirk. She advised me that they’re scared I may have another ectopic pregnancy if I were to try to conceive naturally again. So we talked out our plan of action. I had 2 choices testing, then IVF OR Testing, Non Invasive surgery then IVF. I opted to try IVF without surgical intervention first.
IVF or In vitro fertilization is a process of fertilisation where an egg is combined with sperm in vitro. The process involves monitoring and stimulating a person’s ovulatory process, removing an ovum or ova from their ovaries and letting sperm fertilize them in a culture medium in a laboratory. Once the eggs become fertilized we’ll wait to see how many embryos form and freeze them and move forward.
All in all I’m very nervous and excited about our strides being made towards Baby Ransom!❤
Mission Impossible 