Technically,
I received the call on Friday. We went on a quick trip and I didn’t
feel like posting. Being in a hotel room feels like escaping reality.
Your existence centers around that little room and it’s easy not to
care about what is happening elsewhere. Sooooooo….we’re back home
now.
Out
of the eight embryos tested; five were cleared as “normal.”
And—spoil alert—they are all girls. We now have five tiny female
embabies waiting for us. Still, nothing is guaranteed. The chances of
success do rise, but no certainties. We will be transferring just one
embryo at a time. There are several reasons for this. First, I have
previous have suffered from an incompetent cervix. So the smaller the
gamble on multiples, the better. Second, due to the blood clots I
had, again one baby is better. I will be on blood thinners my entire
pregnancy. Third, it seems to be recommended for a normal, healthy
embryo. This will give us five potential attempts.
It
looks like the end of this month or the beginning of November we
should be able to transfer. What of the other three? Two were male,
one undetermined sex. One had trisomy (three copies of a chromosome)
and two had monosomy (one copy of a chromosome).
I
find it all surreal. Basically, we started with 20 maybe babies. Now
we are down to five. I am very grateful to have them. It’s just
astounding to see how fast they can dwindle away.
Can
I go hide in a hotel again?
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