Bliss

Someone pinch me quick and hard! No words can truly express how I feel at this moment. Can it be possible? Do dreams really come true?

Yesterday, "C" took two HPTs and got a faint line both times. It was exciting - I had a big grin on my face but kept both feet on the ground since they could have been false positives. However, "C" went in for a beta test today and it was confirmed - she is PREGGO!!!!! Beta = 42.5 so we may get another beta early next week to see how things are progressing. Tomorrow, "C" will also make her first appointment for April - hopefully, she can schedule it for two weeks down the road. The heartbeat should be detected by then and I can come out for that.

I know it's still early but nonetheless it's exciting news. I know many things can happen (or not happen) moving forward but for now, I'm in ultimate bliss.

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Evolution

Our second transfer attempt was not successful. It was disappointing news but it did not put me in that temporary mental dark space like the first unsuccessful attempt did.

"C" was having great difficulty with the injections and medication so we have decided to pursue traditional surrogacy. That leaves me with two frozen embryos to use in the future.

Where are we now? Well, "C" ovulated some time between March 23 and 24 using OPKs - we did inseminations on March 24 and 25. Today is 17 dpo but no positive HPT. She also went in today for a beta test and that also came out as negative. The good news is that there are no signs that her period is coming. I did some research and there's a chance she's missed her period. "Many things can cause missed periods, including illness, stress, excessive exercise, and hormonal imbalances." Of course, we are crossing fingers that "C" is pregnant due to a late implanter.

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Patient

I am once again waiting for the transfer results. This is my second attempt - first using frozen embryos. Two embryos were initially thawed but one did not survive so they thawed another... successfully. Both embroys were great according to the doctor. This leaves me two more frozen embryos to use in the future. Transfer was made on Friday, February 23.

There isn't much more to say for now. Although I'm sure there will be home pregnancy tests taken prior to, our beta test is scheduled for Friday, March 9. That will be 14dp3dt.

The time will fly by as life has thrown me several curve balls but I am trying to catch as many as I can. On the positive side, it keeps me mentally busy. But of course, I am hoping for the best with this second attempt.

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