Transfer Day

October 29th was our transfer date. We were so excited for the day to arrive and to be PUPO (pregnant until proven otherwise). The night before, we stayed home, made homemade pizza, and just relaxed. I was still sore from the retrieval and wanted to take it easy. The days we stay home and do nothing are my favourite. 

At the transfer, the lab told us that they had two great looking blasts to choose from and they had 6 others that they were going to keep on eye on for one more day to see if they made it to blast to freeze. We won't find out about those 6 embabies until we receive a report in the mail. I had a dream (before the transfer) that we ended up with 8, so this would be amazing if they all made it!

The day of the transfer also happened to be the first day that I started to get my energy back. It was slow going for a bit for me. 

Since the transfer, I've been trying to keep myself busy. Yesterday was a fun evening full of trick or treating and this evening is my hair trial for my wedding. But I am still counting down the days until I have the chance to take a pregnancy test. I don't think I have the self control to wait until next Friday! I'm thinking I will start testing on day 6 post 5 day transfer. 

Below is a little something I found that grieves a brief little note on what our blast should be doing (by God's grace!): 

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• Day 1 – After the embryos are transferred, the cells keep dividing. The blastocyst begins to emerge from its shell and this process is called hatching.
• Day 2 – The second day is crucial because this is the time when the embryo begins to attach itself to the uterine lining. The blastocyst continues to grow.
• Day 3 – On this day, the blastocyst invades into the uterine lining and implantation begins. The woman may have light bleeding and spotting on this day
• Day 4 – On the fourth day, the blastocyst continues dig deeper into the uterus Light bleeding and spotting may continue on this day as the embryo invades the endometrial blood vessels to nourish itself through the maternal blood supply. 
• Day 5 – On the fifth day, implantation is considered complete. The embryo is developing vigorously.
• Day 6 – The growing embryo triggers the release of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) into the blood stream. This is a hormone that is produced by the syncytiotrophoblast, the specialised cells which will form the placenta later on
• Day 7 – The fetal development is in full swing and the embryo continues to develop quickly. As the placenta begins to take shape, it continues to release more hCG into the blood stream
• Day 8 – More hCG is released into the blood, as fetal development continues and the placenta begins to function.
• Day 9 – By this time, the levels of the hormone hCG, are high enough in the blood stream to be detected. You may take a home pregnancy test today. If the test is negative, it could still be a false negative. Wait for another two days and take the test again. The blood test for beta HCG is much more relaible and is usually done about 10 -12 days after blastocyst transfer.