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October 2008 
The Frozen Embryo Transfer Diary - The Final Go - Update
Posted on May 1st, 2008
by 
Redzer
Redzer
I thought it might be good to give an update prior to my visit to IVF Hammersmith on Monday for a pregnancy test. In the last few days, I've been experiencing interrupted sleep (due to many visits to the loo) and have been extremely tired in the afternoons. I haven't had any significant breast pain. These experiences are completely different to the way I felt in January when I had a chemical pregnancy. Further, some of these symptoms may well be due to the progesterone and oestrogen supplements I am continuing to take.
Anyhow, I did a test a couple of days ago (at night which was pointless in any case) and it was negative. However, at 03:00 today, I again had to get up and thought I would try again; the result was entirely different - positive. My husband got up at the same time so I could show him the test.
Obviously, our experience last time was not great and it is still very early days. I need to find out from IVF Hammersmith on Monday about the HCG hormone levels to ensure they are within the bands of having the potential to sustain a pregnancy to full term. However, this does feel like good news and that the last three months' preparation has not gone to waste.
If it is truely positive and I am pregnant, then a lot will have to change career-wise perhaps and there will be tonnes to think about. For the moment, I'm not going to allow myself to get too upbeat until I have all the facts. The embryologist did suggest that because one of the embryos had cells dividing prior to transfer, that this was a very good sign.
Anyhow, I did a test a couple of days ago (at night which was pointless in any case) and it was negative. However, at 03:00 today, I again had to get up and thought I would try again; the result was entirely different - positive. My husband got up at the same time so I could show him the test.
Obviously, our experience last time was not great and it is still very early days. I need to find out from IVF Hammersmith on Monday about the HCG hormone levels to ensure they are within the bands of having the potential to sustain a pregnancy to full term. However, this does feel like good news and that the last three months' preparation has not gone to waste.
If it is truely positive and I am pregnant, then a lot will have to change career-wise perhaps and there will be tonnes to think about. For the moment, I'm not going to allow myself to get too upbeat until I have all the facts. The embryologist did suggest that because one of the embryos had cells dividing prior to transfer, that this was a very good sign.
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