I had my egg retrieval (aka Harvest Day) last Thursday and it went VERY well!
I had 28 eggs harvested, which the Doc. said is GREAT, and they took Jim's sperm (that was donated that day) and used a "dropper" and created our little ones in a small cup. They estimate that 3-5 days will be needed to get to the right fertilization point.
Of those 28, 17 have fertilized and are splitting and growing rapidly. Of those 17, they will take 2 that look "very good" and implant them into my me. The rest will be frozen for me to use at a later point.
So far it's been a bit of a rough ride, my insides feel like they've been blended then left to ferment into a bloated gas bubble that has overtaken my whole stomach. Nice little visual with your morning cup of coffee :-))))
* This is a picture of me from yesterday...Excited to go on an outing into the real world again...I didn't make it too far...returned to the couch an hour later. *
My IMPLANT DAY is TOMORROW afternoon! We think it's funny that we will be able to know exactly when we conceived... Tuesday, the Twentieth, Two thousand and Ten (that's all T's...funny huh).
I will be on bed-rest from the time I get back tomorrow afternoon until Friday morning. Ugghhh...not looking forward to that...I get very stir-crazy!
Okay, I know I've asked you to pray...but I'm asking you to pray again...pray in agreement that my body will receive the eggs and a pregnancy WILL happen.
"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born, I consecrated you…”
– Jeremiah 1:5
"We prayed for this child and the Lord has granted us what we asked of Him."
- I Samuel 1:27
Jaclyn, you've been through so much already!
ReplyDeleteAs strange as this will sound, I hope you don't feel better too quickly. Meaning, I hope you're feeling tired & nausiated soon because you're growing a strong, healthy baby inside!:-) And you're right, I don't think we appreciate how wonderful it is to feel good until we don't feel so good. BUT, it'll be totally worth in the end!
Praying that your body will accept those tiny baby beginnings & nurture & grow them/it into the precious son or daughter you've been longing for.
God's blessing on you & Jim!
Amy Larson
Praying for you still!
ReplyDeleteHere is another verse for you and Jim to claim over your body...
The fruit of your womb will be Blessed! Deuteronomy 28:4
-Marissa