I'm still walking on clouds since last Thursday. Well, not every moment of the day, but I've found that little happy thoughts will pop into my brain.
"OMG, they were both normal. BOTH!"
"I might actually see 2 lines on a HPT some day!"
"That was good news!"
I think that is what has hit me the most. That result was the first truly good news we've had on the TTC front in over 2 years. I mean sure, I've gotten test results back that were not bad. But really, at best, they were neutral results. Like, "Pie, you don't have a screwed up karyotype" or "Mr. P's sperm count is within the normal range" or "Your lining and hormone levels are where we want them." Things going as they should, but not really news that you would shout from the rooftops. More neutral, really.
But this - this is shout-from-the-rooftops worthy. This means my odds of having a child genetically related to both me and Mr. P have suddenly gone up. Above even odds. That is the best news I've gotten since we started naively trying to expand our family in August 2007.
A few commenters asked if we would still cycle again in January. Yes, that is the plan. My reasoning is I might as well cycle while I'm young (or at least no older than I am now, or in January). With the new vitrification, keeping embies in cold storage comes with less risk. And if we can make even 1 more genetically normal blast, our odds of a take-home baby will go up even more. I see it as family planning, but instead of the fertile version of this (having unprotected sex at the right times when you are ready to have another kid), I'm banking my kids, storing them away to be doled out at 2 or 3 FETs in the future.
I'm hoping Chilly Willy and Frozen Frannie will have another snow-sibling in January. Transfer in Spring '10.
Repeat: Cold Peace
1 day ago
and I bet the good news keeps on coming!!! You are very blessed to have more than 1 normal and have the opportunity for a baby now and sibling(s) in the future. I did another cycle specifically to make sure I got that sibling and it just didn't happen, ended up with 1 total normal. I'm not complaining because I am pg with that 1, but sad that I have no siblings on ice. All that to say, I think it's great that you're cycling again and hopefully adding to your frozen children family while you can. Can't wait to hear more good news!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you got good news! I hope that this is a new trend for you!!
ReplyDeleteICLW
I've just found your blog today and wanted to pop in and say congratulations on your good news. So seldom do we get to enjoy happy news on this process so its nice to read it does exist! i'm about to embark on IVF#3 myself so hoping that 3 is the lucky number for me.
ReplyDeleteI bet this news will carry you along for quite a while (as it should!). I still draw on the fact that TFO has/had the best DNA fragmentation results his urologist had ever seen.
ReplyDeleteYou definitely should be shouting from the rooftops! You have 2 "babies" just waiting for you. I'm hoping you get at least one more to add to the crew!
ReplyDeleteWhoo hoo! Just seeing this awesome news, Pie! This is GREAT!!!! Stay up on cloud nine. It is NICE up there, I hear : ) Wishing you all the best.
ReplyDeleteMo
I know you have had some sad days where things have felt blue but from now on, until Spring 2010 you can have some happy days thinking that those babies are waiting to join you when the time in right and this really IS the same as other 'Not TCC' people whose future babies are waiting too. Happy news and hope for the future
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What a wonderful train of thought - stockpiling frozen embies so you can have a nice, big family! Grinning from ear to ear for you! :-)
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Maddy
I'm so happy for you! That is such wonderful news :D I pray that your cycle in January gives you another frozen emby and that the transfer in Spring produces a little one! Good luck!
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