To pee or not to pee.

Those who have gone through the IVF process know that it's not a fast moving event.  For surrogacy it can be even slower.  It seems like a constant waiting game.  Waiting for appointments, waiting for tests, waiting for those results and then waiting for a transfer date.  Once the transfer actually takes place the longest wait of all begins...the two week wait!

Our transfer was on February 15th at 10am.  Two embryos with some great grading were implanted by the wonderful Dr M at the Montreal Fertility Clinic.  He sent us on our way and said that our first Beta would be on February 24th, 9 days after transfer.

So then the dilemma begins.  Should I test at home?  What if it's negative?  What if it's positive?  I asked the IP's if they wanted me to wait.  They said test at home but don't tell us unless there is good news to share.  So of course, impatient me tested on day 5 after transfer.  I used a Clearblue test and got the most faint squinter I have ever seen.  I went out that morning and picked up a two pack that included a digital test.  Exactly 5 days to the hour after transfer I tested again.  With the word YES staring back at me I was so excited to contact IM to tell her the news.

The testing didn't stop there.  On the 23rd,  IM messaged me asking if I had tested again.  No, I hadn't....one positive test was enough for me.  Knowing that she wasn't completely convinced yet, out I went to get more tests.  This time the line was there but lighter than the one from days earlier.  Holy stress!  Was something wrong?  I tried to tell myself that positive is positive but after doing some searching on the Internet I found there could be reasons for the lighter line.  Google is not my friend!
It was suggested to me that I test again later that afternoon.  I followed that suggestion and sure enough the line was darker this time.  That's it!  No more testing for me....I can't handle the stress of pink lines.

The next morning...9 days post transfer I headed to the lab for my first Beta.  When the call finally came in the next morning....see more of that waiting game, the results were exactly what we had hoped for.  Beta was 180.  I went again on day 11 for the second Beta and again we received some great results....423!

I am pregnant!

After 10 years of disappointment my IP's have finally heard what they have longed for.  They are going to be parents.  Next week I have my 6 week ultrasound to see if there is one or two in here. Then the fun of the next 9 months as he/she/they grow.

Thank you to all who have supported me through this and for sending your sticky vibes....it worked!  Thank you to my husband who has been giving me my injections each night and to my sister in law who did it in a pinch this weekend.  I think she was looking forward to finally jabbing a sharp object into my body!  lol

That's all for tonight....I need to hunt down some ice cream!