Exactly a year after the IVF transfer that turned into my third ectopic pregnancy in early 2017, we did another transfer. Inbetween, we did a frozen egg transfer in the spring and another fresh cycle in the autumn, both of which failed. That was the end of our free state-funded IVF attempts. In the autumn we also took adoption classes, with the intention of doing three more fresh IVF cycles this year before switching our focus to adoption.
In December I started the medication to prepare for another fresh cycle, and in January we went through with the egg retrieval + transfer. To our great surprise, it was successful, and a few weeks later we got to see the tiniest flicker of a heartbeat for the first time. For the next weeks and months we held our breaths waiting for the other shoe to drop, but the baby continued to grow and with each milestone passed we were able to slowly start believing that it could actually work this time.This was the announcement I posted on Instagram in May:
Five years, three ectopic pregnancies, one early miscarriage, two IUIs, two emergency surgeries, one planned surgery, five IVF cycles, four egg retrievals, five IVF transfers, over 3,000 miles travelled, countless ultrasounds, blood draws and injections. All got us here, to the strong twelve cell egg that we transferred in January that has decided to stick around and made it so much further than the four that came before it. After a journey like this it is hard to fully comprehend that it is finally happening, but more (much more!) likely than not, a little one will be joining us in October.
My due date is October 14th, so just over a month left to go unless baby decides to suprise us with an early arrival. I am so grateful that we are close to reaching the end of this long winding journey and can't wait to meet our little girl ♥
Before we jump to the fact that stress really does cause infertility, we should analyze other given reasons and known facts that work begins causing infertility scientifically.
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