Latham, New York

03/29/2012 - Thursday

We flew out from Austin on early Thursday morning. Our flight was at 6am. We reached Providence, Rhode Island around 1:05pm. Rent a car and drove 3 hours away to Albany and Latham, New York.

We didn't get enough sleep. So driving feel way far from it should be. About few yards to the hotel, our car involved in an accident. All of us fine, but the rental car quite damage. We called the rental car to replace the car because we don't want to mess it more than it should be.

03/30/2012 - Friday

I woke up early, nervous because today is my egg retrieval day. We staying at the hotel close enough to the clinic. We arrived around 10:00am, filled necessary forms and Kevin decided to do his specimen collection in the hotel room rather than the clinic. The clinic parking looked full and I can tell it a busy clinic. We went in and I am impressed with the deco and the staff. They are very friendly.

I waited until 11:00am in the lobby, many other women there, some for ultrasounds, some for egg retrieval and some for other things that I don't know of. They asked if I want to do the acupuncture before and after the transfer. I said yes.

Kevin got his 'love container' and went back to the hotel, and I pray he don't have any difficulties to get the specimen. From old experience he will having issues if he feel depress. One of our IUI almost cancelled because took him over 2 hours to get it out. I was watching the clock, it was 11:00am and the nurse called me in. Asked me to change into hospital gown. I had trouble to tie it, took me longer than it suppose to. Once ready the nurse took me into the room and I asked if she can checked if my husband already arrived. She said she will do that after prepping me.

Ten minutes later Kevin came in with a hospital gown and hat...he wanted to stay with me entire time. The Dr. allow it. I met the embryologist, the anesthesiologist, and my RE, Dr. Grossman. They seems very nice.

The anesthesiologist start the procedure and I start feeling very sleepy, then nothing. Last thing I remember they told me they got two eggs. Two eggs??? They retrieved from five follicles, so I may have more. I am quite disappointed if it only two. But after few minutes the nurse came back and told us they actually got five. I am grateful and thankful to Allah at that time. Even it not many, but I hope I have few that will make it. We went back to hotel and I slept until night and then woke up and then slept again. Kevin told me actually while the big needle went it, I moved and made a sound, so they added more meds, I don't remember that at all! He also said that I was snoring and the anesthesiologist laughed. Heheh.

03/31/2012

I continue my Dexamethasone and prenatal vitamin today. The nurse added Endometrin and Estrace and also baby aspirin 81 mg. I kept watching the clock, I know the clinic going to call me today to update us the eggs progress. Around 10:30am, the nurse called and told me that my transfer will be on Day 5 (Wednesday the 4th). That will be our wedding anniversary! She told me that all 5 fertilized. Alhamdullillah. I feel tons of weight lifted at that time. I am praying that it keeps strong until the day of transfer. I am not sure why my RE prefer to transfer on Day 5 instead of Day 3. But I trust they know the best. I will get my fertility report again on Monday, April 2nd. Please embies growing and growing. Stay strong.

In the evening I craving for Thai, so we went to downtown Albany at Sukhotai Thai Restaurant, they have good Thai food. From there we went to the nice mall close by. Did few shopping and just having our time together. I have not feeling such an ease go shopping with my husband so long. Most of the time we did shopping because of my online business. But this is different, we shopped stuffed mostly for ourselves. In few days will be our 9th wedding anniversary. I am thankful and grateful to have a husband that love and always on my side. May Allah blessed our dream and life.