The doctor called this morning to let us know that we have 2 more embryos that made it to the blastocyst stage and have been frozen. That is excellent news and gives us a shot at a future child if this pregnancy results in one baby! Very happy news...
I was driving today and thinking about what a crazy experience IVF is... it truly is unlike anything I have ever been through in my life. I was thinking about what I have learned and what advice I would give someone just starting the process. Obviously this is just based on my situation, but I thought it would be interesting to share, so I picked 3 key things:
1) Be organized! I literally have an IVF binder that has tabs separated into different sections: medications, receipts, financing/expenses, test results and misc. The binder goes to every doctor's appointment with me and has helped me stay on track and keep all the necessary paperwork in order! I always can find any paper I need and when you are going through IVF, anything that can keep stress to a minimum is awesome.
2) Find a doctor you absolutely trust. If are beginning the IVF process, hopefully you already feel very comfortable with your doctor, but if you don't, think about changing. Chris and I both love our doctor and the whole office, which I think is so important. Because IVF is unlike anything else you've been through, you really have to place a lot of trust in the staff at your doctor's office. I have never once questioned whether the staff (doctor included) cared about me or had our best interests at heart.
3) Share your story. This will be different for everyone. For me, it meant writing this blog and letting everyone we know into our journey. That was our choice. That might not be for everyone, but even if it isn't, find one or two people besides your partner you can share your journey with. Obviously communicating with your partner during this time is essential, but sometimes you just need an outsider's view or support. Finding that is really important.
Okay, I'll step off my soapbox now. Just a few thoughts! Thanks to everyone who is pulling for us!
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