Tentative transfer date

" Traci I have good thoughts that we are going to have an embryo or embryos to transfer and I will be hanging baby Kodeck's birth announcement on my board next year" ...Tonie

This was the motivational email I received today after getting my tentative frozen embryo transfer calendar and instructions. I wasn't expecting this at all because I am still waiting for CCS testing results. I did get my period today and emailed my nurse, Tonie, thinking she was just going to put me on birth control pills. Easy. Wrong.

What I got back was a flood of information, consents, prescriptions,medication orders and a calendar. Patches, pills and injections. What? Already?

It was a mixed emotion of panic and being unsettled with the lack of information on my 6 rainbow babies. I was definitely excited and jumped right on top of things (which is how I know I was excited)

I immediately printed everything out and realized that I had 6 weeks to start coordinating everything and schedule electro-stim acupuncture. Called Dr.Cheng and attempted to explain my needs for just electro-stim on onky four points based on a study that CCRM follows. Sorta got through but have an appointment tomorrow night. This facilitated the referral from my PCP to get insurance to cover it. Called the local RE about monitoring. The flurry of calls also started to come in from the pharmacies that had my orders. Injections ordered (covered by insurance) and shipping costs more than the copay! All other meds arrive August 1st. FedEx will be my new best friend.

Picked up my birth control pills to start them on Thursday. Here we go again. Just when I am on the upswing from retrieval. My body is starting to feel like it used to and the bloating is almost gone. The rash/allergic reaction to Betadine is slowly healing but it's taking a long time (maybe that's preparing me for delivery!!)

Need to make sure I stay somewhat sane during the next week or so while awaiting my results. Work will make that a challenge but will serve as the usual distraction.

It was a productive day and I always feel good when I am able to check things off the to do list. The email from Tonie made me believe. Believe that it just might happen. That my dream to be a mom just might be one step closer.

What an amazing dream....I deeply hope that one day, I can share this journey with my child. To share this amazing story of how they came to be and all those amazing people in my village that wanted it to happen. That wished it to happen. Feeling very teary and the estrogen patches haven't even been started!!

Add Tonie to my village (not that she wasn't already there) but now it's official

Welcome, Tonie!!