Today I got my schedule for the next phase of this crazy journey. Sunday morning I go in for the egg retrieval! It's the most exciting/stressful/scary time right now! I can't believe it's finally here! After all this time, after all the daily shots, it's almost here! It's finally our shot at having a baby. In case you're reading this and you have no idea what the egg retrieval process is I'll tell you!
Basically I've been taking a bunch of meds to increase the size of the follicles that are in my ovaries. The follicles hold the eggs. The goal is to get the follicles to a certain size. The day of the egg retrieval they take out as many eggs as they can. The same day they fertilize those eggs. And for five days they "grow" essentially into embryos. On the fifth day they will transfer two of those embryos back into my body. And several days later we'll know if I'm pregnant.....
With all of that being said, the egg retrieval is a little more difficult. So I ask you for all your prayers, thoughts, vibes or whatever you have to give. They do put me to sleep which is why I guess I'm a little anxious. I'm trying not to put all my eggs in one basket (pun intended). But I'm super excited and I am speaking great things. God gives us the desire of our hearts, and I know I want to be a mother. I hope one day my child that I will have will be able to see how much I loved them before they were even here, how much we wanted them. My body has been through so much these past few years, I know that it will be worth it. I'm staying positive because I know Gods word is true.
Again, thank you all for your kind words and prayers. You can't possibly know how much that means to me<3 I'll leave you with this:
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and a sound mind.
2 Timothy 1:7
~ And until next time
Prayers are coming your way for Sunday. Parenthood is the most greatest and cherished moments in life ,and some take it for granted. You and josh will the excellent parents. Good luck and prayers!
ReplyDeleteExciting!! You're going to be just fine and I'll be thinking about you. Women with my condition have to go through this egg retrieval process in order to have a biological child, so I'm becoming more familiar with the process. It's no doubt exhausting and scary, but you're right - when you're holding that baby in your arms it's all worth it, and you'd be willing to do it a thousand more times. So grateful for science, technology, and brilliant doctors. Good luck Amber, and get some rest tomorrow so you get happy, relaxed embryos!
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