Thursday morning I woke up feeling a little achy and sore...primarily my pubic bone from having the ultrasound sound jammed into it for about 5 -10 minutes straight during the transfer. Nothing much different than my last transfer in June.👍🏼
We ate breakfast and began on our 6.5 hour drive. About an hour and a half in to the trip, I began getting a headache. (I'm no stranger to migraines... unfortunately) Since I could be pregnant or becoming so very soon, the difference with this headache was I couldn't take anything for it. Yuck!
My headaches typically turn from bad to worse if I don't intervene with some type of medication, (typically Excedrin) fast. So I kept drinking water and tried to doze off and on (as comfortable as you can get in the passenger seat of a car)...without much help. In true fashion it continued to get worse. By the time we reached our destination...I felt so nauseous (headaches make me feel this way often) it took all I had to go to the pre-wedding festivities, we had traveled for! 😣
Luckily, I was able to lay down in the hotel bed for a few minutes before hopping back in the car and listening to several calming songs from M83 while enjoying the beautiful Utah scenery. Although food sounded absolutely disgusting, it was one of those Cafe Rio style dinners (which I normally enjoy) so I made myself a small bowl of salad, skipping the rice and beans...and it actually hit the spot! So glad. It took the edge off and I was able to enjoy my time with our family and friends❤️
Friday morning was the wedding and although I don't remember having the headache in my sleep...I definitely woke up with one. Womp, womp. I was so bummed because last time I had the transfer, I didn't have any headaches until a week or so later.
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| St. George Pizza Factory breadsticks |
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| My son and I... All dressed up❤️ |
We had some breakfast (an egg sandwich and hot cocoa) and I will say...while eating the egg sandwich, I started to notice some smells around and maybe from the sandwich ... I won't go into detail ..but started thinking that my "supersonic sniffer" was back in action. IYKYK?!
The wedding was beautiful, it was in the Cedar City Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Temple, which was the perfect place for me to completely relax and enjoy the peaceful environment. My headache seemed to subside while inside, (yay) so Phil and I ventured out and grabbed a bite at St. George Pizza Factory"...which should not be confused with the Arizona and California Pizza Factories! Haha much different and we didn't enjoy the experience, but hey we got out and I ate some more salad 🤣👍🏼. Of course we had to balance our meh meal with something we knew would be great, so it was Subzero Ice Cream for the win! Rocky Road of course is the way to go😘😊
After salad, breadsticks, and ice cream we hit the hotel and napped hard for about two whole hours before the reception which was being held in Pine Valley (another drive). The reception was beautiful, the couple is adorable, and our friends are the best!
Saturday morning I wake up without a headache! Woo hoo! It's also a travel day home, so it was definitely a win for me 😃
I never get car sick and about halfway through the drive I began to get really nauseous and a headache started coming back ..but almost off and on. I never get headaches off and on like that, so it made me think I might need a neck adjustment (dad needs to come for a visit 😘)?!
Anyway we arrived home, the headache didn't really get worse and let me tell you...this in and of itself is a huge miracle! As long as I can remember, I've suffered from migraines...but they have particularly gotten worse after a car accident I was in, back in 2014. My headaches all turn to migraines and they can last for days if I don't immediately take medication. I can't remember the last time a headache ever went away, without taking medication?! (Even if I go to sleep...I will wake up with it if I don't take medicine!) So miracles for the win!
Sunday, I just felt blah. Don't know how else to explain it. Wasn't really hungry, didn't have a headache (YAY) but just didn't feel good. Almost like I was a little car sick still. Weird. It's too soon to be having symptoms, if I was pregnant... right?
My sister shared the embryo pictures (shared below) that were implanted with me and the differences between the last ones and these ones were huge! It appears that both of these embryos were hatching already! So with this knowledge...they could have implanted right away. Typically, after transfer, they say it takes 24-72 hours for the embryo(s) to attach to the uterine wall. There's a sheath that they need to shed before they can attach...which can take a bit to lose. The embryos that were implanted in me were both considered 5 day embryos, which means they were grown for 5-8 days in a specialized, state of the art laboratory, then frozen, 6 or 7 years ago, before being thawed and transferred to me on Wednesday. Isn't that amazing?? It's truly a miracle that any of this can even happen!! 🙏🏼💖
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| Embryos transferred 6/19/23 |
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| Embryos transferred 9/13/23 |
See how you can see them coming out of their shell or sheath?? So amazing!
So I'm off to buy some pregnancy tests...wish me luck🍀🤞🏼! It's still very early at 4 days post transfer, 5 day embryo aka "4dp5t" but let's see what happens 😊. 🙏🏼❤️
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