Hi everyone,
My wife and I have gone through IVF. Our Blastocysts ranged from 3AA- 5BC. We had a total of 6 that could go through the transfers. Fast forward 3 years of trying and failing- we were down to our last one. A 5BC. If you look at the statistics online, there is only a 33% chance of implantation and a 27% chance of live birth. We moved forward with the implantation. The embryo stuck. Then we went week by week to our ultrasounds, first hurdle- could they see an embryo... they could. Second was the heart rate.... confirmed, 116 at 6w4d. Then at 7w3d the heart rate was at 137. At 8w3d we had a heart rate of 167 but the concern now was the size of the gestational sac. Everything online made us feel like hope was gone. My wife and I decided to continue praying, deleted Instagram and encouraged ourselves to not look online for support. I wish I found more success stories that would help us feel more hope. That is why I decided to share our story online. We just had another ultrasound (12w1d). A baby boy. Our prayers have been answered.
If you are in that waiting period. Just know that it is normal to have fears. Often times we go to those dark places in our minds to protect ourselves and in an effort to prepare ourselves. Sometimes, we need to remember not to cross the bridge until we get there. I also don't see a lot of guys post and wanted to get another perspective out there.
Really hoping that the rest of our pregnancy is less of a rollercoaster!