It feels weird writing this post. It seems like we have been talking about Baby Smith Number Two for so long. In fact at times the preparation to get to this day had seemed overwhelming. For those of you following along you may have read the posts, if not here’s a quick breakdown of the journey so far:
- Laura needed to get to a BMI of 35 to be able to try at the clinic we used to have Annabelle
- We initially planned to try in May 2020 but Covid!
- This time around it was meant to be Laura’s egg we were using – until we found out she was almost infertile
- We decided to try Laura carrying my embryo in a Frozen Embryo Transfer (FET)
- Laura lost 70 lbs to reach her BMI in time for us to have an appointment as soon as clinics reopened
- Laura’s first womb check showed the lining is at 8.7cm but we can’t do the transfer till it was 9cm – second appointment needed
- Laura’s womb responds to medicine and gets to 9cm
- We found out that the clinic would start to let partners into the operation theatre mid-August
- Our transfer day is the 25th of August – I can be there!
And so TRANSFER DAY!
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