NCCRM update

So, we had our first visit with the clinic. It was soooooo cold!!! We had to wait over an hour just to talk to the doctor because he had two transfers before us. We wondered if one group was another surrogacy. Doctor says he sees about one a month.

The visit went well and we have our lists of things to do. Hubby and I both have to have blood drawn for HIV and STD testing (as well as both intended parents). We also need to go over and complete the contract. Our psych evaluation (hubby, me and both IPs) is scheduled for Oct 2. IM and I will have a class scheduled earlier that day too. It's to learn about all the different medications, shots, how and where to administer them, etc.

Once everything is in order, I'll have a saline ultrasound done to check my uterus for any polyps, etc that might hinder the process. This will be done probably in early October. I'll start birth control pills at that time to synch up my cycle with the egg donor.

The rest of the process:
When the egg donor is stimulated, they'll retrieve her eggs and fertilize them with IF's sperm. Around day 3, they'll take a single cell from each of the embryos and test them for any abnormalities. This is called PGD (pre-implantation genetic diagnosis). http://www.nccrm.com/pgd/pgd-and-family-balancing.html Two of the best ones will be transferred into me on day 5 or 6. We'll know if we're pregnant 14 days later.

50% chance of becoming pregnant with at least 1
15% chance of becoming pregnant with twins (either fraternal or identical)
3-5% chance of becoming pregnant with triplets or quadruplets.

The doctor said only transferring one embryo lowers the pregnancy possibility to 25%. We won't know if there are three or four until around 6-8 weeks when they do an ultrasound to check for placement and heartbeat.