Today we visited Dr Schnell for our consult to see where we stand after our first round of invitro. We were expecting to have at least a month before we would do another round. Our main concern was what went wrong or why we did not get pregnant from the first try. As you can probably imagine, we had a million conspiracy theory's about why we did not get pregnant, but the Doc mainly said that it's OK and we will try a few things different to get a better result. Emily and I are both very confident in our Docs abilities and will take her positive attitude into this next round. We will do another transfer in about two weeks. They will have Emily doing a few things differently. For one she will not be taking Lupron on this round. Next they will be using embryo glue, which will help the embryo attach to the uterus. If you are like me, I have this image of the Doc with a little bottle of super glue trying to put it on the embryos and then putting them in Emily' s Uterus. Surely not, but it is a funny image. Next they will be giving Emily some type of shot to help the Embryos attach. So that's two different things to help the embryos attach. Later, Em and I both were wondering why they didn't do that the first time. Last thing, Dr. Schnell wants Emily to do acupuncture before and after the embryo transfer. Research has shown that this relaxes the Uterus and actually helps the woman relax and therefore get pregnant more often. You can see some studies here http://vitalis.co.nz/ivf.html
So that's where we stand for now. Emily will have needles sticking out of her and I am going to ask the Acupuncturist if I can do a few for fun. He is a pic of what it should look like.....
Well not really but that does look relaxing. RIGHT! The next one is more like it.
Keep us in your thoughts and prayers as we go through this process. We love you all!!
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