1dp5dt!

I'm currently lay with my legs propped up and a pillow under my bum waiting for my progesterone pessary to be absorbed.  What better time to write a blog post?

As you know, yesterday was our second transfer.  We headed down to London at 9am and made it to Guy's at around 11:30.  The transfer wasn't booked until 12:10 so we settled down in the waiting room and I dove into my book (I only started reading it yesterday on the train, but I'm hooked).  I was just putting the book down, at the end of a chapter, when the doctor called us through - pretty much on time!  I was a bit dubious as it was the same doctor doing the procedure as last time.  Whilst she was nice, she didn't explain anything to me and it felt very impersonal.

We put on our (very attractive) gowns and hairnets and sat down with the embryologist.  She explained that our second embryo had thawed nicely and was showing signs of re-expanding, which leaves us with one in the freezer for future use.  With that, we signed the consent forms and I assumed the position.

The sonographer squirted the jelly onto my stomach (it was cold this time, which confused me a little) and got in position.  I'd made sure to get my bladder extra full, as I was told it was only half full last time.  She said it was perfect but her pressing on it caused me a lot of pain, added to when the doctor inserted the speculum.  The whole procedure was a lot more uncomfortable, even painful, than last time but it was over quite quickly and my fears about the impersonal doctor were allayed.  She took the time to show me what she was doing on the screen and explained what I could see.  I guess she was just having a bad day last time - they were running on time, instead of an hour late, yesterday which probably helped.

10 minutes later we were on our way back to the train station, grabbed a quick McDonald's and headed home.  I'm trying not to think about it too much but it's certainly hard.  My colleagues have completely wrapped me in cotton wool all day at work - it's nice but I'm already bored.  I used last night to do a load of meal prep and housework so tonight I'm having a rest.

I'll keep you updated if anything happens but I'm guessing the next point of interest will be my beta on 22nd!