Monday, October 10, 2011

Are you in there little fetus?


Thoughts from the couch:

  • Yes, I know they're not fetuses (feti?), yet.  It's just I was watching the Phoebe-becomes-a-surrogate Friends episode and I'd totally forgotten about one of my favorite Phoebe songs which I can now no longer get out of my head.
Are you in there little fetus?  In nine months will you come greet us?  I will buy you some Adidas.
  • My DH watched the relevant IVF parts of the show with me and he was just aghast.  It's so funny to watch him now that he's so knowledgeable about all the IF stuff have the same reactions that I've been having all along to how IF and IVF, etc. are portrayed on TV and in the movies.  He kept saying "5 embryos?  A 25 % chance that a single one will take?  What?!  And, are you kidding me, this is the first time she's even heard about the number of embryos or the likelihood it will work?  Where are all the consent forms and paperwork?  And, really?  A positive pregnancy test the next day?  Yeah right."  It made me chuckle.  
  • Of course, I realize that this was 1998, but still.  Five embryos?
  • (Also, I'd forgotten how much I love the rest of that episode where the guys and girls have the bet about who knows whom better.)
  • This afternoon I have a work meeting from my couch!  I lucked out (well, maybe not since if it was happening in person I could have skipped it) that my boss had already decided to try out a Google Hangout for the meeting.  The awkward thing is that he knows exactly why I'm home on the couch.  He's a good friend of my DH's and is the only person in town who actually knows what's going on.  And, my DH has been giving him specific updates.  So, it will be a bunch of us chatting on-line about the advantages of using mobile computing in the classroom (hence the on-line meeting) where he'll know what's going on while all the others will have no idea and I have a feeling it will be killing him not to ask how things are going.  And, I'm going to have to figure out how to answer the questions of "where are you?" from the rest of them.
  • The word of the day in the e-mail I get was "Sustain."  I am currently sustaining my embryos.
  • Speaking of embryos... we got the call from the embryologist that we were able to freeze one embryo.  The one that was a morula yesterday is now a Grade I expanded blast.  So, yay for our little frozen tot!
  • Other than that, just hanging out.  :)
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25 comments:

  1. AnonymousOctober 10, 2011 at 2:14 PM

    hope those little embies are snuggling in tight!

    BTW, my last IVF I put in all 5 embryos on day 5 since none of them were blasts & I ended up with 1 baby!

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  2. AnonymousOctober 10, 2011 at 5:20 PM

    Congrats on your frosty! That's awesome; we've never had any. Rest up!

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  3. DawnOctober 10, 2011 at 6:09 PM

    Yay for a totcicle!! Snugle in tight embabies!

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  4. AmyGOctober 10, 2011 at 6:11 PM

    I completely forgot about that episode. Funny!

    You make Dr. Smiles sound like Rob Lowe's character from Parks & Recreation. I love it.

    Hurry up and get here, Beta Day!

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  5. AnonymousOctober 10, 2011 at 6:34 PM

    Glad you had one make it to freeze! Hope the upcoming days until beta fly by for you. (Yeah, right.)

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  6. MaryMargaretOctober 10, 2011 at 7:04 PM

    Yay for snowbabies! You DH sounds like mine- he's so proud of his IF knowledge. Sometimes I wish we were both still ignorant, though...

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  7. AnonymousOctober 10, 2011 at 7:18 PM

    Woot Woot! Sounds like you are relaxing nicely! And rock on for the totscicle!!!!!!!! That's awesome :)

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  8. threelittlekilosOctober 10, 2011 at 7:58 PM

    rest up! you sound so positive and happy :)

    i happened to catch the episode of friends yesterday with brad pitt..i'd never seen it before. funny that you saw the one with phoebe and five embryos...a positive pregnancy test the next day? geez.

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  9. KellyOctober 10, 2011 at 8:35 PM

    Awesome news about the one to freeze! Keep on sustaining!

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  10. ChonOctober 10, 2011 at 10:30 PM

    i watched that episode the other night. it was pretty funny - remember when you first watched it you would never have picked all the holes in it! so far so good, keep it up!

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  11. DandelionBreezeOctober 11, 2011 at 1:19 AM

    Great that you're resting and able to do meetings from home :) Sending you lots of happy vibes.... that Friends episode sounds hilarious - happy laughing for your little ones :)) Wonderful to have a little frozen one too xoxo

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  12. AnonymousOctober 11, 2011 at 3:38 AM

    Haha I remember that episode on Friends.. it would be even more crazy to watch it now with all knowledge =) Yay for a frozen one. That's great.

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  13. KellyOctober 11, 2011 at 7:32 AM

    I didn't remember that episode at all. It sure is bizarre now seeing things from a completely different perspective that we didn't really think of at the time.

    I hope those embies are snuggled in!

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  14. NVOctober 11, 2011 at 8:54 AM

    Saying prayers that those little embies are snuggling in deep for the next 9 months.

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  15. OakOctober 11, 2011 at 9:01 AM

    Rebecca, I'm FINALLY back online and I'm soooo glad that everything went well (*great actually) with the transfer on Sunday! I am rooot rooooot rooooting for those embabies! They're so good looking already. :)

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  16. - Mrs. DOctober 11, 2011 at 10:04 AM

    Sending you lots of prayers that your embabies are snuggling in!

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  17. someday-soonOctober 11, 2011 at 10:11 AM

    Total friends addict here...so of course I love the fetus song =) My DH also switched gears in the midst of IVF and became much more interested in all the details. Now we both find inconsistencies in TV, movies, etc. on how they deal with IF topics. Hope you're work meeting went well. Congratulations on your little totcicle =) Sending tons of snuggle in vibes!!!

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  18. CarliaOctober 11, 2011 at 3:44 PM

    i LOVE that episode! so funny!

    i'm crossing everything for you! i truly hope this is it.

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  19. AnonymousOctober 11, 2011 at 4:17 PM

    I'm such a huge friends freak, and that IVF episode is my favorite because of the game show plot.
    I haven't watched it the same since entering the ALI blogosphere. 1 day past transfer my a$$. :-)

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  20. Living Our Life in CyclesOctober 11, 2011 at 7:07 PM

    I hope the embies are comfy! I just have to say that I love Friends and totally know what episode you're talking about!

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  21. hopefuliciousOctober 11, 2011 at 9:06 PM

    Aww congrats on your little frostie! Praying you won't be needing him/her anytime soon.. Get comfy little embies :)

    Haha thank you for reminding me about that Friends episode will definitely watch when I'm hopefully Pupo to give me a boost :) It is funny how we were all oblivious to all the false info about IF when we first watched that episode lol!

    Another thing I'm planning to watch is "Giuliana and Bill" I just learned that she also went through IVF and filmed her whole experience. I think it was in seasons 2&3, she's currently on a break from IF treatments I think in the latest season 4. My level of respect of that woman just went up, that's very brave and considerate of her to put her experience out there. Makes us all feel that we're not the only ones going through this. I always wonder why don't they do a reality show specifically about IF, it'll have great ratings and will be a very helpful to increase awareness..

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  22. A m a n d aOctober 12, 2011 at 7:08 AM

    Been thinking of you all weekend! So happy the transfer went well, and you are now sustaining (lol). And yay for the little frozen embryo who hung in there!!! I have such a good feeling for you!

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  23. Mel.October 12, 2011 at 10:20 AM

    Snuggle in little embies! I loved that Friends episode, so funny!! Hooray for a Totsicle too....

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  24. AlexOctober 12, 2011 at 1:26 PM

    Thinking of you and your feti! Love the Friends reference - I forgot about that!

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  25. AnonymousOctober 13, 2011 at 7:51 AM

    Just wanted to come by and telling you I'm thinking of you often! I hope these 2 weeks go by quick and you have fantastic news to report!

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