Three more days until the waiting is over

Today is Friday, March 30th and I am about to go crazy!!! My IVF transfer was one week ago today and I have three more days until I find out if it worked. The transfer went well, we had a total of 6 eggs that fertilized and they already had the two picked out for the transfer when they took me back to the acupuncture room. One had already started to hatch which means that most likely, if it hatched and implanted, it happened on Saturday or Sunday. We decided not to do genetic testing or have the embryologist determine the sex of the embryos....so we at least have that surprise just like we would in a normal pregnancy. I received acupuncture before and after the transfer which surprisingly enough, I fell asleep after the transfer. Before the transfer, I had to drink 32 oz of water and hold it!!! On my test run, I almost didnt make it! The doctor was running late and I had to release half of my bladder and then hold the rest, it was very uncomfortable!!! The day of the actual transfer, my acupuncturist helped me drink the water as I tried to relax....it also helped I got to take a valium for the as well. I only felt like I was going to burst for about 30 minutes which wasnt bad.  They had me change into a gown and lead me to the transfer room. As I walked in I saw a big screen tv and another room connected to the transfer room, this was the embryology lab. Our two embryos were up on the screen when we walked in. The nurse helped me lay down on the transfer table and checked my uterus to see if everything looked good. The full bladder helps make the transfer easier. It helps the tube with the embryos in it, guide in more easily. We got to watch the embryos get sucked into the tube, watch them be released into my uterus and then watched on the screen as the embryologist checked to make sure the embryos were no longer in the tube. ...and then it was done. The embryos were floating around in my uterus...and then the waiting started. I had to lay on the transfer table for 10 minutes after the transfer, I made it to 7.5 and then my stomach got really upset and my husband had to grab the nurse so I could make a mad dash to the bathroom. I am not sure what happened....I think it must have been the drug they had me take to relax. I pray that didnt mess anything up....but when you gotta go...you gotta go.  I changed me clothes and laid down to receive my second acupuncture treatment. An hour later my husband woke me up and helped me to his car. As we drove home we just listened to sports radio and I just enjoyed the feeling of the sun hitting my face. The only thing said about the transfer was "well we finally did it!"  Since then  I have been trying to relax and not read into anything I feel, not get my hopes up, and try to not online shop to much....I was not successful with the last one...might have gotten some things on ebay...oops! It has been a nice 7 days, lots of time with friends and family and sitting outside in the sun with the hubby and the chihuahuas. I played music on my stomach every morning and talked to the embryos, for some reason I thought maybe stimulating them might help with the implantation process....we shall see. I didnt start getting really nervous until today.  I just gobbled up some of my anxiety with a yummy wrap but I can't get rid of that thought in the back of my brain...what if it didnt work? What if the embryos werent able to completely hatch and implant? What if we paid $15,567.00 plus medication for nothing??? How can I possibly drive to the doctor tomorrow and tuesday mornings without wrecking my car and/or having an anxiety attack. Such a big thing the blood tests will determine. Will my husband and I be able to move on and start growing our family? or will we stay in this trying to get pregnant phase. I would feel a little better had I gotten pain from implantation or implantation bleeding but other then cramps on last Tuesday and Weds I havent gotten any other symptoms. According to my accupuncturist that doesnt necessarily mean I am pregnant could just be the hormones. Tomorrow morning we have our first beta test at 7:00 AM. From what I have been told we will not be given results after this test but will have to wait until next Tuesday to see if I am pregnant. Since I am starting to freak out, I am going to ask if they will let me know what tomorrows test looks like. I am aware that the hcg number captured tomorrow will need to double by Tuesday in order to there to be a pregnancy however I would like to know how we are looking in the morning. I left a message with an IVF nurse this morning asking if it were possible for me to get the results tomorrow and not wait until Tuesday. My grandmother is coming to visit and arrives here in Denver on Monday. I pray that I will have good news to share with our families and enjoy my visit with her. I am not sure how good of a mood I will be in if we get bad news on Tuesday. Its weird though, I am fairly confident I have at least one baby cooking. Seems like everything that has happened in the past three years has led me to this moment so I am forced to embrace it. It's not like I havent been waiting for results on pins and needles before ....just a bit different this time. The thing is I can't control what happened after that transfer. All I can do is drive to appointments, give blood and drive around until I am called with the results. If it didnt work, we have four other embryos frozen at the clinic, we will try again. We will keep trying until we become presents. I will keep everyone updated, please keep us in your prayers.

Picture of the two embryos

Picture of actual transfer - tube on the right, embryos on the left