Yesterday, Elly had two embryos put back in from an IVF cycle we went through last year, so, until proven otherwise, she's officially pregnant again. It's been an all-natural cycle this time around with no drugs, injections or unusual unpleasantness and we managed to get two embies from the three which were frozen, which beats the odds for a kick-off, generally there's only a 30% chance of success.
Yesterday was also Matthew's first anniversary, he was stillborn this time last year. We miss him terribly, even though we only got to hold him for a couple of hours and he was already gone at the time. I can see how some folk might think it odd that we grieve for a child that we never truly knew but at the same time he was perfectly formed and naturally born which makes him my son and no-one can ever take that away from us. It was quite a coincidence that the transfer for the latest round came on the same date as Matthew's anniversary and we're taking it as a very positive sign - when you've been through what we have you learn to take ANYTHING as a force for good, no matter how small or silly.
Hopefully, by October this year our home will never be the same again !
Yesterday was also Matthew's first anniversary, he was stillborn this time last year. We miss him terribly, even though we only got to hold him for a couple of hours and he was already gone at the time. I can see how some folk might think it odd that we grieve for a child that we never truly knew but at the same time he was perfectly formed and naturally born which makes him my son and no-one can ever take that away from us. It was quite a coincidence that the transfer for the latest round came on the same date as Matthew's anniversary and we're taking it as a very positive sign - when you've been through what we have you learn to take ANYTHING as a force for good, no matter how small or silly.
Hopefully, by October this year our home will never be the same again !
