The doc retrieved 26 eggs from the donor yesterday. 15 fertilized.
First progesterone shot was last night - built it up in my head like none other, but it wasn't horrible. Eric is a good shot-giver. :)
I am doing everything I know and can do to get my mind and body in the right place for the transfer and the pregnancy. Yesterday I had an appointment with one of my favorite people, Dr. Rebecca Cohen of Full Circle Holistic. ("hippie stuff" to follow ...) We cleared the space in my pelvic bowl, balanced the muscles in it (we all hold stress in our pelvic bowl, just like we do in our shoulders), did some meditations, and I left feeling super prepared for what is to come. I also have a flower essence from the madonna lily. Read about it here. I have a vaginal steam bath for the morning of the transfer (calendula), and some fabulous reading for the plane. Looking forward to reading this book!
While the baby I'll be growing and nurturing for nine months is not mine, I still consider this journey a spiritual one. I never feel more connected to Mother Nature and feel more like a woman than when I'm pregnant. I fully intend on doing everything I can to embrace this journey, both physically and spiritually. Being prepared in such a way will help me when the time does come to hand the baby back to his/her parents, and it will also help me as a mother to Duncan and Violet.
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