Does anyone else have this tiny little paranoid fear that you will give birth and the baby will be someone else's? I know my lab had excellent security/protocol but people make mistakes and you can't see what's going on behind the scenes. I have no specific reason to believe they transferred the wrong embryos (except that I am nearly 25 weeks pregnant for the first time). Sometimes when I imagine what baby might look like, I start thinking "god what if this isn't our baby???" Maybe it's just my PAIF/PGAL brain kicking in - still afraid this might not actually happen. I am really not super worried about this but I do think about it every now and then. Just curious if others have had these fears too.
Yes!!!! And I did IUI. I wonder if they switched up the sperm sample. If I stop and think about it, I get so worried! Just one more thing to dwell on throughout this pregnancy!
DH & I: 29 TTC #1 4/2009 - DD 2/5/10 TTC #2 since October 2011 2IF issues
My DH jokes about it, but I'm not concerned. The embryologists are so, so very careful. Two different embryologists made *me* tell them my name and birthdate, how many, etc., before the transfer. They come through the little window before the prep and ask questions, then again before they give the tube to my RE. They don't take the doc's word for it.
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My DH jokes about it, but I'm not concerned. The embryologists are so, so very careful. Two different embryologists made *me* tell them my name and birthdate, how many, etc., before the transfer. They come through the little window before the prep and ask questions, then again before they give the tube to my RE. They don't take the doc's word for it.
That's interesting. My embryologist came into the room with an incubator with my embie in it. They definitely checked my name, social and birthday a million times, but I worry more about mistakes behind the scenes. I am glad I am not the only one who thinks about this, but also sad that this is one more thing us IFers have to deal with.
We've joked about it as well but sometimes I think about it a little too long and make myself worry lol.
"Everything will be alright in the end. So if it's not alright, it is not yet the end." Me:29 DH:29 TTC since 1/11 Dx: unexplained IF/early DOR/immune issues
Feb'12- July'12-testing(all clear minus slight arcuate ute), 3 IUI with clomid all BFN 8/30IVF#1 Antagonist protocol- ER 9/11-8R, 7M, 5F.
ET 9/14 2 embies transferred. 1 10cell Grade 4, 1 8cell Grade 4. No frosties. BFN IVF#2 Antagonist protocol plus baby aspirin- ER 12/5-16R, 12M, 8F! ET 12/10 5dt! 1 fully expanded blast & 1 early blast. No frosties. BFN 3/13 hysteroscopy & polypectomy, Consulted w Dr. Kwak-Kim.
DX: High NK cells, cytokines, DHEAs& PAI1; hypothyroid, +APA, restricted bloodflow
7/13 IVF#3 Long lupron protocol with PIO, Crinone, Prometrium, and vivelle
(plus synthroid, metformin, baby asa, metanx, PNV, Vit E, D, calcium, fish oil, CoQ10, IVIg infusions and lovenox per Dr. Kwak-kim) ER 7/19 14R, 11M, 9F(4 natural fert, 5 with ICSI) ET 5dt 7/24 2 fully expanded blasts. SURPRISE 3 FROSTIES!!! Beta #1 8/2 335!!!! Beta #2 829!!! 1st u/s 8/14 showed TWINS!!!!!
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Sort of. Our lab had excellent security and naming conventions on everything. All of the cups, petri dishes, etc. had both of our names on it, even my hospital bracelet had both of our names on it - so hopefully they won't be any mix ups. When they did the transfer, the embryologist was even the room with the incubator, and she asked us for our info several times before she put anything up on the screen for us to see and potentially read it off if it wasn't actually us. But I think it's normal for us to have that fear in the back of our minds, I mean it HAS happened. I'm not overly concerned about it at all, but sometimes I do joke with DH "what if the baby comes out black or asian!" (we're both white as white can be lol)
Me 31 ~ DH 30 IVF/FET #1 - BFP!! CJW 6/15/2014 DX - PCOS 2004 FET #2 - scheduled for 11/24/15
Re: Paranoia
TTC #1 4/2009 - DD 2/5/10
TTC #2 since October 2011
2IF issues
Jan-March '13 3 IUIs Clomid + Trigger = BFN
He's Here! Arrived 4/15/14!!!!
September 2015 - FET with remaining embryos
Twins! EDD: 6/14/15
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I have thought about it, but no real concern. We got pictures of the embryos and I am pretty sure they both looked like me!
8/15 FET #1 - transferred 1 thawed embryo - Pregnant with Baby C, it's a girl! Due April 2016.
IF, 5 losses, 1 son, 1 on the way.
Me:29 DH:29 TTC since 1/11 Dx: unexplained IF/early DOR/immune issues
8/30IVF#1 Antagonist protocol- ER 9/11-8R, 7M, 5F.
IVF#2 Antagonist protocol plus baby aspirin- ER 12/5-16R, 12M, 8F!
ET 12/10 5dt! 1 fully expanded blast & 1 early blast. No frosties. BFN
3/13 hysteroscopy & polypectomy, Consulted w Dr. Kwak-Kim.
ER 7/19 14R, 11M, 9F(4 natural fert, 5 with ICSI)
ET 5dt 7/24 2 fully expanded blasts. SURPRISE 3 FROSTIES!!!
Beta #1 8/2 335!!!! Beta #2 829!!! 1st u/s 8/14 showed TWINS!!!!!
3/21/14-L&W born at 37w via csection
Here Comes the Sun Blog
PAIF/SAIF welcome!
IVF/FET #1 - BFP!!
CJW 6/15/2014
DX - PCOS 2004
FET #2 - scheduled for 11/24/15