Cor.nell Connection

I never thought I would say that I have a connection to someone at Cornell university. But I do.

Today was the day of my transfer. The horrendous traffic, the pathetic clinic parking (seriously were the spots made for Sma.rt Cars?), and my burgeoning bladder could not dampen the awesome news we received once we got to the clinic. Once I was settled in with the sarong on, the nurse informed us that we were going to be transferring 2 excellent blastocysts and that the remaining 7 were still in culture in the lab. Wow! I have never had that many embryos make it to day 5. In the past, the majority stopped developing at this point.

When we got into the transfer room, Dr.K was there to greet us. It's been strange to have the same doctor throughout the whole cycle. Dr. K did my ultrasounds, retrievals, and now my transfer. To add to my excitement, both Dr. K and the embryologist commented on the quality of the embryos as well. When I asked abut transferring 3 embryos, Dr. K explained quite clearly as to why they wanted to avoid transferring 3. The biggest concern is that if all embryos took, then it would lead to a high risk pregnancy. Totally understandable.

Now where does Co.rnell come into play? While we were waiting for the embryos, I remarked how impressed I was that so many embryos had made it to day 5. Dr. K, who is now the owner and director of this clinic, brought in one of Nor.th Ame.rica's best embryologists from Cor.nell to train the people in her lab. When she studied at Cor.nell, she made this connection and as a result was able to bring him in. Very cool. This clinic is one of the best known in Canada and it appears that Dr. K wants to take it to the next level.

And so now the dreaded two week wait begins. I'm trying not to get my hopes up but I must admit, they are. I hope one of those embabies sticks. I hope that in the fall we'll be parents. I hope that my parents will finally be grandparents.

BTW: remember how I went into work on Monday because my student teacher had been struggling? Well she emailed me last night to let me know that she's withdrawing from the program. I think it's for the best. I could tell her heart wasn't into it. And teaching isn't as easy as some think it is.

Upper Right is the 2BB.  Lower one is 4BB.