My First Donor Egg Transfer Failed

A chemical pregnancy 💔

The past month has been:

• 150 estrogen pills

• 70 progesterone suppositories

• 2 stomach shots

• 2 vaginal ultrasounds

• 3 blood tests

• 1 sperm sample

• 5 days of waiting to see how many eggs fertilize and become embryos

• 1 embryo transfer

• 2 weeks of waiting to see if I get pregnant

• 30 pregnancy tests

• HCG failing to rise past 22 and 1 chemical pregnancy

Besides the 5 precious embryos we have left, it was all for nothing and now we’re back at square 1.

I have now had 4 miscarriages plus 1 failed embryo transfer.

Who’s counting? (obviously me).

Some good stuff happened, too. My friend from the US visited. We bought a car. We’ve been stand up paddle boarding. There have been some nice sunny days lately. I’ve been learning Swedish.

I’m reaching out to the infertility community because, as always, people outside of it don’t seem to really understand the weight of it all. Infertility is compounding and crushing. But we’re making it somehow, as always.