Mini Aspirin

I think I forgot to mention that I have been taking one mini aspirin a day since the day after the embryo transfer. I was only supposed to take it from a positive pregnancy test onwards until they put me on heparin. But I thought that the benefits of avoiding blood clots would surely apply also to the implantation period. I am pregnant so obviously it didn’t hurt.  I am also still taking progesterone in form of a cream twice  a day. The concentration is so low compared to the pessaries I was taking until the pregnancy test that I wonder why I do it.  It’s more a superstition than a firm believe it will make a difference.  There are no conclusive studies out there that suggest it can help sustain a pregnancy. But again, I don’t think it will hurt.

day 25

I keep having cramps like PMS but that would be way too early. It was so bad last night that I almost took pain killers. It is a bit of a worry but then it just mights be the implantation of the embryo. Stay positive.

Last night I thought about the long process to get here. While everyone at the fertility clinic was very friendly, nobody ever informed me about the lengthy process and all the tests I would have to go through. I was only ever told about the very next step and I never had a clue how many steps there still were to take. Nobody laid out the entire process in front of me and told me that would take 6 months to get started with DI. I am left with the feeling that I was just another patient pushed through the machinery with very little concern for the anxiety, insecurity, impatience and frustration that I felt.