Next Stop: Embryo Transfer


Short Update: 

Yesterday, after what seemed like weeks of waiting for our attorneys to establish our parentage agreement, all parties officially signed it and our fertility clinic reviewed it early this morning and reached out to our carrier with her next steps.

The last few weeks have been incredibly frustrating, so it is a breath of fresh air to reach this point in the process. One of the attorneys was incredibly challenging to work with, possibly overstretching her own schedule without considering the timeline that we are on with respect to all parties involved. It feels good to have the next few steps back between us and the gestational carrier as we are all highly motivated and excited for the process to move forward. 

Over the next few weeks, our carrier will take various medications to optimize all conditions for a successful transfer. This does include interesting medications like Naltrexone, typically used to help treat patients with addiction. You can read more about some of these medications here if you're interested. 

I'll write again after the transfer. 


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