On December 1st was our schedule for the second sonogram. The day before that, I received a text message from Kato that we should be there between 10:15 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Hubby and I arrived at 10:30 a.m. and surprisingly many couples were already there. I think it was the most number of patients in Kato I have seen so far. All the staff of Kato was very busy. There were patients scheduled for egg retrieval, some for embryo transfer, and others for consultation like me. I also saw some foreign couples -- a Japanese, a Chinese, and an Indian couple. Everyone in the patients' lounge was doing their own thing, but because there's free wi-fi service in Kato, most were absorbed on their cell phones or tablets.
I waited for 30 minutes before I was called into the treatment room for my vital signs. I was just glad that there were no hormone tests for me anymore. It always took longer before the nurse could find a vein in my arm where the blood could be extracted. This happened not only in Kato, but also in other hospitals or laboratories.
One hour had passed before I was called into the examination room for the sonogram. Kato follows the "first-come-first-served" policy and we were the last patients to arrive in the clinic, so the long wait was understandable. Hubby also went inside. It was Dr. Perillo who did the examination. I was so nervous before that because I didn't know if I would see a baby or not. Thankfully, I am definitely pregnant! We saw the gestational sac got bigger, we saw a yolk sac, and the fetal pole. The most exciting to see was the baby's heartbeat! We couldn't hear it yet because the baby was too small (about 4.4 mm). What we saw was a very fast flickering of light, which indicated the heartbeat (134 bpm), coming from the fetal pole. It was overwhelming.
After a few minutes, we were called into the consultation room. It was Dr. Ong-jao who talked to us. She said that everything seemed to be working right on time. I asked her about the current success rate of Kato with IVF, since some of those who read my blog are curious about it. She said that from January to October this year, the success rate of Kato has been 50%.
Today, I am 7 weeks far along based on the LMP or 6 weeks 5 days based on IVF. Our next visit to Kato is on December 12th. I am now more excited about it.
One hour had passed before I was called into the examination room for the sonogram. Kato follows the "first-come-first-served" policy and we were the last patients to arrive in the clinic, so the long wait was understandable. Hubby also went inside. It was Dr. Perillo who did the examination. I was so nervous before that because I didn't know if I would see a baby or not. Thankfully, I am definitely pregnant! We saw the gestational sac got bigger, we saw a yolk sac, and the fetal pole. The most exciting to see was the baby's heartbeat! We couldn't hear it yet because the baby was too small (about 4.4 mm). What we saw was a very fast flickering of light, which indicated the heartbeat (134 bpm), coming from the fetal pole. It was overwhelming.
This is my baby at 6 weeks 4 days.
After a few minutes, we were called into the consultation room. It was Dr. Ong-jao who talked to us. She said that everything seemed to be working right on time. I asked her about the current success rate of Kato with IVF, since some of those who read my blog are curious about it. She said that from January to October this year, the success rate of Kato has been 50%.
Today, I am 7 weeks far along based on the LMP or 6 weeks 5 days based on IVF. Our next visit to Kato is on December 12th. I am now more excited about it.
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