Meredith is sharing news from her fertility doctors at Kindbody this week - her frozen embryo transfer (FET) has been scheduled! She goes over the process, why her and her doctor chose a controlled FET and plans for her BLASTOSHOWER - an embryo sex reveal.

TOPICS COVERED
00:53 Getting the physical PGT-A results and planning the BLASTOSHOWER!
02:23 Scheduling the FET
04:02 Explaining what an FET is
05:09 Choosing a natural or a controlled FET and preparation
09:18 What happens after a frozen embryo transfer?
10:25 Getting Excited

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ARTICLE REFERENCES
NYU Langone Health https://nyulangone.org/locations/fertility-center/in-vitro-fertilization-egg-freezing-embryo-banking/in-vitro-fertilization
Ovoclinic, Embryo Transfer: Natural or Artificial Cycle? https://ovoclinic.net/embryo-transfer-natural-or-artificial-cycle-ovoclinic/?lang=en

VIDEO REFERENCES
Embryo Transfer | Santa Monica Fertility https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvQZA7EWwmk
Advanced Fertility Center of Chicago, Embryo Transfer During IVF https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAfworG82Xo

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Meredith got her PGT-A test results a week early! Watch as she shares the news with family and friends, talks about next steps, and shares tips for maintaining sanity during the process. Frozen embryo implantation comes next…stay tuned!

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Hey, I'm Meredith! I'm becoming a single mother by choice using a known donor; I'm so stoked to be having a baby with my gay best friend. After a few tries with the turkey baster in 2023, I turned to IVF in Spring of 2024.

Meredith has embryo news!! Aside from sharing which zygotes made it to blastocyst status, she's going over best practices for checking in on a friend who is undergoing IVF.

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Hey, I'm Meredith! I'm becoming a single mother by choice using a known donor; I'm so stoked to be having a baby with my gay best friend. After a few tries with the turkey baster in 2023, I turned to IVF in Spring of 2024.