After not being able to conceive naturally
we began our assisted fertility journey
It started with ovulation injections, before moving to Clomid pills
And when none of that worked, we decided to move straight to IVF
I completed the egg retrieval surgery and was able to freeze eight embryos
[TOM: Yeah, it seems to look the best]
- (laughing) You can tell what it looks like?
And transfer one
[TOM: Please cooperate!]
- That one seem to have worked as I got a positive pregnancy test
But then I found out later that it stopped growing and resulted in ...
[DR. KONG: Actually, it's a failed pregnancy]
- We then decided to take a break from it all
and that break ended up lasting a year
which was a lot longer than we anticipated
But we were now back feeling ready and eager to try again
[TOM: Okay! Let's try again] - Yeah
- We're back here again
It's embryo transfer day
Exactly one year after we did it last time
Um... We've saved up some money
I feel a little bit more... a lot more stable mentally
Things are better right now
and I feel hopeful
Once again, I'm really excited
Uhh... I didn't film it
but we prepped the same way this time again
I've been going to the clinic for the past two weeks
doing blood tests, and I started progesterone
I'm doing the [natural cycle IVF] again
so without the injections
Even though I was doing the exact same form of the embryo transfer again
I did make some changes in the past year
to help prepare myself a little bit differently
So there is this one book that I have been told to read
so, so many times from you guys
It's called 'It Starts with the Egg' by Rebecca Fett
and after I finally read it
I was so mad at myself for not reading it earlier
It talks about ways that you can help to balance your hormones
and the ways that you can produce higher quality eggs
So I started to make lifestyle and diet changes
and take a lot more supplements that I got from this book
along with my prenatal which I had been taking
for the past three years while I was trying to conceive
I also cut out caffeine this round
Last round, I had my allowance of one cup a day
This time I tried it with nothing
I feel fuzzy, I feel tired... I hate this feeling
I also modified my workouts to be less strenuous
I used to run a lot, now I do more walking or walking on an incline
I basically tried to make my body stay really calm
so I didn't eat or drink anything that would spike my blood sugar
or my energy levels or something like that
I just thought it would be worth mentioning that
these are some things that I've tried
- The baby's going in?
[DR. KONG: Yes... not yet, because we need to wait for a while...]
[DR. KONG: Yes, okay, ready please!] [NURSE: Ready!]
[DR. KONG: This is just the... tunnel] - Ahh...
[TOM: Feel more cramping or what?]
- Mmmm... Not today
Just bloated
[TOM: (singsong) Baby, are you there??
We're on the way to find out if this transfer worked
I did a blood test this morning to check my hCG levels
the pregnancy hormone
And now we're going back for our appointment with the doctor
It's at 12:30 and she's gonna give us the results
... And I did not test this time
I tried my absolute hardest and I succeeded
because I just didn't want to know
I didn't want to go through that celebratory, really excited happy phase
and then come crashing down later if my hCG isn't high enough
so I don't know anything, I didn't test
Feeling-wise, it kind of feels the same
as if you were about to start your period
It's hard to really tell the difference...
So it can really go either way
Um... and that's it
Still off coffee, still doing that
Feel pretty good
I just sleep really early at night but I also wake up early
So I just feel healthier overall
Yeah, let's see the results...
[TOM: I'm nervous]
- Nervous?
Do you think it's a yes or a no?
[TOM: I don't know...]
[I don't want to put too much... hope for it first]
- I think it's a yes... I think it's a yes.
[TOM: Just...]
[What's that called in English? Like...]
[Go... let's see]
- Go with the flow? [TOM: Yeah, go with the flow]
- Well, of course, but...
but what do you think if you had to guess?
[TOM: I don't know...]
- (laughing)
[I don't want to guess now] - Okay
[TOM: I'm nervous!] - (laughing)
My heart is beating so fast!
[TOM: (chanting) hCG! hCG!]
- I didn't check this time!
No, because... last time I... yeah
[DR. KONG: I want to give a good news to you two!]
[(clapping)]
- It worked!? [DR. KONG: Mm, yes!]
[The level is 325]
[TOM: So it's higher than last time... Oooo!]
[DR. KONG: Yes, so what is the meaning of 325...]
[TOM: So you're, like... officially pregnant? Like...]
[DR. KONG: Of course!] - (laughing)
- Last time we— [TOM: Because...]
[DR. KONG: Yeah, we can see something] [TOM: Okay]
[TOM: So excited!]
[DR. KONG: We have a successful first step!]
[TOM: Yay!] - Yay, thank you, Dr. Kong! [TOM: Thank you!]
[DR. KONG: Congratulations!] - Thank you! [TOM: Thank you!]
[TOM: Finally!] - (laughing)
It worked!
Two to three weeks!
Can you guys see it??
(whispering) Babe, guess what? [TOM: What?]
- (whispering) I'm pregnant!
(laughing)
[TOM: Babe!]
- Do you know?
Do you know that?
Do you?
[TOM: Yeah, mom, we did it!]
- It worked! [DAD: No way!] [TOM: We got a baby!]
[DAD: You did that?]
[You did that to my little girl?]
[TOM: (laughing)] - No, actually, a doctor did!
[TOM: It worked!]
[Wooohooooo!] [Congratulations!] [Oh, my God!]
- I'm pregnant!
- It worked! [JESS: (laughing)]
[JOYCE: Are you really?] - (laughing)
[TOM: We have a baby coming!] [Wow! Congratulations!]
- So, I'm pregnant, she's pregnant... she's more pregnant!
We're pregnant together!
I'm pregnant!
[NANA: Oh, yeah? Isn't that wonderful!]
- I'm about to call Sharla
She thinks I'm doing some crazy new fall look like I always do
It's kind of our thing, I always do my looks
and then I call her and get her to rate them
... my forehead?
(phone calling tone)
(laughing)
- Can you see me?
[SHARLA: (laughing) I'm ready!]
- Can you see me clearly, because I can't see you
[SHARLA: Yeah, I can see you]
- Okay, ready for the reveal?
[SHARLA: I'm ready]
[Oh, my God, what?!]
- I'm pregnant! [Are you pregnant?!] - Yeah!
[I'm gonna cry!]
[TOM: Oh!] - Aww
- Aw, it says mother to be!
Whoa! My mom doesn't usually say that much
Oh, I'm gonna cry
My first baby is having her first baby
This will be one of the most exciting, trying, difficult, amazing
overwhelming, loving time of your life
Cherish the moments because they grow incredibly fast
You really don't realize how fast time goes
Do not wish their life away
As I sit here writing this with tears, thinking about my babies
We all make mistakes, but we do the best we can
because we want only the best for our kids
You will make mistakes and have tough times
and be unsure of yourself, get mad, yell... because it's all part of it
even when they're on their own
I have never regretted the time or things I gave up for my kids
When your first is born, you will become a Mama Bear
ferocious with protection and love
And you will not ever experience this type of love in your life
You will be the most amazing mom
I so wish for you to come closer
for him or her to be part of our lives... One day!
So my heart...
Congratulations, a very lucky baby will be born
to two special people
I'm very excited
Another angel for me
You will now see how much I love you
now that you're having a child of your own to love
Love you with my heart, Mom
[TOM: Aw!] - Aw
Oh, I wish I could be with her
[GRANDMA: What's new with you? Are you working hard?] - Can you see me?
[Oh, there she is! (laughing)]
- Can you see this?
[Ohhhhh, noooo!] [TOM: We got a baby!]
[H- h-... Is that... from... the... (laughing)]
[Are we having two?!]
[DR. KONG: So the level is 325...] [TOM: So it's higher than last time]
[DR. KONG: Yes, so what is the meaning of 325?]
[So, we expect the level should be around 80 to 100, that's good]
- And it's three...
[DR. KONG: You are 325...] [TOM: Wow!]
[DR. KONG: We transferred one, unlikely to become twins]
[but there is still a chance because it's 325]
- Oh, God! [TOM: Oh, whoa!] (laughing)
[DR. KONG: We cannot check it today by ultrasound]
[So we need to wait... for two weeks]
- (laughing) [TOM: Twins?!]