Check in - 1/18

Good morning(ish?) everyone!

How is everyone doing? Where are you in this process today? I haven’t been on here in a few days so I’ll need to scroll through and catch up with what’s been going on with everyone!

Today will be day 4 of stims and we made it to Barbados yesterday! It was a wild welcome for sure 😂 they are being extremely vigilant with covid and have so many measures in place for those entering the country. I’m pretty sure my husband and I showed our negative covid results (along with about 5 other forms) to 8 different people before we could leave the airport. We have to wear 2 wristbands until we are cleared from quarantine. One is bright red which says we are from a high risk country and the other is a type of tracking bracelet to ensure we do not break quarantine and try to go anywhere. On one hand, it’s commendable and makes me feel safe being here knowing how rigid their standards are but on the other hand it’s also very overwhelming. We just keep telling ourselves it will all be worth it in the end. Plus, isn’t the IVF process in general just being temporarily uncomfortable so that you can be permanently fulfilled? That’s my mindset at least.

We go for our 2nd covid test tomorrow morning. Until we get the results back from that then we will be confined to our hotel room. A little bit nervous about that because apparently there is a backlog at the lab and results are delayed at the moment but my doctor is sending me with a letter explaining I am here for medical treatment and it’s imperative that we get our results back in 24 hours. Hopefully that helps get us pushed through the system faster 🤞🏼 but until then I’ll just enjoy the forced downtime in this beautiful paradise.

View from our balcony aka my office for the next week 😂