This blog started out as a way to share with all those concerned and curious the strange details of having a child this way. While haven't been successful yet (keep your fingers crossed for us), I want to share the ridiculousness of try #1 with you all. It is too funny to pass up, and I don't want to wait another 3 months because I'm old and I'll forget the details. :)
This post isn't so interesting, but we're covering the basics and the backstory. So...the process is that you order the marinade (the missing ingredient, for any newbies here) from the bank, and they ship it to you in a tank of liquid nitrogen that will keep it safely frozen for 7 days. You figure out your cycle and when you "should" ovulate. So you get the order to be shipped to arrive a day or two before you ovulate. Easy enough, right?
Well, the ordering process was painful - mostly because the bank hadn't gotten all the paperwork from my doctor, and I was in Monreal making really expensive phone calls back and forth to the bank and my doctor. A whole lot of hubub - but the order was placed on time.
So, the tank arrives. 28 lbs. Holy crap, that thing was heavy. It would be another day or two before we saw the precious cargo. That day is a whole different story coming soon.
Here is the tank:
When you open it up, there is basically a little bucket in there that you can lift up to pull the goods out of the liquid nitrogen. The vial is attached to the bottom of a long stick (the stick is circled):
Coming in Part 2...
Getting the vial out of the liquid nitrogen, and trying to infuse some romance into the science laboratory. :-) Stay tuned!
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