Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Six Little Embryos Growing in a Lab

We got the news from the lab early on Saturday. Of our 16 retrieved eggs, 8 were mature and 6 fertilized with ICSI.

We have double what we had last time in both maturity and fertilization. This is such a relief.

The next phone call didn't come until Monday morning. All 6 of them are still growing. It even looks like we have a good chance of having 4 blastocysts. We only made it to the morula phase last time.

Our transfer is scheduled for later this morning. Our clinic requires strict bedrest for 48 hours, so I won't be posting any updates until at least Thursday. Maybe the Mr. will feel like popping on for a quick update when we get home.

Thank you to everyone who has supported us along the way. I'm sorry I haven't been good about updates during this cycle, but it has felt so much better for me to not have to report every little detail.

Wish us luck!

17 comments:

Anonymous said...

Good luck! -Kale

Meghan said...

Great stats all around! Good luck with everything

Shelby said...

Best wishes for you and your little embies!

Away2me (Deanna) said...

Good luck!

stacey said...

Good luck girlie:-)

Anonymous said...

We're rooting for you!!!

Jill said...

GOOD LUCK with the transfer today!!!

Paula A said...

What GREAT news! I am thinking more happy thoughts and saying more prayers for you and Shane than ever before!

Anonymous said...

Good luck! ~Melissa

Lanie said...

Good luck! Fingers crossed for perfect ET & nice rest for your uterus. Eat some pineapple each day to help with implantation.

JM Photography said...

YAY!!! Go little Blasty's!!

Anonymous said...

That is wonderful!! Good luck! You're in my thoughts!!!!

- shannon

Anonymous said...

That's great news! I'm so happy for you.

Angela

Rachel said...

congrats!!!!!!!!!

the*worms said...

GL, snuggle in tight little ones.

theworms said...

comment from David is me, I was logged in w/ other account. sorry

Lindsay and Tim said...

This is very exciting! What protocol did you use this time to get such great results?