No embryos to freeze

Our last 3 embryos, that were still growing after our transfer, arrested on Day 6...so we have no embryos to freeze! Hope the 2 that we transferred are in for the long haul...

First picture

Presenting our first picture of the Heaton Babies!!!!! Aren't they cute little things?

Embryo transfer TODAY!!!

Justin and I are driving into The Center for an embryo transfer this am!!! LeAnn told me we have two little embryos calling our name:-}

Check in at 8:00 am and hopefully a transfer around 8:45 am...both feeling VERY EXCITED TODAY!!!!

Day 3 Embryo Progress

http://reddot4ttc.wordpress.com/2010/04/30/embryo-development-101/


I just got a call about the progress of our little embryos (D3) and all 7 are still growing!!!  YAY!!!  But I was informed that it is not uncommon to loose 50% of them between now and D5 (Sunday). 

The drill for transfer day, if our embryos have reached the expanded blastocyst state by Day 5 we will have an embryo transfer:

• Be awake, showered and waiting for The Centers call by 7:30am
• 1 hour prior to transfer, drink 32 oz. of water.  Without a full bladder they can not do a transfer.
• Be at The Center 30 minutes prior to our transfer appointment.

If our embryos are not at the expanded blastocyst stage by Day 5, they are not ready to be transferred to my uterus.  But if the embryos reach the appropriate stage by the following morning (D6) we will have to do a "Freeze All" and prepare to do a frozen transfer at a later date.

Below is a little chart the breaks down embryo development and what the lab is watching for:


http://www.pacificfertilitycenter.com/blog/stages-embryos

Video: Inside the IVF Lab

Do to my science background I keep thinking everyday how I wish I could walk into the IVF Lab to watch what they do during embryo growth.  The whole process just fascinates me to the core.  And since I don't work in an IVF clinic I thought the next best thing was to do one more "Google Search"!! 

This video does a pretty good job walking you through the steps between retrieval and transplant...through the eyes of the lab:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcJWPWb2uBs

Day 1 fertilization report

I just got a call from The Center and we have 7 eggs that were fertilized and are currently growing!  This is our D1 report and we will get another growth report on D3 and D5...hoping for a D5 embryo transfer!

The sun is shining and it's a beautiful day outside!  I woke up with a pretty swollen abdomen, so out came my hubby's WSU sweatpants=). My insides are a bit more tender compared to yesterday as well :-/

My progesterone shot last night went really good, I jumped a little expecting it to bite more! Then I sat against a heating pad for 20 minutes to help work the oil into my muscle.

Retrieval egg count

They were able to collect 18 eggs today from my retrieval. I am excited for my call tomorrow from LeAnn to see how many eggs actually got fertilized!

Excited to not be hurting right now. Justin and I are headed back to my folks so I can get some food in my tummy, take it easy and love on a heating pad for the rest I the day!