Day 3 Embryo Progress

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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