Still Rocking & Rolling!

November 6th

Amazing news! Our embryos are all still rocking and rolling… all 9 of them!!!

As of this AM, we had one 4-cell, one 3-cell and seven 2-cell embryos and they are all doing great! I'm still hopeful. Of course, I am nervous and cautious as well, but I'm so happy and proud that they are making it. Such strong little buggers!

I won't know until tomorrow whether the transfer will be tomorrow (Saturday) or Monday. Basically, they will check them again really early tomorrow morning to determine if there are any front-runners - highest quality. If they can choose 2 that stand out from the rest, they will do the transfer tomorrow. Otherwise, if I still have 5 high quality embies and they are all doing well, they may make the decision to wait until Monday. We'll see...

Can't wait to bring my little embies "home!"

Fingers still crossed!!!

Lucky #9

November 5th

I’m working from home today so I can take it easy. My firm is great! Just waiting, on the edge of my seat, for the embryologist to call now with an update. Ring phone, ring!!!

Wait! They just called… here’s an update! During yesterday’s procedure, they retrieved 15 eggs retrieved. I just found out that 13 were mature and 9 fertilized!!! 9!!! I’m so relieved and for the first time, feeling a little more hopeful. Fingers crossed! If everything works out, the transfer will take place either on Saturday or Monday, depending on how successfully they grow over the next few days! Wow, I’m in total shock!! Speechless! WOW!! 9 fertilized, compared to only 2 last time. This has to be a good sign!!

By the way, I finally caved and told my mom yesterday. She’s so excited and loves being in the loop so I’m glad I told her. It was so hard holding out during the past month, but I’m happy that she will be a part of everything now. Hopefully, she will try to keep it on the down-low from the rest of my family for a while (except my dad).

Of course she promised to keep it quiet, but we'll see about that, especially since she's going to see all of my aunts and uncles on Saturday night for a party. I know it will be hard for her to resist. I tried to stress the "surprise" part of it to her... that I would really like the opportunity to surprise everyone with some good news if it works out. She seemed to get it, but she's so excited that I know it will be hard. Geez, it’s hard for me! Either way, if she tells some people, it won’t be the end of the world. We’ll take all of the love, support and prayers we can get over the next few weeks, so I’ll just look at it that way.

Come on, little embies, grow, grow, grow!!! I love them all so much already!

Heating Up

November 4, 2009

It’s been a while since my last posting, but things are starting to heat up with IVF #2.
I had my egg retrieval today, Wednesday, November 4th. Everything went really well and they were able to retrieve 15 eggs! I am in total shock! They actually got 15 eggs last time too, but my medicine protocol was totally different this time so I was expecting half of that. The protocol called for a "slow and steady" path to retrieval, so I'm really happy with the outcome. Of course cautiously optimistic for now, but starting with 15 good eggs gives me hope!

After the retrieval, I actually had a pretty rough time with pain (much worse than last time), so I was all looped up on pain killers for most of the day. Haha! Started feeling much, much better by mid-afternoon, thank God!

Now, the waiting begins! Hoping for good maturity and fertilization report tomorrow AM. Fingers crossed!!!!!