Today was the transfer! I can't believe the day is finally here. Everything went well and I can't say enough about the staff who we've been working with.
Before the procedure we met with the embryologist and they went over the outcome of my initial 9 eggs. Well, 5 eggs were mature and made it to fertilization. One of the 5 didn't make it because it stopped growing. Left with four eggs and they are rock stars!
Ideally, you want an 8 cell embryo or blastocyst for the transfer. The two embryos transferred today (pictured above) are a 10 cell and an 8 cell. They also rate the quality of your embryos. One being the best and 5 being the least desired. These two eggs were rated 1.2 and 1.5. Can I mention how surreal it is to look at this image and think these could be my children?
Now, I still have 2 eggs they are watching over the next one to two days. An 11 cell and a 7 cell. They typically look for eggs to be between an 8 and 10 cells for the freezing process. They will freeze them individually so we can opt for a single embryo transfer later on if we do not want to risk the chance of multiples. We should get a letter in the mail telling us if both or one of the eggs made it through the freezing process.
I asked my doctor how everything looked. He said my uterus lining was great at an 8 and the eggs were really good quality. He was good enough to share he thought we had a 75% chance of success! Now...staying level because this still may not be the end of our journey, but we are excited.
The next process is the long dreaded wait. I must wait until August 11th to have my first Beta blood work and even then they don't tell you the results. You have to wait a bit longer for another test to indicate if your beta has increased the way it should. Now I can agonize over every little bodily twitch and ache and wonder if this could be it.
This has been a long road and it may continue to be a long road, but today there is hope.
Romans 5:3-4 Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.
5 comments:
Congrats you guys! Love, Cara
Wow, Lex, just hopped on here to check on you. What an amazing process. You're a champ and we're praying like crazy!
The tears are rolling down my face as I read this. You are amazing and we keep praying!
Best of luck to you. I hope we are hearing good news very soon!
The best part is you don't have to really have a 2ww after the transfer. A few of the days have already been accounted for. ;)
Hi Lexi and Jason. Although your mom and dad have kept me up to date on your journey I was really pleased to finally get time to sit down and read your blog entries. I am simply blown away by this whole process. It is amazing what medical science can do to help couples achieve the ultimate blessing! Know that you are in our prayers! God Bless!
Teresa
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