Posted in Life, tagged Embies, IVF#3, Transfer on April 3, 2009|
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The transfer went smooth. My fav RE did the transfer which is always a plus. So just like I mentioned before, we transferred 3 6-celled beauties w/ assisted hatching that were graded a 2.5. And they had minimal fragmentation — not like what I had mentioned in my earlier post.
Hubs and I sat down with my embryologist and had a talk abt what the state of the union was. And what she told me has calmed me down soooo much. So here’s the scoop. Out of the 11 mature eggs, we know that 6 of them fertilized fine. But 3 that I was told “cracked” was because of the nature of my eggs. Usually this occurs in abt 5% of the eggs but mine was a little higher. Apparently my eggs are super delicate and they just need a different kind of treatment. OK… so I need special treatment. Not shocking.
Onto the next topic – Did she think I had a egg quality issue? Nope. And she seemed confident in her answer that I believe her. She did say that not all of my embies are perfect but I do make good-looking ones. And that it is normal to have a mix. Happy… Ecstatic… Sheer joy!!! My eggs are fine!! YAY!!
Next – Is there a fragmentation issue that I need to be worried abt? Nope. They look just like before and she is not a bit concerned about them.
Next – Are embies behind because they only at 6-cells? She was like Oh No… On day 3 we just expect it to be above 5 cells. Sweet!!! Its just getting better!
What else did I find out? Apparently for my first IVF, we ended up transferring an 8-cell and a 6-cell — not 2 8-cells as I was thinking all along. Even though I had multiple 8-cells to pick from, they picked the 6-cell because it was the best-looking of them all. Interesting.
So this time, I have 3 6-celled embies with the same amount of fragmentation as any of my best embies. I have more hope now than I did today morning. My RE while leaving the room after the transfer said You better tell me some good news in 12 days. And I really want to!!
And thank you thank you thank you for all your well wishes, crossed fingers, and sticky vibes. They mean a lot to me. :)
Now I am off to lay down, take it easy, and give the embies the best chance that they can get!!
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