After all those injections and ultrasounds and stress over what to do if we ended up with a boat load of embryos that's an image! And there is just 1 remaining.
But one is all it takes. So we are grateful for the one.
Monday, July 7, 2014
bump #65: it only takes one
After extracting 15 follicles yielding 9 eggs that became 7 fertilized embryos, we were left with only 3 blastocysts. We transferred 2, leaving just 1 to freeze for next time.
After all those injections and ultrasounds and stress over what to do if we ended up with a boat load of embryos that's an image! And there is just 1 remaining.
After all those injections and ultrasounds and stress over what to do if we ended up with a boat load of embryos that's an image! And there is just 1 remaining.
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Having one left to freeze is great!! For my first FOUR IVF's I was left with none! I'm hoping and praying that the frozen embryo you have only has to someday be used for a sibling :). xo
ReplyDeletePraying that your snowflake freezes well and is a happy sibling in the future!!!
ReplyDeleteYay! Congrats on your two embies and one frosty. Sending you sticky thoughts. Hugs
ReplyDeleteThe aftermath of the retrieval might be the hardest part of IVF. I wasn't expecting that. I thought the shots, the bloat, the retrieval... I thought that would be the hard part, but really it's once the eggs are out. It's the hours after the retrieval waiting to hear a fertilization report, waiting for the call for day 3/5, waiting for the report on frozen embryos... all of that and that's separate from the misery of the wait for beta day. Those days following the retrieval I literally felt like my heart was living outside my chest. I felt like you could blow on it and freeze it solid, bump it and cause it to explode. I felt to vulnerable because my babies were struggling to live and there was NOTHING I could do. I'm sure you're disappointed.... everyone dreams of BIG numbers. I know I was extremely disappointed. But you're right there in the normal range... 9 eggs down to 3 blasts is a pretty standard attrition rate. You did REALLY well, Bren. Hoping your snowflake baby stays on ice for a few years before coming home as a SIBLING!
ReplyDeleteFingers crossed that will be a future sibling. (:
ReplyDeleteThinking of you friend! Sending positive vibes that turns into a little girl or boy!! :)
ReplyDeleteBest of luck!
ReplyDeleteCatching up on posts. This one was crazy to read - our numbers were exactly the same!
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