So as I've warned myself several times...big numbers...higher the fall-out...
And usually at this point, I'm down to 3-4-5 embryos, and those have fragmentation...It's dwindling odds for me.
I sure as heck was not expecting to have the majority make it to the ideal 8-cell embyro, a chunk, maybe...like my dream was to have 10-15 between the acceptable 6-cell to the ideal 8-cell stage at this point.
So when I got the text, my stomach dropped, my knees quivered, my heart raced. I closed the text app, and opened it again to make sure I wasn't imagining things.
I have 27 8-cell embryos.
I know...I nearly passed out. My embryologist said she thinks we'll have a hard time picking out the front-runner for the transfer...
What a glorious problem to have!!!
We know more will arrest by Monday, and a few have some fragmentation, but it's less than 10% in them, so it's not significant to cause demise. I love them. I was initially having a harder time getting attached than I normally do. I think more of that is fear than anything after experiencing so many disappointments.
But now, I truly and deeply love them in the sense that one (or more) could be my living, breathing child.
Peace, Love, and Mitosis,
Mary Katherine
And usually at this point, I'm down to 3-4-5 embryos, and those have fragmentation...It's dwindling odds for me.
I sure as heck was not expecting to have the majority make it to the ideal 8-cell embyro, a chunk, maybe...like my dream was to have 10-15 between the acceptable 6-cell to the ideal 8-cell stage at this point.
So when I got the text, my stomach dropped, my knees quivered, my heart raced. I closed the text app, and opened it again to make sure I wasn't imagining things.
I have 27 8-cell embryos.
I know...I nearly passed out. My embryologist said she thinks we'll have a hard time picking out the front-runner for the transfer...
What a glorious problem to have!!!
We know more will arrest by Monday, and a few have some fragmentation, but it's less than 10% in them, so it's not significant to cause demise. I love them. I was initially having a harder time getting attached than I normally do. I think more of that is fear than anything after experiencing so many disappointments.
But now, I truly and deeply love them in the sense that one (or more) could be my living, breathing child.
Peace, Love, and Mitosis,
Mary Katherine
Look at those beauties!
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