Fert Report

Yesterdays egg retrieval was different then what I expected...it was at the doctors office but in a side wing down a creepy hallway and in a little room. All the nurses spoke a mix between English and Spanish, but if they weren't talking directly to me, then it was in Spanish. Made me feel a little uneasy because I didn't know what they were saying, but overall they were very nice. They put you in this horrendous chair that has leg braces (way worse than the regular obgyn stirrups). We brought a pillow from home for the surgery but it somehow "blew up", Tyson grabbed it out of the car and their were feathers everywhere, so he had to tie a knot on the pillow case, and that made me laugh. It could have been the 3 Valium I took before the procedure. They told me I shouldn't feel any pain during the retrieval because I would be sedated. They put me under local anesthesia but it wasn't strong enough. I could feel every move the doctor made and tears were streaming down my face. Then suddenly and thankfully it all went black. The next thing I remember is Tyson staring at me with a video camera in his hands, I'm documenting this life event with words, and he is documenting it with pictures/video, it will make the perfect memories!

Overall they retrieved 25 eggs...that's a ton (on average they retrieve 4-16 eggs). I slept the whole drive home and napped in bed...we had to wait 24 hours before we would know the fertilization report (fert report)...it was the longest 24 hours ever. I've been a little worried that the follies wouldn't grow big enough since we only had one 18 on Monday...well, the scores are in and God heard everyone's prayers:

Of the 25 eggs retrieved, 20 eggs were fertilized and are growing. We had 8 inseminated through IVF (take the egg and some around 100,000 sperm and let the sperm battle their way to the egg) of which all 8 fertilized and 14 inseminated through ICSI (embryologist selects the best sperm, one for each egg and inseminates the egg with the sperm) 12 fertilized. Now they will watch how the embryos grow and eventually form blastocysts.

I am overjoyed for our one day old embies...the pain is nothing now that I know that our babies are growing. In fact, last night we had their first party, in honor of their conception. Uncle Justin came over and cooked an amazing meal for us, and Nana and Auntie Jen came too, bearing flowers and sparkling apple juice. It was a great day!! Now I just cannot wait for our embryo transfer which will be on Tuesday or Wednesday.

Our baby is so close, he/she/they are the brightest star in our sky!