Growing Embryos

We got good news on Monday about our little embryos. We ended up having 12 fertilize, one fertilized after the 24 hour mark so the lab didn't see it until Monday. They also gave us the grading for each of these 12 embryos. The embryologist felt good about the day 3 grading and that encouraged us. The waiting is the hardest part!

Embryo Grading (26 eggs removed; 12 fertilized)

• 2 Excellent
• 5 Good
• 2 Average
• 1 Poor
• 2 Very Poor

Tomorrow morning they will grade the embryos one more time before the transfer and then transfer the two best embryos. We are still praying that we will have a couple to freeze so that if this doesn't work we can do a Frozen Embryo Transfer (FET) and it doesn't cost near as much.

Tomorrow when we get home I will be on bed rest until noon Thursday which shouldn't be bad. Tomorrow I plan on resting when we get home, we are hoping that it will not be painful but are prepared if it is.Thursday my company is letting me work from home so I plan to lay down as much as possible while working.

Kevin and I are really excited about this phase. He is planning on taking lots of pictures of these two little embryos when we see them tomorrow. Thank you for your prayers and love! We have been overwhelmed by the love that is coming from family and friends. We are so thankful for this love and support!