Here's the pic from yesterday's transfer. Having never done this before (and having an Austrian embryologist), I'm not quite sure if things looked "good" or not!



The one on the left was 8-celled when thawed, but two of the cells were damaged and removed (lysed cell removal). So, there are 6 left with, I assume, little to no fragmentation.

The one on the right was 7-cell and remained "in tact". They don't do embryo grading on frozen/thawed embies... it appears to have a fair amount of fragmented cells?? I assume that's what all those little "bubbles" are? I can see the outline of all 7 cells, but I just wasn't sure the quality due to the other "stuff".

Assisted Hatching was done on both of them.

Being a newbie to all this, I'd love thoughts, especially on the extra "stuff" in my 7-celled one!

(I'm also feeling a little crampy today- and last night. I assume that's normal after someone stuck something up into your uterus?

Thanks!
Holly

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Holly (29) & DH (33)

7/01 - m/c @ 11w
'01-'02 - 4 Chem Pg's (Natural)
2/03 - m/c @ 6w (Follistim/IUI)
5/18/03- Twin Boys (4th IUI)
5/05 - Chem Pg (Natural)
7/05 - failed IUI (#5)
All of '06 waiting to adopt... matched in August. Failed.
1/2007 - Matched with donor embies and about to cycle when got BFP.
2/12/07 - m/c @ 6w (loss #8 including chem's)
3/1/2007 - Began metformin
1/28/2008 - Transferred two donor embies
2/4/2008 - !!! Beta - 26 at 7dp3dt
2/6/2008 - Beta - 79 (but from a different lab)
2/8/2008 - Beta - 121 at 11dp3dt
2/11/2008 - Beta 314 at 14dp3dt
2/15/2008 - Beta 1640 at 18dp3dt!!
2/22/2008 - 6w u/s showed 1 healthy baby with hb!
3/13/2008 - U/S showed hb of 167!

Awww arent they just sweet

I dont think they look to bad at all, a bit of frag in the one on the right but the one on the left looks really good....I cant wait to see what happens!!!

Oh and i think with doing AH you have given yourself a great chance at this working!!

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Stacie
DS~Jake
DS~Elijah

Beautiful Pics! Go embies Go!

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Yeah looking good how are you feeling today? What day do you go for your 1st beta did they set it yet?

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I'm feeling pretty good. I've had some crampiness yesterday and today, but nothing bad. I've been lying around like a sloth!

My beta is on 2/8. I'm a POAS-aholic, so I'm sure I'll be testing by 2/5! I can't help it!

I've been so nervous about everything... I have to keep reminding myself that this amazing thing DOES work! I hope they are both dividing away in there! I figure they should be at the blast stage by sometime tomorrow... so I plan to lie around and do NOTHING until Thursday afternoon, even if it doesn't really help!

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Holly (29) & DH (33)

7/01 - m/c @ 11w
'01-'02 - 4 Chem Pg's (Natural)
2/03 - m/c @ 6w (Follistim/IUI)
5/18/03- Twin Boys (4th IUI)
5/05 - Chem Pg (Natural)
7/05 - failed IUI (#5)
All of '06 waiting to adopt... matched in August. Failed.
1/2007 - Matched with donor embies and about to cycle when got BFP.
2/12/07 - m/c @ 6w (loss #8 including chem's)
3/1/2007 - Began metformin
1/28/2008 - Transferred two donor embies
2/4/2008 - !!! Beta - 26 at 7dp3dt
2/6/2008 - Beta - 79 (but from a different lab)
2/8/2008 - Beta - 121 at 11dp3dt
2/11/2008 - Beta 314 at 14dp3dt
2/15/2008 - Beta 1640 at 18dp3dt!!
2/22/2008 - 6w u/s showed 1 healthy baby with hb!
3/13/2008 - U/S showed hb of 167!

Welcome Home Embies =)

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Hope they are just in there just a growing away and nestlin' in for the long haul.


~m

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What a neat thing to be able to see your babies on paper before they go back in to nestle into their home for 9 months. I've never had to do IVF or anything but do have mild PCOS and it's just so neat when you gals post your pics of your embies. Go embies GO GO GO

Kara