5-Day Old Embryos

Today marked Day 5 for our six embryos.  We have two "A" grade embryos (according to the doctor) and a possible third that may be able to join the "twins" tomorrow.  They'll gather the few cells from each and send the cells off for testing.  The cells are sent off to Colorado.  The two (or three) embryos will then be frozen until we are ready for them in April.  The freezing process is called Vitrification (ultra-rapid freezing) and is supposed to help lessen the risk of damaging the embryos.  

Unfortunately it means the painful butt shots for several weeks, but with my OHSS and our desire to know the health due to genetic concerns, this is the best route for us to take.  I literally could have been impregnated with twins today which is a crazy thing to think about though.  I still could be in April, but that's only if we have the two.  We are looking forward to the next steps, but this space will probably be quite for a few weeks while we wait it out.