I have 14 little embies sitting in the Emory lab!

Out of the 21 retrieved yesterday, 17 were mature and 14 fertilized. That’s an 82 percent fertilization rate, surpassing the typical 75 percent fertilization rate. Our babies are already smarter than the norm!

We’re super excited, and I don’t know how we’ll make it to Saturday. My IVF coordinator said I won’t be getting an update tomorrow because most women worry if they’re not fully developed into 6-8 cell embryos by then, but we’re going to call her for one anyway. I want to know how many are still with us and if they’re growing normally and, frankly, since I’m paying them so much money, I think I have that right.

So, we’re pretty happy people today. They had said they hoped for 20 eggs at retrieval and we got 21, and we beat the 75 percent fertilization rate. We’re just kicking butt all over the place! Let’s hope that continues with a BFP!!