Triplets Anyone?

Taa-Daa!!!

Allow me to introduce our little trippies! 

All is well from the land of bed-rest in couch-ville … as we speak there are three marvelous embryos floating around inside in search for the perfect place to dig in for the next 9 months.

Dr. Seth was a little hesitant about putting all three back because he said they were so GREAT … and was sure to warn us of the high chance of MULTIPLES!  Yeah!  I told him to BRING IT ON!  He said that all three were of perfect cell proportion, circumference, and had very minimum fragmentation.  The other three were still ok and worthy of freezing … they had a little more fragmentation, but were OK to use someday down the road … you know, like when the triplets are 2 years old or something!    I’m very thankful that we’ll have some tripcicles for the future … already we’re off to a better start than the last time around.

So, let’s take a look at our fabulous embryos!  The top left is said to be in the Morula stage and the other 2 are developing nicely into a Morula from the 8-cell stage.

Now, if only there were a way to tell if they are boys or girls!  My Mom is dying to pick out either ruffles & bows or tiny jeans & flannel shirts!

OK … so in all seriousness … I know the odds of all 3 taking hold are slim … but I do believe that my chance of having at least one have greatly increased … and the chance of twins is better now than ever before!  Plus, all three embryos were given a little kiss with a needle in a little something called ‘assisted hatching’! 

So how am I doing?

Thanks for asking!!

I’m feeling great!  I’m feeling optimistic!  I’m feeling so very hopeful … the next two weeks will drag on for sure!

I have to go back on 11/5 (Wednesday) for my Progesterone test.

The first beta test will be on 11/10 (Monday)

The second beta will be on 11/12 (Wednesday) … this is the one that will provide our BFP!  The first one is kept top-secret … as I explained in one of my previous entries … so we won’t get our good news until that Wednesday. 

From that point I don’t know if any other additional blood tests are done or when the first ultrasound will be performed.  I’m guessing it would be done sometime around Thanksgiving.

So in the meantime I will be ‘taking it easy’… enjoying Halloween with my wonderful Zep, prepping for the Thanksgiving holiday, praying for our little embies each day, and taking every day with stride and positive thinking.

So on that note … let’s talk about due dates!

According to my handy-dandy Internet IVF-calculator I may have the following dates to look forward to:

* Singleton – Due July 20, 2009

* Twins – Due June 29, 2009

* Triplets – Due June 1, 2009

I hope my progesterone level will prove to be good next week.  The shots thus far are going well.  The oil is so much thinner, it makes it easy to dispense the medicine and it is not as painful as the olive oil base shots. The suppositories (1 per night) are going well, too, not so messy and so far no spotting, which is often caused by the little inserts irratating the cervix.

 So we’re off to a good start all-around!  All 6 made it, the best 3 are swimming around inside me now, and the other 3 will be put on reserve for ’someday’.  I’m thrilled with how things are going and can only feel hopeful for good news to come!