2dp3dt

I can't believe I am able to type that title. I was/am a bit worried that I don't feel anything really. A few twinges and teeny tiny cramps. But being so I wanted to figure out what stage the embies were possibly at and I found the following "schedules" for 3dt and 5dt.

3-DAY TRANSFER:
1dpt ..embryo is growing and developing
2dpt... Embryo is now a blastocyst
3dpt....Blastocyst hatches out of shell on this day
4dpt.. Blastocyst attaches to a site on the uterine lining
5dpt.. Implantation begins,as the blastocyst begins to bury in the lining
6dpt.. Implantation process continues and morula buries deeper in the lining
7dpt.. Morula is completely implanted in the lining and has placenta cells & fetal cells
8dpt...Placenta cells begin to secret HCG in the blood
9dpt...More HCG is produced as fetus develops
10dpt...More HCG is produced as fetus develops
11dpt...HCG levels are now high enough to be immediately detected on HPT

5-DAY TRANSFER:
-1dpt ..embryo is growing and developing
0dpt... Embryo is now a blastocyst
1dpt....Blastocyst hatches out of shell on this day
2dpt.. Blastocyst attaches to a site on the uterine lining
3dpt.. Implantation begins,as the blastocyst begins to bury in the lining
4dpt.. Implantation process continues and morula buries deeper in the lining
5dpt.. Morula is completely implanted in the lining and has placenta cells & fetal cells
6dpt...Placenta cells begin to secret HCG in the blood
7dpt...More HCG is produced as fetus develops
8dpt...More HCG is produced as fetus develops
9dpt...HCG levels are now high enough to be immediately detected on HPT

There it is...I have blastocysts inside me today.

17 and counting...

All 17 are still going strong! We got the email this morning giving us the instructions and explaining how the proceedure works. All in all it seemed pretty striaghtforward.

We're going out for dinner tonight. We've been really frugal over the past week so really looking forward to tonight.

We have to be at the clinic at 8:45am, accupunture at 9:00am, transfer at 9:30, accupunture after transfer. One for sleep!

J's early morning date

All went well this morning. J "did his thing and I just sat in the waiting room.

I kept wondering if she'd show up while I was there. I do know what she looks like I had 3 pictures of her in her profile. I even know what her sister and father look like. What would I do if I saw her walk into the clinic for the retrieval... I think as much as I would have wanted to talk to her, to know her as more than just a 12 or so pages of q and a's. I would have kept my distance. I feel horrible for even typing this but as much as I am grateful for her...I don't want to know her. Thankfully, she didn't show in the waiting room. I've wondered about what gift I could give her to thank her for doing what she is doing. Necklace, flowers, day at the spa...nothing seems right. Part of me feels guilty for not getting her something...maybe I'll write a letter and give it to the agency to pass onto her. But then I don't know.

The IM shot this morning didn't hurt...until 30 minutes later and it hasn't stopped hurting yet, 2 hours later. J confessed that it may have moved when he was shooting me up. He feels bad. I'll milk up the sympathy for a while.

Stay tuned for retrieval update later today.

Here it is 28 eggs! 22 were mature enough to fertilize. We'll find out tomorrow how they did. In absolute disbelief.