A couple of months ago, when I shared the news we had two viable embryos, I mentioned we were going to keep the gender(s) to ourselves for a little while.
During our third egg retrieval, our numbers started out so good, and I was so hopeful and optimistic we’d have at least one or two more (and, therefore, the chances of having at least one of each were higher), that I spilled the beans with family and friends.
I can’t remember if I’ve officially said this on here or not, but we do have one boy and one girl embryo.
All along, Nick and I wanted a boy and a girl, and it felt a little like it was meant to be that’s what we got. That’s also why I felt like it was time to move on from egg retrievals and try and get pregnant, even though we didn’t end up getting the one or two extra Dr. C. wanted us to have.
And while we do know what genders our embryos are, we’ve asked to be surprised by our doctor for this upcoming FET.
Dr. C. is going to use the embryo the embryologists chose. At our regroup appointment, she printed out pictures of each.
Embryo #1 is the one we’re using for our upcoming FET. And he or she is the one pictured below.
If you want to send up a prayer or send good thoughts and vibes to embryo one for our FET, we’d greatly appreciate it!
Embryo #2 will need to chill out for a little while longer before their turn, and below is his or her picture.
I was totally surprised by just how different these two embryos look. I believe it has to do with hatching/hatched, but I’m not entirely certain. Regardless of how different they look, they both have the same grade — BB.
How cool is it that we can see photos of our embryos? That’s certainly something most couples can’t say. And how many parents can one day show their grown children what they looked like only a few days after they were conceived?
And now that I’m typing this out, I’m not sure conceived is the right word… fertilized, maybe?
I digress, but the point remains the same: It’s pretty cool.
IVF That 