We have embryos

Yesterday was an exciting and overwhelming day. We are so excited that the Dr's retrieved 36 eggs. Yes I said 36. They called this morning and said they miss counted and they actually retrieved 36 eggs, not 35 (holy moly).  One thing that Micah did not include in his blog is that they put me on a new oral medication (Cabergoline) and another injectable (Ganirelix) because they are concerned with me getting Ovarian Hyper Stimulation Syndrome (OHSS). The injectable meds used to stimulate my ovaries may cause hyper stimulation of the ovaries. An increased number of follicles and or the presence of high levels of estrogen in my blood increase my risk of developing OHSS. They said they were concerned about this because of the large number of eggs they retrieved. But not to worry, there is a 90% chance that these new medications will help.

Today the embryologists called to give us an update on our babies. Out of the 36 eggs that were retrieved 33 matured and a WHOPPING 30 fertilized. We are so excited! Micah said maybe I should consider being an egg donor (hehe). We will get updates on our embryos every day until transfer day. Not all of them will continue to grow and we will not be transfering all of them back into me. California law states that the max number of embyos that can be transfered is 4. We will most likely be transferring 2 or 3. We will be making that decision later in the week and it will be based on the quality of our embyos. It looks like the transfer of our babies will be Saturday or Monday. I cannot believe how quickly things are moving.

Thanks again for all your loving prayers, support and love.

Excited Colleen