The science behind it

These are the actual embryos that were transferred! Baby boy A and Baby boy B! 

Step 1) after a ton of preparation and medications the egg donor has her eggs retrieved from her ovary. The egg donor we used had 28 eggs retrieved. 

Step 2) IVF: where the sperm is injected into the egg and the fertilization takes  place. 18 eggs had made it and 13 were fertilized. 

Step 3) embryo grows for a few days, multiplying in cells. By day 5 it is now a blastocyst. 7 of the fertilized eggs made it to the blastocyst stage. 

Step 4) one tiny little cell is removed from the embryo for genetic testing. This determines which embryos are graded highest. They look to see if all chromosomes are normal and which embryos are healthiest for implantation. Of the 7 sent for genetic testing 6 of them came back with a AA grade (perfect little embryos).

Step 5) embryos are frozen until time of transfer! 

Step 6) 2 embryos are thawed for a very short amount of time and are injected into the uterus through a very small catheter. 

Now that the embryos have been transferred I will be on strict bedrest for 2 days while the embryos do there thang! 

At this point we just sit back and pray for the little guys to stick!! I will start taking pregnancy tests on Thursday, but probably won't get a positive test result until Saturday. I will have my first blood test done next Wednesday (9 days post transfer). 

Prayers are much appreciated!!