Friday, March 11, 2011

Embryos

Here are our embryo pictures from yesterday.  They look very different from Morgan and Teagan's (which are also below) because:
  1. They are Day 6 instead of Day 3 like Morgs and Teags and have made it to the Blastocyst stage. 
  2. Each embryo has over 100 cells. In Morgan's and Teagan's each circle is a cell so you can see there are only a handful of cells at that point. 
  3. They have ice crystals in them.  Apparently they can recover from the freezing but they definitely look like they've been through a bit of trauma.
They take these pictures about 5 minutes before implanting them. They have a big screen hooked up to the microscope so they let you look at them first and then you watch as they suck them up into the catheter.  30 seconds later, you're pregnant.  It's pretty fascinating actually.  My body has known what to do with them so far so good luck babies!


Possible Baby 3 and Possible Baby 4

One of these is Teagan
One of these is Morgan

5 comments:

  1. Crazy science! We hope you are standing on your head for several hours a day to help with implantation...that is a scientific fact!

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  2. I never knew you could see them before they went in... that is amazing!!! Good luck new baby Long, my thoughts are with you :)

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  3. Rest up & make us another adorable niece or nephew!

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  4. Good luck! Our prayers are with you.

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  5. Good luck! I can't decide if I'm hoping for twins or not. :)

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