Day 203 - Care Conference & Digging into IVF (ICSI)
Wednesday, July 21st, 2021 This day last year James as a Blastocyst (180 cells) was transferred into Mom's uterus! There was a 49% chance that he would implant. He has defied all odds since the beginning and every step of the way! 💪 This is a picture of James as a Blastocyst. Not everyone has a baby picture this early! What's really crazy is that James was first created back in March 2019 when Mom had her aspiration surgery. That's when they retrieve the eggs to undergo Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI). In the ICSI process, a tiny needle, called a micropipette, is used to inject a single sperm into the center of the egg. After James grew for 5 days into a Blastocyst, he was then frozen for a whole year just waiting for the day he was chosen by the embryologist for implantation! Below is an example of the IVF process and how it's normal to lose anywhere between 35-60% at each stage in the process. Mom & Dad's IVF Journey in 2019 19 eggs retrieved 12 matu...