I had my day three blood work today. The nurse said I'd probably have to take a booster shot of HCG due to my past history during the last IVF. But, we were both pleasantly surprised when the results came back and all my levels are looking great. So, no booster shot for me. Yet. My next round of blood work will be on the 30th, and we will reevaluate then.
So, what is my little embryo up to, you might ask? Well, this chart is from an IVF center in New York. It explains what the embryo should be doing day-by-day. I've read that embryos that are hatched before transfer are technically a day ahead of schedule, so I suppose on the chart I'm around day 2 or 3?
Days Past Transfer (DPT) |
Embryo Development |
One | The embryo continues to grow and develop, turning from a 6-8 cell embryo into a morula |
Two | The cells of the morula continue to divide, developing into a blastocyst |
Three | The blastocyst begins to hatch out of its shell |
Four | The blastocyst continues to hatch out of its shell and begins to attach itself to the uterus |
Five | The blastocyst attaches deeper into the uterine lining, beginning implantation |
Six | Implantation continues |
Seven | Implantation is complete, cells that will eventually become the placenta and fetus have begun to develop |
Eight | Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) starts to enter the blood stream |
Nine | Fetal development continues and hCG continues to be secreted |
Ten | Fetal development continues and hCG continues to be secreted |
Eleven | Levels of hCG are now high enough to detect a pregnancy |
Yay! no booster shot! I hope things continue to proceed well. :)
ReplyDeleteInteresting chart... so does this mean you'll resist the urge to test until day 11, at least??
ReplyDeletePraying hard for that little guy to stick!
-JK