So today, when the embryo is 4 days old it should be at a stage called Morula. This is basically where the cells of the embryo compact into a tight blob.
Yearly Archives: 2011
An embryo on day three should have 8 cells. Ideally, each day we want our embryo to double in cell number. We also want our embryo’s cells to be of equal size and have no fragmentation. The better organized an embryo is, the higher likelihood of producing a lasting pregnancy. Imagine […]
3 days old
If I’m pregnant, here’s what our embryo looks like today: Our embryo should have 4 cells today (called blastomeres). Each of these cells contain both mine and Will’s DNA combined. In fact, right now the unique genetic make up of our future baby is already determined. These cells are totipotent, which means […]
Today
Fertilization! That’s what I hope is happening right now… Only a couple hundred sperm (out of tens of millions of them) will make it to the egg, and the lone Super Sperm will hopefully succeed in fertilizing it. If the egg fertilizes, over the next day or so, the sperm’s nucleus will merge […]
What I hope is happening right now…
Soooo this is the week that we “try to make a baby.” Ovulation is a GO, I repeat, Ovulation is a GO. Holy Moly! I can’t believe it. After lots of practice, hopefully we can get it right (HA- sorry, Dad!). Because of working in a fertility clinic, I definitely know […]
This Week
WOW. So this is the month. The month we begin “trying.” We’ve been planning so long that I just can’t believe it’s here. As luck would have it, I got super dehydrated and sick from being in the sun too much this past Sunday, which was the beginning of THE […]
June 1st, 2011
Wow, I can’t believe we’ve been married 3 years already! And dating for 9! It was my turn to plan our anniversary trip this year. We went to West Baden Springs Hotel in Indiana and had a wonderful and relaxing time. We spent our evenings sitting on our balcony overlooking […]
3rd Wedding Anniversary
“It is essential to relate what is strategically desirable to what is tactically possible with the forces at your disposal. To this end it is necessary to decide the development of operations before the initial blow is delivered.” – Bernard Montgomery Our Campaign Operations began in 2011. The goal, healthy […]
He said… “Operation Conception”
I thought this was hilarious (thanks Emily!). The following is a Mother’s Prayer by Tina Fey ————————– “First, Lord: No tattoos. May neither Chinese symbol for truth nor Winnie-the-Pooh holding the FSU logo stain her tender haunches. May she be Beautiful but not Damaged, for it’s the Damage that draws […]
Tina Fey’s Prayer
So this entry is about my sister. My crazy sister. She is going to be more excited than anyone in the world when I become pregnant. It’s rather hilarious really. She started up about a year ago when coupons and free formula started getting delivered in my name to my […]
My Crazy Sister
After taking prenatals, the next step was to go to my OB/GYN. This is the woman who I will be intimately involved with for the next year, pun intended. At the fertility clinic where I work, we recommend a prenatal screening blood test BEFORE pregnancy. That way if there is something wrong, […]
Anal-ness
The first true step. PRENATALS! Eek! It’s becoming real! Of course I had to research the bejesus out of all prenatals. The saying is that all prenatals are the same… I find this statement stupid. You can look at the content of the prenatals and clearly see that they are […]
Prenatals…. Eek!
Well, this is it….. the beginning. For years Will and I have been talking about having babies. We’ve been together almost 9 years, married for 3, and the time has come. We are now in full swing baby planning! Given my occupation, I am keenly aware of my “biological clock.” […]