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after the doctors retrieved 29 eggs |
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one of the many injections |
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the frightening 'progesterone in oil' shot--thick needle, slow moving substance |
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Mike suits up to enter the transfer room, where he will do his manly duty of sitting, watching, and waiting |
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Mary relaxes after the doctors successfully transferred two 8-cell, grade 5 embryos |
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Relaxing after the transfer |
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This little metal window is where the 'Keeper of the Embryos' sticks out his head and announces the grades and sizes of embryos available |
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Mike and Mary, wearing African fertility necklaces, await the results of the blood draw |
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Bella knows that not even an African fertility necklace will help her conceive! |
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Mary, obviously excited after her first ultrasound |
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Embryo at 6 weeks, 3 days. Arrow points at heartbeat, which was too early to measure. |
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7 weeks, 3 days |
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heartbeat is 150 bpm; size is 7 mm.; the position is good in the uterus; good yolk sack. |
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finally done with the shots, and we only used 111 needles! |
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12 Weeks
Top Image: sucking thumb
Bottom Image: kicking |
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20 weeks: top photo shows the 'boy part' |
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more face shots, in one he's waving |
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more shots of his privates |
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