Post retrieval news

The office called today with news we thought would have been better. Out of the 13 eggs only 5 of them were mature. They injected all 5 with sperm and as of today only 4 of them fertilized. Now it is a day to day wait for more news. The next step is to wait and see if they make it to the 6-8 cell stage. Once at that stage, which has to be by Saturday, then they can be sent to DC to be biopsied (PGD). The odds are not in our favor anymore. It is really hard staying optimistic but I'm trying. The dr. called later this afternoon and said he was hoping for 6 fertilized but we are going to continue to watch and hope for the best. The hardest parts are not being in control and not knowing the results.
The transfer could be Saturday or Monday. If we do it Saturday that means they didn't reach the 6-8 cell stage and can't be PGD'd. Then we have a decision to make. Do we implant all 4? Do I want to go through all the emotional stuff and it not work because they were all unbalanced? Do I want to play the waiting game when the odds aren't good? Do I want to continue with progesterone shots? Speaking of progesterone I had my first IM in the buttocks today at noon. I was nervous but I was proud of myself as was David because this was the first time I didn't pitch a fit. The emla cream works wonders. We were told that the shot would hurt because it's oily. I felt a little pinch and I felt the oil being injected somewhat but it didn't hurt. It started hurting about 40 min. later when the cream wore off. It also started to hurt the more you rubbed it. But is has to be rubbed in so it doesn't ball up in one area. And it is sore to sit down now. Hopefully they will continue to be this easy. Anyhow, back to Monday transfer. If we can go all the way to Monday than that means we made it through PGD and will have the results of the balanced or unbalanced embryos. I am still keeping the faith for 2!