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3 days past, 3 day transfer.   So far feeling nausea, exhaustion, slight headaches and slight cramping.  The nausea, tiredness and headaches are probably from all the progesterone I'm shoving into my system.   The cramping is too early to be implantation cramping. Most likely its from the fluid and instruments used in the transfer process.

I wish we had thought to video tape the monitor during the implantation. It was magical.  We could see three little dots of light travel into my uterus and land safely on the soft bed of lining.  I hope they're dividing and snuggling in tight for a 9 month ride.  Well, ok maybe not all 3 of them but at least 1-2 :)

I found this on http://www.nyufertilitycenter.org/ivf/embryo_transfer

It helps to know what's happening each day.  Today is day three so come on babies hatch! We did do the assisted hatching, where the embryologist creates a small hole in the layer of proteins that contain the embryo in its initial stages. Hatching is required for implantation and by "assisting" it, it increases the chances of successful implantation.

I'm hoping to feel some implantation cramps and possibly see some spotting tomorrow or Wednesday. That would be a good sign. :)

3-Day Transfer

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