Holy shit! We’re going to have a second kid (knock on wood)… and maybe a third, and a fourth, and a fifth, and a sixth….!

Well, I got TWO results back from the RE’s office today, each of which alone would have been enough for me to say “wow, that’s amazing news!”

First, I had my 21dpo HCG measurement today – 4167.  I’m still pregnant!  And 4167…. Well, I have no idea if that’s a fine, good, or great measurement, but I know for sure it’s not a bad one, and that’s all that matters!  My next doc’s appt. will be in two weeks when I have my confirmation of heartbeat appointment.  (Which has been a disappointment before, so my optimism will remain tempered for at least a while.)  But I’m 5 weeks pregnant today!  Yay! 

Second, and even more shocking…. We got the results of our genetic testing back today.  Of our five little blastys, FOUR are genetically normal.  Knock me over with a feather!  I was sure that most of them were going to be total crap based on our last disastrous cycle.  I guess this goes to show, it never hurts to give it a second try.  (And here, I should say, there is a question that has been gnawing at me for the better part of a year.  The last time we did a stim cycle, it was right after I had an insane work thing going on, and I was working upwards of 20 hour days [seriously] for weeks, super stressed out, and working out of a hotel [okay, it was a casino] where they allowed smoking.  I can’t help but wonder if that was not the greatest environment for me to be growing my poor little eggs, any maybe had something to do with our dramatic failure?  This time I was much more relaxed and rested.  Could that make all the difference?)

AAAND, boy bias be damned, my little frosties are almost all girls!  Here are their stats:

Day 5 B2	??? (not tested – currently pregnant)
Day 6 B2	Girl
Day 6 B2	Boy
Day 6 B3	Girl
Day 6 B3	Girl
Day 6 B3	Genetically abnormal

Ummm, are you thinking what I’m thinking?  We’re going to have another kid!  Okay, it’s not a foregone conclusion, but as soon as an embryo is genetically normal the “rating” (B2, B3, whatever) falls out the window.  That sucker has like a 70% chance of success.  So, the fact that I have managed to get to at least 5 weeks pregnant, and the fact that I have FOUR genetically normal embryos (and a fifth crap one from the last cycle) stored means… We’re going to have another kid!  (Hopefully!)  My god, we could potentially have two more kids, or even three!  (My husband has always dreamed of driving a minivan.  Not really.)

I had intended to ask in what way any of the embryos were genetically abnormal, but it totally slipped my mind.  I’ll get that info later if I can.

But, are you kidding me, wow!