We had an 8-cell "good minus", a 7-cell fair, a 6-cell fair, and a 6-cell "fair minus".
(Which is better than the honest-to-god dream I had of having 2 3-cell, 1 2-cell, and one dead embryo. Needless to say, I did not sleep well last night.)
It was actually my RE's suggestion and recommendation to transfer the best 3, so I did. We're growing out the last to freeze, but none of us are hopeful. This was my first transfer without my husband (he couldn't get off work), but it wasn't bad. Some cramping, but nothing too painful.
No real answers on the awful fert rate. We had four (?!?!) 3PN and the rest showing no signs of fertilization. WTF.
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Congratulations on having them all home with you!!! Hoping they stay with you and that the last does make it to freeze. Wishing you the very best! Rest and take good care!!!
I hope those embies are snuggling in tight!! good luck!
Sending you stick/grow thoughts!
Sending sticky baby thoughts your way!
Yay for making it to transfer and for the RE agreeing with you on the right number to transfer! Congrats - I'm thinking positive thoughts for you that one (or maybe two if you're thus inclined) of your trio implants and sticks around for the next nine months.
I'm assuming you did ICSI for this IVF -- how is your clinic selecting which sperm to use? If there's a bunch more sperm than you are making eggs, then I'd be curious about whether one of the selection methods besides "embryologist picks one that looks pretty under the microscope" might be helpful, should you have to do this again. I haven't done much research because we're using donor sperm and thus not facing MFI issues, but I do know there are a couple of different methods out there, though they aren't widely used.
A lack of fertilization with ICSI implies that there are some major issues, I'd guess with the chromosomal makeup of the sperm (or egg), since things like a sperm's motility and morphology shouldn't be relevant with ICSI except insofar as they might indicate genetic issues for that sperm. I've heard of some women using mostly their husband's sperm but setting aside a couple of eggs for use with donor sperm as a backup, but also to help work out whether it's a sperm or egg quality issue that's giving the mysteriously poor fertilization reports.
I'm late to the party, was going to vote for transferring 3. I'm still stoked you had this many to transfer, thinking of you and sending you best wishes for them to snuggle in!
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