I just got home from egg collection. Although the procedure its self was no where near as bad as envisioned my results were a let down. Only 3 eggs collected. The embryologist came in afterwards and her mood was just apologetic and just āmehā so it left me feeling even worse like sheās didnāt want to deliver bad news that our eggs arenāt as good as needed. She did say she wonāt know till they start the āclean upā to know the quality so Iām probably looking into it too much. But just gutted really. I know we only need 1 but itās scary knowing that they may not mature or even fertilize. She also suggested a 2 day transfer when initially we was told it was going to be a 5 day transfer at blastocyst. Is there any disadvantage to a 2 day vs a 5 day?
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I donāt know about the difference between a 2 day or 5 day but try and stay positive until you hear differently...
I was pretty much told that only one of mine was looking ānormalā and I honestly thought we were out of the game over the weekend and then they rang me on the Monday and said that 3 had made it to blastocyst so you honestly just never know... Iāll have my fingers crossed for you x
Hi Rebecca. I can fully understand how disappointed you are feeling. Sometimes though, an embryo that is a slow divider, can maturebetter when back inside you where it belongs. Years ago, we only did day 2 & 3 transfers as we didnāt have the expertise to progress them further. We still got babies, so fingers crossed. Diane
Hey ya. We only managed to get 4 eggs and only 3 were fertilised. We had 2 put back in on day 5 as they were poor quality and Iām now 2dp5dt. Not hopeful in the slightest! Fingers crossed they give you some info soon as itās already hard enough let alone not knowing what will happen next. My clinic said 5 day transfer were more successful than 2 but who knows. Itās all just pot luck!
Hello. I only had 2 eggs collected back in May and now Iām 23 weeks pregnant. I had a 3dt. Very best of luck for the phone call. Fingers crossed for you!! š¤š»āØXx
Hi Rebecca, I donāt think thereās a disadvantage to a 2 day vs a 5 day per se. Each is the best option depending on the development of the egg at the time. Having a 2 day transfer is what is believed to be best for an egg if itās developing slower. A 5 day transfer is believed best for an egg that is showing better development. The opinion is that if an egg makes it to the blastocyst stage on day 5, then it is more likely to continue to develop and successfully implant. Where an egg develops more slowly better that the egg is back inside you earlier where it is in a more natural environment and consequently might fair better. Day 2 transfers can be successful and many are so donāt lose heart if thatās whatās required. Having said all that, youāre yet to know the quality of your eggs and numbers shouldnāt determine the day of transfer, the quality should. I think the embryologistās advice was a little premature so keep your fingers crossed and stay hopeful. You very well might transfer on day 5. Good luck....x
Oh my lovely I can only appreciate how you feel I had mine last week and it was 6 so I know a little
More but my bloody heart sank and I cried through the whole day after. Who knows
What will happen all I can say is take one day at a time and take deep
Breaths and fingers crossed and look after yourself. My results werenāt great but our results at 5 day blastocyst surprised us. You just never know. And remeber donāt compare to others. This is ur journey. Sending hugs and love xxx
Iām sorry that egg EC didnāt go as well as you would have hoped. Itās totally understandable you feel disappointed. Every step of this process feels like such a bloody lottery, so much potential for let down and it can leave you feeling so helpless with all the waiting. Like others have said day 2 transfers can be successful (and Iāve read about so many on here who have had success on day 2 or 3 transfers despite feeling like there was minimal chance) so please donāt lose hope. Got my fingers crossed that they both fertilise and are strong little fighters that keep developing. Lots of luck xxxx
Thank you so much for your kind words. Iām not usually a Debbie downer and always look into things positively. I think my hormones are making me feel so rubbish but hopeful for good news from the embryologist tomorrow xx
I have everything crossed for you lovely š¤š¤š¤xxx
Totally feel your pain. My collection was the other week, I was elated when they collected 5 eggs, we were only expecting 3. Then I literally walked in the front door and the clinic phoned to say only 1 was mature š¢. It did fertilise, and was 6 cells on day 3. My clinic like to push for day 5 transfer. However on day 5 it hadnāt progressed any further than day 3, I was totally gutted. Felt like such a waste. Anyhow on day 6 the clinic called back as it had started to organise itself!! Still wasnāt a blast but I had a put back and was told I literally had 0% chance of getting pregnant from it! Anyway Iām at some point in my my 2WW....feeling so blasĆ© about it!!
Keeping everything crossed your 3 precious little eggs fertilise over night š¤š»š¤š»š¤š»
Thanks for your kind words of encouragement it means a lot how supportive this community is. We havenāt told anyone about this so itās such a relief to be able to talk about it on here especially when we are all in the same boat. I really really hope your lil embryo fights against the odds, itās already surprised you once so thereās still hope. Fingers crossed for your test day xx
We havenāt told anyway either. Itās so hard telling people it hasnāt worked!! Iām not holding out much hope but obviously weāll be pleasantly surprised if she sticks. Good luck, let us know how the call goes tomorrow xxx
Hello. This whole process is so hard, and I think you have done amazingly well. Fingers crossed for your eggs, stay positive and wishing you all the best xx
Big hugs xxx Please don't feel bad. I know you wished more were collected but some is always better than none. You've done all you can.
If they can do a day 5 transfer, that's great but I have also known members here who have done a day2 and they got through it.
As they say, they only need the 1 good egg.
My best wishes to you!
Xxx
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