Ivf- two embryos.

[fertilitystruggle]

Hi everyone!

Over the past few days I have had some questions in my mind. I would really appreciate if someone could pleas help me clear some questions as I’m unclear.

1) if someone had two embryos transferred and I had a positive pregnancy test does this mean I’m pregnant with twins?

2) if the results were positive and I’m pregnant with only one then what happens to the other embryo?

3) if someone had positive result but was bleeding, could it be it’s one embryo implanted whilst the other didn’t ?

I would be happy with any answers at all 💛💛 x

[Ivfabroad]

Hi

So I had two embryos transferred and one sticked and the other didn’t . I started bleeding during my two week wait and after the two week wait I had my HCG blood tests on a regular basis which showed that is was a single pregnancy as the levels wasn’t high enough for twins .

No idea where the embryo goes but in the 6 week scan could only see one heart beat and one fetus

[Uklondon786 in reply to Ivfabroad]

Are the chances higher with two embryos ? But if you only have 2 then surly you would advice to put one in ?

[Ivfabroad in reply to Uklondon786]

Yeh I had three so had two put in

I guess the only thing is twins or definitely a single pregnancy

[Uklondon786 in reply to Ivfabroad]

But if you only have two then its a risk

[fertilitystruggle in reply to Ivfabroad]

Hi Ivfabroad,

Thank you so much for sharing your story, this makes a lot more sense and congratulations x

[KiboXX]

Hi fertilitystruggle,

A positive pregnancy test will only tell you that you are pregnant, it can’t unfortunately tell you whether it’s a single or multiple pregnancy. Only an ultrasound can confirm that.

If you had two embryos transferred and one could implant, two could implant or none could implant. Your clinic will book you a viability scan, normally around 7 weeks which will confirm if it’s a viable pregnancy and how many you have.

Good luck!❤️

[fertilitystruggle in reply to KiboXX]

Hi Kiboxx,

Thank you for replying, this makes a lot more sense. I was just wondering because recently I had two embryos transferred and I wanted to clarify a few things. I wish there was another way to find out before scan haha.

Thank you💛 x

[KiboXX in reply to fertilitystruggle]

Completely understandable! The wait for that first scan will feel like a lifetime but it’s all worth it ☺️ x

[Kitty230515]

Hi lovely, I can’t offer any advice, but I’m in a similar boat. We had two embryos put back, and we got a positive pregnancy test on Monday.

I have no idea whether it’s one or two that have implanted, until the scan which is a week tomorrow.

I wish it was sooner, as I’m terrible at waiting, but unfortunately that’s all I can do.

Fingers crossed for you.

Cx

[fertilitystruggle in reply to Kitty230515]

Hi Kitty230515,

The wait really is killing me because I would love to know! But I guess we both just have to wait! Thank you so much for your message and congratulations xx

[Ivfgotadream]

I had 2 transferred and am currently 9 weeks with twins

I did have a high initial hcg at 8dp5dt of 159 which put me in the multiples zone but I’ve known loads of people who have had high hcg and just had a single baby

1- transferring 2 and getting a BFP doesn’t mean it’s twins

2- if 1 implants than the other obviously didn’t and just gets absorbed by the body

3- bleeding could mean loss of an Initial twin but there is no way of knowing that without having had a scan which first showed 2 scans. But bleeding is more common with IVF transfers whether you transfer 1 or 2

[fertilitystruggle in reply to Ivfgotadream]

Hi ivfgotadream,

Your respond was very helpful and detailed. It makes a lot more sense now. I actually managed to find out I’m pregnant at a very early stage which is why I thought maybe both embryos implanted and I have had no bleeding either. I guess it’s all a waiting game now.

Thank you so much! 💛

[LewisLongbody]

Thanks for this post and the replies, we were asking the exact same questions yesterday although we’re further behind than you - we had our 2 embryos transferred yesterday on day 3. I don’t think the clinic expect both will take as our lead embryo was just a ‘fair’ grade (5 cells on D3) and the second guy jus made it over the line getting to 4 cells an hour before transfer (4 is the minimum for transfer in our clinic), so poorer quality again. We were just glad we didn’t have to leave the second one behind and that they both have an opportunity to keep growing. We’ve just made the minimum level required at each stage so we’re delighted to get this far. Hoping for a relatively quick 2WW now!

[fertilitystruggle in reply to LewisLongbody]

Hi LewisLongbody,

I’m so glad this post helped you, it is something I had wondered about for a very long time now and am glad it helped.

Good luck, stay positive and I truly hope both your embryos implant 💛💛 xx