Sensitive, but a message of hope

[Astride0]

Hello,

After 2 rounds of IVF and 4 transfers I can't believe I'm writing to say we have a positive.

Despite having grade A and B embryos, implantation wasn't happening.

We had just done a new stimulation and we were about to pause for 3 months to get NK cell/immunology tests. We really didn't know what to do, and whether to transfer one last time, do PGT-A testing or immunology, or both... and the cost of it all! 😭 In the end we listened to the doctor who first referred us to the clinic, and decided to do one last fresh transfer. We also tested the 6 other embryos, which cost us £3k! 🙈

I can't believe this transfer worked - and who knows it it will stick- but we now suspect we had poor quality on the first round. It's the fertilisation rate that clued us up. The only other thing we changed was moving to Cyclogest and Impryl. We did up stimulation drugs, but collected one less egg.

Also, please laugh as we went to Avebury on transfer day. Our Embryologist thought we were complete hippies and going to implore the fertility gods 😂. We just wanted a nice day out but who knows, perhaps it helped- I found that happy/fuzzy feeling I hadn't felt in months.

I wanted to share this to give hope to those in similar situations. I had no idea that quality could vary so much from one cycle to the next, and if embryos are not implanting a fresh cycle could make the difference.

Xxx

[PinkPanther1234]

Congratulations 🎉 thank you for sharing this, I am heading towards another egg collection and keep having a lot of anxious thoughts after 3 previous implantation failures! Gives me hope to keep going.

🤞 for a smooth pregnancy and enjoy every moment x

[Astride0 in reply to PinkPanther1234]

Thank you! Good luck with your new egg collection, I hope you get positive results and are next ❤️.

It's hard to start from scratch, but we tried to think of it as investing in a possible sibling too, which was a nice thought. I found it hard to stay hopeful. Everyone does different things, but Mindful IVF helped me lots with anxieties and not sleeping. Sending you lots of happy positive thoughts x

[Positivechangeplease]

Congratulations! Definitely some hope for those who have struggled as much as you

[Astride0 in reply to Positivechangeplease]

Thank you, and this community is everything.

[DianeArnold Partner Nurse Fertility Network UK]

Hi Astride. Hoping all continues as it should. Good luck! Diane

[Astride0 in reply to DianeArnold]

Thank you, this is going to be the longest months if we're lucky enough to get there.

[Littlepeax]

Amazing huge congratulations!!! ❤💫🥰 All the best xxx

[Astride0 in reply to Littlepeax]

Thank you! 😊

[Chloe12122222]

Congratulations on your positive test!! Xxx

[Astride0 in reply to Chloe12122222]

Thank you Chloe! Xxx

[XOXO13]

Congratulations ⭐️ Really wonderful to read. Lots of luck and positive thoughts ⭐️🍀 xx

[Astride0 in reply to XOXO13]

Thank you so much!

[Redsequin]

Ahhh Congrats! So happy for you. 🧡