To transfer or not?

[Lola33]

Hi everyone,

I had egg collection on Weds, and Monday (tomorrow) I will get my day 5 update from the embryologist. My clinic are advising a freeze all as my progesterone levels were higher than they'd want when they measured on trigger day, and my lining is thin (5.5mm at egg collection). I'm totally fine with that, as I know there's more they can do to help build lining and monitor progesterone levels with a FET.

However, they have said that that if come Monday, there's are an embryo/blastocyst that looks OK but wouldn't make the cut off for freezing, they might advise we still transfer this, rather than 'waste' it. But at the end of the day it's up to us.

Has anyone been in a similar position and what did you decide to do? I know chances of success will be very slim with all these factors anyway, but my worry is that if it did implant, there may be higher chance of miscarriage. Having already been through a prolonged missed miscarriage, I'm nervous about an increased chance of that heartache and ultimately delaying the chance to transfer a better equality blast into a body that's in a better position to accept it!

Our numbers aren't high though and we are expecting a significant drop off in the update tomorrow, so we are certainly not in a position to risk 'wasting' an embryo that could have a chance!

Ultimately, we will be led by the embryologist tomorrow but I was hoping someone here might also have some words of wisdom.

Thank you! 🌟

[JudithSS]

Oh love what a head 🤯 For me I would transfer it, but I also haven’t had an awful miscarriage. It’s so tricky as you never know, but you must do whatever you’re comfortable with. Sorry I’m not any help x

[Hidden]

I would transfer it, so many people I know have got pregnant with their worst embryos so it could be you! Good luck xx

[Ivfgotadream]

Gosh really tough one there. I’ve had lots of miscarriages and by the end I was very much of the mindset that I could go through another if it meant giving an embryo a chance. So I would probably transfer

Also - at my clinic if you ended up with a freeze all then you’d have to pay for the FET and the “credit” as it were for not doing the fresh transfer was only about £250 so financially it’s not like we would have been saving money by doing the freeze all and may as well have took the chance with the transfer

[DianeArnold Partner Nurse Fertility Network UK]

Hi Lola. Oh gosh! Well, you have to be guided by your specialists. Perhaps the one waiting is the one waiting for you. I do wish you well with whatever decision you have made. Diane

[Lola33]

Thank you so much for your replies. ♥️ The decision was made for me in the end, which is actually a relief. I had 3 suitable to freeze yesterday and 2 they wanted to leave for one more day (day 6) before making a decision. I had the call this morning and of those two, one had made it to a point they were happy to freeze and one wasn't suitable for freezing or even to transfer, especially not given my lining etc. Therefore I've had 4 suitable for freezing from a collection of 7 eggs. I'm really chuffed with that and will await a FET in a month or so ☺️. Thanks again! x