back to try for a sibling! Any success stories?

[Ajbbaa]

I’ve just had my first failed fet for trying for a sibling for my little boy. He was born second transfer and I have 3 Frosties left of varying quality. I wondered if anyone could tell me their sibling journeys? I know I would have been so lucky for this third transfer to work straight of the bat but it’s been so hard seeing that negative again!

[Allotmenteer16]

I had my daughter in 2020 following my second fresh cycle. Had one embryo frozen, tried to get going with a sibling a couple of years ago but had lots of hurdles get in our way. Anyway, finally had FET in January but it didn't work. So I've just been through a fresh cycle of ICSI, got lots of eggs but ended up with just the one day 5 blastocyst, but as they say, it only takes one and I got my BFP last week. Obviously still early days, and somehow I'm feeling very shell-shocked and uncertain suddenly, I had prepared myself more for it not working and now it has, I'm a bit all over the place! Sounds mad when it's taken up most of my emotional and physical energy to get here for two years, but I guess you can never predict how you'll feel! I know we are hugely lucky though.

It's great you have some frosties ready, sounds really positive, good luck!

[Ajbbaa in reply to Allotmenteer16]

Wow what a story! Thank you so much for sharing and congratulations on your babies ❤️

[Kitkat10]

hi, my son was born in 2021 from my third transfer when I was 41. I tried again when I was 42 but had 3 failed transfers and tbh ran out of resilience and let my OE go and moved to DE. I was nearing 43. Transferred first DE embryo one month after turning 43 and my daughter was born 10 weeks ago x

[Ajbbaa in reply to Kitkat10]

Thank you so much for sharing and congratulations on both of your pregnancies ❤️

[DLPhope789 in reply to Kitkat10]

Apols for my lack of knowledge, what is OE and DE?

[Kitkat10 in reply to DLPhope789]

Own egg and donor egg x

[Pineapple14]

Very similar to you. Daughter born second transfer with 3 Frosties left.

Our first try after resulted in an early MC. Our next frostie didn’t thaw correctly which I really was not expecting. But our last Frosties which was the lowest grade is now 3 months old.

Wishing you the best of luck and strength for the next stage of your process ❤️

[Ajbbaa in reply to Pineapple14]

Thank you so much for sharing and congratulations! It gives me hope for my lower grades embryos ❤️

[Twiglet2]

I’m so sorry you’ve had a negative this transfer, its really tough once you’ve had success to see the negatives, I wasn’t prepared for how hard it is I thought it would be easier now the ‘pressure’ was off becoming a parent with number 1 but somehow it’s worse! My son born in 2021 was our 3rd transfer (4th embryo) from our first round. Since the we have had:

2 x Frosties transfers from round 1 (same batch as my son) both BFNs

New fresh collection 3 embryos and 2 transfers 1x bfn 1 x misscariage

New fresh round 2 embryos transferred together chemical

New fresh round 2 embryo s transferred together chemical

New fresh round 1 embryo transfer a missed miscarriage at 8 weeks

New fresh round 2 embryos 1 transferred fresh BFN and 1 transferred frozen currently 12 weeks pregnant hoping all is okay! 🤞🏽

I didnt for one second imagine it might take this many attempts and at the begging I was sooooo frustrated that it wasn’t working when it had before but it’s a whole different set of rules and I needed to take that pressure off me of what had happened previously and my high expectations which helped a lot. It might only take one more transfer for you but dig deep you got this and dont put too much pressure on yourself would be my advice 💜 xx

[Ajbbaa in reply to Twiglet2]

Wow you have been through so much! Congratulations on your bfp! I’m so happy for you after everything you’ve been through. Thank you for sharing ❤️

[Twiglet2 in reply to Ajbbaa]

Thanks so much xx

[XXKKXX]

Good luck. I'm going to be starting another round. Have no frozen embabies. DS was only one that made it. He was a 3cc grade

[Ajbbaa in reply to XXKKXX]

Good luck to you too! Thank you for sharing you story ❤️

[Wannabb20]

Same as you I had my daughter on second transfer (1st was a miscarriage at 12 weeks) and since then have had one failed FET/early miscarriage 💔We have 2 Frosties left of much lower quality and currently booked in to transfer one of them this Friday. Feeling very apprehensive

[Ajbbaa in reply to Wannabb20]

I’m sorry to hear about your failed fet and I’m wishing you all the luck for your upcoming transfer. It’s so hard ❤️

[Glaedy]

Hi, I had my son in 2022 after our 1st ever FET, I am now 11weeks pregnant also trying for a sibling and it was 4th transfer with 5Bb embryo after having my son, all my better grade embryos ended in MC and 1 didn't stick at all. Hope it goes well for you 🙏

[Ajbbaa in reply to Glaedy]

Thank you so much for sharing and congratulations on your pregnancy ❤️