I am about to have our third transfer from our first round of ICSI. The first and second were a fresh and a frozen which both were negative. We are going to do a double transfer this time but I am just wondering if anyone has had success in their 3rd or later transfer where all embryos have been from the same cycle?
I am really worried that since our first do didn’t work none of our embryos from this cycle will and and we will have to do another collection again. I go between being positive about it all but then this is in the back of my mind so just hoping for some positive stories!
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I was in the same situation as you, my fresh didn't take, we then did a double fet and those also didn't take, our third transfer was another double and one of them stuck and I'm now 32 weeks pregnant 😊
I had to think of it as even couples who can conceive naturally don't always get pregnant their first try, it can take them a few cycles for one to stick, and it's the same for us, sometimes we're just unlucky that the first few don't work xx
all of our transfers have been frozen, we had 7 embryos out of 17 mature (not pgt tested)
because of no testing and my age, we have done double transfers each time.
the first was 2- 5 day 5AA graded blasts. we conceived but no yolk sac and stopped growing 5+3. took a week to confirm and another 4 days off medication after loss confirmed so mmc at 7+1
second transfer was 2 embryos day 5 5AB blasts, that round i could just tell was unsuccessful from the moment of transfer idk how but that was definitely a big fat failure.
third transfer was on the 6th of 2 5 day 5BB blasts, my husband got to go this time to the transfer and i felt good this time, my estrogen, progesterone, and lining were the best i've had. and i just felt good. (i quit sugar for this transfer btw so i lost 17 lbs in the 3-4 weeks leading up) tested negative on 4dp, then retested on 7dp after a super stressful couple days and had a line, first Hcg beta was Monday and came back 302 (11dp5dt) going back for more bloodwork tomorrow and then again a week later once everything comes back ok.
so, the short answer is yes, it can work third round same cycle of embryos with the lower graded ones. (we have one 6 day 5BB left frozen) still a long way to go until we get the 'all clear' (october lol) but i always had a feeling that the worst "looking" ones would be the one that stuck.
best of luck for your third transfer. praying hard that this is your time. <3
side note: was never pregnant before IVF. not once, I am 40. PCOS and male factor (we had to use ICSI IVF)
Our 3rd FET was successful and that was a double transfer with u tested embryos. Only had one round of egg stims too and got 7 embryos, most were really good quality. For us it was mainly male factor so had ICSI and potential ovulation issues for me. If the 3rd round failed with double, we were then going to look into get them genetically tested. I needed more progesterone for the 3rd round and my levels weren’t checked for the first two, so I won’t know whether it was this that was the issue or whether it was the previous embryos but as connie290 said above, for other couples that have conceived naturally it can take a few cycles for the right one to stick and continue to grow. Wish u all the best with your next try xx
Hi, my 5th transfer worked but it was the 3rd transfer from that cycle/ batch of eggs. I had 3 embryos created from that cycle, 1 and 2 didn’t stick. The 3rd one did and she’s asleep on me right now
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