The Trials & Tribulations of Trying to Conceive when its just not happening (12m+)

tea_lover

AFAIK, there is a slightly higher success rate with a blatocyst (so 5dt or over). However, there is also a higher chance of then ending up at day 5 with nothing left to transfer, and nothing to freeze.

Our clinic always uses blasts where possible as that mimics whereabouts the embryo would be at that stage - a 3day embryo probably wouldn't have made it to the uterus naturally, but in IVF that's obviously where they put it lol.

However, I don't think the differences are enough to worry about - and it's always been my experience that the clinic will advise the best course of action depending on how your embryos are developing, to give them the best chance.

Tbh there's still so many unknowns. No one yet know why a 'perfect' blast may not implant or develop correctly, or why a slightly worse looking 2dt may turn out great. Just have to trust the clinic and keep everything crossed! Best of luck x

frozenpenguin

Just checking in quickly, no ET for me tomorrow as this morning I managed to spectacularly fall down the step outside our front door and break my ankle in two places
I'm on a ward in our local hospital waiting for an op to put screws and a plate in tomorrow. Clinic were lovely about it though, we're gonna start again in 8 weeks or so when everything has healed.

Hugs to you all (and apologies for any typos, I'm on my phone) xx

Fairy_dust

Ouch! Hope your op goes well tomorrow. Only one step & you broke it in 2 places? You must have landed pretty badly. Hope you aren't too shaken up about it. Make sure you take full advantage of being looked after ! At least it happened today and not after ET otherwise that would have been extra stress you could do without.

Thinking of you tomorrow xx

codemonkey

frozenpenguin wrote: »

Just checking in quickly, no ET for me tomorrow as this morning I managed to spectacularly fall down the step outside our front door and break my ankle in two places
I'm on a ward in our local hospital waiting for an op to put screws and a plate in tomorrow. Clinic were lovely about it though, we're gonna start again in 8 weeks or so when everything has healed.

Hugs to you all (and apologies for any typos, I'm on my phone) xx

Oh no!! FP!! That sounds awful. I hope they've given you the good painkillers.

tea_lover

Oh no, you poor thing!! Hope your op goes well and you're feeling much better soon. Better get relaxing in time for a FET!

gettingthereslowly

Ah frozen hope u r ok and being looked after. Good luck for op tom x

shrimpy_80

Oh no FP! Hope your op goes well today and you are being well looked after & not in too much pain xx

Hope your appointment goes well today EmmaJ, is this your first referral appt? I have mine today as well, no idea what to expect really...

Fairy_dust

Hope your appt goes well Shrimpy. It's a while since I had my first referral appt but they discussed options, I had a scan with dildocam & was booked in for a laparoscopy. We are unexplained but it may differ depending on what your reason is.

The one where they booked us in for IVF it was a scan to count follicles, blood tests for HIV/Hep B & C and then checked when the earliest date which was suitable for both us and the hospital.

Frozen Good Luck today, hope you aren't too sore after your op! Xx

live'n'learn

Just to give you an update, I rang this morning and was told that the 4 fertilised eggs are all healthy and they are going to bring my wife in on Sunday morning, so far so good.


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Fairy_dust

That's good to hear, Live! . Keep us updated on how things go. Hope your wife is recovering well after her egg collection. Is Sunday a 3 or 5 day transfer?