Thank you Jen!
I'm off to implant a baby (or two)...
k
p.s. they plan on transferring three, assuming there are that many healthy ones left.
K - I will send lots of good thoughts your way!! you must be so excited for tomorrow - how many embies are they going to transfer?? My cycle resulted in a BFP - I delivered a healthy baby boy in April '08. I'm sorry the embies aren't looking any better but i've definitely heard of lower quality embies implanting and the opposite happening as well. I wish you the best of luck & lots of prayers - jen
Helen & Jen-
Finally spoke with the embryologist. Of 24 retrieved, 17 were mature and 9 fertilized (all via ICSI). Of the 9 (on day 2), 7 cleaved and are still viable though all 7 are fragmented. :-( There is a 2 cell grade 4, 3 cell grade 5, 2 x 3 cell grade 4, 4 cell grade 2, 5 cell grade 2 and 6 cell grade 2.
So, on to transfer tomorrow...
Keep us in your prayers please!
xoxo, k
Hi Jen,
This is day 2 (retrieval was on Saturday). We were hoping for a day 5 transfer. The lab is suppose to call us today and let us know how the embies are growing. The transfer may be tomorrow (day 3). Hopefully not. With 9 embies, I am hopeful there are some strong ones in there.
How did your donor cycle go two years ago? What was the result???
Thanks for the response. I wil keep you posted,
Krista
I'm so sorry you're having so much confusion/problems w/this cycle. i too haven't seen her in a while although she answered a note from me about 2 months ago so I think she's around on occasion.
I too am curious about how many of the 24 were actually mature. Post when you have get your answer - I would be very interested in hearing it since I too did a donor cycle two years ago. You're entering the fourth day, right? When do they have you scheduled for transfer? Without knowing everything, I still think you've got a shot at transferring on day 5. Too bad we can't transfer some on day 3 and the rest on day 5 - LOL. We had quite a few embies but only transferred one - w/a young donor, they usually won't transfer anymore than two (or at least that's my experience).
I wish you the best of luck - keep us posted - jen
Thanks Helen. I left a message for the embryologist earlier today so I should hear from them tomorrow. I was anxious and wanted to get info asap.
They did, as far as I know, do ICSI. I really want to know how many of the 24 were actually mature, and thus able to fertilize. I will let you know what they say tomorrow.
Thanks for the support!
Remember, it ain't over till the fat lady sings (and I'm not singing yet!)!
Krista,
I have not seen LvnEmbryos here for a long time. I hope she responds though. But you should ask your embryologist. You are paying them a LOT of money. They should take the time to answer your questions.
I am so sorry about the disappointing report. I wish they did ICSI if they knew the sample was poor.