Hi Ladies:
Like what Peachy said, sometimes pregnancy happens against all odds. When I had the failed attempt for IVF, I requested to have an appointment with my RE (Dr.2, there are multiple doctors in the clinic and Dr. 2 is the one who is doing my first cycle). He told me that when fertilization occur, after the sperm penetrated the egg..it is now up to the egg to do the job (its like the egg is the one the holds the battery and ultimately will dictate if its going to mature or not). So what I get from this is that is truly the quality of the eggs that is being produced by the woman's body. Because in ICSI, they actually cut the tail of the sperm and put it inside the egg, and yet studies shows that it does not affect the chromosomal make up of the egg.
When Dr. 2 did the transfer, he did my transfer with an ultrasound guide, we can see in the monitor exactly where the catheter to ensure that he was in the right place. As you know, this attempt was unsuccessful.
On my IVF Round 2, it was another RE who did it, let's call him Dr. 1, he is actually the head and the owner of the clinic. When he did my transfer I was surprised that he didn't use the ultrasound and proceeded with the transfer- that worries me to death because I said to myself if I didn't get pregnant with an ultrasound guide; what more without it?
Then next thing you know I conceived twins with Dr. 1. So what I infer from this is sometimes albeit not all the time, you want to be handled by a doctor that has a the skill and fluency on what they are doing. I remember the nurse suggesting me to request for Dr. 1 to do the transfer since he has more years of experience.
BTW assisted hatching, is when they scratch or make a little opening on the zona pellucida of the blast (outer layer of the embryo) so that when they are inside your uterus, the hatching is pretty much jumpstarted.
I also have a friend who went to a clinic in San Diego that has a very high implantation rate at 50%. And it seems like duplicated because with her first try of IVF, 2 were transferred to her and actually 2 implanted but she lost the other one (vanishing twin syndrome). She delivered a baby boy. She has three frozen; after a year, she did an FET, two thawed average and was transferred to her and she conceived and gave birth to a healthy baby girl. I originally wanted to go to that clinic but it was an hour a way. So I am pretty torn about statistics because sometimes they are indeed indicative of success but just like Peachy said even 1% is a chance.
Like what Peachy said, sometimes pregnancy happens against all odds. When I had the failed attempt for IVF, I requested to have an appointment with my RE (Dr.2, there are multiple doctors in the clinic and Dr. 2 is the one who is doing my first cycle). He told me that when fertilization occur, after the sperm penetrated the egg..it is now up to the egg to do the job (its like the egg is the one the holds the battery and ultimately will dictate if its going to mature or not). So what I get from this is that is truly the quality of the eggs that is being produced by the woman's body. Because in ICSI, they actually cut the tail of the sperm and put it inside the egg, and yet studies shows that it does not affect the chromosomal make up of the egg.
When Dr. 2 did the transfer, he did my transfer with an ultrasound guide, we can see in the monitor exactly where the catheter to ensure that he was in the right place. As you know, this attempt was unsuccessful.
On my IVF Round 2, it was another RE who did it, let's call him Dr. 1, he is actually the head and the owner of the clinic. When he did my transfer I was surprised that he didn't use the ultrasound and proceeded with the transfer- that worries me to death because I said to myself if I didn't get pregnant with an ultrasound guide; what more without it?
Then next thing you know I conceived twins with Dr. 1. So what I infer from this is sometimes albeit not all the time, you want to be handled by a doctor that has a the skill and fluency on what they are doing. I remember the nurse suggesting me to request for Dr. 1 to do the transfer since he has more years of experience.
BTW assisted hatching, is when they scratch or make a little opening on the zona pellucida of the blast (outer layer of the embryo) so that when they are inside your uterus, the hatching is pretty much jumpstarted.
I also have a friend who went to a clinic in San Diego that has a very high implantation rate at 50%. And it seems like duplicated because with her first try of IVF, 2 were transferred to her and actually 2 implanted but she lost the other one (vanishing twin syndrome). She delivered a baby boy. She has three frozen; after a year, she did an FET, two thawed average and was transferred to her and she conceived and gave birth to a healthy baby girl. I originally wanted to go to that clinic but it was an hour a way. So I am pretty torn about statistics because sometimes they are indeed indicative of success but just like Peachy said even 1% is a chance.
which means I prob didn't O yet and it will be another 2 weeks. So I asked the nurse and she said they would want me on birth control pills for about 4 weeks, so if af hasn't came by Monday to call and she will give me something to bring it on. I've never done that before. I'm not sure why I'm having the wonkiest cycle ever now. I'm a late ovulater but this is really late even for me. I don't know if it's best to 
