Hi Kazza, you were right! They said they could see a 9 cell and an 8 cell with no fragmentation so thought it best to put those in. We said we were told after egg collection that we should hope for a day 5 transfer as its the best but they said that's wrong and lots of people seem to think this so they need to look at their literature & the message they're sending out. They said day 3 is best if they can tell the best ones but day 5 is best if they're all the same. The rest of the embryos look much better than last time - we had 2x 9 cells (one with frag, the other transferred), 2 x 8 cells (one with frag the other transferred), 2 x 7cells and 1x6 cells. We asked how it compared with last time & they said last time we had 2x7cells (transferred), 2 x 6cells and 1x4 cells. So I'm hoping we might get 1 or 2 frozen ones but there's no guarantee. The embryologist said in most cases they don't get any frozen ones (as we all know!) which is the opposite of what hot doctor tom said in the beginning! We were convinced we'd have about 9 frozen ones per cycle ha ha! They need to look at the messages they send our from the first meeting. There's no point being unrealistically optimistic if in fact most people get no frozen ones.
Anyway, sorry if this is boring. I felt a bit down when they called to confirm transfer this morning but feel much better now.
Kazza - there's no way to know for def what has made this set of embryos bigger and better qual but I think it's the higher dose of gonal f, and even if this cycle fails I'm glad I went up a dose. Obviously if you overstimmed I'd feel awful but I really think it might be worth pushing for a slightly higher dose. If they think it's a bad/dangerous idea they'll say but it's worth asking at your scan. What do you think?
Monkeyfeet - are you off to NY today? What are your plans for sightseeing? The 9/11 museum memorial is supposed to be amazing but heartbreaking.
Key - how are you doing? I was explaining to my husband about your FET this morning but I couldn't remember if you had 1 or 2 frozen - I thought it was 2 but not sure. Hope you're doing well x
Anyway, sorry if this is boring. I felt a bit down when they called to confirm transfer this morning but feel much better now.
Kazza - there's no way to know for def what has made this set of embryos bigger and better qual but I think it's the higher dose of gonal f, and even if this cycle fails I'm glad I went up a dose. Obviously if you overstimmed I'd feel awful but I really think it might be worth pushing for a slightly higher dose. If they think it's a bad/dangerous idea they'll say but it's worth asking at your scan. What do you think?
Monkeyfeet - are you off to NY today? What are your plans for sightseeing? The 9/11 museum memorial is supposed to be amazing but heartbreaking.
Key - how are you doing? I was explaining to my husband about your FET this morning but I couldn't remember if you had 1 or 2 frozen - I thought it was 2 but not sure. Hope you're doing well x
