Any SG patients think I could get switched to a 5 day transfer?

[Anonymous]

I just got a call that I was scheduled for a day 3 transfer tomorrow afternoon. According to the nurse, I have 5 embryos that are still doing "very well" (the nurse would not give me specifics). When I asked about whether I could get switched to a day 5 transfer, the nurse said that was a possibility and that I'd get a call in the morning if that was the case. Does anyone know if there is a possibility of a day 5 transfer with 5 embryos? My usually nurse and RE are both on vacation, so I'm not sure how to read the nurse who is filling in. Thanks!!!

[Anonymous]

I had 6 embryos and did a Day 5. But, that was the plan the whole time, so I don't know what to tell you!

[Anonymous]

If 4-5 are doing equally well tomorrow morning then I think they will switch you to a day 5.
Also, if you WANT to wait until day 5 (and are willing to take the risk of having all/most die by day 5) then they will certainly wait. It's your call and they will honor that. It might be more difficult to communicate your wishes given the fact that your doctor/nurse are on vacation but you should talk with the nurse who calls in the morning.

We have 3 year old twins and just did a fresh cycle. We were adament about wanting to do a single, day 5 blastocyst transfer and our primary RE was in agreement with this. We talked extensively about the reality that pushing for a day 5 might mean having nothing to transfer. As it happened, we had 6 embryos to begin with. By day 3, 5 embryos were still going strong and our RE said that we would have qualified for a day 5 regardless just based on having 5 strong ones at day 3. By day 5 all the embryos had started dying off/looking crummy. None were blastocysts. By day 6, one made it to blast. The rest were dead and/or dying. We transferred the one and I'm now 10 weeks pregnant. (miraculously!). So, in my experience there is true natural attrition between days 3 and 5/6.

Good luck with your cycle!!

[Anonymous]

OP - what happened?

[Anonymous]

OP here (just off bed rest) -- Thanks for sharing your experiences. On the morning of day 3 there were only 3 embryos left (we lost 2 between days 2 and 3) so we went with a day 3 transfer. We transfered 1 embryo (against the recommendation of Shady Grove) because we don't want twins and are keeping our fingers crossed. Luckily, we are in shared risk, so we can try again if this doesn't work. THanks again!!!