OP here. My beta is not until Thursday but I cheated and POAS yesterday and got a bfp. I am excited and worried at the same time because I know the risk of early losses. Hopefully it's a sticky baby or babies.

Any news, OP? Fingers crossed for you!

Ditto on the SG being very picky about what to freeze. I transferred 1 (by my choice) on Day 5 and was successful.
Good luck!

I was told at SG that typically only 1/3 of couples end up with something to freeze. My cycles have been hit or miss.

I had 5 eggs fertilize, transferred 2 on day 3. I was told the others "looked good" but still did not make it to day 5 for freezing. I was devestated. BUT I did get a BFP and now have a four month old DD. (I was at Columbia Fertility)

SG told us that only 40% of SUCCESSFUL cycles have any blasts left to freeze. They are really picky about what they will freeze.

We had two + cycles--the first we had one blast to freeze, the second we had nothing left.

Anonymous wrote:I am 3dp5dt. I had 9 eggs retrieved, 9 were mature, 7 fertilized. 6 were growing on day 3. I hade 5 perfect 8 cells and 1 10 cell on day3. We waited till day 5 to transfer, 1 3bb and 1 early blast, none of the others were blasts yet. We just got the call today from shady grove that none of the others made it to freezing . My question is why were the embryos perfect on day 3 but they weren't good later. Also SG said that this does not affect the two that were transferred. Has anyone had a similar situation (no embies to freeze) but got a bfp that cycle. Thank you.

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OP here...thank you everyone for your words of encouragement. Good luck 13:37!

My protocol was conservative because we were a MFI case, but I responded well...and still had none to freeze.

Having ones to freeze isn't that common.

Day 5 options are great - we transferred 2 day-5s and I'm 16W and change pregnant.

Good luck, OP - keep us updated!

I had embryos to freeze at 5 days (with 2 IVF cycles) but I honestly don't think my frozen ones were as good (maybe it was the freezing process - who knows).

My frozen cycle didn't work for me. I donated remaining embryos to another couple and they emrbyos didn't work for the other woman either.

I did get pregnant with twins on my second fresh cycle.

I have a friend who took 3 IVF cycles to get pregnant and she never had any to freeze (despite being a really good responder, being 28 or 29 years old, etc.)

I went with 3-day transfers (I have had two). First was 15 retrieved, 13 mature, 3 fertilized. We did two day3- the last one did not make it to freeze. Got a BFP- but it ended up being an ectopic (which SG did a good job of diagnosing and handling BEFORE it reptured). Second time, Retrieved 9, 7 mature, 3 fertilized (with ICSI). We ended up implanting all three (I am older and it was a 3-day transfer). None left to freeze- but I did get my BFP (Initially with twins - eventually became a singleton- it was a vanishing twin). The fact that you had them make it to 5-day puts you ahead of where I was! The wait is brutal- but I am pulling for you! Good luck!

Yes, I had none to freeze and was successful. My doctor said that chance, egg quality, sperm quality, and other factors can all impact how well embryos progress from day to day.

Most clinics have very strict freezing criteria. I don't think this is unusual.

Good luck!! I just had my transfer as well (FET). Beta next Monday.

I think SG is pretty picky about what they freeze. And yes, I know MANY women who had none to freeze and now have a baby from that very cycle.

I am 3dp5dt. I had 9 eggs retrieved, 9 were mature, 7 fertilized. 6 were growing on day 3. I hade 5 perfect 8 cells and 1 10 cell on day3. We waited till day 5 to transfer, 1 3bb and 1 early blast, none of the others were blasts yet. We just got the call today from shady grove that none of the others made it to freezing . My question is why were the embryos perfect on day 3 but they weren't good later. Also SG said that this does not affect the two that were transferred. Has anyone had a similar situation (no embies to freeze) but got a bfp that cycle. Thank you.