How many of your embryos made it to day 5?

LeFemmeViolette

Hi there!

We got an update yesterday that out of 16 ER, (11 of which were mature, 9 fertilized), that on day 3 we had 6 healthy-looking embryos. I'm way more nervous than I thought I would be, and it makes it harder due to the fact that there's no hard-and-fast statistics out there that indicate how many of them will ultimately make it.

So, for those of you who've had an ER, how many of your day 3 embryos made it to day 5 and turned into a blastocyst?

BornReady

I was originally told incorrect information about my fert report over the phone, but my RE gave me the real deal at our last meeting when she discusses the day to day development of the embryos.

9 eggs retrieved, 6 mature.
6 fertilized with ICSI
6 still going strong at day 3
2 perfect blasts at day 5 that were good enough to biopsy.
-1 PGS normal 4AA blast

ETA...I should add that I found the 5 days waiting this whole thing out excruciatingly difficult. You invest so much into this process and have at least some "control" when doing stims, but then once it's out of your hands, I had a hard time.

AandDM2014

I had 11 going at day 3 then 9 on day 5.

lilmissslp

I didn't get an update on day 3 since it was over the weekend. We started with 14 fertilized and 8 made it to day 5. 

littlesunshine-2

First let me say I just went through this a couple of weeks ago and know exactly how you are feeling!  I agree with what @BornReady said, waiting the five days is so difficult.  Sending lots of support and good vibes to you while you wait to hear!
We had 25 on day 3, and then 7 were frozen and biopsied on day 5.  I got a call on day 6 that 2 more made it to freezing, so out of 25 total on day 3 we had 9 make it to freeze and biopsy.
I did a ton of reading over the 5-day wait, trying to get an idea of what I could expect.  The numbers really are all over the place!  So fx'd that your 6 keep growing strong and you get a good update!

(edited to change my day 3 number to 25, I mistakenly put my fertilization number the first time)

BornReady

Hope you got some good news today about those little embryos. Sending some good vibes your way @LeFemmeViolette!

holzie-2

We had 20 eggs retrieved
14 were mature
11 Fertilized with ICSI
6 made it to day 5.

Good luck!

LeFemmeViolette

Got word today that 3 looked good enough to biopsy and freeze, while 2 others are being given one more day to grow. 

Elyse1384

21 eggs retrieved
19 were mature  
12 Fertilized 
8 made it to day 5

babylonghorn16

24 retrieved
21 mature
21 fertilized successfully w/ ICSI
12 made it to day 5...
11 total: 8 were PGS tested, 7 came back normal + 4 untested

Good luck to you!! Hope your other 2 made it!

Sunflower5678

23 retrieved
15 fertilized 
2 made it to day 5 that were transfered
then they let 6 more go to day 6 and from those 5 were frozen. (They just needed a bit more time)

sleepyrn

7/7 but 1 was really bad quality and 2 didn't survive freezing.

taddesse

Hi Guys,

 I am new to the website. We had 22 at retrieval. 14 fertilized and on day 5 only 5 with 8 cells, none are blastocyst.  Is there still hope?  

ddvj79

In our first cycle we had

12 retrieved
10 mature
10 fertilized
6 made it to day 5 but only 1 was OK per PGS

in our second cycle we had

7 retrieved
7 matrue
7 fertilized
7 made it to day 5 BUT only
2 made it to blastocyst ( & because its only 2, the RE said no need for PGS, we can just have the body figure it out).

FatPony

- 28 fertilized
- out of 22 thawed, we have 7 that made it to Day 6 and are currently frozen (thawed them in batches)
- 2 Day 5's transferred ended in a chemical pregnancy; 1 perfect Day 6 blast ended up making me a mom. 

Ive learned that it's quality over quantity. We had SO many embryos (thanks PCOS), but they had a bad attrition rate. 

And yes, there is still hope. My embies grew slowly (hence the Day 6's). If you don't wait until blast stage, maybe transfer several. GL. 

Angelic789

Hi, all! Hope everyone is ok. We had 2 nice 5-day blasts for the ET. I believe this is not the game for a quality. Quantity is the main issue. For the successful ivf only ONE healthy embryo is enough. As for boosting chances with two put back it should not be the trick. Dr is responsible for allowing or prohibiting it mostly. In our clinic they considered the risks if getting pregnant with multiples. So let me quote for just 1 nice healthy 5-day blast for ivf. X

UnicornsPlease

I'll second or third the "quality over quantity" comment. I had 9 eggs, 7 fertilized, transferred 1, and 4 made it thru freeze. Didn't start with a ton, which really freaked me out when I saw some other ladies' numbers...but the ones I did have were hearty. I'm now (TW) 6w4d pregnant from the 1 blast we transferred.

It's HARD not to fixate on the numbers throughout this process, but the full story is so much more than just digits. 

20T

8 retrieved
5 mature and fertilized
3 on day 3
0 on day 5