IVF and BFPs - how many eggs/ transfers did it take before you got yours?

[nothing2lose]

Hi

Just curious. How many eggs/transfers did you have before you got your BFP?

My FS says it is an average of 10 embryos transferred before one takes.

Thanks!

[Bengal]

We transferred 20 embryo's

Best of luck with your upcoming cycle, I do hope it brings you the best news hun

[jayejaye]

Hi n2l. We had 4 transfers before our bfp. Our fs told us that we should except to have success within 6 cycles (which seemed like so many at the time).

Good luck hun.
J.

[onthefly]

wow! that many really?! We were so lucky - only had 2 transfers & 2 babies
Really hope next one's the one n2l

[RhiChiChi]

really, that many? I am starting to think not doing IVF now. I don't think I could do lots of cycles... Two of my GF were lucky enough to fall pg on their first cycles.... they must be freaky!

[briggsy's girl]

ignoring the fact that we lost bubs in there due to hormonal issues after transfer - we had BFP's on IUI transfer number 3, IVF transfer number 3 (five embryo's in total from one stim cycle), iui transfer number 4 and transfer number 5 (7th IUI in total, but first two were cancelled due to failure to respond during stim cycle).

[kass]

7 before my first bfp - only got to 6 weeks though, 9 for this one
Mad B - that's some serious good luck you've had!

[Coral73]

Hey N2L,

In total I have had 2 x Stims (Fresh Transfers) and 4 x FET's.

It took me the following to get DS: 1 x Fresh ET, 1 x FET (lost one on the thaw here as well) and then 1 x Fresh ET (x2) to get our BFP (Singleton Pregnancy)

and the following to get #2: 3 x FET's (lost 2 on the thaw on 2nd ET) to get a BFP on our lucky last ET.

'ing you next transfer is the lucky one

[Lily Dust]

11 transfers and all BFN but we still ended up with our miracle eventully

[MummyNaomi]

Wow, that seems really high, I remember before we started IVF our FS said most couples acheive a pregnancy within 3 transfer cycles (with ICSI)

We were extremely lucky - 1 fresh ICSI cycle resulted in our BFP, we only had one fertilised embryo though so it was a bit freaky all around

We are cycling next month for Baby #2 - after our first success its hard not to have high expectations....

[Lenny]

That seems like a random number that s/he came up with! Surely age, fertility issues etc have a huge impact on that?!

4 embryos = 2 children for me.

[nothing2lose]

I think it was an average so get people who have success first go, but then others who take 20 transfers or more.

I reckon it's a lotto!

[~TT40~]

We have done 2 icsi cycles = 2fresh tf and 1fet, 5 embryos in total.
I think the reasons this tf gave us a bfp is was day 2 tf (not day5) like our previous

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[nothing2lose]

Thanks everyone

I think it's really interesting to have this info in one spot.

And I LOVE hearing about successes

[Janie71]

We had 2 transfers, one fresh (BFN) and then 1 FET (BFP). The FET we defrosted one Embie that did not make it and so they defrosted the Embie which became my DD. So 2 transfers and 3 Embie for me.

Janie xxx

[Loula]

We ha 15 TF, 29 embies all up and finially one cooked to DS

[Shezabelle]

Our FS always told us 1/5 chance every transfer.
For us personally it was 3 transfers for 2 children. First transfer was FET (5 frosties only one survived the thaw) due to cancelled cycle as a result of OHSS = BFN. Then fresh cycle 2 embryos transferred resulting in DD1. 1 frosty left from that cycle = DD2.

[nothing2lose]

shezzabelle - aren't the statistical odds of a successful transfer ending in a BFP different to how many times it might take?? Iykwim....