Cuddlepie, I think the reason they suggest transferring on day 3 due to low numbers of embryos is simply because no matter how fantastic the conditions in the lab are, they can't make them the same as your uterus.
I was a bit like you - had only ever been pregnant from frozen blast transfers... had managed that three times, but just couldn't get them to stick.
When we finally got through a fresh cycle without OHSS so I could actually transfer, we only got three embryos to fertilise and like you I was devestated. We chose to transfer on day 3 (one embryo, the other two were frozen that day as well) but I was convinced that it wouldn't work out. We put an 8 cell embryo back and Sam's sleeping in the next room as evidence that frozen blasts are not the be all and end all of IVF.
Perhaps trying something different could be the way to go?
I personally think it's probably better to put back the embryo that has the best chance of giving you a pregnancy - the 8 cell - and give the others a little more time to catch up. There's no guarantee that just because an embryo couldn't make it to blast in the lab that it couldn't have done so in the uterus. There's no way of testing that at all.
Oh thank you so much for your contribution, that was really helpful and I was able to read them before I went in, I just didn't have time to post.
Now, I am back after 4pm Acupuncture session. I did went with my gut feeling and proposed to FS my thought of transferring 5-cell and let the 8 cell keep developing. He is fine with it and he said normally they wouldn't do that but given the number of embryos atm he is happy for me to do that. Also the embryologist supported my rationale and she thinks there is fairly good chance of the 8 cell keep doing what its suppose to do and the 5-cell on day3 is definitely not a no-hoper.
Well, now it is really in God's hand, I am happy with my decision, and for once, I made the decision, so I feel good about it. Wait till later on it all crashing down on me...
We will hear the result for the 8-cell on Saturday whether it is frozen or not, but I am not too stressed about it. I think Im pass the point of being devastated for this cycle. Obviously it did not yield the best outcome and for future planing, I will go back to down-reg protocol unfortunately.
While I was at SIVF, I've also made an appt with FS in late April just to plan what the next step is, I will suggest to do more tests such as implantation etc etc. How efficient I am and how negative I am towards this cycle!
At the same time, I do hold on the hope that uterus is better than the lab and the dish and I hope my 5-cell will flourish and give me a surprise!
Am so happy you got to make the decision CP. Don't doubt your decision at all. It was obviously the right thing for you to do as I truly believe everything happens for a reason.
And a big congrats on the little one on board. I will be hoping and praying the little 8 cell embie powers on for future children.
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