1 or 2 embryo's????? Does anyone have any transfer stories /help / ideas /thoughts??

[Missren]

Hi guys. Long time forum stalker & now it's time for me to ask your advice...
We are doing our 1st ivf cycle this month and asked THE question... 1 or 2?
I have only 5 follicles of good size, been TTY for 3 years and I'm 34 y/o.
Got egg collection this Friday.
Does anyone have any stories, advice for me... I would really appreciate it
Thank you

[nothing2lose]

Hi Missren,

Welcome to Belly Belly!

What does your FS say? At your age, many clinics will only transfer one embryo.

You also have to remember that five follies does not necessarily mean five embryos. Sometimes you have the number chosen you because it's all you have.

Good luck!

[Saffy]

I would do 1 for your first ivf if I were you.
A singleton pregnancy is much less complicated than twins.
Good luck!

[Missren]

I would do 1 for your first ivf if I were you.
A singleton pregnancy is much less complicated than twins.
Good luck!

Thanks for your advice Saffy!
There does seem to be a lot of complications associated with twin pregnancies....
Here's hoping I onl have to make this decision once :-)

[Missren]

Hi Missren,

Welcome to Belly Belly!

What does your FS say? At your age, many clinics will only transfer one embryo.

You also have to remember that five follies does not necessarily mean five embryos. Sometimes you have the number chosen you because it's all you have.

Good luck!

Thanks 4 the welcome nothing to lose! My fs said initially they prefer 1 - but today after my second scan & after noticing that I had barely any follies on my right ovary & only some on my left - he seemed to indicate that 2 was an option whereas b4 he seemed dead against it?

Hubby & I are madly researching & writing pro's & cons - but ultimately it will come down to my gut instinct I think!

[Baby Dreamtime]

I guess the question is does having twins appeal, as it is a very reÃ*l risk that comes with its own complications. My first ET was with 1 but 6 ETs following were with 2. I was willing to take the risk and don't for a second regret it, but it is hard/harder. Next time round i only went with 1. What ever you decide I hope you have some lovely embies to pick from and a few for the freezer. Good luck xx

[Maruschke]

I was tempted to go with 2, but ended up going with 1, and don't regret it. After a long TTC journey, including miscarriages, the LAST thing I wanted was a high risk pregnancy. I was dying to be NORMAL. We transferred 1 on our 2nd IVF and it stuck.

[~ Mylitta ~]

My clinic would only transfer one unless you were over a certain age and/or had a history of failed transfers.

We only had one healthy embryo (from 2 cycles, 22 eggs, 18 embryos) and that precious embryo is now my 12 month old daughter.

I guess you have to remember that even when you transfer just one embryo through IVF there is a greater risk of still having twins than if you conceive "naturally". Then if you transfer two embryos that risk of twins is even higher. If your clinic gives you the choice of one or two, then you'll have to weigh up the pros and cons of possibly having two babies (or even three or four if one or both embryos split if you have two transferred). We never considered two because I think my husband would have had a heart attack if we had twins, hehe.

[Missren]

I guess the question is does having twins appeal, as it is a very reÃ*l risk that comes with its own complications. My first ET was with 1 but 6 ETs following were with 2. I was willing to take the risk and don't for a second regret it, but it is hard/harder. Next time round i only went with 1. What ever you decide I hope you have some lovely embies to pick from and a few for the freezer. Good luck xx

That's so true baby dreamtime & to be honest my thoughts are strongly leaning towards 2 & yes the idea of twins does appeal! I can imagine that u wouldn't change a thing & that is fantastic to hear.
Tho I bet it was certainly hard work!

Thanks for the luck, so far I'm feeling really positive & excited bout there being a light at the end of the loooong tunnel.
Xx

[Amy_jellybean]

Hi Missren,

My clinic also has a policy saying only one embryo if you are under 38 years old. If DH and I were able to choose we would have 2 put back in, we would be over the moon if we had twins!!!

I dont for a second think it would be easy but I think the rewards would outweigh the hard work by far!

Good luck with what ever you choose xxx

[Missren]

Thanks so much for your advice my litta & maruschke!
Much appreciated :-)
Congrats to u both !