Hi Sue,

I completely agree with you.

While I tried to give both sides of the argument in this thread, I have always believed that this bub that I'm pg to was going to make it whether it was a Day 2 or a blast.

As you know, for me personally, the decision to go to blast was made because of the previous failed cycles, and the need to see if any of our embryos were making it to Day 5. However, I don't necessarily believe that every embryo that succumbs in the petri dish before Day 5 wouldn't have gone on to make a baby. For that matter, neither does my Dr. Which is why all my transfers previous to this one were Day 2 or 3.

I have heard of too many stories of people who transferred grade 3 embryos at Day 2 who went on to successful pgs. These would not even have seen the light of day if a blast transfer was attempted, I'm sure.

I absolutely believe that it is sometimes better for your embryo to be in your womb than in a petri dish, especially when you only have a few embryos to start with. And going to blast often doesn't mean less cycles, just less transfers. I am not sure that, first starting out, I would have been prepared to lose all my embryos (and potential pgs) or have my cycle cancelled trying to get to blast when I have a perfectly respectable chance of falling pg with a Day 2 embryo.

But that's my opinion and one of the reasons why I don't lament that I hadn't tried blasts sooner. I think I made the best decision for myself at the time, and like I said, I think this little'un, who I believe was the most advanced embryo at Day 2, was going to make it whether I had transferred then or at Day 5.

love
sushee