17 eggs but only 5 embies

[collo04]

Hey everyone just need to let out some fear I have that none of our embies will make it to blastie stage. We have really been put through the ringer with heaps of trips to sydney in the past month and we live 3 hours away and I was so excited to have 17 eggs collected yesterday but today got told only 5 fertilized well. I asked if she thought they might make it to balstie stage and she said its hard to tell. Which I knew anyway. Im just scared that we wont even make to blastie stage because of poor embryo quality.... Can anything be done if it turns out we make crappy embryos or is it game over for trying to have a family of our very own????? I know I musnt give up hope these little ones must be fighters just like their parents!!!!

[neane]

hey collo hang in there i am sure that you are and have been doing everything that is physically possible to make beautiful little embryo's i am for you let me know how you go. neane

[tiggerlinda]

Hi,

My FS works on the 50% making it to blastie stage ratio and he has been spot on so far.

Naf line but it only takes one to make a baby

[collo04]

Thanks guys I guess im just stressing and expecting the worst I have to have faith that at least 1 will make it and then we can go from there.....

[briggsy's girl]

hi hun

so sorry to hear you didn't get great fert results. just a couple of things to keep in mind - some of those eggs may not have been mature enough to fertilise - unfortunately, the eggs mature at different rates as you are stimmed so some won't be ready to fertilise. our clinic said a strike rate of 40-75% is normal for fertilisation of mature eggs...

for me, i got 22 eggs - 11 immature, 5 of the 11 mature eggs fertilised

you never know the quality of your embies til you grow them up - if you're concenrned about not making it to blastie, can you ask for a day 3 transfer instead?

and if you're in the very unfortunate situation of not making it to blast, remember EVERY cycle is a new cycle - there are other protocols that may help you to get better eggs - don't give up hope yet!

[collo04]

Thanks BG Im pretty emotional abouit everything ATM Dad was put in hospital My Mum doesnt want to talk about IVF as she thinks its not natrual and thinks that there are some thing you shouldnt talk about. I love saying Vagina around her she goes red and changes the subject. I want to talk to DH but his attitude is " she'll be right mate" and plus his patience is pretty thin since hes on night shift and had a grand total of 10 hours sleep in 4 days. I just want my mum to care enough. I had egg pick up yesterday I feely crappy and all she can say "is it really worth it" I just want my mum to be a mum not an accquaintence .

[gd137]

Hi Trigger Linda! Sounds like we may be on same IVF cycle... Interesting in having a "buddy"?
I'm on day 3 of lucerin injections... (day 26 overall)..

No worries either way, and best of luck!
Gigi