Transfer is on for tomorrow at 11am!
I got the call from my RE today with the results of the PGD. All three embryos are still in the running -- one came back normal (on the 9 chromosomes they test), and two are 'swing' embryos, which means they only saw one marker but there could be two that are just close together.
We're currently planning on transferring 2. If the swing embryo only has one marker for some chromosomes, it'll either fail to implant, or disappear as a chemical pregnancy by 5 weeks, and according to my RE wouldn't risk the normal embryo. If it's actually a normal embryo, then we have slightly elevated chances of having twins (since both embryos would be normal, and twin probabilities are based on unscreened embryos, so some are abnormal).
My husband would prefer twins, although he admits that's an emotional response. This week, Dr. Sher had a great post about deciding how many embryos to transfer, which I sent to my husband and he found very useful and informative.
I'm ok with the idea of twins but would still prefer to have one at a time, given the risks and costs of a multiple birth. That said, I'm EXTREMELY interested in having at least one baby, hence the two.
We're relieved to have at least one good embryo, and maybe more. I was steeling myself all day for the (not unlikely) possibility of having nothing to transfer.
Phew. And just in time, I have a bunch of Netflix discs coming in the mail tomorrow for my bed rest.
Please send good thoughts to my friend Jen at This is Personal - after a rough day, she's waiting to see if any of her four embryos make it to a transfer tomorrow.
And please also send good thoughts to Lady Pumpkin who's waiting for her PGD results for a hopeful transfer tomorrow.
My husband and I started trying to have a baby in 2007. We ended up doing 5 rounds of IVF with our own eggs, miscarrying twice due to chromosomal abnormalities, and then moved to donor eggs. Our son was born in 2012. After two unexplained miscarriages trying for a sibling, we found a gestational surrogate, who carried our second son (2015) and our daughter (2018).
Good Luck tomorrow!!! I can't wait to hear all about the transfer! We are just starting our first IVF and we are nervous/excited!!
ReplyDeleteBest wishes all over you, okay? Uneventful and.followed w.rest.
ReplyDeleteThis is so awesome. And thank you so much for yor sweet shout-out! Wishing for one of the swingers to make its perfection known asap. Goooo, St. Paddy's transfers! For you, me, and Jen.
ReplyDeleteGreat to hear that you have at least one to transfer tomorrow... know the feeling of being worried whether any would make it. Thanks for the link to the IVF post... very helpful :) Good luck and FX'd for you xoxo
ReplyDeleteWhat great news! So excited for your transfer!
ReplyDeleteGood luck tomorrow! I saw Dr. Sher's post on embryo numbers too and thought it was interesting.
ReplyDeleteI'm so happy for you that there is one (or more!) normal embryos. Even if this cycle doesn't work, it is an indicator that you have good eggs in there!
ReplyDeleteGood luck this morning! Happy to hear your other embies are doing well!
ReplyDeleteGood luck with your transfer today. I'm excited for you.
ReplyDeleteI have been thinking of you all day. sending lots of love and good thoughts to CA today.
ReplyDeleteSuch incredible news!!! Good luck tomorrow!
ReplyDeleteI hope it went well today, right? So exciting!!
ReplyDeletehope everything went smoothly today! So happy that all three came back in the running :-)
ReplyDeleteSnuggle in, embies!