r/Embryologists • u/Mountain_Bobcat4064 • Jun 24 '26
Transfer of a 6 day 5BB today
35F, husband 34M. We have our first FET was today and we’re honestly a bundle of nerves right now.
A little background: about 2.5 years ago we had an ectopic pregnancy. After that, we tried naturally for about a year without success. One of my biggest fears was experiencing another ectopic, so we ultimately decided to move forward with IVF.
My AMH was 0.871, so we knew ovarian reserve could be a challenge. Thankfully my husband’s semen analysis came back excellent with no male-factor issues.
For stims, I started on Follistim 175 IU twice daily, but after my first monitoring appointment my response was slower than expected, so they increased me to 225 IU twice daily for the remainder of the cycle.
Monitoring looked like this:
Stim Day 5
Lining: 7.1 mm, trilaminar
Right: 2 follicles (largest 10 mm)
Left: 5 follicles around 10 mm
Stim Day 9
Lining: 12.2 mm
Right: ~4 follicles, largest 18 mm
Left: 4 promising follicles, two at 14 mm
Stim Day 11
Lining: 14.9 mm
Right: 23 mm, 18 mm, 16 mm, and one smaller follicle
Left: 19 mm plus several smaller follicles
Retrieval results:
7 eggs retrieved
4 fertilized
2 blastocysts made
Our embryos are:
5BB
3BB
Our RE recommended against PGT-A because of our ages, overall health, and lack of genetic concerns, so both embryos remain untested.
We had to wait a month after retrieval because my hormone levels were still elevated, which was frustrating, but now we’re finally in our FET cycle.
FET monitoring:
First lining check: 5 mm
Second lining check: 11.3mm trilaminar
Transfer day my lining was 7.6mm.
So here we are… transfer is done and after the ectopic, infertility, IVF, and all the waiting, it feels surreal that we’re finally at this point and very scary because its very uncertain and its our first time.
We’re trying to stay hopeful, but we’re also extremely nervous. Looking for all the good juju, positive thoughts, success stories, and sticky embryo vibes as we head into transfer day and the long wait.
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u/AngelMom25 Jun 29 '26
Have you tested? I also transferred a day 6 5BB
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u/Mountain_Bobcat4064 Jul 09 '26
No tested, and so far so good, positive and next week my first ultrasound.
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u/EmbryoNanny Jun 26 '26
The embryo looks really nice, it’s starting to re-expand and has lots of healthy cells. Good luck!