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[BabyHope2010]

Hello,

I am wondering which ones to transfer the next time I do a FET. I have 4 frozen embryos, 2 frozen at day 7 and rated 4bb and 5bb, and then 2 frozen on day 3, one 5 cell and one 7 cell (rated 2). Which ones would give me the best outcome?

[BabyVibez]

I'm not an embryologist but, I have done a few FETs.

If you want advice I would suggest deciding first if you want to do a single embryo transfer or if you are willing to do more than one embryo. If you choose to do SET, than my Dr always suggested picking the oldest and best rated embryo. If you wanted to do more than one embie, than my Dr would say go with the younger, lower rated ones or a mix of high and low rated. I think there was a stat out there that said FET can take up to 5 times (or more) to work. So if you look at your embie collection, divide them out for up to 5 tries. Our last (and successful) FET ended up being the best and the worst of our day 3s. One of them took... dont think we will ever know which one.

You also have to factor in thawing. Not all embies will survive the thaw - so you have to consider what would happen if you thawed just one emby and it didnt make it - what would you do next? Thaw another, cancell the cycle?

I know this doesnt answer your questions - and actually just gives you more questions to find answers to... but I wanted to help you think through it.

I see you have 4 embies. If I were you I would do SET for them all. Then you know you have 4 tries (if they all thaw). So if your FET works on the first try again - then you have some left to try for siblings. If it doesnt work than you have a few more tries befor doing another IVF (if you can afford one)

Best of luck in your future. Congrats on your current pregnancy too!

[BabyHope2010]

My clinic won't let me transfer 2 blastocysts, so I would have to use the 7day blasts by themselves anyway. I would be able to transfer the 2 3 day embryos. My first SET did not work, so the second time we used two 3 day embryos and one stuck around. I wouldn't do another fresh IVF cycle. So the way I see it is that I have 3 chances to have a second child, but still want to know what is my best option with what I have left. My clinic told me that they would not have frozen them if they didn't think they had a chance.