We were successful three times in a row.

We did egg retrieval May 2017.

28 - eggs retrieved (I hyperstimulated, very unpleasant)

14 - eggs fertilized via ICSI

17 - three-day blasts

11 - five-day blasts made it

4 - genetically normal embryos from PGS\PGD testing - spend the ~$2k on this if you bother doing IVF so you don’t transfer a genetically abnormal embryo that will likely miscarry

We did FET of 3BB embryo June 2017 - healthy baby boy March 2018 😍

We did FET of 3BB embryo November 2018 - healthy baby girl August 2019 😍

We just did a third FET of 2BC embryo October 2020 - now 10 weeks, due July 2021😍

Having just done our third transfer and gotten three home runs now, we are SO thankful to our Doctor and to science for even being able to do this - and we are SO thankful we did the PGS testing to weed out the abnormal embryos that are not viable for life - they send you and your Dr a report of the specific abnormalities - and it was worth every penny to not unknowingly transfer an abnormal embryo.

Lessons learned:

1. Really take care of your body, diet and mind 30-60 days leading up to retrieval so you get best egg quality possible - this is the top factor in embryo quality

2. Go to the 5-day blast stage to ensure strongest embryos that are fit for survival

3. Do PGS testing to eliminate abnormal embryos not viable for life (7 of our 11 were not viable for life) - a chromosomally normal embryo is the key indicator in viability for life over visual lab tech “grade”.

4. Do FET over fresh transfer - DO NOT rush. You can wait one more month. This allows your body, mind and uterus to recover and calm down from all the stimulation hormones. It also allows you to do the PGS testing. It’s also a final layer of assurance of embryo strength and resiliency - if it can survive the freeze-thaw process, it is a hearty embryo, and will keep up the good fight in utero

Good luck to all of you, keep up the positive attitude!

(And thank you to Emory Reproductive Center in Atlanta for being the miracle workers that they are!)

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