https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 08 Apr 2026 03:03:45 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/failed-fet-cycle#post-2778561 Tue, 10 Oct 2017 09:05:04 +0000 Ajsmommy 2778561@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Based on what you've shared I would think that doing another round has a pretty good shot of being successful, however with all this infertility stuff it's impossible to know. You might get even more "good" ones this time. </p> <p>I will just put this out there about myself, I was told by our RE that it was pretty much impossible for me to conceive naturally, we did treatments and then gave up. (just got to be too much for me). I ended up conceiving naturally. So I feel like you are in a good spot if you decide to do another round. You had success before.<br /> Good luck. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/failed-fet-cycle#post-2778555 Tue, 10 Oct 2017 08:46:30 +0000 NorthStar 2778555@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Don't give up hope!! It can definitely happen. Are you taking any supplements or anything to improve your egg quality? If not, look into taking ubiquinol. It is a vitamin and can help improve egg quality. There really isn't a test for egg quality, so it definitely doesn't help to start as it can take 2-3 months to see improvement. I went through unexplained as well, so I know the frustration. It took 2 fresh transfers and a final FET before we finally got pregnant with DS. </p> <p>This is what I took and I took two capfuls per day:</p> <p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Qunol-Absorption-Supplement-Antioxidant-Pineapple/dp/B001TOTSIQ/ref=pd_lpo_vtph_121_bs_tr_t_1?_encoding=UTF8&#038;psc=1&#038;refRID=QGTY1G8YFD9DE8752AMH" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/Qunol-Absorption-Supplement-Antioxidant-Pineapple/dp/B001TOTSIQ/ref=pd_lpo_vtph_121_bs_tr_t_1?_encoding=UTF8&#038;psc=1&#038;refRID=QGTY1G8YFD9DE8752AMH</a></p> <p>Another thing would be to have your DHEA levels tested and see if you need any supplementation. I've read that can help quality as well, but you only need it if you are deficient (as you don't want too much). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/failed-fet-cycle#post-2778549 Tue, 10 Oct 2017 08:31:06 +0000 OurEastAndWest 2778549@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No tips, just an 'I'm sorry you are going through this' post :sad: :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/failed-fet-cycle#post-2778545 Tue, 10 Oct 2017 08:24:18 +0000 mopeybuthopey 2778545@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>thanks guys - @bloved your story gives me hope, and @sweetiepie I really appreciate your input and am so happy to hear of your happy news! I do think we will consider PGD this time around. I'm going to ask the doctor about all of this on friday - thank you all again!!! xoxo </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/failed-fet-cycle#post-2778461 Mon, 09 Oct 2017 17:28:27 +0000 SweetiePie 2778461@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mopeybuthopey: I’m sorry to hear about the failed FET. It’s so frustrating and disappointing. </p> <p>My first ever cycle I was 32. I have a balanced translocation so I have to do PGD. We had 13 retrieved and 8 made it to PGD testing (day 5s). Only ONE was chromosomally normal and he is my now 3yo son. Nothing to freeze.<br /> Last year (Sept 2016) we decided to try for #2 and had to do a new retrival. I was newly 35 and I’m not going to lie, it was way harder this time. My AMH plummeted and despite being on very high doses of meds, I barely responded. We went ahead with retrival and ended up with 8 eggs (which is way more than they even expected based on my monitoring ultrasounds) I think only 2 made it to day 5 (I’d have to check records to confirm) and none were normal. Kinda expected since my odds are 1/8 tested will be normal. If they only test 2 then that’s not even enough to meet my odds.<br /> Next retrieval they tweaked meds and still didn’t respond well. Ended up with 6 retrieved and 5 made it to day 5 for PGD testing. All of those were abnormal.<br /> At this point my RE suggested donor eggs. But I just wasn’t ready for that yet. We decided on one more round. At that point we had tested 7 embryos and my husband said “we’ve tested 7 when our odds are 1/8. We need to at least give the odds a chance and do one more round.”<br /> They basically gave me the meds for a premenopausal woman, lol. But...IT WORKED! 17 retrieved (I WAS IN SHOCK) and 2 were normal!<br /> I’m now 17 weeks pregnant with one of them and we have one frozen. But we are very unsure what we’ll do with that one. </p> <p>All this to say - it very well may be harder at 35 than 31, but it doesn’t mean it can’t happen. Have you considered PGD testing? It really can take the guesswork out of it and help to increase your odds. It is more money, of course, but if it reduces the need for future rounds it can actually be cost effective. Or save you precious time and heartache transferring embryos that never really had a chance because they are abnormal. Instead you can move on quickly and decide another round or throw in the towel. </p> <p>I’m happy to answer any more questions here or offline. Good luck wit whatever you choose! :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/failed-fet-cycle#post-2778458 Mon, 09 Oct 2017 17:09:54 +0000 Mrsbells 2778458@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mopeybuthopey: :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/failed-fet-cycle#post-2778456 Mon, 09 Oct 2017 17:05:14 +0000 bloved 2778456@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would not lose hope. So much of it is random, despite grading. At 31, I did Ivf and transferred two fantastic day 3 embryos, one of which resulted in my son. We then froze three high quality blasts and none of them took.</p> <p>At 33 I did another fresh IVF and they actually did a freeze all at day 3 because they all looked "average at best" and we debated whether to scrape them all and try over or give them a try. We decided to go ahead and use the day 3 embryos for an FET, transferred two and one resulted in my second son.</p> <p>So all that to say, my older, less good quality frozen guys did better than my grade A blasts.</p> <p>Wishing you lots of luck moving forward. A failed cycle sucks, but definitely no reason to give up hope :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/failed-fet-cycle#post-2778443 Mon, 09 Oct 2017 16:23:11 +0000 mopeybuthopey 2778443@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hi guys - </p> <p>I found out today my FET cycle involving my two 3bbs failed. I am pretty upset but trying to make sense of it. When I went through IVF, my diagnosis was mild PCOS, mild endo (dx'd on laparoscopy) and for the most part: unexplained. </p> <p>We did a fresh cycle, had 17 fertilized eggs, and 7 grew to blasts, which sounds fantastic but out of those 7 blasts only one was "good" - the rest were all fair to poor. I transferred the good one plus one fair one and my son resulted. Suspect he was the good one and I am immensely thankful for him.</p> <p>Transferred two of the fair ones about two weeks ago and no pregnancy - nothing, zilch. My clinic is advising I not transfer any of the remaining 3 due to the fact they look poor. So I'm looking at starting a fresh cycle all over again.</p> <p>Is this normal or do you guys think that the fact I had ONE viable embryo at age 31 (i'm now 35) does not bode well for me at all?? I thought my 31 year old embryos would do well and implant. I am sad and worried about my odds going through this all over again. Meeting with my doc friday :( Thanks. </p>