IVF#4 - Day 3 Embryo Report

My day 3 report just came in and let me tell you, I swear I have a mini-heart attack everytime I see Denver calling. I'm very happy and relieved as today was a good report, and again, the best we have ever had!

Today we would like the embryos to be at 6-10 cells with 8 cells being perfect.

Day 3 embryo grading:

Grade 4 : even cell division, 0% fragmentation
Grade 4-: even cell division, less than 10% fragmentation
Grade 3+: even cell division, less than 20% fragmentation
Grade 3 : even cell division, less than 30% fragmentation
Grade 3-: even cell division, less than 40% fragmentation
Grade 2+: uneven cell division, less than 50% fragmentation
Grade 2 : uneven cell division, less than 60% fragmentation
Grade 2-: uneven cell division, less than 70% fragmentation
Grade 1+: uneven cell division, less than 80% fragmentation
Grade 1 : uneven cell division, less than 90% fragmentation
Grade 1-: uneven cell division, 100% fragmentation

Here's my results:

10-cell grade 4-
10-cell grade 3+
9-cell grade 4
8-cell grade 4
8-cell grade 4
8-cell grade 4-
7-cell grade 4-
7-cell grade 3 (fertilized late)
6-cell grade 4-
5-cell grade 3+
4-cell grade 4

I asked if any of the 5 immature eggs matured overnight and they said that they did not. One of the embryos that appeared to have not fertilized, fertilized late but is not looking too good.

As a comparison:

IVF 3:
9-cell grade 4- (transferred)
8-cell grade 4- (transferred)
6-cell grade 4- (transferred)
6-cell grade 4- (this is my frozen day 6 4AA blast)
4-cell grade 4-
4-cell grade 3
3-cell grade 3 (this one made it to a day 6 4BC blast, but it was discarded w/out my knowledge)

Matured Late, Rescue-ICSI'd (none of these made it to day 5):
6-cell grade 4
6-cell grade 4 uneven
4-cell grade 4-
2-cell grade 4-
2-cell grade 4-

IVF 2:
8-cell grade B (transferred)
4-cell grade B (multi-nucleated, transferred)
4-cell grade B (multi-nucleated, transferred)
4-cell grade B (multi-nucleated, transferred)
4-cell grade C (multi-nucleated)
2-cell grade B (multi-nucleated)
2-cell grade B (multi-nucleated)
2-cell grade C (multi-nucleated)

IVF 1:
5-cell grade B (transferred)

Today, for the first time, I'm not bringing my embies home. I couldn't be at more peace that it was the best decision. I'm extremely bloated. I'm experiencing lots of sharp pains in my reproductive area. It's no doubt I'm not a good environment for my embies.


Next report, day 5, a day that has proven to be a huge hurdle for my embies. Thanks for your love and support through your comments. I was really excited to receive a few comments from my VR buddies, I thought you guys forgot about me. Hugs!