IVF #3: Embryo update

Of the twelve eggs retrieved yesterday, eleven were mature. Seven were fertilized and survived to today.  We want to stay positive but can't help feeling disappointed and worried about the low number.


IVF #1 we had 20 eggs > 9 fertilized > 4 survived to biopsy and PGD testing > 2 healthy embryos
(one transferred at FET #1, negative beta; the other transferred at FET #2, also negative beta)


IVF #2 we got 23 eggs > 13 fertilized > 6 survived to biopsy > 0 healthy to transfer


Logically, I know that it doesn't matter how many eggs are retrieved, rather what matters is how many come back from PGD testing as having tested healthy.


As for recovery, I'm doing ok from the egg retrieval.  I felt sore as expected but not nearly as bad as previous times.  Is it possible because I was expecting what was to come? Maybe because they retrieved less eggs so less poking down there? Maybe because we had Chinese food for dinner and all that sodium helped?  Maybe the massage the night before?  Maybe because I'm used to drinking so much water that it helped to flush things out? Who knows. 


Whatever the reason, I'm happy recovery seems to be going smoothly.  I'm not a fan of drug side effects so I try to avoid them, but in previous cycles I used one or two of the prescribed pain meds and then followed up with a day of round the clock Tylenol. This time I haven't even needed the Tylenol.


At this point we're discussing whether it might be better to "batch" the embryos and do another fresh cycle before sending them off for testing. To clarify, I want to discuss it and my husband prefers to wait and see what happens. I like discussing the what if's and he likes to deal with facts, so we agreed to table it until we hear back on day 5.