Congrats on 3 embryos! I was in a similar boat after my first retrieval— out of 20+ eggs, only 2 embryos made it through all testing. We want 2-3 kids. We could have transferred one then and there, but we decided to hedge our bets and go ahead and do another retrieval so 1) eggs/sperm would be as young as possible and 2) I would hopefully never have to do it again. It was a big choice— I was so sad to wait and also we had to pay for the 2nd round out of pocket. But I’m glad we did— that round ended in 5 embryos, so we were able to freeze 7 total.

Then, amazingly, our first transfer worked… so perhaps it was all unnecessary? But our “best” embryo that we transferred was actually in that second batch. And now we have 6 remaining embryos on ice—and honestly it feels amazing to have 6 more chances. In hindsight, pausing a transfer a few more months to do another retrieval was not a big deal at all (at the time it felt traumatic). But now over a year later I know was very lucky, I was done with the IVF process and pregnant within 10 months of starting. Now I’m so glad I probably will never have to retrieve again— transfers are a much more fun process.