Egg collection today! Really happy!!

[MissN]

Hi everyone,

We had our ec today and have had 25 eggs collected! The clinic has decided that ICSI is the best approach for all of them as we have been trying for so long without success.

I don’t want to get ahead of myself as I know a lot can still go wrong so I’m trying to stay grounded.

Can anyone that has been in a similar position tell me how many I should realistically expect to make it? And what to expect over the next 5 days?

[DianeArnold Partner Nurse Fertility Network UK]

Hi MissN. Goodness me, what a collection! Make sure you drink plenty of water and have a good rest. Fingers crossed for fertilisation and transfer. Thinking of you. Diane

[Solly-44]

Well done on your EC!

I had 37 collected and 21 fertilised. Of those 11 made it (7 by day 5 and a further 4 by day 6). We actually had 19 make it to blastocyst stage but only 11 were good enough quality to freeze.

Take it easy over the next few days, you probably deserve a rest right now!

[MissN in reply to Solly-44]

Wow 37!! That’s amazing! How did you feel after? Did you end up with ohss? Were you able to do a fresh transfer of did they have to freeze them all? X

[Solly-44 in reply to MissN]

I had mild ohss but was feeling fine within a few days. Just a bit sore and VERY bloated!

All mine were frozen but they’d warned me that would be happening months prior to my EC because of my risk of Ohss x

[MissN in reply to Solly-44]

That’s great! So you have 11 Frosties! Where are you at at the moment with them? X

[Hidden]

I had 33 eggs collected and 11 blasts got to day 5 freeze so similar ratio to solly-44. The clinic will probably update you in the coming days with how they’re getting on and looking at next steps. You may be at risk of OHSS with that many eggs so take care of yourself in the coming days. X

[MissN in reply to Hidden]

Thank you! They don’t seem to be too concerned about ohss and I feel much better already today. Did you manage to have a fresh transfer? X

[Hidden in reply to MissN]

That’s good you’re feeling well. Hopefully you’ve dodged OHSS! No I had all frozen as was too poorly. X

[AvaEva999]

Hi MissN

I had 6 IVF cycles and due to my very low AMH and my age, it was hard to get a normal amount of eggs. It varied from 4 to 9, so your number is great, I think. I got pregnant after my first IVF (only 4 eggs were collected, 3 fertilized and 2 fresh embryos transferred). And my second pregnancy was achieved during my last ICSI+mitochondrial replacement cycle (7 eggs collected, 5 fertilized, 3 strong embryos and 1transferred).

Your chances are very high so go ahead and don't stop!

Best wishes to you!

xx

[MissN]

Update - the clinic has called this morning. 23/25 were mature and 18 fertliised!!! So happy! Fingers crossed they keep going until Friday

[Cinderella5 in reply to MissN]

Wow that's a cracking number for fertilisation! Good luck for the nest updates.xx

[Solly-44 in reply to MissN]

That’s brilliant news!! Keeping my fingers crossed for you 🤞🏻

[Dutchie_chic]

Wow that is amazing number of eggs! Well done! Lots of luck and positivity for transfer and your 2ww xxx

[MissN]

Thank you all! Keeping my fingers and toes crossed. The clinic won’t be updating me again until Friday. It’s going to be a long few days xxx