Hi everyone, just on our way back from EC and managed to get 11 eggs. I am happy with that result and hubby’s sample is good enough for icsi, so can relax for now as this hurdle is over & just going home to relax but absolutely dreading the call tomorrow 😬but for now I’m happy 👌🏻💞☀️
Anyone else had egg collection today? Xxx
So pleased EC has gone well for you. Have everything crossed that it is good news tomorrow.xx
Thank you so much! How is your gorgeous baby girl? Xxx
She is amazing, thanks. Such a lovely age. She is learning all the time.xx
Ahhh cute 😍 how old is she now? Xx
She is 9 months next week. We are very lucky.xx
I just saw you have 3 fertilised eggs. Such brilliant news. Good luck for transfer.xxx
Glad all went well 
have everything crossed for you xx
Glad egg collection went well for you. Do you mind me asking if you had sedation or general anaesthetic? My clinic is offering both but I think I want to go for sedation as it should be quicker to recover from after.
Thank you 😘yes I would definitely opt for sedation as you aren’t sedated for long and I think you don’t feel so bad when you wake up, from my experience anyway. Course I don’t mind you asking. Wishing you all in the luck in the world xx
Congratulations and well done for getting through egg collection, fingers crossed for you for tomorrow xx
Well done for getting this far. I had my egg collection in May, also the magic of be 11.
I am 15 weeks pregnant now. Good luck hun xxxxxx
Oh that’s is amazing and congratulations to you!! Well done! Ahh so lovely to hear, encouraging words! Thank you! Do you mind me asking out of your 11, how many matured/ fertilised? Xxxxxx
Thanks hun. All 11 fertilised which was amazing to hear, I cried for an hour after that phone call. I was so worried none would connect with husband's sperm.
Out of that 7 developed to day 3 but on a day of the transfer (day 5) we were told we lost 6 and only one made it to the blastocyst. I was shocked we lost 6. But that one little fighter is now my baby boy in my belly.
Never ever give up hope even if the numbers will start going down.
Here for you if you have any questions xxx
That’s so good to hear, thank you so much for sharing your numbers and story. Such encouraging words 😘 how amazing, it really only does take 1! ☺️
So we got the call today, after I think I wore the carpet out in our house waiting for it & we have 3 fertilised which I am over the moon about currently, as last cycle we didn’t get past this stage as when they called none had fertilised.. so today was a great day for us! Still a long way to go, but hoping all stays ok for transfer day on Thursday 🤞🏻🤞🏻
How is your pregnancy going? So exciting! Xxx
Oh hun do happy to hear about your ♥️♥️♥️ precious ones.
I see you are going for a 3 day transfer, good luck with everything. This part is really mind-blowing.
I am doing well, was really anxious and still worried something will go wrong but I want to enjoy this pregnancy so I celebrate every day, every week, every little milestone for this little fighter. He deserves it.
Let me know how things go for you, I have a good feeling 🥰😘
Ahh thank you! Yes currently a day 3 transfer, they said they would call us early on Thursday AM if any changes to us going in on Sat instead, but I have a feeling it will be Thursday.
It’s natural to feel that way, once going through such an emotional time to get our goals, but like you said, celebrate every time you can and every milestone as you guys did it and your little baby boy is growing, waiting to meet you ♥️♥️ I also have a little boy from icsi (3.5 now) and I worried when I was carrying him, he is absolutely amazing and I was so lucky too. You are about to embark in the best part of your lives so defo celebrate every day ☺️💞🦋🎉xxx
Well done, 11 is brilliant, so glad it went well for you. Fingers crossed for the call tomorrow xx
Thank you so much! How did your scan go? Xxx
Scan went ok thank you, doing trigger tonight ready for EC Wednesday. How are you feeling? Xx
Oh amazing!! Not far behind me then 😚I am in a bit of discomfort, now the pain killers are wearing off, but I’m ok. Anxious about the call tomorrow, but apart from that... 😂all good! What time is trigger tonight/ egg collection on weds? Xx
Hopefully you’ll feel better in the morning 🤞🏼.
Just done trigger (8:30pm) and EC is 7:30am Wednesday.
Keeping everything crossed for a positive call for you tomorrow xx
Thank you so much and now I have everything crossed for you for tomorrow & Thursday too 🤞🏻🤞🏻💋💋xxx
Brilliant number! All the best for the rest of your cycle xo
Thank you so much xxx
11 wow amazing results, wishing you all the best with the next stages 🤞🏼
11 is a great number. Well done you! Good luck for tomorrow’s call xx
11 is fab?! I got 10 last week, 8 were mature and 6 fertilised, 4 nice looking embryos at the end. Everyone is so different but you’ll be great with 11 as a base. Keep us all posted! Xx
Thank you so much! Your confidence really helped me when I read your message, so thank you 😘we have 3 left fertilised currently, so I’m very happy with that. Transfer scheduled for Thursday. Are you on your 2ww now? 😬did you have 1 or 2 put back and lastly 😂how are you doing? Send lots of love, positivity and luck to you 🦋😊♥️😘xxx
Aw magic! So glad you only have to wait til tomorrow for the big transfer! If you like listening to people telling you you're awesome and you've done a great job - then defo download Mindful IVF (if you haven't already) you have to pay a few quid for the Egg Transfer mini meditations and the 2WW ones but I've found them invaluable. Particularly as my partner is totally freaked out by this whole thing so I need to find solace elsewhere! I had FOUR put back in - the Greek are generous And I'm 43 so... best chance. I'm good. Not back at work til Monday - which is my OTD - so I'm just chilling out - lurking in forums - having bizarre progesterone dreams - meeting friends for lunch. Where in the world are you? xx
Ha ha the bit about your partner completely freaking out, really made me laugh! Sounds familiar 😉ohh I may have to give these downloads a try, they sound great! Wow 4 back in, that’s impressive & brave! I think if we are still lucky enough we will have 2 put back tomorrow. We already have one gorgeous little boy (3 years old) from ivf and I am now for the mind of the more the merrier as we get older 😂 we live just outside London and go to Guys for assisted conception. Are you in Greece now? Xxx
Oh great. I've heard Guys is brilliant. I'm back in HK where I live and work. From Manchester originally but been out here since 2002.
Not brave at all, unfortunately. Odds for a 43 year old conceiving with IVF are 3% and in all research on multiples - the most anyone anywhere near my age gets with 4 transferred is twins - at 41 - and even then only 10%.
Anything sticking at all will be miraculous. Especially with my stressed out partner's freaky fragmented seed - thank god for PICSI so we hopefully got the good ones. Between my geriatric eggs and his reluctant sperm - a transfer of 4 could just be the magic we need!
Lovely you already have a three year old - twins would be a blessing if they came - they're mega hard work but insanely cute. One of my best friends has some - they're intense
Yeah - defo download mindful IVF - I listen to the appropriate day every night before I fall asleep. Mind you - with a three year old - meditation may not be top of your list!
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Hey I had my collection yesterday too!
I just had the call to say we have fertilisation 😃
Good luck today with your call x 🤞🏻🍀🤞🏻🍀
Ahhh amazing!! Well done to you guys. How many fertilised for you? I am still waiting. Going to take the dog out as I’m getting too nervous! 😬xxx
Thank you! I’m lucky my clinic alway call between 8-8:30 so I don’t have to wait to long
We had 13 eggs and 7 fertilised
We only had 3 our last round so we’re really happy right now. Finger crossed there good quality 🤞🏻
Oh amazing! Well done, that’s so good. Yeah we usually get the call with Guys around 11-12 😬we have 3 fertilised which I am over the moon about as last time we didn’t have any that fertilised, so this time is so much better. When is your transfer day? Xx
Hi Michael30, my congratulations with your retrieval. 11 is a very good number so you have good chances to have great embryos. When will you know about that? Probably, it will be approximately in 5 days before your transfer. I hope you will be keeping us updated)) Best of luck, dear. Looking forward to your news
Thank you so much 😘got the call around 11.30am & we have currently 3 fertilised embryos, which I am so happy about as last cycle (beginning of the year), when we got the call, we didn’t have any fertilised, so that was the end of that cycle for us, so this cycle is already so much better. Transfer booked in for Thursday. Thank you so much for your kind words xxx
WOW! Thursday is great! Will be keeping everything crossed for you tomorrow)) How many embryos are you going to transfer? I had 3 embryos as well. For the first time, I have transferred 2 fresh embryos but they didn't stick((. For the second time, I had only one frozen embryo which was, actually, bfn. As a result, I had an mc because of my health issues but I felt that it might happen so didn't lose my hope and moving forward. Best wishes to you dear!
Egg collection done! 
Egg Collection done ✅ 9 eggs retrieved 😊
Egg collection complete!
