Fewer follicles at baseline

[Joeysjourney]

Hello my warrior friends!

Baseline scan went well this morning. Lining nice and thin and just waiting on the results of bloods to see when I start my short protocol.

Baseline scan only showed 7 follicles. Last time I had 11 at my halfway scan (I didn't get a baseline on the NHS). It's a little disappointing but I understand every cycle is different, I just hoped it would be different in my favour!

Hopefully a few more show up for the ride once I start stims!

Good luck on your journeys everyone! You are stronger than you know x

[Millbanks]

Hey lovely, that sounds like a great start!

I always seemed to start with a few follicles then more would pop up after stims started - sometimes they are so tiny they can't actually count them.

Last EC I had 6 in total at baseline and ended up with 14 collected - so you just never know.

Good luck! xx

[Joeysjourney in reply to Millbanks]

Oh wow that's a big difference! Yes she did say more might show up. I have low fertilitisation so I feel like I need a little buffer zone for drop off.

[Joeysjourney in reply to Millbanks]

Had 11 at the halfway scan. Thanks for keeping my head on straight x

[Millbanks in reply to Joeysjourney]

Ah that's brilliant news!! Loving the update xxx

[JA-fnuk Partner Nurse Fertility Network UK]

As you said each cycle can be and often is entirely different from the one beforeGood luck

Janet

[DianeArnold Partner Nurse Fertility Network UK]

Hi Joeysjourney. Hopefully a few n=more will have got larger next scan. Diane

[Joeysjourney]

Just wanted to update this in case anyone stumbles across it. Halfway scan today showed 11 follicles so the numbers definitely change! Don't panic like I did x

Edit: 15 follicles at final scan and 10 eggs collected xxx