Donor egg IVF

[katymcg]

hi everyone. I'm on phase what feels like 500 of our fertility journey. We finally have a donor and start our frozen egg round in July. I'm a bag of emotions right now. We've had such awful experiences with IVF, so I'm scared we will get nothing. I'm also excited of the prospect, but don't want to get my hopes up. what was everyone else's experiences? x

[Skittles11]

Hi KatyJust wanted to wish you the best of luck with your DE cycle. When you've been through such a long journey with awful experiences it's hard to imagine things will work but I have my fingers crossed for you. How long did it take you to pick a donor and did you end up going for a UK clinic? Take care x

[katymcg in reply to Skittles11]

thank you! it's so hard to out it into words isn't it. that means alot thank you!!! we did uk as we got NHS funding, it's so expensive. Downside is we didn't get alot of choice on donor. Took about 4 months X

[ChloeDE]

Hi, we did donor treatment in Czech. The first round we got 2x blastocysts and transferred both. One stuck but I miscarried (my partner also has sperm issues). We did a second round with a different donor and got 3x blastocysts. We did a double transfer and have twins. It's really hard to be optimistic when you have already been through so much but donor treatment has high success rates.

I am so glad we went for it. I wouldn't change my babies for the world.

My inbox is open if you want to chat. X

[katymcg in reply to ChloeDE]

wow twins!!!! what a dream, congratulations!! that's wonderful news, so nice to hear positive stories, so sorry about the miscarriage previously. I'm trying to keep positive, but not 2 put to much pressure on incase it doesn't work. thank you X

[Kmcdon]

I know how you feel, I’m a bag of nerves. I’m starting my 5th round with DE shortly and having transfer at the end of June. I’ve had 2 miscarriages and 2 BFN and lots of tests! I’m hoping this time is my time but honestly my stomach flips in anxiety every time I think about it! I’m trying to be positive but sometimes IVF is just so hard. It’s great to hear the positive stories though. Sending you lots of love and luck. Xxx

[katymcg in reply to Kmcdon]

thank you for sharing, I'm so sorry you've had such a difficult road. it will only make it all the more special when it does happen for you. we've done 2 rounds ivf, but never got anything to transfer. so if we can get to that stage, I'll be so happy . sending u lots if love and luck 2 xxx

[Lana2009]

Hi Katymcg,

We did 1 round with OE and got no follicles and so, like you we qualified for DE on the NHS. So we were matched with a donor after about 4 months! It was so hard waiting, but definitely worth it. She and my husband must have been super compatible as from the 9 eggs she gave us we got 7 blasts! We had 1 fresh and 1 frozen single embryo transfers that resulted in BFN and then we opted for a double embryo transfer which resulted in our twins who have just turned 1!

Results with DE are good but just like any other pregnancy, there’s definitely a bit of luck involved. All the environmental and reproductive stars need to align. Timing appears to be everything. After the first two transfers we weee so ready to give up and decided the double embryo transfer was our last shot. At least for a while. Which I think was why we went double embryo, just to increase the chance of a pregnancy.

It’s such a hard journey!! I wish you all the best. 🤞 xx

[katymcg in reply to Lana2009]

hi! that's amazing thanks so much for sharing! that's the bit I'm worried about. it's the getting to the 2 week wait, as I've never been there before. I'm worried I'll have nothing to transfer. your was amazing th to get some many blasts and twins at the end. it must make all the pain worth it. What a blessing!!! keeping my fingers crossed xx

[Lana2009]

oh I totally understand and nothing is guaranteed! Honestly, it’s just so hard and not really anything you can do until you get there!! 😩 but it has all been worth it! Even our stint in NICU was worth it (our girls made an extremely early entrance into the world just for added fun). And as someone else said above, I wouldn’t V want any other babies! Even if I could go back and make conceiving super easy or ensure they were my eggs, I wouldn’t! They are the best babies!

It will happen, just never happens how you think it will!

Keep us posted!! Xx

[katymcg in reply to Lana2009]

oh gosh, I'm sorry that must of been terrible. But how amazing is that, congratulations! I think once you've excepted that ED is the only way, it's almost easier. that's what I've found. it's so nice to hear you feel the same way, as it is something that runs through my mind, will I feel the same way about a baby that's not genetically mine. thank you I will Xx

[Dollymixture15]

ah good luck! I don’t regret it at all, cuddling my 10 week old from donor egg right now.

We used UK clinic and egg bank and got lucky first time we tried after 3 failed rounds of IVF with OE. The experience is far less stressful than repeatedly trying with OE with much higher likelihood of being successful. We bought 11 eggs and 10 fertilised, but I know we got lucky with that.

Fingers crossed for you.

[katymcg in reply to Dollymixture15]

that is amazing 👏, wow how great for you guys!! congratulations. I'm really hoping for less stress, I found it horrific with OEs, but guess it's so much less evasive with DE. thanks for sharing xx

[HL86]

Wishing you all the best! I had DE ivf in UK, I was NHS funded for 2 cycles, the first one unsuccessful, the second one gave me my precious daughter ❤️ I got 6 eggs in the second cycle only 3 of them thawed and only 1 of the 3 fertilised but that's all it took, I don't mean to be doom and gloom but I found honesty helped keep me in the real world whilst I was going through treatment. As agonising as it can be the whole process, dreams do come true, I really really hope you'll have the same outcome, sending lots of positive thoughts your way 💖

[katymcg in reply to HL86]

thanks so much for your reply! it's not doom and loom at all, it's real life! I really don't expect for it to work first time. I'd just be really happy to get to transfer, as it's never happened for us before. congratulations to you and for not giving up xx

[Marley15]

this is my next port of call once I get the funds together after 3 unsuccessful attempts of IVF with my own eggs. I’m wishing you luck xx

[katymcg in reply to Marley15]

thank you! oh gosh I'm so sorry, its so bluddy hard the whole process. if it helps, we got nhs funding, as couldn't afford it. Best of luck xx

[DinaG1971]

I have heard and know many ladies that have babies when they went on IVF with dono egg. So, I wish you all the best and don't have any stress. If they consider all parameters for you and husband you will have a baby!!!!!! Best wishes

[katymcg in reply to DinaG1971]

thanks so much! I keep trying to say to myself, it might not happen first time. But it will eventually x