Immature eggs at egg collection

[Becem92]

Second round of IVF, first round we got 8 eggs but poor fertilisation, only 2 fertilised and we transferred one day 3 which was a BFN. None to freeze.

This round we changed to ICSI and we got 11 eggs but only 4 were mature.

Will find out tomorrow how many fertilised with ICSI.

I’ve cried so much since they told me that 7 were immature as I feel like I am putting myself through so much with no end in sight.

any positive success stories to make me feel any better?

This infertility journey has been something I could have never imagined. Part of me wants to give up on the dream of ever being a mum. I know I am likely just highly emotional now but just needed to get this off my chest!

[WillowPark]

Hi, I don't have the right story for you right now (although between day 1 and day 6 we only lost one embryo, so having 4 still gives you a really good chance!) but I just wanted to say it is completely normal to consider giving up and wonder if it is all worth it. It is hard and emotional and that is without the hormones! Just take a few deep breaths and give yourself an easy day. Keeping everything crossed for you that you get better news soon x

[Leii9]

Hi, I did 6 egg collections, each time with about 5 to 7 collected, and only 2 or 3 that make it to day 3 or 5. Only had 1 to freeze out of all that.

I am now 20 weeks pregnant after my 7th transfer.

Don't give up , it only takes 1, good luck xxx

[JA-fnuk Partner Nurse Fertility Network UK]

Just to say thinking of you and sending lots of good luck wishes . How you are feeling at the moment is perfectly normal- make sure you have people around you for support Keep talking to your OH

Take care

Janet-Partner

[Elsidee11]

Yes! This happened to me on my first two rounds, my second round 13 eggs and only 4 mature and none fertilised with ICSI. I was devastated for it to happen the second time round, I was so so upset. But lots of changes with a new clinic and I got 13 mature on my 3rd round and 11 fertilised! Happy to have a chat re protocol etc via DM, as lots of different variables. Sending you lots of love and hope for some fertilisation tomorrow 🤞🏼🤞🏼 xx

[Kilk22 in reply to Elsidee11]

hey, I would be very interested in the changes / protocol that gave you much better results? In a similar boat and heading for my last try soon 🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽

[Becem92]

Thanks for you responses! Yesterday wasn’t a great day for me, today we also got pretty crap news that only one had fertilised normally. They didn’t give me much reason as to why, they just said the Dr will need to tweak some meds! They want to transfer our one embryo tomorrow as a day 2 transfer, which in my mind I have already written off!

I feel like if I tell myself this cycle is done and over, I can’t be disappointed again. As our diagnosis is just unexplained, I’m going to walk away from treatments and TTC for a couple of months. We are getting married in March so I will switch my focus to that and stop letting this grey infertility cloud hang over me. Hopefully a break will do us both good. Sending lots of luck and baby dust to all of you on this journey with me ✨💫

[Kilk22 in reply to Becem92]

I’m so sorry this isn’t going as you’d hoped. I have been there too and it’s truly devastating. I really hope you get some answers from your clinic but more so I hope your little embryo makes it. I would be enclined to let it go to day 5 (blast) but I know all clinics are different. I only had one egg fertilise normally too out of 5 eggs and it made it to blast, then split (identical twins) so you never know x

Take care of yourself 🫶🏼 Your time will come x

[dimiC]

Hi Becem, wishing you luck this time round . I had one round of ICSI after 3 years of trying and I had 9 eggs retrieved . Only 2 fertilised and both made it to day 5. I now have a healthy 5month old baby boy . Please remember you only need the one ☺️don’t give up xx