Disappointed with Egg Collection Today :-(

[sheikhandbake]

At home recovering after egg collection earlier today. At my last scan the consultant thought we would get 10 to 12 eggs retrieved however we only got 8.

On top of this 3 are quite small so they don't know if they are fully mature. Because of this the embryologist recommended ICSI whereas before everyone was happy for us just to do IVF.

I'm feeling really down, deflated, sore and like we will never have a baby at this rate.

I've never had so much as a whiff of a BFP even after 6 months on Clomid despite having good sized follicles and successfully ovulating on every cycle (whilst on Clomid that is)

Would love some positive stories right now

[Blondeshavemorefun]

@sheik hope 3d transfer went well today

Clinics that are rec esp for de Are

Gest Prague
Reprofit Prague
Serum Athens
Barcelona ivf
Alicante and Madrid for ivi

Think that's right. Have a memory of a gnat at the moment

38w preg - 2nd fet from 3rd cycle

[ZiggyForever]

Brilliant! Congratulations!

And thank you for the clinic list - have screenshotted and will conduct further research

[anametouse]

Op this is all so stressful but it really does only take one, I got 2 eggs. One of those is currently asleep in my arms ...

[sheikhandbake]

Sorry for disappearing and not responding Ziggy, I think I'm as OK as I can be . Today is day 5 so I am trying to visualise 2 blastocysts inside me.

Congrats Blondes, did you go abroad for your successful cycle? I've got DH's agreement to go abroad for the next cycle if this one doesn't work, not being able to freeze embryos where we are is such a waste. He wouldn't go abroad for this (our first) cycle as he thought it would just add more stress to the situation.

We live in the Middle East so Greece or the Czech Republic would be easiest for us to get to.

[Hopeful16]

Good luck OP.

[Blondeshavemorefun]

Yes madrid. Their technology and freezing process is miles ahead of my uk clinic

Plus they gave me higher dose of drugs which meant had more eggs collected and nearly all took to blast - plus they did icsi unlike uk

Think serum is greece and well recommended

[sheikhandbake]

Unsurprisingly its a BFN .

To be honest I had a feeling the momentum just wasn't there and that it wouldn't work from the moment I woke up after the anaesthetic and was told about the number of eggs we had.

Feeling so drained and deflated. Spent yesterday howling and wailing and today I'm emailing clinics abroad. IVI, Serum and Gest / Reprofit are on my list.

I need to keep ploughing on and planning next steps as I can't imagine our lives without a child in it.

Thanks for all your support.

[Kannet]

Please be good to yourself. Many of us have been where you are and have come out the otherside. You Are doing the right thing by researching. Check out Spain, they have some of the best clinics in the world

[DarrylsLilAssKicker]

I had virtually the same result as you (8 eggs, ICSI, 6 fertilised and two transferred on day 2) but I felt really positive after egg collection. This may have been because the attitude of the consultants was very positive. The embryo quality wasn't fantastic, which is why two were transferred and I had 26% chance. It worked and I now have my baby.

I hope you soon get yours