1st IVF cycle

[Rollypops]

Hello everyone,
So yesterday was my egg collection, I was a little upset that they only managed to get 5 eggs out, then they needed to do ICSI on them all. We got a call this morning to say that only 2 had fertilised. I'm so worried about them not surviving obviously this is completely out of our hands. The waiting is far worse than any physical pain.
The next call is Monday to give us another update. We need to face reality that this round might not work, but just wanted to see if anyone else is in/or has been in this position, who could give any advice? Good or not so good appreciated.

Many thanks in advance for any help x

Rollypops

i had 12 eggs and only 2 fertilised i was feeling pretty much how your are, i was so stressed thinking it would fail. Both made it to day 5 , one was abnormal and the other in 11 months old :-)
Nothing anyone told me helped, i still stressed to the max :-(
but just wanted to wish you all the best, it really does only take one. x

Hello. I have recently started my 1st cycle of IVF. I had a low AMH so do worry about them get only a few good eggs. I’m trying to just take each day at a time and and think ‘what’s my plan for today and only today’ e.g scans, injections, make sure I drink plenty, etc. I find it a good distraction for something I have little else control over.

My egg collection is likely going to be Wednesday so fingers crossed. I’ll keep them crossed for you too xx

Thank-you both for taking the time to reply. It is reassuring to know that others have had positive stories from similar numbers.
Thanks for your well wishes and Evey43 I hope your egg collection goes well on Wednesday, hopefully that's my transfer day too. Sending you lots of love and baby dust x

I only got 3 eggs was also devastated and also expecting the worse that we would have nothing to transfer but 2 made it to day 5 blasts AA & AB quality
Had the AA transferred and got a negative result this week, gutted, I know the chances of it working first time is slim but it still stings
The wait for the call for updates it's awful but just try and take it step and step , good luck

Thank-you, sorry it didn't work 1st time, good luck for your next transfer. Hope it works out for you nice to hear that other have got good embryos from small numbers. I think it's hard when they say you have so many follicles before the collection, so you are expecting more. X

Thank you Rollypops.

Yes I’m really not looking forward to ‘the wait’ after egg collection and then transfer (if we get there 🤞). The emotional side is so much harder than the physical. But I do find forums such as this (but not social media!!) helps a lot as we’ve not really told anyone close to us, to prevent the well intentioned but nonetheless intrusive questions.

In addition I’m just going on what the clinic advises rather than googling things that ‘supposedly’ help increase you chances. Which I think is much better for your mental health and keeping sane.

Speaking of the physical side anyone else on Fyremadel and find it particularly smarts!

Xx

I’ve had 2 egg collections and only 5 eggs collected at each... then only 1 fertilised both times so I was like you scared of been left with none... however I was pregnant from both cycles and my daughter is not 11month old :)
I believe in quality not quantity

Good luck x

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Ohh I know exactly what you mean. I feel talking on forums like this helps massively. I've not put anything on social media and hardly told anyone.
I'm so done with the "are you not pregnant yet?" "you not having any children?" questions, drives me insane. Then when you do tell people, you get the "just relax and it will happen" and "there's always aboption" remarks not helpful to anyone going through this.

I was on fyremadal and meriofert. I remember feeling like the meriofert was easier. The fyremadal stung more and left a bit of a red rash.

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Ohh wow, that's amazing to hear! Miracles do happen! Congratulations on your little bundle of joy. Thanks for the well wishes x