Hi all,
I wanted to share my numbers and results because I scoured the internet for some hope after my egg retrieval. I am 33 years old with no known issues.
I was so disappointed when I was told I had 7 follicles at my scan- I didn't understand how there was so little after my meds. They predicted 5 eggs to be retrieved but they were not concerned.
At retrieval they collected 4 eggs and I remember crying on the bed due to the low number. I read sooo many women saying they collected 12/14/16 eggs!
The clinic said it was the lower side but it's about quality and please don't worry. I was still so sad and spent the next days researching endlessly on google.
3 eggs were mature so I thought great- we are doomed- the chances of any of these getting to day 3 or 5, let alone a blastocyst are extremely slim.
Well, all 3 made it to day 3, then all 3 made it to day 5! So I was able to have 1 transferred AND the remaining 2 were good enough to freeze! We beat the odds and it really was quality over quantity! We were over the moon.
I say I was upset and googling a lot, BUT one thing I did every single day was visualise our 3 embryos developing well, I visualised bright positive light shining on them, and told them they were so loved and wanted already!
Yes I sound crazy but it made me feel like I was doing everything possible :)
3 mature eggs = 3 great day 5 embryos. Low numbers can still deliver!!! xxx