IVF #2 STIM DAY 11 | UNEXPECTED FOLLICLE SCAN... WHAT SHOULD WE DO?!

Hi lovely people!

Today I had a bit of a disappointing follicle scan.. Instead of our follicle numbers increasing, they have decreased.. 3 out of the 7 follicles that looked good on Friday, stopped growing.
With my OB & the nurses recommending we still go ahead with egg collection, we are so confused as to what decision we should make! I think my gut feeling is just fear, rather than intuition..
Decision needs to be made in the morning, so it's going to be a long night!

Thanks so much for watching! xo

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[SonyasPrep]

Hi, I just went through an ivf cycle and produced only 2 follicles. I was gutted. They gave me the option to cancel, but decided to go for it. I am pregnant now and completely shocked.

[jenmacxxoo]

I had 5 eggs retrieved. 4 went to blast. I put in 2 and got pregnant with 1 baby. We froze the other 2. Then we put back the 2 frozen and got pregnant again. I have 2 beautiful girls from 4 eggs. 😊

[bumpstobaby]

I think it is easy for your viewers to say go for it. We don't have to pay or suffer the disappointment if it fails. Part of me feels like you should go forward!!! Best of luck with whatever decision you make!!!

[LymieMama]

I'm so sorry the news is so disappointing. It must be a really difficult decision and I can imagine it will take a lot of thinking and wrestling with the choices. If you do go ahead with the cycle, I hope all the eggs are really good quality and all make it! Thinking of you and hoping you come to a decision you're comfortable with.

[emiduff]

That is such a hard decision to make, I really feel for you. When we did IVF we got 6 mature eggs and 2 of those went to blast and I'm now nearly 14 weeks pregnant. You don't need a huge number to be successful and theres every chance those 4 would be great but at the same time going through egg collection and all the stress and cost knowing that there might not be anything left to transfer would be so awful. I think if I were you I'd cancel and try again another time but I know all the waiting is so hard. I'm so sorry you're in this situation :(

[allanal]

I wish you the best of luck and hope you come to peace with what ever decision yourself and Tim make. Personally I would still go ahead, because you just never know! but I don't know or ever will understand the feelings of going through such a journey of IVF.

[biancadistefano]

I'll keep you guys in my prayers--whatever your decision is, whatever your feelings are, they're okay. There is no right answer right now.

[beckybeeanne]

All the best Celeste whichever decision you make. Not having been through IVF I can't offer any advice but stay positive and I'm sure the decision you make will be for the best regardless.

[AMOB-vids]

Go with your gut... There is of course still a chance it will work because you only need one as we know! BUT I think gut instinct is the best thing to go by. If you can trigger that would be great!! Good luck, praying for you x

[TheJanetn]

Good luck to you and Tim with your decision.

[dearrareones]

I'm so confused for you! It's a tough decision. What Tim thinks? I'd take the gamble but my husband would've cancel cycle and wait for my body to heal for ages. Some people get few eggs but they are better quality especially if you do ICSI you can have 3 perfect blastocysts get one transfer and two to freeze. Having over 10 you will only have 4-5 good quality egged that will make it anyway.. I hope you can make the right decision. Anything you decide I'm praying for you xz

[d]

Have faith! We did er on the 8th 18 follicles, 9 fertilitized we did a 3dt with one which was a 7-cell, and only one made it to freeze on day 6 (today). They said it's the quality not quantity of the eggs... You will be a mother I can only tell you my opinion but don't cancel out of those 4 you may have your miracle ❤️

[ThePolleys]

I can totally understand wanting to cancel but I can also sympathise that many successful cycles work with just 3/4 eggs too. It's so very hard. Since your issue is blocked tubes maybe your eggs are good quality. I'm older than you and got 9 mature eggs and 7 fertilised and 4 made it to blast. So that's 50% you could still have 2 blasts! Or all 4 could make it. Personally I would carry on and know you tried. You never know each cycle how many follicles you will get. Only you can decide but I wouldn't cancel. I'd go ahead but freeze all blasts and do another cycle after. Hope you are ok and are able to decide. Xx

[kirakira]

Hello Celeste, I was able to get 9 mature eggs of which 6 fertilised. That was amazing for my low ovarian reserve,  but only 1 made it to blastocyst and it is now frozen. Waiting for the 21st June to find out if it is chromosomally healthy. We were dissappointed that the other 5 did not make it but I have a good feeling about this one that did.Maybe out of your 4, you will get some good ones at egg collection, though I thought what you said about triggering anyway even if you don't do egg collection a good idea. I know multiples are high risk but twins would be nice. I think I'd feel the same way as you especially at your young age. It's a tough decision. When it comes down to it... to me...it's really a matter of money. If it weren't then egg collection wouold happen anyway... Thinking of you x

[workingmum]

I've never been though IVF, however I think that trusting your gut feeling is always good. If you feel that the odds are against you, then don't finish the cycle.
What ever you decide will be the best for you both at this time.

[kikirobinson]

Hello beautiful! Man i am sorry you are stuck with such a stressful decision. Thinking about how last time the fertilization report was low..I doubt you would have multiples if you cancelled and just did trigger? They would all have to fertilize on their own ya know. But if they did it would be beautiful to have more than one little Celeste or Tim. It would be a money issue for me. I would keep going knowing I would do ICSI and would probably have more embryos than last time starting out. With 2 you had a great cycle and a positive for a few days. With 3 or 4 that are most likely higher quality...its limit less. If they told me i had 13 and it dropped to the 2 best or they told me I had 4 higher quality and it dropped to 3 or 1 for transfer then I think I would choose the second. I know they can't know for sure the quality but they talked a lot about it this time. Well I support your decision no Matter what. I say sit be still and pray. God will give you peace and comfort. 💗🙏🏽

[dyosaare]

Wow! That's a huge decision to make. It will be easier for us to say go ahead since we're not the one who's paying for it. The cost of IVF is no joke and for it to go to waste is just awful. In my opinion, if money, is not an issue, i will go ahead and still give it a try. Just follow what your heart says and pray. Good luck to you and Tim! 💗💗

[elisah]

So sorry it's going this way. These decisions are so rough and I agree it's easier when the doctor just makes the decision.

[marihwang]

Hi, Celeste. I know how disappointing it can be when you get the follicle count. But your OB is right... the fewer the eggs, the better the quality they should be. Remember I started with 5 mature, 3 fertilized, 2 made it to day 5 for testing and 1 came back normal after PGS....but I knew going in I'd have difficulty producing the numbers since I have been diagnosed with a diminished ovarian reserve. Do what's best for you. If you feel like triggering may be the best bet ask for it. You're your own best advocate for what's best for you. I have doctors saying "this should happen" because this is the "norm"... but I keep reminding them... I fall under the medically unknown so whatever is the norm does not apply to me since they don't know why I keep miscarrying. (btw... pregnancy is still progressing... but I'm still cautious about getting excited... haven't passed the time period I miscarried the last one). Good luck! I know this is never an easy decision!

[ilmjc]

miracles happen every day ☺ I hope all goes well with a bfp. looking forward to watching your journey 😊