how many eggs should fertilise?

[Lissie]

Hi Farmgirls,

5 is great - please don't be dissappointed with that.
I did 4 stim cylces and had donor eggs twice my personal stats are.
1st go - 3 eggs 2 fert and made it to blasties.
2nd go - 5 eggs all fert, but only 3made it to transfer.
3rd go- 6 eggs all but one fert but only 2made it to transfer blasties.
My donor 6yrs younger than i. Got 7 eggs 5 fert , 4 made it.
I had ICSI with all, there really is not rule to it all - as the scientist said to me - they can do their best and the rest is up to nature.
Good luck with it all and hope to hear a BFP announcement from you soon.

[happymel]

Hi Farmgirl. Its very difficult especially for your first IVF because you really dont know what to expect, and sometimes i think expectations are really hard to have for everything ivf. You never know whats going to happen!!! ....how many follicles...how you are going to respond to drugs.....how many fertilise...and then how many blasts....
First time round we got, 11 eggs and ended up with 2 blasts. One miscarriage and 1 x failed FET.
Second time round, we got 12 eggs and ended up with 3 great blasts (i am biased!!) Two embies transferred and nowing having twins. The other one is in freezer waiting waiting.
I remember the FS and scientist saying to me (first time round) that its fantastic to get one good blast, and even more so to get even one into the freezer. So they were just as excited as me this time round to end up with 3. Remember its quality, not quantity and even one embryo can turn into a baby
Good luck farmgirl, i hope you get a nice sticky little embie.
Mel