I see my reputation precedes me...

I've had three stints with OHSS - the first two quite bad from 26 and 32 eggs collected (E2 levels were 14500 and 15000), and the second relatively minor from 20 eggs collected (E2 at around 9000) and it only developed with a BFP. We're talking 12-13 days past EPU, it certainly wasn't all that close to transfer, it really only got going once my HCG levels increased (afraid my clinic wouldn't tell me what they were - just that they were nice and high and I wasn't to stress), and didn't really subside until 15-16 weeks. Which is why they completely refused to transfer on my first two stim cycles - believe me, when you spend a week in hospital with ovaries the size of grapefruit and every movement is painful, you realise that you really DO care about whether OHSS develops with a pregnancy or not!

Anyway, Lily, you are doing all the right things. Continue to take it easy and you should be ok. The main risk for OHSS doesn't appear to be egg numbers or E2 levels but PCOS. I have PCOS, it's damned hard to get my ovaries to respond, and even harder to get them to respond without going nuts. Without PCOS, I've heard of egg numbers much higher than mine and E2 levels higher than mine and not even a whisper of OHSS.

The other thing - even with me being incredibly prone to developing OHSS, it really didn't develop with this pregnancy until the last few days before my blood test. At 7 days past EPU (I had a day 3 transfer this time), I was feeling fantastic.

I hope this has helped.

BW