Who got a BFP will a low number of follicles/eggs

Hi All,

I am on my 4th IVF cycle and I think the clinic is going to get me to trigger today or tomorrow, but with this cycle, I don't have many follicles - only 5 (size20,14,14,10,9 mm). Just wondering if anyone has achieved pregnancy with a low number of follicles or low number of eggs at collection.

I'm very interested to see who got a BFP with poor stimulation.

Thanks & kind regards,

Hi Max,

Five follies is still good - its not so much the amount of eggs etc but the quality of the egg that counts- remember it only takes one good eggie for a BFP. I have only ever had at the most 5 eggs retreived and mostly they all fertilised and have had blasties out of them, i have fallen twice but unfortunatley m/c twice as well. All i hope for you is good eggies to make a beautiful baby - sending you heaps of :bluedust: and :pray:

Hi Max,

Havent had a BFP (Yet). But dont think the number of eggs counts but the quality. I had 25 eggs retrieved last week, 14 fertilised and only 1 made it for transfer!
Good luck and sending you lots of positive vibes!

Mon :)

Max,
I have had many pickups and transfers but my most sucessful pregnancy was achieved from a pick up of 7, this was after many pickups in the 40's and 50's I had one pickup with so many and on the day of the transfer we were told nothing had acted normal so we got nothing...its quality.
You still have a 20 and a few laging behing that will pick up in the next few days...Good luck
Bec

Hi max,
With my first daughter I had 7 eggs collected (they thought prior to pick up that there would be 5), of these only one was viable and I got a BFP with that one and now have a 2yr old DD. I hope it all goes well for you and you get your BFP too!

Thanks so much for all the advise and wishes. My trigger is tomorrow night, I have been told and EPU is on Friday. Hoping that this time it works...
Once again, thanks so much for your advices.

Max....I am sending you heaps of positive vibes for your EPU. Both my boys were little IVF miracles. With Mikey I collected 8 and six fertilised, and with Luke I collected 6 and 4 were fertilised. Good Luck :):)

Hi Max,
with my first cycle I had 5 follies, 4 eggs. 4 fertilised and we replaced two at day two and froze two. With that cycle I had a BFP, but was a chemical pregnancy.

With my second cycle I had 7 follies, 7 eggs. Four fertilised and three made it to day three, when we had assisted hatching and replaced two. I got BFP and am now 13 weeks pregnant (crossed fingers). Think quality NOT quantity :)

good luck!

Thanks so much ladies. You are all very good inspirations. I am thinking positive for EPU tomorrow. I appreciate all your well wishes and positive vibes.
Drbeee...you are the same age as me, so I know there is hope for me. Thanks for your advise.

Thanks & kind regards,
xx

Max,

Wishing you all the luck in the world for EPU tomorrow - you will see all will be fine.
:goodluck: let us know how you go.

Hi Max, like the other girls have said, it's not quantity, it's quality. I only have one functioning ovary so I was never going to get high numbers of follicles. All my u/sounds showed only 7 follicles (which I was pretty devastated about) but imagine my delight when I woke up from my EPU and saw that little "14" written on my hand! You couldn't wipe the smile off my face for days.

I have no idea where they were all hiding, but in the end all 14 fertilised, we transfered one and have 10 frozen (yikes! wasn't prepared for that). So of the original 14 eggs collected, we had 11 embryos.

Our little miracle is due in about a month!!

Just remember that things can turn around really quickly on a stim cycle. I hope your EPU is wonderfully successful and you are expecting a little miracle of your own very soon.

Hi Max

I know exactly how you are feeling! I woke up from EPU last friday to be told i only had 3 eggs, i bawled my eyes out until they finally let me go home. I was so dissapointed in my body after having a good result last time. We had an axious wait all weekend to see if 1 had survived until Monday sure that we would have nothing to transfer. To our delight Monday morning we had a grade 1 and a grade 2 emby for transfer. I am now in the TWW and feeling much more confident. Just to reiterate quality not quantity :) Good luck tomorrow!

You ladies are the best...I wish I could give you all a big hug...it is so nice to know that there are such caring people out there (I mean you lovely ladies), looking out for each other who are going through the same stuff.
I will keep you all posted of my progress. I am excited and nervous...all at the same time.
xx

Oh Max! Please do keep us updated on your progress.
It turns out that I am in a pretty similar situation. Out of 18 follies, apparently only 3 look like they will be the right size on collection day this Friday. I was about ready to give up, and think about starting over, but have since read a lot of people do end up with a few more viable eggs than they are told, and some go on to produce BFP's, so DH and I have decided to hang in there! I hope your EPU went well. I'd love to know how you went.
Arielle

Hi Arielle,

Out of the 5 follicles they only got 3 eggs last Friday. I was a bit upset, but didn't cry, as I am trying to think positive, as I have done 3 stimulated cylces and every time, I have got a bit further, so I thought this is my chance.

All my eggs were ICSI'd as I have always had that done because of the low number of eggs collected each time. So on Saturday, I get a phone call that only 2 eggs have fertilised and has 2 cells in them. That is still good news for me. So the FS decided to do a day 3 transfer as I only had 2 eggs left and I wanted 2 transferred, so better in than out .....that is what they told me...So on Monday (day 3), I had an 8 cell and a 4 cell embryo transferred..

Now I am waiting for the 7th of October to hurry up for a blood test...fingers crossed..

I hope your EPU goes well...you never know....the other follicles might grow...you never know...
And think positive.

What they told me to do is drink a lot of water after the transfer....so try and drink at least 2 litres a day.

Keep me posted with your progress also.

xx

Thanks Max! I will keep you posted! Please keep me posted on your situation too.
Looks like I will be a week behind you if I have a day 3 t'fer (this coming Monday). I hope the 7th is here before you know it. We too will be having our eggs ICSI'd due to DH's swimmer issues. Fingers crossed we get a few good'ins to fertilise. I'd love it if we could go to blast, but hey, if we don't, as we have seen, there are plenty who've had BFP's from day 3 t'fers.
Sending lots of:stickyvibesboy::stickyvibesgirl: your way.
BEST OF LUCK!

well thank you for having this thread girls
i had my EPU today and we only got 2 eggs i havent stopped crying all day im so disapoited i just dont no what to do i have to call the clinic in the morning to see how they are going:pray:

Smithy: I know it is hard, but try and stay positive. Have you had a call from the clinic today? How are your little babies going? I hope that you get some good news today from the clinic :pray: I would love for you and Areielle to join me on this journey.

Areielle: Good luck on Friday. Lots of sticky vibes to you. :stickyvibesgirl: Let us know how you go on Friday. I will be thinking of you on Friday.

:grouphug:

hi max well had the phone call today and we have no embies, so its all over for this cycle:cry:thank you for your message today hun take care;)

Oh Smithy,

I am so sorry to hear your news. Don't give up. My first cycle was cancelled as I only had one follicle. Every time I have done IVF I have gone further and further and you are still young. The first IVF, the FS doesn't know how every woman's body will react to the drugs, so I guess the first cycle is always a trial. I know it is a very expensive trial. With my second time, the FS increased the dosage of drugs and I got more follicles.

I hope that you get good news very soon. Take care of yourself and don't be too hard on yourself.

xx

Hi Max! How are you feeling? I hope all is going smoothly for you. When is the day (BT)?
Just wanted to pop in and let you know that we got 9 eggs collected on Friday, which was a very nice surprise after being told we'd probably only get 2 or 3. We then received a phone call yesterday to let us know that out of the 9, 7 were ok for fertilisation, but so far we only have 1 solitary embie. A bit disappointing, but we are keeping positive, and hoping with all our mite that this little one is a fighter!! The nurse did say that they were "watching," 4 others to see if they will do the right thing, but could not give me an idea of how likely that is. I am really hoping that atleast one of these 4 will have done something, so we can put 2 back, and perhaps increase our chances, so FINGERS CROSSED!!!
Hope you're well. Lotsa BABYDUST & STICKYVIBES to you. How's that Crinone going?
Arielle

hi girls,
just to let you know i have done 'several' iVF cycles and even though I have the highest does for follie drugs they can give me- (150 off the top of my head) i still only get a few each time
1st stim cycle - 7 eggs -only one emby- BFN
2nd stim cycle - 3 eggs- 3 emby's - BFP with twins - one frozen with later FET BFN
3rd stim cycle - 4 eggs- 4 embys - BFN, then FET and with one that didn't survive thaw and another defrosted and then BFP that ended with an angel at 12 weeks
so i have one frostie in the freezer still- so going to try my luck again early next year
my FS isn't concerned with my low number of emby's as they usually turn out quality ones!
HTH
and it only takes one!!!!
good luck!!!!
odette

Hi Max and all!
This morning I've had 1 good looking 8 cell embie (day 3) transferred. All went really well. I'm hoping this 1 is THE one. Fingers crossed!
Arielle

yaya arielle well done my sweet this is excellent news

Hi Ladies,

Arielle: All the best hun. I am so happy for you that you have had a transfer and 8 cell at day 3 is very good. That is what I had transferred this time. My BT is on Sunday (7th Sep). I am not on Crinone. I had to have Pregnyl shots the day after the transfer and then 3 days after that.
I know I shouldn't do this, but I have a bought a whole lot of pregnancy test and I started to test from last night. I know it is early days, but I like to prepare myself if there is any bad news. So I will be testing every night till Sunday. I know I am crazy. Well last night I had a slight positive, it might be some of the Pregnyl still in my body, but you never know. I did this last time, I started testing 6 days before my BT and they were all positive, so I am hoping this time will be the same.
When is your BT? I hope it is positive for both of us, so we can share out pregnancy journey together.

Odette:Thanks so much for your encouraging words. It really does help when we hear from other ladies who have been through this numerous times. Keeps us with a positive attitude.

xx

Thanks Max! I am feeling really good about it all.
Hey, that's rather exciting about your POAS results. I do hope it continues to get darker for you, but sounds promising at the moment. I have everything crossed for you hun! Good luck. I don't blame you for testing now. I think I will be testing early too, as I too won't be able to help myself, but think I will probably wait til later next week. My BT is 15th Oct. Yours is getting very close. It would be lovely if we could share Pg journeys! Bring it on!
Take care, and keep in touch!
Arielle

Hi Arielle,

Sorry for the bad news, but my AF have arrived, so I will not be joining you on this journey. I wish you all the best and maybe one of these days, I can come back and join one of the pregnancy threads.

Keep positive.

xx

Max, I'm so sorry to hear this cycle was not successful.

:hug:

Oh Max! Just found your message now (I've been MIA this last week). I'm really sorry this cycle wasn't successful, but am wishing you LOADS of luck for your next, when you're ready to go again. Hope you're ok hun. I'll be here if you ever feel the need to vent.
Take care ok!
Arielle

P.S. not much going on for me. I am slightly over half way though my tww, and really don't have too many symptoms to report at this stage. I am thinking it hasn't worked, but will keep as pos as poss until BT day. Just out of interest?? Were you using Crinone after your ET? I am wondering if it is a standard for everyone to go on Crinone after ET, and if this is the only thing keeping AF at bay for me??

Hi Arielle,

Thanks for your kind words, there is always a next cycle for me...I am not giving up this easily yet.

Be positive, and try not to stress about it too much in your 2WW. I wasn't on Crinone. I had a Pregnyl shot a day before my transfer and 3 days after my transfer. I have never used Crinone in any of my cycle.

Good luck and let us know how you go. Lots of sticky vibes to you...for your BT. Fingers and toes crossed for you hun.

xx

Good on you Max! You have a sensational attitude, and I'm sure it will help bring you closer to that much sought after BFP some time soon. Best of luck with it all.

Thanks for your well wishes. I will keep you posted.

Take care,
Arielle

Hi Max! How are doing hun?
I promised I would let you know how I went.
Well, looks like I may be anothery who had low follie count, but got lucky! My BT is on Monday, and yesterday I POAS'd twice and got a BFP (once in the morning, and then in the arvo). I retested this morning, and got a 2nd line again (the line is almost as dark as the control line this time). I am very much cr#pping myself right now, but ofcourse am pretty excited too. I am now just super scared about my BT and first scan. Is way too scarey to believe this is really real until after that. I hope you can come join me in the Pg threads v.soon. Hang in there Max. It WILL happen ok!
Arielle

Arielle hun...this sounds very positive...I am so happy for you....nice to see BFP. Don't be scared at all....I am sure the news will be good. It is good to see that the 2nd line is as dark as the control line...that is very good.

This is a very exciting time for you and your hubby. All the best and all my love.

Hi Max! BT confirmed, it's a BFP for us.
Thanks for your well wishes. I really hope to see you follow in my footsteps VERY soon!\
Best of luck with everything.
Arielle