MY IVF Journey

Category: Fertilization

Updates after retrieval — how many eggs fertilized and early outcomes.

  • Something We Didn’t Know Was There

    Journey 05 — We Thought We Were Already There After that loss, time moved, but not in a way that felt clear. A few months later, I got pregnant naturally. For a moment, it felt unexpected. Like maybe things could happen without planning every step again. But it didn’t last. Around 10 weeks, it ended

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  • We Checked Everything We Could

    Journey 02 – When Nothing Explained It — Until Timing Did After a few failed transfers,we started to look for answers. At first, it felt like there must be something we missed.Something small, something hidden. So we began checking. One test led to another. We checked the tubes.Went through hormone and immune-related tests.Looked into the

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  • This Time, It Felt Different

    Journey 01 – When One Cycle Isn’t the End The second time felt different, even from the beginning. They told me they retrieved 11 eggs.I heard the number, but I didn’t let myself think too far. I had learned that numbers can change. So I just waited again. Then came the next update.Three embryos. I

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  • The Numbers Changed, Quietly

    I remember the numbers didn’t come all at once. It was one by one. First, they told me how many eggs were retrieved.Eight. At that moment, it felt… okay.Not a lot, not too little.Just something to hold on to. Then later,we found out only three were mature. I paused a bit when I heard that.But

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  • The Quiet Days After Retrieval

    I remember I didn’t really say much during those days. I remember those few days after the retrieval very clearly. Not because anything big happened…but because nothing was happening yet. Just waiting. They told me how many eggs were taken.Then after that, it became very quiet.No more action I could do. No more things to

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