I’ve decided to freeze my eggs. (It’s also called fertility preservation or oocyte cryopreservation or elective egg freezing.) After really struggling with whether or not I should do it – I had this light-bulb moment the other day and realized I should go for it. (I’ll share what made me decide to do it soon!)
I want to document the process as I’m going through it in an egg freezing diary of sorts. I know this topic isn’t for everybody. But I know it can really help a lot of girls thinking about whether or not to freeze their eggs and those that have decided to go for it but want to know what it’s really like. If you’re not the target audience for this – please be kind and just scroll through.
I started Run Eat Repeat to document training for my first marathon. I used to document my running, training and eating step by step – basically a running and food diary of the good and bad. On some level I’m doing that life-casting style with this process.
But since this is real life – my real life and body and emotions… it’s not going to be carefully curated or pre-written & edited 26 times before I post. (Not that I do that now – I just feel the vibe of blogs and social media is super strategic now and that’s not how RER works.)
This is me. And I’m… imperfect, loud, scared, not a doctor, random, learning and just trying my best. So if you want to follow along… great! And if you don’t… that’s okay too (but I’m going to tell Diego you hate dogs).
I first started to consider freezing my eggs over a year ago. I went to two different fertility doctors for a consultation. I had a good experience with both of them. At both appointments I had a vaginal ultra sound and my follicles looked good – it looked like I had a good number of follicles which indicate if you might have a good amount of eggs. So I used that info to take some time to think about everything.
I’m Freezing My Eggs – Day 1 of the Process
Today is Day 1 of Operation: Red Eggs on Ice. I can’t decide if it should just be Operation: Red Eggs with or without the ice… TBD.
I recorded a short check in after my appointment. I’ll be back soon with more info on the steps of the process.
Step 1 – Doctor appointment with vaginal ultrasound. You start the process the week of your period. So when I started my period I called the doctor’s office and said I wanted to move forward. That was on a Friday so we made the appointment for Monday to start the cycle that would lead to freezing my eggs.
Here’s a short video from right after my appointment…
Let me know if you have any questions. Or if you’ve went through this process- share any tips. Thanks!
Follow along here at RunEatRepeat.com and on Instagram @RunEatRepeat
Woohoo! I LOVE that you’re sharing about this. I’m not sure if I want kids, not sure if I want to freeze my eggs (I’m 34 and single) but I’ve thought about it and would love to hear more! If you’re willing to share I’d love to know: What made you decide to do it? What does the cost look like? Are you pretty sure you want kids or are you doing it to give yourself the option down the road? How do you feel throughout the process (physically, emotionally)? Thanks for letting us in on your experience!
Yes I’m going to cover all of these questions. The decision to do and and cost and feelings during the process… all of it is super important so I’ll have a post on that soon.
If you don’t mind me ask g how old are you?
Also, happy for you can’t wait to follow the journey!
Hi Stephanie! Thanks for following along! I think age plays an important part of this. I started the process when I was 33. I think early 30s is when most women are doing it.
If it’s not too personal, would you mind sharing information about cost? Not sure if you already have a post planned for this, but that has definitely been the biggest deterrent for me doing this!
Yes – I’m going to talk about the cost in another post. But to give you a range… it’s about $10,000 to $15,000.
Your sunshine smile & excitement makes me want to follow along!!! Please stay with Red Eggs on Ice it’s awesome :p I’m a mother of three now late teenage, early 20’s so not in the same stage of life as you but want to follow along to learn more about how the process works & well you just make it seem so exciting! I’ve very excited for you & the next chapter in your life <3 Cheers
Thank you! I really appreciate it 🙂
Yay Monica! So exciting! Thanks for sharing your journey! I’m so happy for you