Megan McKenna reveals secret fertility battle as she shares emotional video ... trends now
Megan McKenna has revealed her secret fertility battle, following her announcement that she is pregnant with her first child.
The former TOWIE star, 31, revealed she was expecting with footballer fiancé Oliver Burke on Thursday, and showed her blossoming baby bump.
And on Monday, Megan took to her Instagram again to share a moving video compilation chronicling her journey to getting pregnant, revealing she had undergone IVF.
In the caption, the reality star explained that the couple had been unsuccessful in conceiving naturally and went to a fertility clinic.
Megan said they discovered that her womb lining was too thin, while she had already been diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) when she was younger.
Megan McKenna has revealed her secret fertility battle, following her announcement that she is pregnant with her first child
The former TOWIE star, 31, revealed she was expecting with footballer fiancé Oliver Burke on Thursday, and showed her blossoming baby bump
And on Monday, Megan took to her Instagram again to share a moving video compilation chronicling her journey to getting pregnant, revealing she had undergone IVF
She decided to freeze her eggs and thicken her womb lining before implanting an embryo, forcing her to undergo months of injections every day.
She penned: 'We was trying naturally for a while & not falling pregnant.. I wanted to make sure everything was ok in there so we decided to see a fertility clinic. When I was younger I was diagnosed with pcos & knew I should freeze my eggs at some point.
'We went & had a scan & tests & it showed that my ovaries were ok but my womb lining was thin! It was at 5 when it should be at 8 & there was some other issues we needed help with.
'Im so happy we went to see a fertility clinic or I would never of known as my lining wouldn’t have been thick enough to make a successful implantation.
'We spoke with our doctor & decided to freeze our embryos first & also have 1 implanted once my lining was at the right thickness & was nice and healthy.
'I started on medication 3 times a day & injections twice a day & pesserys for extra progesterone.'
Clips in the video showed Oli, 27, helping Megan with the injections, before they went for the egg retrieval.
However, Megan explained that as a result of the hormone medication she developed ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS), causing her severe pain and requiring her to be hospitalised for almost a whole week.
In the caption, the reality star explained that the couple had been unsuccessful in conceiving naturally and went to a fertility clinic where they discovered that her womb lining was too thin
She decided to freeze her eggs and thicken her womb lining before implanting an embryo, forcing her to undergo months of injections every day
Clips in the video showed Oli, 27, helping Megan with the injections, before they went for the egg retrieval
She said: 'After months of getting my lining good I went in for an egg retrieval. Everything went amazing we got so many eggs & Oli done his part.
'A few days later I started to get unwell & it turned out I had OHSS. Over hyper stimulation of my overies.
'Very painful & dangerous because my ovaries were HUGE! I had fluid leaking inside my stomach which was making my belly swell & I couldn’t walk it was so painful.
'Some people just get it. I was hospitalised for 6 days & was now on blood thinners to make sure nothing else bad happened.
'Sadly We didn’t get many embryos in the end :( they didn’t survive the thawing process.. but we got enough to make this happen… A few months after getting myself better and fit!!
'We decided it was time to have our AAA embryo implanted! It was incredible. I was back on the meds & injections as my womb lining had dropped again. I was back on the meds & injections as my womb lining had dropped again. I was also taking baby aspirin to stop miscarriage.'
In the video Megan and Oli filmed themselves in the car on the day of the implantation, saying: 'Wish us luck!'
They both posed in their protective outfits, before
