A lot of time has passed since Below Deck Sailing Yacht aired. But Daisy Kelliher maintains her loyal following and shares life events on social media. The beloved chief stew posts from work charters and trips around the world.
Most recently, the veteran Bravolebrity posted about one of the most important journeys. Daisy underwent a second round of egg retrieval in a bid to ensure the best odds for motherhood in the future. It was an emotional and physical experience, and Daisy shared all aspects of the procedure with her fans.
Daisy Kelliher experienced “intrusive thoughts” after the procedure didn’t meet her goal
“It’s been just over a week since I did my second round of egg freezing with @apricity_fertility and thought I would give a round up of my experience as best I could here,” Daisy posted to her Instagram on September 24. “I was lucky as this was my second time doing this so I went in quite prepared.”
She detailed the most challenging part of the procedure as being on top of all the necessary injections.
“Physically throughout the process my main physical symptoms were bloating, tiredness and very hungry (all of which are gone now). I personally found the injections fine, the biggest issue with me is the time frame in the evening. I chose 8pm but with my schedule I found this hard to be consistent with,” Daisy shared.
The outcome wasn’t quite as successful as her doctor predicted. However, three eggs were successfully retrieved.
“Going into this I had 5 follicles and three smaller ones. So the aim was to get five eggs. When I came out I was told there were six follicles and a few smaller ones but the doctor could only get three,” the chief stew added. “We aren’t sure why this happened and why she couldn’t get the egg from three follicles.”
Daisy was “pretty upset” at the output, especially considering she got ten eggs in her first round of retrieval. She admitted to getting “intrusive thoughts” as a result.
“To have an expectation and to not reach that expectation was obviously very disappointing, for me personally physically it’s fine but mentally I find the whole thing so draining, Nine months ago I got 10 eggs and now three it creates intrusive thoughts in your head,” she explained.
Daisy wanted to share her journey with others “who felt alone”
Mentally, Daisy sounded worlds better and much more positive in a follow-up post. She shared a heartfelt message to others living the same situation as her.
“I took my future into my control and I have 13 frozen eggs to use if I wish to do so in the future. This doesn’t guarantee a baby but guarantees I did what I could for when the time is right,” she wrote. “I’m so glad I shared this journey for women who felt alone, for women looking for information but also for me, I did not realise how many women and people I knew who were doing the same thing. … My thoughts are with anyone going through any fertility experience at the moment, in the past or in the future, and thank you to everyone for the overwhelming love and support throughout my experience.”
Catch the new season of Below Deck Sailing Yacht Monday, October 7 at 9/8c on Bravo.
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