For thoses going through the process or thinking about starting, just keep in there. It can be a long slow process for some ( took one of my co-workers 8 attempts before a successful cycle )- with all kinds of things going wrong, and for others its like a walk in the park. I spent 10 years wondering what was wrong with me prior to IVF. I was put on hormone tablets, underwent surgical procedures to find out why I wasn't falling pregnant, and in the end I started to get a little depressed as my family members and friends were all falling pregnant around me. I never thought I would have to use IVF but I was really ready to become a mother. Just the lead up to getting the eggs ready for fertilisation was a long process with on-going ultrasounds. I did have a cyst at one stage but it seemed to dissappear without any treatment. But at the end of it all, after all the hard work, I fell pregnant on my first cycle. I didn't want to say anything to anyone as I'd had co-workers who had miscarried early in their pregnancies after having IVF, so I waited at least 12 weeks before celebrating. Since then I have had a further success with another IVF baby. I would like a third child at some stage, but these two keep me on my feet.
My brother ( a GP), recently gave my details to a patient of his who is about to undergo/start IVF. She, like most others, feels really low - her co-workers have given her negative thoughts about doing IVF with comments like " why would someone go and do something unnatural like that" etc...... Well... for some of us, it is one of the only ways for us to start that family we have always wanted. You don't need people making the experience negative for you.
I do wish you guys starting or currently trying, all the luck in the world with it all. It is worth it for the little bundle of joy at the end. Feel free to message me if you want to talk about any thing.
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