dose anyone know? or done the ivf?

Question

im doing ivf in april, and was wondering has any body done it or know someone who has done it?

Answer 1

I did IVF and also have many friends and acquaintances who either have done it or are in the process now.

As with the first person who answered here, it took three IVF cycles for us to succeed. We were blessed with twins, who are now 13 months old.

Fertility treatments generally are very stressful, and with IVF I think there is the added stress of feeling like you are at the end of the road. The physical aspect is also stressful: I don't know if you've dealt with the injectables before, but the drugs can give you headaches, cause bloating, etc. The progesterone shots are painful, and because it's progesterone it'll give you every pregnancy symptom there is, completely regardless of whether you're pregnant.

The fact that we had great insurance coverage and weren't worrying about that aspect was a big help to us, and I went into the first IVF cycle truly believing that it was a cycle for learning, and not stressing (too much, that is) about the result. Especially if you haven't taken the fertility meds before, you just don't know how you'll react to the drugs/protocol; I believe it's helpful to keep in mind that no matter what actually happens when you start the cycle, whether it seems to you like you're reacting wonderfully or not so much, your doctor is learning from what's happening, and can fine tune the protocol as things progress.

It's a stressful thing, there's no doubt about it. Infertility sucks. Hopefully you are working with a clinic and doctor that you have confidence in, and have a supportive partner (and one who is good at giving injections!). There are some fantastic online resources if you want to check them out: the two that come to my mind are the forums at http://www.tcoyf.com, and the forums at http://www.ivfconnections.com. Everyone is different, but for me, having a forum where I could connect with women going through the exact same thing was invaluable. It also helps a lot if you have questions about your particular protocol, side effects, etc.

As I said, I have 13 month old twins. A friend of mine has a beautiful baby girl from IVF....she also had frozen embryos and now is pregnant with twins from IVF with those! My best friend in the world is expecting twins in a couple of months, also IVF. (Not everyone has twins! We were as aggressive as the doctors would allow for our last cycle because, among other things, it was our last cycle....and one of my other friends was crazily aggressive if you ask me...)

I wish you the very best of luck.

Answer 2

My BF and her husband went through the entire IVF deal about 2 -2 1/2 years ago. It turned out to be an absolute blessing as I now have a beautiful healthy niece that's 1 1/2 years old. They were very fortunate to have succeded on the first implantation. I know that it was not only stressful, but very expensive. Her poor hubby, who is deathly afraid of needles, had to ditch that fear ASAP so he could give her the injections.

All I can recommend is that you speak to as many people who have been through it as possible, do so much research that your head spins, and meet with several doctors and fertility centers until you find one that truly fits. Good luck to you!

Answer 3

My sister had twins in June 06 through IVF, it was extremily stressful, but she got there in the end........

Her friend was going through the same treatment, and it did not work,

We had so many tears and we were there every step of the way, the only advice I can give you is to take one day at a time, the hormones that you will inject yourself with will affect your moods, it will be like pmt, just try and stay positive and remember if it does not work first time you can try again and it would not be your fault if it does not work so don't blame yourself....

I wish you all the luck in the world I really do, I will keep my fingers crossed, I will be thinking of you xxx

Answer 4

My and my husband are ivf failures I'm afraid and it can be very emotional and upsetting. You're putting yourself through a hell of alot and at considerable expense and it all may come to nothing and you really have to prepare yourself for that as success is in the minority unfortunately. That's not to say you shouldn't be optimistic of course! But, be realistic too. It's hard but we managed to see things like that (which was for the best in our case).

As for the actual treatment I can be a lot more positive for you there. This is our personal story of course and everyone differs. It's my hubby who has a low sperm count and I don't know if it makes a difference that I have nothing medically wrong with my fertility but I absolutely sailed through it all! I had no side effects from the drugs whatsoever. I don't like needles - but you WILL get over that very quickly if you do too becuase you have to do it everyday at least once. I had no mood problems, no bloating and no sweats - nothing! The egg collection is not pleasant, (but very successful in my case) I won't lie about that but at that point you're nearly at the end so you're looking forward to the end if nothing else so you get over it quickly. The only problem I had at all (which wasn't too bad) was that after 6 weeks of continually injecting my legs they got quite sore.

Good luck and I hope it works for you. xxxx

Answer 5

My husband and i have already had 1 failed IVF attempt but are due to start our 2nd and final course in April. It is a very emotional experience and you will probably find that you are on edge and take your moods out on your partner. This is due to all the hormones that you will be taking. Hopefully it will be worth all the agro in the end. Good luck.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Me and my wife facing the same problem. But IVF changed everything. This is the best desc-ion i ever made I thanks to Eterna IVF for it they are really good in what they do. The staff is very good, environment is very smooth and fresh. They help us a lot. If somebody ask me Eterna is best in IVF and Surrogacy. You can contact them http://www.eternaivf.com/ here.

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Answer 8

I can't say I did it myself but I was involved. It is the biggest emotional roller coaster I have ever experienced. It was third time lucky for us and that puts us in a minority. Good luck and I hope it works for you.

Answer 9

i am on the waiting list to start inf just wanted to wish you good luck