Any Aussie ladies starting IVF?

[Hopeful Cat]

hi ladies. my husband and i havent started ivf yet but im almost positive we will have togo down that route. i am 25 and dh is 26 and last month we found out he has azoospermia (zero sperm count) which im 99% sure is unobstructive. so we may have to us donor sperm to have any chance of getting pregnant. anyway im wondering if any of you have medibank private cover and would recommend getting it before ivf in australia?

 

[Miss Redknob]

Aleja, DH and I have always thought we would have a girl if we went through IVF for some reason lol. Are you finding out the sex?

Hi Hopeful Cat, I am with Bupa and all I can really tell you is they only cover your egg collection hospital stay, Medicare will cover some of the cost of your IVF. It will also depend on what cycle you do and how much you will get back with Medicare. Hope this helps

 

[Taylah]

Hi red - any reason why you & dh think ivf = girl ??
Well it did for me & wish but everyone I know that has done ivf ( 3 ) have all had boys !

 

[Taylah]

8 days & counting

 

[wishandwait]

Hi hopeful cat..I'm with HCF and have top cover, they only cover hospital fee's.... The rebate from Medicare is pretty big though and through monash (who are pricey) we paid about 3500 out of pocket for a full cycle with ICSI... Is TESE possibly an option for you? X
Taylah- 9 days is awesome!!!

 

[Kirs_t]

Hi hopefulcat- I also have hbf top cover and it only covered hospital stuff. Having said that- with the egg collections and other procedures related to fertility, it has saved us a lot of money!
As wish said- Medicare gives a pretty good rebate. We were out of pocket around 5000 after rebates for a full icsi cycle xxx hope the info helps!

Can't wait to find out what you're having miss red and Aleja! I have heard boys are more common with ivf, but most people I know have had girls! I always wanted a girl, but after coming this far- ill take what ever baby is coming my way little boys are such cuties too!

We are still riding the miscarriage rollercoaster at the moment. Our holiday can't come soon enough. Poor DH had a huge fight with his dad after we first found out (and this is a family that usually never argues) his dad made a comment about 'don't worry about the miscarriage, you've only been married 5 minutes' and of course DH lost it. (We've been married for a year but together for 9 years!) anyway, then completely by accident we forgot his dads birthday on the weekend. They have been avoiding us since the fight and it was also the day of the huge bleed. Ugh. We are in the bad books big time now.

I know I need time to let my body heal, but I just want to be trying again right now. It feels like the only thing that will help this nightmare. For those of you who have expeienced this too- how long did you wait to try again?

Taylah- 8 more days! Yippee!

Xxx

 

[Miss Redknob]

Don't know why we think girl, think cause we see more people who have done IVF have girls lol. We are still undecided if we will find out.

8 days Taylah

Hope you are doing ok Kirst, been thinking of you hope things sort the self out with DH's family

 

[Taylah]

Hi guys , just thought I would share with you - when I was first pregnant I didn't find that I fit in with all the ladies in first trimester threads who fell pregnant so easily or even accidentally so I started a thread called ' from assisted conception to first tri ' there were a lot of other ladies who felt the same way & joined me, we kept the same titled thread going in second & now third tri & we are all still together ! Thought it might be a great idea for you guys too ! oh & the feeling of not fitting in does go away by second tri because you stop worrying about all the fertility stuff & start having all the same concerns & feelings as everyone else xxx

Anyway hope everyone is well & for the Sydney girls hope you stayed cool yesterday it was way too hot- I thought I was going to go into labour - lol

6 days to go for me - can't believe it's finally coming to the end, I'm off to stay in a hotel tonight - The Westin Hotel in the city for some nice 5 star treatment before bubs arrives, it's a special place to us because it's where we had our wedding a long 9 years ago hubby booked it as a surprise & told me last night !

 

[aleja]

hi girls,
Hopeful Cat, welcome to the thread. i am sorry to hear about your hubby's issue. That would be tough to deal with and if nothing else its great you found out in your early 20's which would give you very good chances of having babies through IVF.

I have Medibank Private and like the others said it only covers the short hospital stay during the egg pick up.
I am going to use it for obstetrics though which will cover hospital accomodation.

Kirst, I dont think you guys should beat yourselves up about forgetting FIL's birthday and for being in the bad books. If anything family should be more compassionate during this time. what length of marriage have anything to do with pregnancy loss??? it would hurt at time point
I am with you on wanting nothing more than a healthy happy baby. Gender doesn't worry me too much.

Miss Red, I am not sure whether I will find out the sex of the bubba. My DH wants a surprise but I doubt we will have the will power to wait it out!!!

Taylah, I feel like I fit into pregnancy threads either which is why I am lingering around here!!! My worry hasn't gone away and each day I expect it to be taken away from me. Getting through the NT scan will be a big milestone for me hopefully.

 

[Maddy40]

Welcome Hopefulcat ...sorry to hear your TTC journey hasn't been what you hoped. Being a total control freak I find the whole TTC process so very frustrating! (We haven't actually started IVF yet either, our consult is next month.)

Red and Aleja...waiting for sex predictions or ....our FS material def says more boys than girls from IVF but it does seem to skew the other way on this board, doesn't it?

Kirs_t...so sorry about FIL's insensitivity . Is he always like that, or was he just really really clumsy with his words this one time? After our 11+5 loss we were told to wait one complete cycle before TTC again.

AFM...follie scan Monday and expecting to do our final IUI next weekend. Maybe an Australia Day conception date But looking forward, I just found a really great post on another board listing the 2013 costs of IVF at Westmead which would totally put it within our budget In fact it seems IVF at Westmead costs less than IUI at our current clinic!

 

[Kirs_t]

Maddy- that's great news about the new clinic! But you never know, I hope you don't need it and this iui is the baby you're meant to have! Keep us posted on how it goes.

Taylah- hope you had a blissful relaxing time at the hotel! What a good idea to have some pampering before baby arrives. Only a few more days to go!
My friend had her little boy- William James. It is seriously such a miracle and just the best thing in the world. Can't wait t hear about your arrival!

Aleja- hope your 12 week scan goes well! So exciting! Xxx

Hope everyone else is good too.

I'm doing heaps better this week. Found out I'm quite badly anaemic after that huge bleed- so physically im actually feeling quite crappy, but I'm much better emotionally. We head down south to the wine region tomorrow and I plan on spending loads of time at the beach and eating yummy food and drinking lots of wine! Just what the doctor ordered I reckon
Still quietly and naively hoping we will have a natural miracle and fall preggo while we are away (we then go on to a 12 week road trip!) but if not, we will be back at the end of march for a fet.

Xxx

 

[Taylah]

Hi Maddy - I used westmead & was really happy with them , they were really lovely & it worked !

We only paid $1450.00 & got back $550.00 (apart fom specialist fees who referred us ) that's all we paid - best of luck Hun hope this iui works & you don't need to go there xxx

Hey kris- t , a trip with lots of wine & yummy food sounds like a great idea for you guys to get back to yourselfs a little bit - enjoy Hun & have a drink for me xxx

Hope everyone else is doing great !

4 more sleeps for me ! I am feeling so much pressure / uncomfort & burning downstairs - bub is right down & ready to make her entrance into the world, also very tired as I can't sleep longer than an hour without peeing or needing to roll over which requires a crane to do so - lol

 

[aleja]

Kirst , a 12 week road trip sounds just divine. What places will you be travelling to? I think it's a perfect recipe for a natural BFP x

Maddy I am so happy you have found the clinic. It is so much cheaper than the private ones!!!!

Taylah, it's amazing to think that within a couple days you will have a new baby !!! Can't wait to hear all about it!

 

[Taylah]

Thanks guys - 2 more sleeps , I'm starting to get nervous & excited now, had a mani & pedi yesterday along with my 7yo (she loved it ) our last little mother- daughter thing together before bub arrives, my dad is coming to pick her up today she is going to stay with him for 2 nights then my dad will bring her to the hospital after the baby is born & she will come home with my hubby that will be around 4-5 nights away from her, I have never been away from her for that many nights, even though I will see her at the hospital I'm still going to miss her ( just being silly & emotional ) anyway getting hair done today then tomorrow off to hospital for pre-admission paperwork & health checks, come home pack my last minute things for hospital then it will be Friday (d - day ) eeeek , can't believe I'm almost there

Hope everyone is doing great xxx

 

[Maddy40]

Yay Taylah, good luck!

 

[Miss Redknob]

Great news about Westmead Maddy xx

Hope your 12 week scan went well Aleja, I'm having mine on the 5th Feb xx

Can't wait to hear the news of Harper's arrival tomorrow Taylah xx

A 3 month road trip sounds like total bliss Kirst! Hope you are well xx

Hope you and bub are doing well Wish xx

AFM still been very sick but the vomiting is starting to subside Sorry I have been away went to the south coast to visit my mum with my sister. Had an awesome time shopping and eating which was nice!!

 

[aleja]

Hi girls,
Taylah it must be so exciting for your DD to finally get to be an older sister . So cute!

I had my NT scan today . It went very well (results better than expected). They poked and proded little bubs and I don't think he/she liked it too much!
I feel so relieved and happy we even started talking about names over lunch .

Miss Red I hope yours goes just as smoothly x it also sounds like your time off work has been good for you

 

[Taylah]

Congrats aleja xxx

I'm so excited just got my c-section time 7am tomorrow morning ! Wish me luck - I still cant believe it , I get to meet my little girl in less than 24hrs xxx

 

[Take2]

Best of luck taylah! So excited for you and look forward to hearing all about it and your new little cherub xx

 

[Miss Redknob]

It's 7:05am Taylah!!! Hope you are having cuddles with your new little girl!! Xx