Any solo mum's out there?

[darkriver]

Thank you fairytales.
Did anyone here go via the clinic route?

 

[fairytales87]

Clinic route for treatment? Yes x

 

[darkriver]

Was it expensive?

 

[fairytales87]

I chose to do a package with a company in the uk called access fertility as it offered reassurance of further cycles and money back if no live birth after all rounds of treatment.
I chose to go to a fully private clinic so paid slightly more because of the good rep the clinic has.

Your local nhs fertility unit may allow you to pay private of so its usually a reduced non profit cost

I also out sourced my drugs at a local pharmacy and didn't get them via the clinic and this saved me £400!!

You may not even need full ivf and your clinic may offer you iui which is cheaper

❤️Xx

 

[darkriver]

Thank you for answering my questions. I am a few years off yet but doing the research now. I have been looking at create fertility and they offer IUI. Says from £800 but doesn't say what that includes. I believe IUI will be the best route for me as I don't have any trouble conceiving.

 

[babycrazy1706]

How old are you darkriver, if you don't mind me asking?
I'm also WTT and have no partner....yet. I want to wait 4+ years now as I want to go to uni next year, I'll be 36 in 4 years time xx

 

[darkriver]

I am 29.

 

[fairytales87]

Baby crazy: IMPO your personal fertility status is more important than age
E.g I just turned 30 have very low egg levels my sis who's 35 still has a v good egg level. Might be worth doing some initial testing just now to give you an indicator of how things are for you in making your choice to wait. Goodluck in your journey and in uni xx

 

[fairytales87]

Thank you for answering my questions. I am a few years off yet but doing the research now. I have been looking at create fertility and they offer IUI. Says from £800 but doesn't say what that includes. I believe IUI will be the best route for me as I don't have any trouble conceiving.

May be worth dropping them an email to find out I know at my nearest clinic (nhs that allows private pay) everything is included except drugs and sperm. At my chosen clinic everything is costed individually. Hope this helps Hun xx

 

[darkriver]

Thank you for answering my questions. I am a few years off yet but doing the research now. I have been looking at create fertility and they offer IUI. Says from £800 but doesn't say what that includes. I believe IUI will be the best route for me as I don't have any trouble conceiving.

May be worth dropping them an email to find out I know at my nearest clinic (nhs that allows private pay) everything is included except drugs and sperm. At my chosen clinic everything is costed individually. Hope this helps Hun xx

I will do thanks for the tips.

 

[babycrazy1706]

Baby crazy: IMPO your personal fertility status is more important than age
E.g I just turned 30 have very low egg levels my sis who's 35 still has a v good egg level. Might be worth doing some initial testing just now to give you an indicator of how things are for you in making your choice to wait. Goodluck in your journey and in uni xx

Good point!
How do I go about doing this ? Xx

 

[darkriver]

Baby crazy: IMPO your personal fertility status is more important than age
E.g I just turned 30 have very low egg levels my sis who's 35 still has a v good egg level. Might be worth doing some initial testing just now to give you an indicator of how things are for you in making your choice to wait. Goodluck in your journey and in uni xx

Good point!
How do I go about doing this ? Xx

Contact a local clinic for an initial consultation I think . They will do a scan.

 

[fairytales87]

Baby crazy: IMPO your personal fertility status is more important than age
E.g I just turned 30 have very low egg levels my sis who's 35 still has a v good egg level. Might be worth doing some initial testing just now to give you an indicator of how things are for you in making your choice to wait. Goodluck in your journey and in uni xx

Good point!
How do I go about doing this ? Xx

Are you in the UK Hun?
If so book into a local clinic for an initial consultation they will do bloods and an ultrasound
If you aren't ready just now but worried about your fertility you could always do fertility preservation (Egg freezing etc)
If you need any help looking up things etc pm me and I will help you xx

 

[darkriver]

Well I have decided to have an initial consultation in the next few months myself. It would be good to have a check up and make sure I save for the right process.

 

[fairytales87]

Well I have decided to have an initial consultation in the next few months myself. It would be good to have a check up and make sure I save for the right process.

I wish you all the luck in the world lovely xx

 

[babycrazy1706]

Thanks girls xx

 

[mimi4]

I wish you all the luck in the world on your journey

 

[K.N]

Hey guys, just popping in quickly to send you all hugs and love and prayers that life is being kind to you all. Especially you darkriver - just going by the quick read through I just did!

We're nearing summer here so the weather is finally starting to slowly get nicer by the week. Thankgod. Spring can be so all over the place with weather patterns, but winter just gets so dreary and so dark so early. It's nice to leave work with daylight left in the day!

As for baby. Things are going good. Headaches have eased now, still get them but not as much. 22+4 days today; so time is disappearing. Nearly viable now - which feels like such a big relief!! Had my scan at 18weeks, and found out that baby is a little girl - so just got the big decisions to make for names now. Which is hard!!

Anyway, hugs again to you all xxx

 

[Rags]

Hey guys, just popping in quickly to send you all hugs and love and prayers that life is being kind to you all. Especially you darkriver - just going by the quick read through I just did!

We're nearing summer here so the weather is finally starting to slowly get nicer by the week. Thankgod. Spring can be so all over the place with weather patterns, but winter just gets so dreary and so dark so early. It's nice to leave work with daylight left in the day!

As for baby. Things are going good. Headaches have eased now, still get them but not as much. 22+4 days today; so time is disappearing. Nearly viable now - which feels like such a big relief!! Had my scan at 18weeks, and found out that baby is a little girl - so just got the big decisions to make for names now. Which is hard!!

Anyway, hugs again to you all xxx

How quickly this has gone KN! I'm pleased your headaches are easing off now, hopeful that means you'll get to enjoy the rest of your pregnancy - personally I loved the bit after the morning sickness when I could feel and see my bump.

Ah, the name!! I knew all along what I'd call a girl or a boy - I'm big into family names, but I didn't tell anyone until he was born and named (I was worried that they'd pass me a baby that looked nothing like the name I'd decided). I needn't have worried, I knew my dad's name was perfect for him when they held him up and he had a grumpy furrowed brow and huge hands (in fact when I saw him I said to my mum 'I hope it's a boy with hands that size')

Hope everyone else is doing ok?

Things are getting there with Ds & I. We're in the process of moving house, which wasn't planned but is necessary since mum died. We've moved ourselves already, just need the furniture now, decorating in the meantime.

 

[fairytales87]

Hope everyone is well xx