Hi Ladies,
Mind if I join you?
My fiance & I are thinking about starting IVF in the New Year. We have been ttc since April 2009. We have both undergone all of the tests. My hormones are fine, I don't have PCOS or Endo, lap & dye showed everything is in working order, pelvic ultrasounds all fine. My fiances SA was above average but a little on the low side, but he made some lifestyle changes and since then it has improved so we're unexplained.
My next appointment with the NHS FS is on the 29th which will mean I will have had 3 cycles since my lap & dye. I was told by the FS that many women get pregnant after the lap & dye because they relax knowing that there is nothing wrong with them. I am on CD 11 of my 3rd cycle, so last chance. Not sure what the next steps are for me, I assume FS will try chlomid but not sure how much longer we can keep trying so we have already started investigating possible clinics and visiting a couple next week with a view to start in the New Year. We have enough for 2 attempts at the moment and will keep saving.
I too go from being excited and then really down about the whole having to pay for something that should happen naturally. As we are unexplained I also get my hopes up each cycle and think that this cycle it will happen for us only to be let down again.
Just seems so unfair that you grow up thinking that you will get pregnant when you decide to get pregnat. Who knew that it could be this difficult.
Anyway, enough about me. Hopefully we can all support one another through this.
Have any of you read any good books to help you understand the process etc? My fiance and I have both just read a book called "The Complete Guide To IVF" which has given us a basic understanding of the whole process. Was really good for my fiance to read it because I don't think he quite knew that it involved so much for the woman.
Hope x