Introduction

Hi all,

My name is Nicole and I’m brand new to this whole ivf thing! My partner and I (were a same sex couple) have gone through 8 (maybe 9?) iui cycles over the past three years, which has been disrupted by moves, career changes, and of course, Covid. It’s been exhausting on so many levels. We decided to move to IVF in June, and now I’m finishing up my first month of birth control, have my suppression blood draw tomorrow, and am starting injections on Monday - I hope this is the right group based on timing! Anyway, I really feel like I have no idea what I’m doing or what to expect, and everyone around me is having babies so feeling a bit alone in the process. Any advice for a newbie? I’m also wondering about people’s experience with exercise - I’m pretty active so being told to exercise less was a big downer - how do you stay active?