Beginning my IVF journey

Hi catrin, I hope all is well with you and your journey. Myself and my partner are in the same boat... Ttc for 2 years and will be starting ivf in January. We haven't told anyone that we have been TTC so it has been an emotional 2 years, but really hoping that ivf is our answer

Hi Ladies. Just stumbled onto your comments. We have been doing fertility treatments for 3-4 years. It sucks, I'm not gonna sugar coat it. I found what helped me was:- being grateful for being in an era where this is an option- I learnt the hard way... while 'on treatment', expect the unexpected, try not to overplan (tough I know)- personal choice but I found being open about what was happening, especially at work. Colleagues and clients were 'rooting' for us rather than grumbling that I was having another day off. - as time progressed we started discussing and exploring what our other options were (for us we decided... foster to adopt a sibling group). - when we did have failures... going nuts for a few days (drinking, smoking, ALL the soft cheeses) then super disciplined again heading into a new round- counseling, counseling, counseling!!!Sometimes it felt like we were never gonna get here, at least once we nearly gave up and our relationship became strained at times... but we are 4wks 1day today (2nd pregnancy, our journey included a mmc), feeling so very grateful for every icky symptom and a super strong couple.Its a very personal choice what works for you but I'm happy to answer questions about our journey.I wish you all the luck in the world!!!

My husband and I have been TTC #2 for 3 and a half years. I have done 4 rounds of clomid and 4 rounds of Ivf. You are right, you never think you will be here looking at Ivf. It is very emotional and so far it hasn’t worked for us and we have no answers. I do hope this is not the case for you and I wish you the best of luck 🍀