Hello! 👋

[KayCan]

Hi, I'm Kay and I've recently joined this group, having been on the fertility network page for a year and seen alot of you have your babies. I'm 4 weeks off d-day..... seeing all your updates makes me so excited to meet our little bundle ❤ My husband and I were incredibly lucky that our first round of IVF worked first time. I'm in such awe of what my body has gone through, and it's not let me down yet!!.... so I'm hoping it will be kind and allow me to have a smooth birth!! 🤞 😬 Will look forward to sharing stories with you lovely ladies 🥰

[Tugsgirl]

How exciting and scary too 😉 Good luck for a quick birth xx

[MissSaoPaulo]

Aw, I'm sure it will all go smoothly. Hope baby is punctual and doesn't keep you waiting!!

[Foodie23 Ambassador]

Welcome Kay! How exciting that you're so close to meeting your baby! I remember those days well. It'll feel long, but your baby will be here before you know it.

Our first IVF attempt worked too. We had to wait a couple months to do a FET, as I was at high risk for OHSS, but it certainly gave me a strong appreciation for my body as well. Our son is 5 months and I'm just now feeling ready to start to rebuild my strength and frankly mobility too, especially in my spine. Infertility can affect our relationship with our bodies. Mine is still on the mend, but I've committed to being kind to it and so grateful for what it was finally able to do.

I wish you a smooth labor and delivery experience! My best advice would be to have intensions of course, but try to remain flexible. Things change so fast in labor. Also, below are a couple of my favorite mantras:

"Just because it hurts doesn't mean I'm in danger"

"I can do anything for 1 minute"

"Surrender"

Remember that everything you experience will be temporary and don't forget to breathe. I also held the image of getting my baby placed on my chest in my mind through the whole process. My light at the end of the tunnel.

We look forward to hearing about your beautiful miracle baby soon! Xx

[KayCan in reply to Foodie23]

Thank you for the message, I love those mantras, I will try to remember those 😍

I've gone through all levels of emotion, from 'I can't do this, I just want a section' to, 'I want a water birth'. But at the end of the day he/she has to come out, and as long as they arrive safe and sound, that's all that matters. I'm not going to pin my hopes on a certain type of birth and will go with the advice of the professionals.

I'm so grateful that our little bean chose me to be its Mummy!!! 🥰