First IVF in May-anyone else?

Hi lovely ladies. So after lots of deliberation my husband and I have decided to move to IVF for (unexplained) secondary infertility. I am 37 (for two more days 😝) and have AMH of 7.7 with a potential blocked tube. That’s all they’ve found. Our first round is in May. I have no idea what to expect!!! So many documents form the clinic it’s overwhelming!

Would be great to find someone else having IVF at the same time (first time or otherwise). The clinic are being fantastic, and I have been calling with all sorts of questions (am I ok on the supplements I’m taking, how does the doctor know which meds to put me on (gonar, menipur..etc!)

Our EC will likely be towards the 3rd week of May. If anyone has any tips, please do send them my way!! Diet, supplements, rest, exercise... anything ! We eat pretty well, cutting out caffeine and alcohol, etc, but for these two months I want to really go for it !

I’m nervous with that excited feeling that I’m sort of “handing over to the experts.”

Sending love and heaps of baby dust to everyone Xx

[KriSho]

Hi Hannah, I have also just started by journey at the moment on the 3rd of the Nasal spray. I'm just trying to just eat healthy and exercise. Still taking folic acid. Hope all goes well for you. Good luck x

[Hidden in reply to KriSho]

Thank you KriSho! Good luck for you!! I start meds late April(norethisterone) and then stimms mid April. No nasal spray I don’t think, what’s that one for? I’m still learning it all!! X

[KriSho in reply to KriSho]

Hi Hannah, thanks dear. Nasal spray is the for down regulating my cycle and they will give me injections to stimulate. I'm at very start of the treatment. I know vitamin D is also good. I do take that regularly as well. Fingers crossed that all will go well and being positive 😊

[Shirazlover2013]

Hi Hannah, it’s exciting finally being on the move isn’t it!! Something to look forward to despite it being a bit scary. I was relieved to finally start IVF as we’d been putting it off for far too long. I’m one round in and it wasn’t nearly as bad as I thought it would be. We can do amazing things when needed like inject needles into our bellies 😆

All things going well I’ll be going for round 2 in May with similar timings to you. In fact there’s a few similarities, I’m 38 and a secondary infertility sufferer. But we didn’t conceive quickly first time so I suspect there’s always been issues there we just didn’t know about.

My clinic advised me to take coq10, vitamin d and folic acid. Recently they told me to reduce caffeine (currently 1 coffee and 2 teas a day, now switching to decaf). I have already dropped the alcohol down to minimal levels. Rest during the treatment is not an option with a full time job and a 3.5y/o though. This time I’m considering acupuncture too, not usually my gig but I’ll give anything a go at this stage!!

Good luck to all of us xx

[Hidden in reply to Shirazlover2013]

Hi Shiraz, I’m almost exactly the same as you - I turn 38 on Friday and my daughter is 3 and 5 months! I am taking all of those (ubiquinol rather than coq10 as it’s the concentrated version or something!) DHEA as my AMH is 7.7 , a good pregnancy vit. I’m stopping caffeine now too - I wasn’t a big drinker but like a coffee at the weekend and try to have just one tea a day. Occasionally slip to one more. No booze at all now but I had slipped back into a couple over the weekend but been mostly booze free since Xmas.

I’m starting up acupuncture again I did around 5 months when trying naturally and it’s been recommended for people who have used my clinic, and the same acupuncturist so going to keep going on that! I’ve managed to try and take some time off work which is good and little one will have some time at preschool but reducing her hours.

You’re right I feel so much better now we are going for it. It’s just time for the experts to help! It’s been up and down and feeling helpless is the worst when there’s apparently nothing “wrong”. My daughter was conceived fairly quickly so assumed it would happen quick again... like all my friends with their second 😞

Good luck to you!! Would love to keep in touch with the journey. I also feel that I can do ANYTHING to make this work. Finding that inner strength. It’s a process, and not in my hands. As long I follow instructions there’s not much more I can do apart from the prep for my body! Xx

[Nuszkahope]

Hello, it looks like I will be starting my next round at the same time as you

[Hidden in reply to Nuszkahope]

Oh it would be lovely to have someone to chat to throughout. Have you had IVF before? I hope you are feeling better, I saw you had a virus and were poorly xxx

[Nuszkahope]

I am feeling better, thank you 😊 I have had IVF before, it will be my 3rd cycle x