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I'm sure this is a common anxiety. We've had two failed transfers since we started trying for a sibling and have called it a day with our clinic. I am 43 now and I feel like I need to start coming to terms with things.Letting go of all the baby bits I've held onto in hope of a sibling is very upsetting

I’m 11 weeks and 3 days, currently sitting in A&E waiting to be seen because I had a bleed earlier and some clotting. Since then (3 hours ago) the bleeding has gotten lighter and I’ve not needed to change my pad. When I wipe there’s hardly any blood. Been waiting at A&E for 2.5 hours so far, going

Hi 👋 anyone else frustrated about the bank holidays this month and next month? I’m so annoyed that I didn’t see this coming. We’ve been teeing up to start IVF again since January, after our frozen embryo failed to thaw in December. Managed to get all the necessary appts and consents done again in time

Hi all, hope you guys are well, devastated that my first cycle didn’t work and I only had one embryo. My missed miscarriage happened last week and waiting for all the bleeding to come out. Last time when I had my eggs retrieval I only had 3 eggs and one went to frozen embryo. I had endometriosis

Hi all, I hope everyone is aswell as they can be especially after what I know is a triggering weekend. I guess I am looking for some advise for how did people know they were ready to move onto donor eggs? I am 32 yo here for tubal reasons but egg quality appears to be a major problem. Partner

Yesterday was a thought one…. It was Mother’s day and I had mixed feelings but I tried to be positive and grateful for what I have. I started my IVF journey last year and ended up with 8 beautiful embryos💕 First FET last June ended up in a chemical pregnancy. I was hart broken, totally devastated

Hi, me and my partner are thinking about going on holiday before our transfer, and are wondering how you travelled with your medication, I know we will be fine with tablets but i will be taking 2 different injections so I'm just a bit worried if planes have restrictions on these and will I have to declare

I am currently on day 6 of my second round of IVF. We're having to pay privately as my partner has a daughter. It probably will be the last time we can try as we've now got 2 loans to pay back and can't afford any more debt. I'm finding it all so very stressful but trying to stay as positive as possible

18 months ago, at 41/42yrs old, I did three rounds of solo ivf. It was really hard, I had no support, and it was scary. I then had a mental breakdown and lost my job and ruined my career (I am not exaggerating). Now, I am almost 44, I have had to move in with my parents, I am still looking for work

Me and my wife have been trying for over 2 years naturally to conceive but with no avail. We have been refused IVF via the NHS as I have an 18 year old from a past relationship were I was 16 when they were born. But the NHS have advise IVH is our only option but rejected the support due to low probability

Me and my wife have been trying for over 2 years naturally to conceive but with no avail. We have been refused IVF via the NHS as I have an 18 year old from a past relationship were I was 16 when they were born. But the NHS have advise IVH is our only option but rejected the support due to low probability

My partner and I would like advice on getting started with fertility tests and consultations. I am 45 and he is 44. We understand that DE IVF may be our best/only option at our age but we would like fertility tests first to understand our individual situation as a couple before making any decisions

I have been reading about ureaplasma and infertility so paid for an online urine sample test which came back positive. My GP told me that lots of people have ureaplasma and not to waste my money on a test. I really want to get rid of of though and for my partner and I to both have antibiotics. Has anyone

I have stage4 endometriosis and I went for surgery to tie my tubes and remove some endometriosis yesterday as I have blood in my tubes seen on MRI ( haemosalpinx). The surgeon unfortunately did not do anything after opening up my tummy. He said that my anatomy was distorted with lots of scarring and

I’m at the far end of my endo journey and my gynae has given me some options to consider. I was wondering what your experiences were. I’m 50, diagnosed 13 years ago and experienced all the usual stuff with Stage 4 (life-long non diagnosis, large endometriomas, x2 laparotomies, x1 laparoscopy, tubal

Hi guys, Does anyone have any information regarding my situation? I have had 2 failed IVF after I had a miscarriage at 17wks in one cycle and one BFN as a fee paying patient when I was not eligible for the Free NHS treatment. Now that I am eligible, can I inform my hospital that I want to join the

Morning ladies. I'm hoping some of you can understand and even better if you can reassure! Movement, or the lack of it is really taking its toll on me. I'm 27 weeks and hes been very active this week 💙🙏🏼🙌🏼👶🏻 but yesterday and this morning I feel he is very quiet. Not zero movement but definitely

Hi so I had bfn last week after my transfer which was completely gutted about as was feeling so positive I have to have both fallopion tubes removed last year endometriosis of the bowel.So I had a good embryo transferred I was on buseriln first off then I was on lubion at first once a day X3 cyclogest

Hi all! This is sort of a follow up post to my last one. My husband and I are considering IVF for our next and last pregnancy. The docs are saying I’ll need to be on supplemental estrogen and progesterone to make sure the pregnancy “sticks.” They assured me that the amount of hormones are similar to

Unfortunately I got negative result today after 2ww embryos transfer. The IVF nurse told me they freeze 2 eggs but it’s B grade. What should I do now? Shall I use this B grade embryo or I will prepare myself from the beginning by Gonal F.