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From the community

Recent discussions

Has anyone had a good embryo outcome without making lifestyle changes?

I am very lucky to have a gorgeous daughter, I’ve undergone 4 rounds of egg freezing and for a good year and a half I made a lot of lifestyle changes.

One day I would love an opportunity to have a second baby, my amh is really low for my age (I was 33 last month and my amh is 1.3 pmol) but the idea of giving up things I love makes me miserable (getting my nails done, running, having a couple of glasses of wine every week, scented candles and bubble baths, FABRIC SOFTENER) I guess I was wondering if anyone had good embryo outcomes without giving up everything.

I understand logically if I’m not ready to just wait but annoyingly, time is not on my side so I was hoping there might be some success stories 😅

Queer and Trying Through IUI

Hi, I’m queer and my spouse and I are trying through IUI and donor conceiving. I will be the egg donor/recipient. My doctor has been wonderful in explaining the process and answering my questions oftentimes before I even have a chance to ask him.

I would love to get to know more parents who have or are currently or have conceived through IUI. I would love to hear stories and your experiences to prepare myself a bit more.

20 Weeks with a short cervix (UK)

Just looking for a bit of reassurance or advice 😊 I went for my cervical check 2 weeks ago due to 2 LLETZ procedures I had in the past and it was measuring 2.3mm but when I went in Monday it’s shortened to 1.3mm. I have been taking progesterone but doesn’t seem to have stabilised it over the weeks I had been taking it! Im hopefully going in for a Shirodkar tomorrow if they can get me in. Has anyone had this with a cervix length around mine and has been successful? I’ve been super worried! Based in UK 😊 (now 20 weeks 2 days)

Conceiving advice

Hi lads its been more than 6 months im trying to conceive but no luck
Plesse guide or advice anything that helped you please

IVF pregnancy

Hello everyone! I'm 5 weeks 4 days and 19 days post transfer of a frozen embryo. Anyone else pregnant through IVF? I've had recurrent miscarriage from natural pregnancy so hoping for lots of good luck. My first ultrasound is on Friday.

Help!

I got the implant nexaplon in my arm on may 1st it’s the 8th today can me and my husband have unprotected sex and can he finish in me? Do I have to worry about pregnancy?

Starting IVF

I need advice, please let me know if I’m overreacting!! My husband and I have been TTC for a while now. We’ve had a few miscarriages and an ectopic pregnancy ultimately leading to IVF being my only method of contraception. I’ve struggled for a few months with this idea and I’ve finally came to terms with it.

I’ll be starting our first round of IVF within a week. I was speaking to one of the nurses and she gave me hope by saying “you’ll be pregnant by the summer” and although I know that may or may not be true it felt good to hear. When I told my husband about what the nurse had said his response was “we’ll see”

* definitely not the response I was hoping*

When he seen my demeanor change. He basically told me that I shouldn’t expect him to say what I want him to hear however, he’s still being optimistic. I just need to know was me getting upset by his response normal I was just looking for him to be more supportive or have a more positive outlook then “we will see”.

Just for a little bit more context, this is not the first time that I felt like I didn’t have his support. One day I was creating my “IVF must haves” and he told me that I was doing too much and that I’m overthinking everything. We had a conversation and I ended up letting him know that I didn’t feel supported by him and he said he will do better and then he said what he said today.

What did you do to get pregnant

Please tell me what you did to get pregnant I’ve been hearing people taking mucinex, clove tea, ovasitol, maca root etc to conceive i just want to hear what you did to get pregnant as im trying for my second

About to start

Hello, I am about to start my first IVF cycle. I had been quite calm and level headed. But the last few days I’ve gone into complete overdrive and overthinking and petrified. Any tips massively welcome

Failed FET - Advise

Hi Ladies

Our first FET failed. It was a Day 6 balstocyst, Euploid, 5AB. Lining was great and Everything was good on the book but the Beta HCG test result was negative today.
I am very disappointed because I do not know why this didnt work and it kills me.

However I need your advise preparing for the next one. I have my last remaining frozen embryo - Euploid and 4BB. Your advise really matters to me now.

1. Did anyone have success with a 4BB embryo ?
2. Anything to do differently this time for it to work ?
3. Should I discuss any tests like ERA ?

Why do the injections hurt SO badly?!

Am I doing it wrong? I pinch and I put in and take out and it is a KILLER. For ages afterward as well. Is it just me?

Abortion & IVF

Please watch the video and tell me what you think !

BTW her point is NOT that IVF is not okay. Her point is that folks that are pro-life constantly use an argument about God’s will. With that same reasoning, IVF is not gods will.

IVF Support

What is one thing you did throughout IVF that made it more bearable and beautiful?

I’ll start- I made myself IVF playlist and got matching rainbow shirts with some of my girlfriends.

Am I crazy?

I swear I see something here but I’m sure it’s just my line eyes playing tricks on me because there’s no way. Drove me so crazy that I did all the filters and it didn’t help 😅 I didn’t follow ovulation but my cycles are all over the place and can be anywhere from 25 days long to 35 days long.
I have an IUD because we didn’t plan on more kids, at least for a while, and am only 10 months pp from a c-section so really hoping it’s nothing.
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Best Tips for Supporting Fertility Naturally?

Hi everyone! What practical tips or habits have helped you support your fertility while TTC? I'd love to hear about anything ranging from nutrition to lifestyle changes or emotional strategies that made a difference for you.

4BB embryo

I’m on the waiting list to have my only frozen embryo transferred and I’m already feeling nervous.
It’s my one and only chance of having a sibling for my little boy so I feel like there’s a lot of pressure.

Can anyone please give me any tips on what I can do to help increase the chances of this working especially as it’s probably not the highest quality embryo to have.

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