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Sharing (in)fertility struggles

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Jenelopy Aug 2019 5:27am, 30 Aug 2019 472 posts	Quote Pin Jenelopy I hope that anyone else undergoing fertility treatment is having success. We just heard that our round of IVF was unsuccessful. Although it isn't a surprise (our odds were never great, and I only grew two follicles, only 1 egg fertilised, and it grew/divided slowly), I am still feeling sad.
B-Lass 14 Apr 11:14pm, 14 Apr 2025 11,899 posts	Quote Pin B-Lass Joining the party! Transfer day in about 9 hours !! 9 eggs collected, 8 fertilised 4 grade A embryos on day 4 4 grade AB embryos on day 4 1 originally didn’t start developing until late on day 2 but seems to have caught up! Time for the dreaded 2 week wait I’m having It all done in Prague as much cheaper. Fly back tomorrow evening
Meeps 14 Apr 11:20pm, 14 Apr 2025 17,080 posts	Quote Pin Meeps Best of luck 🤞🏻
GetOutTheDoor 15 Apr 8:00am, 15 Apr 2025 1,314 posts	Quote Pin GetOutTheDoor Fingers crossed for you.
LazyDaisy 15 Apr 8:15am, 15 Apr 2025 41,604 posts	Quote Pin LazyDaisy Fingers crossed for you B-Lass. I wasn't aware of this thread before so I'm sending @Jenelopy a very belated hug too.
Jenelopy 20 Apr 8:34pm, 20 Apr 2025 988 posts	Quote Pin Jenelopy All the best @B-Lass it hope that it all goes well for you. You're doing much better than I did at that point!
B-Lass 28 Apr 3:41pm, 28 Apr 2025 11,904 posts	Quote Pin B-Lass What a journey though! There’s so many things people don’t talk about when it comes to infertility! Science is an amazing thing but still … the emotional side of everything, every ache, twinge making you feel like something hasn’t worked . I’m also reacting to the progesterone suppositories so have the most distended stomach, constipation, skin rashes and more 🤣 such a glamourous time ! And when my husband said he was feeling tired I nearly punched him ! 🤣 We have chosen not to tell those around us at home and just get our heads down and try and get through it so it’s nice to be able to reach out online but still. I also didn’t realise is was a postcode lottery. In Winchester, the age limit is 35 for NHS help. In Easy Lindsay for example I would get support until nearly 40 🤯 Sending big hugs Jenelopy!! It’s a very big rollercoaster and not a particularly fun one either!!
Jenelopy 2 May 2:38am, 2 May 2025 989 posts	Quote Pin Jenelopy I hated the progesterone too. I always thought I was quite a practical mater-of-fact kind of person. I was surprised at how much emotions were involved, even for me! The cocktail of hormones definitely doesn't help, and neither does our culture of not talking about fertility and infertility. Thinking of you @B-Lass