Hi everyone,

This is my first post here!

DH and I have been TTC#2 since Nov 2009 and after 5 rounds of Clomid were referred onto the Fertility Clinic.

A quick rundown: We conceived DD very quickly without assistance so figured that would happen again. How wrong we were. After suspected PCOS, numerous ultrasounds and testing we were told it's not PCOS and was referred to my OB who is also a Gynae/Fertility Specialist who put me straight onto Clomid. I did 4 months of Clomid with really bad ovulation pain before he sent DH to have another Sperm Test done. We were to discover that he has very poor sperm quality which means we have 4% chance of conceiving naturally

So we had our first appointment yesterday and have come away feeling rather flat and confused with all of the abbreviations and unfamiliar terms.

The Doc told us that while we were welcome to try IUI we were to realise that it had a very small chance of success and that IVF really was our only hope. This is not what we wanted to hear.

He gave us a booklet and explained it all to us (he was really lovely and put us under no pressure whatsoever) and said to go away to think about what we'd like to do.

We desperately want another bubba but really have no idea what we are going to be up against. I guess that is why I'm here, to find out what other people have gone through with IVF and what it's like I suppose?

Thanks for listening!