Anyone With Westmead Fertility Centre???

[Sandy79]

Hi girls.

I just wanted to let you all know that I've just gone throught my first ivf cycle with Westmead Fertility Centre, based at Westmead Public Hospital and I cannot speak highly enough of their professionalism, service and kind support from all staff involved, especially the nurses. My doctor was Dr Lorance Melham (lady) and although I didn't see her during my cycle, the other doctors on duty that I did see were all wonderful.

I am a country patient (from Armidale) and they catered for us extremely well, ie, bt's and scans up here, posting drugs out to me etc. I only ended up being in Sydney for just under 2 weeks (and that was only because I wasn't responding to the injections very well and they wanted me to have some more growing time and upped my dosage- I've heard of private centres not changing doses, so therefore you get a cancelled cycle), which was very relieving for my hubby and myself, so the importance of having a reduced fee was high, considering all the travelling and accommodation we needed.

We ended up paying $1495 (it's $1995 for icsi) and got back $280 because we had reached our medicare threshold, but I didn't care about the small return, cos if we had gone through sudney ivf we would have been up for $10,000 up front (we aren't private patients) which we would have had to borrow. The medicare lady said our next return would be back up to the 80%.

Anyways, to anyone wishing to do ivf through them- go for it, we only waited a month for our initial FS appt, we signed the papers involved and waited for AF to arrive and we started pretty much straight away- the only regret we have now is waiting the 3 years to get off our buts to do it!

I am onto Day 3 of my 2ww and living it up at home and milking it for all it's worth - my hubby has been great. To all of you out there TTC-ing, I wish you lots and lots of baby dust sticky vibes.

Love Sandy xoxo

PS- they give you the option of one or two embyros put back on Day 2, I'm not sure if they do blasties or not? I put back in two, cos only three fertilised, one was really good, one okay and the other died, so I'm hoping at least one of them will stick, but... bring on two sets of everything!!!!!

[Baby~amore`]

Firstly Cheeky , I am so sorry that your relatives baby girl didn't make it .How heartbreaking - I lost my first naturally conceived daughter @26weeks ~stillborn not premature though. I can imagine how painful it would have been.

Then we went to Westmead FC too (12years unexplained infertility) and I fell pregnant with twins on our #2 - with 2 Blasties ... they let me I guess as I was 39 (and our 3rd transfer)

just wanted to let you all know that I've just gone throught my first ivf cycle with Westmead Fertility Centre, based at Westmead Public Hospital and I cannot speak highly enough of their professionalism, service and kind support from all staff involved, especially the nurses. My doctor was Dr Lorance Melham (lady) and although I didn't see her during my cycle, the other doctors on duty that I did see were all wonderful.

I also agree that I have no hesitation in recommending them. Though I had Dr S and only saw him my inital appointment and in the corridors LOL.It was other Drs.I also saw Dr N Gayer mid cycle #1 for a laproscopy and clip my tube she was wonderful.

How quick to start - My first appointment ringing up to enquire ... I waited about 2 months for - then we started immediately the next cycle. I had first appointment mid May 2005 , started June first egg pickup/transfer mid July, another FET mid August , started fresh cycle in October (after our last embryo failed to thaw in mid Sept) successful #2 egg pickup /transfer mid Nov ... Twins born July 1st 2006 (1 month early). Woh to go with 2 cuddly babies 13.5 months.

Not all of ones I know were first go but certainly 1-3 goes.

Goodluck Sandy & Missy - sticky vibes and baby dust

Willow - OMG your friend ... though she is doubly blessed I send her my warmest regards and hope she has lots of help.


So go for it ... Westmead is a leader in the field Dr Smith told me and they train the other IVF nurses/Drs/scientiests etc. They are much cheaper not because they are public (they aren't public actually) but because they are not for profit I was told. I think they care just as much and are just as professional.

I recently help establish a local playgroup with our multiple birth assocation.One day we had three of us out of 4 attending mothers that were all there - thanks to Westmead fertility centre - babies 6wks to 9 months .One also had another single son (2yrs). Another member on BB just had twin sons @32wks is from Westmead FC. That is not to say WFC is just for twins - they are just some successful ones I know