My first IVF cycle

[collo04]

Hi there

I know what your going through is unfair and painful. It sucks to see others around you getting all their dreams to come true. I only had 1 embryo in my last cycle all the rest were unsuitable to freeze. I thought I didnt stand a chance but much to my suprise I found I was preggers on monday( Still a little sceptical until I see my levls rise). All the ladies here are just so wonderful and caring and very inspirational. I hope all goes really well for you and you get that Big Fat Poistive you are dreaming of really soon.

[numa]

Hi Incomplete

I just read you story and want to say how much I sympathise with you, and also am wishing you the best of luck for your 2WW Stay hopeful and try to pamper yourself and do things you enjoy. Distraction is good too I think - movies, books etc

I just finished my first IVF cycle last week, unfortunately things turned out worse than I expected. Out of 19 eggs 10 were mature, and of those only 1 fertilised. The rest "failed to bind". Then our one embie stopped growing normally so no transfer at all for us

We started trying about the same time as you - July 2006. Our diagnosis is "unexplained infertility" and now the explanation is that sometimes the eggs and sperm just don't fertilize and the next step is ICSI.

I SOOO know how you feel about hearing of other people's pregnancies. I am struggling with that today as well. In the past month my husband and I have heard news of 3 new pregnancies. Its such a weird feeling, wanting to be happy for them, and that natural happiness for other's wonderful news being overpowered by your own personal grief. Its so hard.

For me its somehow also tinged with a kind of shame, that we can't get pregnant naturally, and that we can't really tell people so its becomes a secret you are trying to hide. Well, we could tell but its not really general conversation material

Take care and best of luck