single female attempting ivf on there own? have many questions and would like to discuss with other single females
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single female attempting ivf on there own? have many questions and would like to discuss with other single females
I'm also single and did IUI on my own, there are a lot of women on SMC Australia in your situation :) SMC stands for "Solo Mums by Choice"(Google it).
thank you. will check it out
Hi,
I'm also doing IVF as a single woman. On my first cycle now (and today is day 1 of my period so the countdown is finally on). On synarel nasal spray at the moment and have been told egg pick up should be around the 12th of April.
I am already a single mum of a 13 yr old. I concieved her naturally when I was in a long term relationship with her father, we got engaged but then split up when I was 16 weeks pregnant so I went through most of the pregnancy and her entire life on my own -he has never seen her. I actually had my first ultrasound the day after my ex and I had split up.
Most important advice I can give at this early stage is surround yourself with supportive people including medical staff. When I was pregnant with my daughter my first gyno/ob appointment was with a hospital appointed medicare bulk-billing one and he was so rude to me about being a single mum that I walked out and vowed he would never see me again. It ended up costing me a bit to use the private one I found but he was very supportive and encouraging and well worth the money. I'm really glad I went with him.
Be happy to chat.
Lori - 36
DD - 13
Started donor search - Dec 06, Started AI Jan 09 - crazy cycles meant only 3 attempts in a year (last one Jan 10), now on first IVF cycle.